Reliability

What actually goes wrong, and to which cars

Forecourt scores 286 models for reliability from DVSA MOT outcomes — what was tested, what failed and why. Lexus UX leads the index at 94 out of 100. Every figure below comes from the same data behind each car's profile.

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Top of the index

The five most reliable cars in the catalogue

  1. 1Lexus UX94/100
  2. 2Lexus ES92/100
  3. 3Mazda CX-3092/100
  4. 4Toyota Yaris92/100
  5. 5Porsche Macan91/100

Scored out of 100 from DVSA MOT outcomes. Models whose score is shared across a whole body type are excluded rather than ranked on a placeholder.

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