Honda named most reliable car manufacturer by What Car? and Warranty Direct | Motoring Issues - Car News Jul 2012

Shock horror! A survey carried out by What Car? and Warranty Direct has revealed that Japanese cars are the most reliable in the world.

What Car? also revealed that smoking is bad for you and that walking out in front of a bus is "a bad idea." Or we could be making this up.

It seems that Honda makes the most reliable cars, with only a 1 in 10 chance of cars breaking down in a one-year period. Toyota and Lexus were close behind.

Premium marques such as Jaguar and Mercedes fared poorly, while Land Rover, despite a surge in quality in recent years, finishes at the bottom of the table.

The research was based on 50,000 Warranty Direct policies on cars between three and ten years old.

See below for the full results:

1 Honda

2 Toyota

3 Lexus

4 Suzuki

5 Subaru

6= Hyundai

6= Mazda

6= Mitsubishi

9 Chevrolet

10 Nissan

11 Kia

12= Ford

12= Skoda

14 Citroën

15= Peugeot

15= Daewoo

15= Smart

18 Mini

19 Fiat

20= Seat

20= Volkswagen

20= Volvo

20= Porsche

24 Vauxhall

25 BMW

26 Audi

27= Rover

27= Jaguar

29 Mercedes-Benz

30 MG

31= Saab

31= Chrysler

33= Renault

33= Jeep

35 Alfa Romeo

36 Land Rover

by Dan Bishop