Honda has taken the highest spot as probably the most dependable automobile producer for 2023, new analysis from Guarantee Options Group (WSG) has revealed.

WSG analysed greater than 500 warranties bought for every of the UK’s high 15 quantity automobile producers, throughout automobiles 3-8 years outdated, between 2022 and 2023.

Honda took the highest spot as probably the most dependable producer, with a declare fee of simply 4.18%. Whereas Honda has skilled an identical declare fee for the final two years, there was a major drop within the general prices of elements, as a result of elevated availability of aftermarket elements. Battery replacements have been the commonest situation throughout Honda fashions, making up 20% of all claims, with a mean declare of £220.50.

Toyota was the second most dependable automobile producer with a declare fee of 4.44%, adopted by Hyundai (8.36%) in third place. Starter motors and solenoids have been the commonest points for Toyota (5.66%) with a mean declare of £324.44, while ignition coils have been the commonest fault for Hyundai fashions (7.45%) averaging £119.13.

The very best declare charges of the 15 producers have been seen throughout Volkswagen (13.38%), adopted by Fiat (13.08%), Citroen (12.83%) and Mercedes-Benz (12.75%).

Jaguar additionally noticed the most important improve in common declare price (45.65%), rising to £668.06. The primary driver for this variation was the supply points with aftermarket elements.  There has additionally been a rise in Jaguar house owners utilizing specialists or franchise sellers for repairs, incurring elevated labour prices.

The commonest claims for Volkswagen have been ABS wheel velocity sensors, alternators and water pumps, averaging restore prices of £173.67, £356.04 and £381.88 respectively.

The commonest claims for Fiat have been alternators, clutch grasp cylinders and ignition coils, with common restore prices of £245.53, £307.78 and £195.78.

Martin Binnee, operations director of WSG commented: “The construct high quality has improved considerably throughout all automobile producers over the previous couple of years and customarily automobiles have develop into extra dependable.  Nevertheless, quickly advancing electronics have elevated the probability of extra sophisticated and costly faults.

“One knock-on impact of that is being seen within the SMR sector, the place smaller impartial garages are discovering it more and more tough to compete with franchised sellers and specialists on account of gear and experience constraints.

“Our intensive evaluation of stay, empirical information has enabled us to showcase the reliability of the highest fifteen automobile producers and fashions within the UK and highlights probably the most and least reliable fashions.”

High 20 Most Dependable Fashions

The Honda Jazz, Toyota Yaris and Toyota Aygo have been the three most dependable used fashions from WSG’s evaluation. While each Honda and Toyota are famend for his or her normal reliability, this may be attributed to the decrease mileages that small metropolis automobiles like these usually cowl.

BMW had the biggest variety of fashions within the lineup (the X3, X1 and a pair of Sequence), however the common declare price for the two Sequence was the very best out of all 20 fashions. Automated transmission, timing chains and torque converters have been amongst the very best 2 Sequence claims, averaging £3,437.50, £2,500 and £2,500 respectively.

Steph Newbery, group advertising director of WSG commented: “The Honda Jazz takes the pole place as probably the most dependable used automobile for 2023 – an impressive achievement for Honda, which was additionally probably the most dependable producer in our evaluation.

“With an enviable popularity for reliability and longevity, Honda has low declare charges and extremely aggressive elements costs, making it an important alternative for the budget-conscious purchaser.”

Overview by High 3 Fashions

The Ford Fiesta was the preferred used automobile within the UK throughout 2023 (Supply: SMMT) and the preferred throughout the WSG seller community, making up 3.76% of all automobile guarantee gross sales throughout the identical interval. Fiesta claims accounted for two% of WSG’s automobile guarantee claims in 2023, and 16.5% of the overall Ford claims. The common declare was £360.07, while the three commonest points have been alternators, coil springs and timing belts.

The Vauxhall Corsa was the second hottest mannequin bought by way of the WSG community. While the declare fee for all automobile guarantee claims was decrease at 3.17%, the Corsa made up nearly 1 / 4 of all Vauxhall claims (24.74%).

The third hottest was the VW Golf, which accounted for two.64% of all automobile guarantee claims. Nevertheless, Golf claims made up the biggest share of producer claims within the high three, accounting for nearly a 3rd (31.47%) of all claims throughout the Volkswagen automobile vary.

NB: The information above relies on a minimal of 200 guarantee gross sales per mannequin in 2023.