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[stuart bowes]

nice one well played

[Shooter63]

To bring this back on topic, how come any car with the Ford 1.0 Ecoboost isn't listed as the most unreliable, the problems those engines have are legendary, these surveys never seem to make sense at all.

Shooter

[IronmanG]

To bring this back on topic, how come any car with the Ford 1.0 Ecoboost isn't listed as the most unreliable, the problems those engines have are legendary, these surveys never seem to make sense at all.

Shooter

Didn't that engine win loads of awards for innovation etc

[PoolGuy]

 

To bring this back on topic, how come any car with the Ford 1.0 Ecoboost isn't listed as the most unreliable, the problems those engines have are legendary, these surveys never seem to make sense at all.

Shooter

Didn't that engine win loads of awards for innovation etc

 

Yep, early ones had teething problems, but on the whole they're very good.

[IronmanG]

To bring this back on topic, how come any car with the Ford 1.0 Ecoboost isn't listed as the most unreliable, the problems those engines have are legendary, these surveys never seem to make sense at all.

Shooter

Didn't that engine win loads of awards for innovation etc

Yep, early ones had teething problems, but on the whole they're very good.

Used to be able to engine swap into a mini. The had issues with the height of the engine I think. Was about 11k or so

[unburntfuelinthemorning]

2023 What Car? Reliability Survey: Britain's most and least reliable cars.
"In our annual Reliability Survey, we ask readers to rate the dependability of cars aged up to five years old.
Here are the latest results based on the experiences of nearly 22,000 owners..."
https://www.whatcar....ble-cars/n26137

MOST RELIABLE
Lexus makes the most reliable cars, according to What Car?'s poll
1. Lexus: 98.3%
2. Toyota: 97.4%
3. Mini: 97.2%
4. Suzuki: 96.9%
5. Mitsubishi: 96.2%
6. Honda: 95.9%
7. Hyundai: 94.3%
8. Kia: 93.8%
9. Volvo: 93.7%
10. Tesla: 93.6%

LEAST RELIABLE
Cupra ranked bottom in the car brands list for reliability
1. Cupra: 82.4%
2. Alfa Romeo: 85.6%
3. Vauxhall: 86.9%
4. Jaguar: 87.4%
5. Land Rover: 87.6%
6. Subaru: 89.0%
7. Audi: 89.1%
8. MG: 89.2%
9. Mercedes-Benz: 89.8%
10. Renault: 90.0%

Source: What Car? Reliability Survey based on feedback from 21,732 drivers.

In the late '90s I asked my mechanic mate what the cars they have the least problems with were - he said anything Japanese.  Doesn't look like much has changed there then.