Honda Accord named Most Reliable Car in UK

Honda Accord named Most Reliable Car in UKLondon, July 24 : Honda Accord has been voted the most reliable car by British people in a new poll.

The results showed that 98.5pct owners admitted that their vehicle required no attention whatsoever last year.

In the survey conducted by Which? magazine, and involving 84000 cars, Japanese-built Honda cars took four of the top seven.

The best European car was Ford Fiesta with 96.2 per cent of owners admitted to enjoying trouble-free motoring for a year.

British-built cars the Jaguar S-type, Jaguar XF and Land Rover Discovery made it t the list of least reliable performers.

The Audi A5 caused greatest difficulties, with nearly one owner in four reporting problems.

"Owning a reliable car can make the difference between getting your summer holiday off to a flying start and sitting on the hard shoulder of the M6," the Telegraph quoted Richard Headland, editor of Which? Car as saying.

"You can''t do better than the Honda Accord, which is one of the most reliable cars we''ve ever surveyed.

"Japanese cars in the main seem to run like clockwork, although there are a few exceptions to the rule. It''s also encouraging to see good reliability scores for the best-selling Ford Fiesta and other small, economical cars," he added.

A spokesman for Audi said that the sample was unrepresentative.

"We are talking about seven cars with a problem out of a total of 8,000. We stand by the reliability of our cars," the rep said.

A spokesman for Jaguar Land Rover said: "Jaguar is committed to providing a consistent high quality driving and ownership experience for all of its customers. The Which? brand Reliability Index puts Jaguar the same as other luxury car manufacturers including Mercedes-Benz and BMW.

"Quality and customer satisfaction are top priorities for Land Rover.

"The report findings are based on a relatively small sample of owners and largely focused on models we no longer produce and which are not truly representative of the real and quantifiable progress Land Rover is making in terms of overall quality and reliability." (ANI)