My decision to purchase a Mercedes Benz over some other German brands has proven fruitful. A recent study in the UK by Warranty Direct has claimed that Audi, VW and BMW are ranked in the bottom 10 in terms of engine reliability. It has been reported in the authoritative (and not some piece of crap on-line blog that may be even worse than this one)
AutoExpress magazine. You can the article at its online site
here. The graphs below is also from the same magazine.
Top 10 manufacturers
| Manufacturer | Failure rate (%) | Failure rate (1 in x) |
| 1 | Honda | 0.29% | 1 in 344 |
| 2 | Toyota | 0.58% | 1 in 171 |
| 3 | Mercedes | 0.84% | 1 in 119 |
| 4 | Volvo | 0.90% | 1 in 111 |
| 5 | Jaguar | 0.98% | 1 in 103 |
Bottom 10 manufacturers
| Manufacturer | Failure rate (%) | Failure rate (1 in x) |
| 1 | MG Rover | 7.88% | 1 in 13 |
| 2 | Audi | 3.71% | 1 in 27 |
| 3 | MINI | 2.51% | 1 in 40 |
| 4 | Saab | 2.49% | 1 in 40 |
| 5 | Vauxhall | 2.46% | 1 in 41 |
This article was brought to my attention by a very good friend of mine who currently owns and Audi A4. He is contemplating on going elsewhere for his motoring kicks after this. I would too. By the way the new Mercedes A-class (above) is tempting. I definitely need to work harder for a second car. Wait. I already have more than one car.....hmmm.
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