According to Warranty Direct's claims records, the most reliable, least expensive to fix older cars (9 - 15 years old) are Ford Mondeos. Not Toyotas. Not Nissans. Not Mazdas. Not Hondas. Not VWs.
HJ
Edited by Honestjohn on 14/12/2008 at 10:41
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As BMW bashers ae usually quick to point out there are as many 3 series sold as there are Mondeos these days
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According to Warranty Direct's claims records the most reliable least expensive to fix older cars (9 - 15 years old) are Ford Mondeos.
Mondeo, Rattle. Not Fiesta!!
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Could this be because Ford parts are much cheaper than the competition -and as my Dad likes to point out, Fords are traditionally designed to be easy to maintain (to get to component A you don't have to remove components B and C).
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I think the easy to maintain bit is not quite as good as in the past
Mondeo clutch? Mondeo II / Focus headlamp bulbs ?
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According to Warranty Direct's claims records the most reliable least expensive to fix older cars (9 - 15 years old) are Ford Mondeos. Not Toyotas. Not Nissans. Not Mazdas. Not Hondas. Not VWs.
So far as I have been able to see, reading only their website, Warranty Direct's figures cover only cost of repairs, not the incidences of failure. Cost is an important issue for anyone trying to save money by running an older car, but it's not the only way of looking at reliability.
Consider one car which needs a £150 fix once in a year, and another which spends the same amount of time off the road but needs five quick fixes each costing £20 (total of £100). The £150 car is marginally more expensive, but a lot less hassle.
I have no idea whether this is a factor in comparing the cars listed, but it is something which the reliability index doesn't address.
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