Britain's least reliable cars revealed

[MarkTwo]

I saw this article which made me chuckle. The Stag does not feature! However the modern version of the competitor from all those years ago does not rate too well:

The Mercedes-Benz SL has a Reliability Index Score of 376. That makes this convertible the 'least' impressive in Warranty Direct's database. Oh dear, again. An SL - on average - is 5.52 years old with a mileage of 38,430 at the point of a claim - and the average repair costs £776.07 and takes an SL off-road for 2.90 hours. Curiously, the Mercedes-Benz CL, S-Class, and V-Class appear in the bottom ten of the Index too. These score 352, 274 and 248 respectively - and tend to be about six years old.
This sounds like a more costly ownership than owning a Stag!!

Here is the link to the full article. There is not much room to maintain the engine yourself either.

http://www.motoring.co.uk/car-news/britain-s-least-reliable-cars-revealed_46537

Mark

[dasadrew]

I saw this article which made me chuckle. The Stag does not feature!.....

Mark

maybe because:
"Warranty Direct's Reliability Index ... covers vehicles up to eleven years old" ?

[aerosilver]

Mercs seem to be rubbish these days - everyone I know who has (or had) one has had nothing but grief.

[dasadrew]

Mercs seem to be rubbish these days - everyone I know who has (or had) one has had nothing but grief.

Had 8 Mercs new and used from SLK, CLK, E, M, GLK up to CLS over the last 10 years and have only had one problem on one car, that the heater blower wouldn't switch off. Boring? Yes. Overpriced? Yes. Unreliable? Not in my experience. In contrast, my brother's Land Rover Freelander problems are coming out in paperback soon (hardback book would be too heavy)

[MarkTwo]

Drew, I know the Stag does not feature due to age, I was trying to be ironic!
With the good reputation of Mercedes, it is surprising to see the SL at the bottom of the pile. They have had long enough to develop the car!!
Any motoring can be expensive and time consuming. As you say Land Rovers have the same reputation.
Mark

[dasadrew]

Never believe any statistics you haven't falsified yourself!

I once knew someone who used statistics like a drunken man a lamp post: more for support than illumination!

[aerosilver]

Had 8 Mercs new and used from SLK, CLK, E, M, GLK up to CLS over the last 10 years and have only had one problem on one car, that the heater blower wouldn't switch off. Boring? Yes. Overpriced? Yes. Unreliable? Not in my experience. In contrast, my brother's Land Rover Freelander problems are coming out in paperback soon (hardback book would be too heavy)

Yes land rovers are certainly in a different (lower) league of their own. We borrowed a very expensive supercharged range rover sport from our American friends when out there back in January and after 3 days of "enthusiastic" driving through the mountains of Arkansas it expired. Had to finish the trip in a Mitsubishi Outlander which shrugged off everything we threw at it!

[STAG1973]

Come across some very bad Spanish made Mercs which have serious rot probs and they are less than 10 years old.

Adrian

[Firept]

Never believe any statistics you haven't falsified yourself!

I once knew someone who used statistics like a drunken man a lamp post: more for support than illumination!

Drew.
Wonderful you made my evening thanks for that I shall no doubt use the quote, still chuckling.

I've had 7 Mercs now from A 190 to C class all have been OK, Parts can be interesting prices some times the stealers seem to make a mistake and charge a really cheap price for something then you want some stupid bit of trim and need a Mortgage to pay for it i.e rear tail gate gas struts £35 each from Merc same thing for a Volvo £75 each

Paul.