Traditionally, at the beginning of each year, a rating of the most reliable cars is published according to the authoritative German publication AUTO BILD. IN 2012 car reliability rating all the same players as in previous years. However, some changes in the report on the number of breakdowns are still present. The rating is compiled by checking the compliance of the technical condition of the car with state standards at the points of technical inspection and identifying car breakdowns in 5 age categories.
To identify most reliable car of 2012 about 8,000,000 (8 million) vehicles were analyzed, and alarm rating 2018.
Thanks to research, the authors were able to identify a curious pattern, it turns out that significant technical malfunctions are present on average in every fifth vehicle.
The practical benefits of the research conducted by AUTO BILD can hardly be overestimated, since many car owners can use it to choose the most reliable carby visually studying the frequency of breakdowns of a particular machine.
So, let's go directly to the car reliability rating, which is conveniently organized in the form of a table, indicating: position in the rating, brand name, percentage of faults and average mileage at which this fault was detected.
List of the most reliable cars of 2012:
TUV-Report 2012 for 2-3 year old cars (TOP10)
| № | Model (Brand) | % of breakdowns | Mileage (km.) |
| 1 | PRIUS (TOYOTA) | 1.9 | 39 000 |
| 2 | AURIS (TOYOTA) | 2.6 | 38 000 |
| 2 | MAZDA2 | 2.6 | 34 000 |
| 4 | PORSCHE CAYMAN / BOXSTER | 2.8 | 31 000 |
| 4 | GOLF PLUS (VW) | 2.8 | 40 000 |
| 6 | FUSION (FORD) | 3.0 | 34 000 |
| 7 | COROLLA VERSO (TOYOTA) | 3.1 | 47 000 |
| 8 | MAZDA3 | 3.2 | 39 000 |
| 9 | AGILA (OPEL) | 3.3 | 25 000 |
| 9 | SX4 (SUZUKI) | 3.3 | 38 000 |
TUV-Report 2012 for 4-5 year old vehicles (TOP10)
| № | Model (Brand) | % of breakdowns | Mileage (km.) |
| 1 | PHAETON (VW) | 2.4 | 76 000 |
| 2 | PRIUS (TOYOTA) | 3.3 | 62 000 |
| 3 | PORSCHE CAYMAN / BOXSTER | 4.5 | 45 000 |
| 4 | EOS (VW) | 4.9 | 51 000 |
| 4 | RAV4 (TOYOTA) | 4.9 | 62 000 |
| 6 | COROLLA VERSO (TOYOTA) | 5.2 | 68 000 |
| 6 | MAZDA2 | 5.2 | 49 000 |
| 8 | A8 (AUDI) | 5.3 | 112 000 |
| 9 | GOLF PLUS (VW) | 5.4 | 59 000 |
| 10 | AVENSIS (TOYOTA) | 5.8 | 75 000 |
| 10 | MAZDA3 | 5.8 | 63 000 |
TUV-Report 2012 for 6-7 year old cars (TOP10)
| № | Model (Brand) | % of breakdowns | Mileage (km.) |
| 1 | 911 (PORSCHE) | 5.5 | 64 000 |
| 2 | COROLLA VERSO (TOYOTA) | 7,1 | 85 000 |
| 3 | RAV4 (TOYOTA) | 8.0 | 81 000 |
| 3 | JAZZ (HONDA) | 8.0 | 75 000 |
| 5 | AVENSIS (TOYOTA) | 8.1 | 91 000 |
| 6 | MAZDA3 | 8.4 | 76 000 |
| 7 | GOLF PLUS (VW) | 9.3 | 70 000 |
| 7 | MAZDA2 | 9.3 | 69 000 |
| 9 | FOCUS C-MAX (FORD) | 9.4 | 76 000 |
| 10 | COROLLA (TOYOTA) | 9.5 | 81 000 |
| 10 | FUSION (FORD) | 9.5 | 70 000 |
TUV-Report 2012 for 8-9 year old cars (TOP10)
| № | Model (Brand) | % of breakdowns | Mileage (km.) |
| 1 | 911 (PORSCHE) | 6.9 | 77 000 |
| 2 | RAV4 (TOYOTA) | 10.0 | 100 000 |
| 3 | JAZZ (HONDA) | 10.7 | 93 000 |
| 4 | COROLLA (TOYOTA) | 12.5 | 101 000 |
| 5 | YARIS (TOYOTA) | 13.0 | 93 000 |
| 6 | MX-5 (MAZDA) | 13.1 | 78 000 |
| 7 | FUSION (FORD) | 13.7 | 89 000 |
| 8 | GOLF IV (VW) | 15.4 | 115 000 |
| 9 | CR-V (HONDA) | 15.5 | 104 000 |
| 9 | AVENSIS (TOYOTA) | 15.5 | 125 000 |
TOP10 TUV-Report 2012 for 10-11 year old cars
| № | Model (Brand) | % of breakdowns | Mileage (km.) |
| 1 | 911 (PORSCHE) | 9.5 | 90 000 |
| 2 | RAV4 (TOYOTA) | 10.0 | 108 000 |
| 3 | YARIS (TOYOTA) | 16.8 | 110 000 |
| 4 | AVENSIS (TOYOTA) | 17.6 | 137 000 |
| 5 | MX-5 (MAZDA) | 17.9 | 97 000 |
| 6 | MERCEDES-BENZ SLK | 18.1 | 92 000 |
| 6 | COROLLA (TOYOTA) | 18.1 | 112 000 |
| 8 | VITARA (SUZUKI) | 18.4 | 107 000 |
| 9 | MERCEDES-BENZ S-KLASSE | 20.7 | 149 000 |
| 10 | ACCORD (HONDA) | 21.0 | 124 000 |
It should be noted that TOYOTA PRIUS is heading car reliability rating, which speaks of the real Japanese quality of this car.