Every year, analysts at the European company J.D. Power are conducting research on which car brands are the most reliable and most of all their owners like it. Iron horses are evaluated in a variety of ways, including appearance, workmanship, number of breakdowns, maintenance costs, and operating costs. Then, the data obtained are evaluated according to a special algorithm and, depending on the results, manufacturing companies take their place in the ranking.
Published an updated list of the most reliable cars of 2017. In the rating of J.D. Power entered the brand with the lowest number of breakdowns per 100 vehicles.
10. Kia
Opens the ranking of the most reliable brands of cars Kia Motors - a South Korean automobile company that is part of the Hyundai Motor Group. Buyers first of all note the reliability of cars - one of the brand's cars, Kia Sportage, has the lowest number of breakdowns per 100 cars.
8-9. Mazda and Mercedes-Benz
Two automotive companies scored the same number of points in the ranking - 115 each. This is the Japanese Mazda and the iconic company Mersedes-Benz for many residents of Russia, ranking 6 out of 10 in the ranking of the most reliable TÜV Report 2016 cars aged 2-3 years.
7. Hyundai
Hyndai Motor Company takes the honorable fourth place in the world in the number of cars produced. An interesting detail is that between the production and assembly shops in Korea, the company's management has located living corners, aviaries with a variety of animals, where employees can relax. It seems that this allows you to increase productivity and produce high-quality cars that owners like. Hyundai's customer satisfaction index is 108.
6. Nissan
One of the world's largest car manufacturers has long ceased to be purely Japanese - Renault holds 43% of the shares. Under the Nissan brand, many car models are produced that have received a good rating from customers - the satisfaction index is 105.
5. Seat
This Spanish company avtostroitelnaya along with Audi and Skoda is part of megakontsern Volkswagen Group. She owns the models Ateca, Alhambra, Ibiza, Leon and Toledo. Alas, the post-Soviet buyer has little chance of getting these cars first-hand - in 2015, due to the difficult economic situation in the country, Seat decided to stop supplying cars to Russia. European motorists rate the quality and comfort of Seat cars quite high with an index of 99.
4. Volvo
Volvo Cars has long ceased to be only Swedish - in 2010 the company was sold to the Chinese holding Geely Automobile. The main production facilities still remained in Europe, specifically in Sweden and Belgium, but now China has also been added to them, where they began to produce engines. The main emphasis in advertising is on safety, both active and passive. Car owners generally rate the company's cars with an index of 96.
3. Skoda
In third place in the ranking of reliable car brands is Skoda - another company that is part of the Volkswagen AG concern. Among the company's models, Felicia, Octavia, Fabia and Skoda Superb are popular in the Russian market. Customers rate Skoda cars well: a customer satisfaction index of 95.
2. Peugeot
PSA Peugeot Citroen, of which Peugeot is a part, owns 18.8% of the car market in Europe. The company cares about the environment and is a leader in the production of low-emissions cars. A recent development of the company is an electric car that will travel up to 130 km without requiring recharging. Repeatedly, the company's models received the honorary title of "Car of the Year of Europe." Not surprisingly, customers are generally satisfied with the quality of the company - the satisfaction index is 92.
1. Mitsubishi
The company, which produces the most reliable and popular car brands, is becoming Mitsubishi with the highest satisfaction rating per 100 people - 77. Among the company's models are such well-known car brands as Outlander, Pajero Sport, Lancer. It is interesting how the fact that 34% of its shares from March 2016 began to belong to another major car manufacturer from Japan, Nissan, will have an impact on the company's future fate.