UK's most unreliable car/........Which

Stubod

Not a question, just for information really ....

Just got this months Which magazine that has reported that the Volvo XC90 is being reported as the UK's most unreliable car!?.....(I always thought Volvo's were really good).

Most reliable brands Lexus, Toyota, Suzuki, Honda, Mini Mazda.....

Bottom of the pile, Jeep, Smart, Alfa, Tesla, Landrover, MG, SsangYong....

sweetsand

We had consdiered the xc90 for safety, never sat in a volvo but as you said, i thought they were good all round. Re the Jeep, bad press but years ago we had a top flight Grand Cheerokee - had it for 3 years never gave us a problem

EssexExile

I'd read about this on the Volvo Owners Club forum, they're not happy! It was reported in today's Times but no mention of Volvo, according to that article the top cars for flaws are Nissan, BMW, Range Rover & Tesla.

I haven't read the Which? article, I gave up on Which? many years ago as it publishes such nonsense.

Carrot007

(I have no experience of this car but...)

So. It means nothing. It could well be because p[eople think volo's are reliable lot's of idiots bought this one and decided servicing was not requirted. I have now googled the car and this seems very likely.

daveyjp

No different to every other reliability survey over the last 10-20 years.
Japanese top.  Land Rover bottom.

Stubod

Carrot007 said:

(I have no experience of this car but...)

So. It means nothing. It could well be because p[eople think volo's are reliable lot's of idiots bought this one and decided servicing was not requirted. I have now googled the car and this seems very likely.

..LOL....you have no experience of this car but you have googled it and are happy that the many actual owners who reported problems to Which can be ignored. (NB Autotrader reviews from actual owners also suggest they are not exactly happy..)

Perhaps you would be happy to buy one then?

chrisw

Stubod said:..(I always thought Volvo's were really good).

That may have been the case years ago, unfortunately that's not the case with the newer ones.

I have a 6 year old V60 I've owned since new. In the first 3 years it had a new EGR valve and 3 EGR coolers. At 4 years it had a new engine. At 5 years it had a new clutch. It's just completed a recall as the manifold may catch fire. It now has an outstanding recall for the seatbelt which will hopefully be fixed around December.

The good thing is that Volvo accepted all the faults as they occurred and paid for them on a goodwill basis, around £10,000 worth. But previous Hillmans, Vauxhall's, Peugeot's, BMWs, even my daughter's 16 year old Fiat have all seen the inside of a garage less than this one.

EssexExile

Mickey666 said:

EssexExile said:

I'd read about this on the Volvo Owners Club forum, they're not happy! It was reported in today's Times but no mention of Volvo, according to that article the top cars for flaws are Nissan, BMW, Range Rover & Tesla.

I haven't read the Which? article, I gave up on Which? many years ago as it publishes such nonsense.

Because you've conducted your own surveys of hundreds/thousands of car owners and know better?

No, because I've given Which? several goes over the last 45 years and it's always failed to be factual or useful.

Grumpy_chap

I always doubt the validity of the Which? surveys as they only make the outcome available to those who pay.

sweetsand

chrisw said:

Stubod said:..(I always thought Volvo's were really good).

That may have been the case years ago, unfortunately that's not the case with the newer ones.

I have a 6 year old V60 I've owned since new. In the first 3 years it had a new EGR valve and 3 EGR coolers. At 4 years it had a new engine. At 5 years it had a new clutch. It's just completed a recall as the manifold may catch fire. It now has an outstanding recall for the seatbelt which will hopefully be fixed around December.

The good thing is that Volvo accepted all the faults as they occurred and paid for them on a goodwill basis, around £10,000 worth. But previous Hillmans, Vauxhall's, Peugeot's, BMWs, even my daughter's 16 year old Fiat have all seen the inside of a garage less than this one.

Goodwill for so much, no wonder volvo owners don't complain

fred246

Maybe Volvos are safer because broken down cars are less likely to be involved in accidents.