car reliability survey
December 2nd, 2005 by boon
I don’t know about Malaysia, but What Car? in the UK has just published a reliability survey of cars over the past year:
Top 10 most reliable cars between three and five years old and average repair bill
1 Honda Civic (’99-’05), 6% failure rate, £339 average repair bill
2 Mazda MX-5 (’98-’05), 7% failure rate, £256 average repair bill
3 Nissan Micra (’98-’02), 8% failure rate, £93 average repair bill
4 Jaguar X-type (’01- ), 9% failure rate, £924 average repair bill
5 Vauxhall Corsa (’00- ), 11% failure rate, £347 average repair bill
6 Lexus IS200 (’00-’05), 11% failure rate, £298 average repair bill
7 Volvo S/V40 (’96-’04), 14% failure rate, £169 average repair bill
8 Skoda Octavia (’98-’04), 16% failure rate, £158 average repair bill
9 Mercedes SLK (’96-’04), 16% failure rate, £455 average repair bill
10 Audi A4 (’01- ), 17% failure rate, £220 average repair bill
10 least reliable cars between three and five-years-old and average repair bill
1 Renault Espace (’97-’02), 71% failure rate, £374 average repair bill
2 Jeep Cherokee (’93-’01), 55% failure rate, £474 average repair bill
3 Saab 9-5 (’97-’01), 55% failure rate, £308 average repair bill
4 Ford Galaxy (’00- ), 54% failure rate, £332 average repair bill
5 Volvo C70 (’97-’02), 54% failure rate, £271 average repair bill
6 Audi TT (’99- ), 51% failure rate, £453 average repair bill
7 Jaguar XJ8 (’97-’03), 50% failure rate, £282 average repair bill
8 Vauxhall Frontera (’98-’03), 46% failure rate, £692 average repair bill
9 Volvo V70 (’00- ), 46% failure rate, £411 average repair bill
10 Renault Laguna (’00-’04), 43% failure rate, £326 average repair bill
I know that my Perodua Kelisa, being 3 years old, has gone through:
1 absorber replacement (I paid RM800 for sport absorbers, but it’s RM300 for stock ones)
1 repair related to the airconditioning condensation outlet tube coming loose (RM150)
1 rim replacement + new tyres (nothing wrong with the old rims, i just wanted a finer ride, but the tyres were worn out… RM1200)
rear wheel bearings broke after 2.5 years, found out that the factory gave me a lousy set. RM160 for 2 sets of wheel bearings for the rear.
average servicing cost: RM70 (every 5000km)
average fuel consumption: 14km/l = RM0.10 per km.
1 rear lamp replacement (broke in a mishap.. RM88)
So far, it’s been a very affordable car. VERY.
Can’t complain much, I guess.