Every year, analysts of the European company J.D. Power conduct a study of what the most reliable car brands and most of all are liked by their owners. Iron horses are rated on a variety of parameters, including appearance, workmanship, breakdowns, maintenance costs, and operating costs. Then the obtained data are evaluated according to a special algorithm and, depending on the results, the manufacturing companies take their place in the rating.
Updated list published most reliable cars of 2017... J.D. Power included brands with the lowest number of breakdowns per 100 cars.
10. Kia
The list of the most reliable brands is opened by Kia Motors, a South Korean automobile manufacturer that is part of the Hyundai Motor Group. Customers first of all note the reliability of the cars - one of the cars of the brand, Kia Sportage, has the lowest number of breakdowns per 100 cars.
8-9. Mazda and Mercedes-Benz
Two carmakers scored the same number of points in the rating - 115 each TÜV Report 2016 rating of the most reliable cars at the age of 2-3 years.
7. Hyundai
Hyndai Motor Company ranks fourth in the world in terms of the number of cars produced. An interesting detail - between the production and assembly workshops in Korea, the company's management has placed living corners, open-air cages with various animals, where employees can relax their souls. This seems to be driving productivity and delivering quality cars that the owners love. The customer satisfaction index for Hyundai vehicles is 108.
6. Nissan
One of the world's largest car manufacturers has long ceased to be purely Japanese - 43% of the company's shares are owned by Renault. There are many car models produced under the Nissan brand that have received good customer reviews with a satisfaction index of 105.
5. Seat
This Spanish car manufacturer, along with Audi and Skoda, is part of the Volkswagen Group mega-concern. She owns the models Ateca, Alhambra, Ibiza, Leon and Toledo. Alas, the post-Soviet buyer has little chance of getting these cars first-hand - in 2015, due to the difficult economic situation in the country, Seat decided to stop supplying cars to Russia. European motorists rate the quality and comfort of Seat's cars quite high with an index of 99.
4. Volvo
Volvo Cars has long ceased to be only Swedish - in 2010 the company was sold to the Chinese holding Geely Automobile. The main production facilities remained in Europe, specifically in Sweden and Belgium, but now China has joined them, where they began to produce engines. The company's advertising focuses on security, both active and passive. Car owners generally rate the company's cars with an index of 96 positively.
3. Skoda
In third place in the rating of reliable car brands is Skoda, another company that is part of the Volkswagen AG concern. Among the company's models are Felicia, Octavia, Fabia and Skoda Superb, which are popular in the Russian market. Buyers rate Skoda cars well, with a customer satisfaction index of 95.
2. Peugeot
PSA Peugeot Citroen, of which Peugeot is a part, has 18.8% of the passenger car market in Europe. The company is environmentally conscious and is a leader in low-emission vehicles.The company's recent development is an electric car that can travel up to 130 km without requiring recharging. The company's models have repeatedly received the honorary title of "Car of the Year in Europe". Unsurprisingly, buyers are generally satisfied with the quality of the company's work - a satisfaction index of 92.
1. Mitsubishi
The company that produces the most reliable and popular car brands becomes Mitsubishi with the highest satisfaction rating per 100 people - 77. Among the company's models are such well-known brands as Outlander, Pajero Sport, Lancer. It is interesting what impact on the further fate of the company will have the fact that 34% of its shares since March 2016 began to belong to another large car manufacturer from Japan - Nissan.