BMW Voted UK’s Most Reliable Car

13:02 Fri 14 November 2008

Fleet News, publisher of one of the world’s largest car surveys, has named BMW the most reliable auto brand in the UK. The German manufacturer topped the FN50, which for years has been dominated by Japanese brands. The survey covered 881,000 vehicles this year, listing the cars considered most dependable among British leasing companies.

FN50 assessed specific cars for the number of breakdowns per 100 of each model. They then awarded points according to the number of times the models appeared in tables supplied by the leasing firms.

The top 10 most reliable models include:

1. BMW 3 Series
2. Toyota Avensis
3. Honda Accord
4. Volkswagen Golf
5. MINI
6. Mercedes-Benz C-Class
7. BMW 1 Series
8. Honda Civic
9. Ford Focus
10. Audi A4