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Mercedes, BMW, Audi, Lexus or Toyota: which car brands are the least reliable

An adult man pushes a car. (Illustrative image)

The motorsport market is a sector full of several competitors who compete among themselves for the largest sales volume. The differences between one brand and another lie in their prestige and, a priori, the quality of service, engine and comfort inside the car. However, an expensive car or a car from a well-known manufacturer does not always have to be good. Buying a car can cause a lot of problemsit’s a matter of luck and the use of the car.

Despite this, it is also true that developer influenceswhich can use aggressive components that wear out the car, driving, or a more gentle and conservative one. Now publication Consumer Report published a large-scale study in which she conducted manufacturer rating which ones cause the most problems and which ones the least, depending on how many times the car model ends up in the shop for some type of repair.

When analyzing this study, some of them were taken into account. 330,000 cars from among 2000 and 2023they are all from USA, although these are brands present in the rest of the world.

The road is full of cars. (Information)

This final research list contains the names of manufacturers and their countries of origin. Thus, in highest in the rankingforever, he is found Japan in various positions. It’s true that a country with many car brands has an advantage when it comes to being at the top with any of them, but that’s with six of the top 10.

Therefore, five with higher reliability indicator are:

1. Lexus (Japan): 79

2. Toyota (Japan): 76

3. Mini (UK): 71

4. Akura (Japan): 70

5. Honda (Japan): 70

The dominance of Japanese construction seems evident in the rankings that dominate this noble field. The only one capable of coughing on the Japanese country is United Kingdomwhich stands between the Asian powers. However, one of the big surprises may be related to Germany and some of its prestigious brands, which have always been associated with high quality and reliability. However first german brand is in eighth place: Porschewith index 66.

In our country, the three most famous brands that many always rely on are BMW, Audi or Mercedes. deletion BMWwhich was found in the top 10two other chains of vehicles leave unexpected result in an American study.

Audi, Mercedes and BMW. (T.Antoine/ACE-TEAM)

Audi placed in position 19 out of 30 possiblea classification that distinguishes this renowned manufacturer with vehicles with excellent economic and performance characteristics. However, it is superior Mercedesa car associated with elegance and high quality, but which in this study leaves many doubts because penultimate classified from the list.

So, the list from more to less reliable will be the following:

1.Lexus

2. Toyota

3.Mini

4.Acura

5. Honda

6.Subaru

7.Mazda

8.Porsche

9.BMW

10. KIA

11.Hyundai