The LEAST reliable cars 2024! 

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As a land rover owner, I thought this was going to be the review for the next Evoque

10. Range Rover Sport 9. Seat Leon Cupra- Audi A7 8. Audi RS3 7. Audi RS6 6. Tesla Model S 5. Maserati Levante 4. Tesla Model X 3. BMW M3 2. Land Rover Discovery, Range Rover 1. BMW i8

The usual suspects

If you're watching a UK car list, good or bad, it's always going to be comprised of a Land Rover and a bunch of German cars

Can you please put make an episode on the most reliable cars in UK please . With normal day to day cars, not M3 or RS models

Absolutely no japanese brand makes it on here. Best engineering from them 👏

1:12 #10 Range Rover Sport - Avg £2300 (suspension), max £30000 (engine fault) 1:47 #9 Seat Leon Cupra - Avg £1000 (cooling), max £4000 (engine fault) & Audi A7 - Avg £2400 (EC), max £32000 (engine fault) 4:10 #8 Audi RS3 - Avg £3000 (gearbox), max £9500 (gearbox) 5:01 #7 Audi RS6 (C7, early C8) - Avg £2100 (electrical), max £18500 (brakes) 6:07 #6 Tesla Model S - Avg £1300 (electrical), max £10200 (battery) ("Big saloon car" - What?) 7:02 #5 Maserati Levante - Avg £3000 (various), max £28000 (engine fault) 7:48 #4 Tesla Model X - Avg £1200 (suspension), max £4700 (suspension) 8:43 #3 BMW M3 (F80) - Avg £2500 (turbocharger), max £12100 (gearbox) 9:40 #2 Land Rover Discovery & Range Rover - Avg £2000 (electrical), max £26000 (engine fault) 14:23 #1 BMW i8 - Avg £2000 (electrical), max £7500 (fuel system) By categories: 10:54 City car: Smart Smart Forfour (2nd. gen) - Avg £950 (electrical), £5900 (clutch) 11:45 Small hatchback: Mini Clubman (2nd gen.) - Avg £1500 (electrical), max £8800 (gearbox) 12:13 Pick-up truck: VW Amarok (1st gen.) - Avg £1500 (EC), max £5200 (fuel system) 12:48 Small SUV: Audi SQ5 (1st, 2nd gen.) - Avg £2000 (fuel system), max £10700 (turbocharger) @nasagaraz :D 13:17 Limousine: BMW 7 Series (5th, 6th gen.) - Avg £2000 (suspension), max £12000 (gearbox)

Back in school when I made a mistake the teacher used to put a red circle around the error, Audi put 4 circles on their errors just so you know.

This is important context showing- “hey, drag racing is fun…. But there are more important things” lol

How on earth can replacing the clutch on a Smart car cost £5200!!! ??? Methinks the garage has been ripping them off 🤣

I bought a C7 RS6, 6 months ago for £37k and I've spent over £7560 fixing it since. Biggest cost is recent being the propshaft. Centre support gave out and allowed the propshaft to flex more than it should. Didn't snap or anything but it does need replacing. I've got no extended warranty either... Lol

Great content.Kindly do a video on top 10 cars to consider or the most reliable in each category

My 2021 Seat Leon FR ehybrid has just been repaired under dealer warranty for a total of 3500 pounds. That includes a motor control unit, a coolant pump, wiring, updated firmware due to faults and new buttons on the steering wheel.

Alfa being more reliable than these guys in 2024, who would have thought!

Im glad to contribute to that list for the seat leon cupra. 4 and a half years old 37k miles and coolant started leaking

Great video. Literally had 2 of these to test drive today!

As a Jag owner, I though this video was about british cars only

I had a few leon cupras, never had any issues with cooling, especially the 290, that car was hammered for 50k miles and never once had an issue with cooling or the engine

My Friend had Aidi A7 from new after buying it for £70,000+ and it developed engine problems . The main dealers tried to get out of covering it with the warranty and wanted my friend to pay £10,000 . Several months later and various solicitors involved , they backed down and fixed under warranty .

We need one more episode of "most reliable cars"❤❤

Wow, no Mercs on the list

Interesting and informative content. Can you do another video with the most reliable cars? Preferably the sport versions - AMG, M versions of BMW or RS from Audi and Porsche?

Can confirm about the RS3. My 2017 just had the bevel box replaced (luckily under warranty) otherwise would have cost $11k

Nah no way Land Rover scored that high

F80 is very reliable...only thing that could explain being #3 is owners modifying and tuning so frequently.

Excellent video - please now do the most reliable list! Thanks Matt - you're a ripper!

i had warrantywise on 2 previous cars, they refused to pay out on either even though within their terms and the one they have paid out on they didn't include the diagnostic fee!

No Mercedes-Benz in the list🎉

No Japanese car mentioned 🔥

Great video guys ! But can we do one with the most reliable too ?

FYI, had new toyota rav 4, drove it for 200K miles. I had 2 repairs in total, i changed the clutch at about 160k miles and one ignition coil at 170k miles. Never ever replaced exhaust tail pipe which is freakin unbelievable.

kinda forgot about the i8, first time i heard anyone mention it in years

Mercedes sipping on some champagne here lol

Agree, Audi's are crap. My has already more than 4 months in the shop being repaired due to engine problem

one of the best and relevant videos you have ever made Matt! good job!

I have always had Hondas, Toyotas and now Hyundai. Fortunately, have never had a single breakdown. Buy a reliable brand, drive it reasonably, keep it maintained. Pity about the i8, it's a really pretty concept car.

£31k for an engine....that's ridiculous

I have a seat leon cupra 2019 and i did get the coolant issue but it seems to have fixed by itself. I got the warnings about 1 year ago and it was very weird as i didn't see any coolant leaking. But it was low so i filled it up. Then the day after it happened again and im talking about the red warning were there is NO cooling left. So i kept an eye on the temp and it did eventually go up so i had to pull over. But after that i filled it up and then it seemed fine. Don't know what happened just glad it hasn't again ever sense.

Why is bro looking into my soul 😭

Warranty wise paid out on a clutch!!! Hmmm

No wonder why there are so many VAG-specializied workshops, it's a gold mine!

Found this really helpful

Interested in this. You mentioned the cooling issues on the seat leon cupra. However the main 'cooling ' issues I'm aware of apply to all VW EA888 engines and the well known water pump/thermostat housing issues, so it's hardly specific or more prevalent to the Leon and is rampant on all VW cars of a similar age with that engine. The main other issue happening on leons is the heater matrix getting blocked as a result of the silica bag in the header tank splitting, but in the main this is the 2.0. Diesel, so not the Leon Cupra.

To many Audis making the Got Get List 😂. Good stuff keep it up. Are we sure that this man with glasses which looks like Matt is not Ai.

Before the video begins i directly predicted that no japanese car is on the list..

I think some higher performance cars are driven harder than basic toyotas and hondas so they break down more. Also I don't think price should be in the equation as obviously expensive cars cost more to repair. It shout just be if they break a lot or not

This is so relative. We see mostly performance cars and big SUVs which is absolutely normal. Having aftermarket insurance means they are high mileage too. Those expensive engine failures are most probably snapped timing chains/belts and it is for a whole new engine. Now you see why the depreciation of luxury and sports cars is so steep. People often forget that a 100k euro car has the same running costs after ten years when it costs just a fraction of it.

Conclusion: if you want a "premium" german car, you will have to lease it and give it back in the end.

I have my doubts that this is a representative list. The average Kangoo Owner is not gonna pay for an aftermarket insurance. Still intersting.

I guess I had the same issue as that Range Rover Sport that you mentioned. Mine was a 2016. Spent $2300 to fix the suspension and 2 weeks later the engine blew going to a funeral. Estimated cost from a non dealer was $24K. Car was valued at $27K. Got a mechanic to buy it for $7K so he can play with it.

Good video. Can you also put in the average miles or kilometers travelled by the cars before they got faulty? if possible

What's the percentage of all cars in the UK which don't have an aftermarket warranty and are not taken account of?

So basically expensive cars are expensive to repair. I think we all knew that.

Took out extended warranty on my Golf come in handy twice in last 4 years had a new turbo and a water pump, not bad I’d say both were less than a grand I think

Hello Car Wao, Pleasedo another one for the most releable hatchbacks please. Am planing to purchase one . Thank you

See this just goes to show your flashy cars aren’t so great after all with not being reliable. I’ve been there and done that had loads of cars. But you know what brings me joy and peace of mind, my run around 2005 Nissan micra lol hasn’t given me any issues, dirt cheap to run most reliable car I’ve owned so far.

Such a shame Land Rover failed to resolve the reliability issues,they have been making Ranger Rovers for decades now. Its such an amazing looking SUV from outside to inside and offers unmatched luxury and offroad capability, if it were reliable,it would be the best vehicle all around

I have a 2018 rr vogue last few years had no issues at all..

Have a drink every time mat says “warranty wise”

Funny how the m3 is there and not the Gulia QV, which most made fun of thinking it would have terrible reliability vs German counterparts

French cars massively increased their reliability 👏

Those Lists are always fun. I remember all the discussions i had with people here in Austria over Brand reliability. Most of the time they were hyping up Mercedes, VW, BMW, Audi while i had to defend my decisions to by Honda/Mazda. I had Renault, Honda, Mazda, Alfa Romeo, Buick, Hyundai, Mercedes. And at work i drove Toyota, Dacia, VW, Mercedes, Jaguar, Ford, Mini, Fiat, Opel. Over the years my Decision to go back to japanese quality-cars was reinforced over and over again through experiences as well as formal data. Germany's former quality-culture was replaced by american Management-doctrine of short term profits long ago.

My dad recently owned an F80 and had no problems with it whatsoever, excluding a puncture and a broken splitter due to a pothole, it really surprises me to see it on the list. I’d say it’s one of the most reliable cars he had. Maybe he just got lucky.

My 2002 Subaru WRX has now done more than 110,000 miles the only thing that's let me down since I brought it in 2005 was the water pump over a year ago. The clock on the dash board has stopped but it looks like it's only the light bulb.

The M3/4 S55 engine uses Mitsubishi TD04 turbos common for passing oil past the seals.

Is there a longer list somewhere

It costed me a hefty £900 cash to fix the heater on my Seat Leon. Cheapest fix price, main dealer charged £1500. Positive is cam belt and water pump had to be changed at the same time hence the price.

How are some of these costs so high? Some garages not diagnosing properly and just throwing parts at the cars.

This list isn't for the most unreliable cars, it's the cost to repairs, which is a different thing. A cheap car could have far more faults constantly but because the parts are cheap, it wouldn't make this list.

Can you do the listing of the cars with their brands respectively Example Each video with one brand listing like this

My RR SVR had a bottom end problem and they called out mechanic and he told me it would be 20k for new engine not including extras. Luckily I still have main dealer warranty.

Let's all appreciate the lack of Peugeots on this list

Interesting, he says "Italian cars are known for reliability problems", but there's only one italian car in the list, and in fact most of the cars are german, which people think are the most reliable! Wondering what other evidence people need to get rid of this popular belief...

Despite their reliability i would still own a range rover. to have a car the can tow anything you want, have room for the whole family, be ridiculously capable offroad and be the last word in luxury would be sensational. its also important to point out that based on the cost of the engine replacements in the discoverys and range rover vogue, these are car optioned with the bottom of the line 4cyl engines which still have issues. their 6 and 8 cylinder engines on the other hand are quite robust.

Watching this, biting my nails with my A6 C7 3.0BiTDI... and I already had its timing chain(and a few other issues) replaced... good diesel with Bardahl BDC + service before 10,000 km seems to keep it running just fine(fingers crossed)!

"The most unreliable cars with this specific warranty company"

People have to bear in mind that all these faster spec cars are driven harder than your average “run of the mill car”

matt, from my experience - warrantywise are nowhere near as good as the manufacturers warranty or extended manfacturers warranty for example i too out warrantywise some years ago on my chrysler 300c and the suspension broke and they would only pay for 1 side only which resulted in me having to pay for the 2nd side, the 2nd side was not broken, but you do need to change both sides together or it can be dangerous

As a XC90 2020 owner, I’ve waited till the end that you talk about engine brain, sunroof etc. problems of XC90 B5s.

Most and least reliable cars should be listed every year in this channel

Only one Italian car, but still, people will talk crap about them...

Please do a video on Best/Top Car paint colors, maybe 25 mins. Dont miss one color!!

I have a Seat Leon Cupra 280! On 114k miles at the moment, and going strong 💪🏼

No Japanese car?

Toyota corolla is not there. What a legend

when r u posting the top 10 of most reliable? :D

My 2018 RS3 has had zero issues luckily! Daily drive it, through winter too, not a single issue! Audi even did free services for me the first four years 😊

And THIS is why I own/drive a Toyota Camry (2011), 62,000 miles. Zero issues. I do my own maintenance. (Yes, I drained + refilled the tranny earlier as well as a 'multi drain+refill' of the cooling system.)

So, avoid DSG auto gearboxes and the DCT ones.

Not one merc, except the smart though

As a warranty approved repair shop. Most of these warranty companies have a limit to what they pay.

As an Audi fan this hurt - especially given I've owned several RS cars and never, ever had an issue with them. Damn do I miss my '08 RS4...

No French cars on the list?! How the tables have turned …

Idk if theres already a video about it. If not, would be cool if they did a video with more affordable cars.

got my cupra since new in 2016 and had nothing but oil changes and filters along with the scheduled VAQ , sunroof and spark plugs maintenance. This car is literally the ambassador for reliability

Conclusion: the more complex, sporty, luxurious, powerful and expensive is your car, the more likely less reliable it is !

"German cars are reliable" 😂

top 10 most reliable next Matt???

our 2020 range rover sport never had any suspension or big mechanical issues. its done 66k miles now. people just need to care for their cars more