Bedford, UK -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/06/2015 -- For the ninth consecutive year, Honda has been named as the UK's most reliable used car manufacturer. They beat off competition from 36 other manufacturers to claim the top spot once again.

The What Car? survey takes data from 50,000 Warranty Direct policies and analysis that data. All policies are live, so the data is guaranteed to be up to date and relevant. It covers vehicles aged between three to eight years old, which is the age of the majority of the cars currently on the UK's roads.

Other Asian car manufactures also did well in the survey. Suzuki was second and Toyota took the third spot. However, some non-Asian manufacturers are moving up the rankings. Ford, Chevrolet, Skoda, Fiat and Peugeot all featured in the top ten as well.

Surprisingly some of the most expensive cars were the most likely to breakdown. Both Bentley and Porsche featured in the list of cars that were most likely to breakdown.

This survey is extremely important for the used car market. The majority of those buying used cars in Bedfordshire and other parts of the UK factor how reliable a car is into their purchasing decision. Sales data shows that demand for those cars with a reputation for reliability is high.

The data provided by Warranty Direct's Reliability Index is the gold standard. This survey is valid and respected because it takes into account several key factors including the age of the vehicle, mileage and the cost of each repair. It also provides details of which components are most likely to fail on each car.

Across all vehicles, electrical faults are the most common, 22.34% of all issues experienced by warranty holders was related to electrical faults. Not far behind were axle and suspension faults with 22% of all repairs relating to these parts of the car. The system that is least likely to fail is air-conditioning. Only 3% or drivers ended up taking their car to the garage as a result of air-conditioning issues.

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