MG cars are the least reliable on sale in Britain, owners have told What Car? magazine.
In a survey of 30,000 drivers the Chinese brand had the most complaints and reliability was worst with under 77% of owners saying they were satisfied.
The What Car? data covers 31 brands and 199 different models.
Overall, 22% of owners said their car had experienced issues in the past 24 months, although 82% of repairs were carried out for free.
While most repair bills cost less than £500, 3% of owners had to pay out more than £1,500 to get their cars fixed. The study also found that 12% of broken down cars were undriveable, taking more than a week to fix.
Worst new EV to buy was reportedly the Vauxhall Mokka and the best the MINI Electric.
There were a few familiar and regular names in the top ten flops but also a couple of surprises.
At the other end of the scale, the UK’s most reliable car brand is Mini with a brand reliability rating of 98.3%. The outfit’s most reliable model was the Countryman with a score of 99.7% – which placed it just clear of the Mini convertible on 99.2%.
Mini toppled previous-champion Lexus from the top spot with the likes of Toyota, Suzuki and Honda marking another successful year for the ever-reliable Japanese brands.
The recently-replaced Mini Electric, which was built in Britain, was the best performing electric car, and the Tesla Model Y the highest scoring electric SUV.
The Lexus ES claimed the top spot in the executive car class with a score of 99.3%, while the 2014-2021 Lexus NX was the best family SUV and the 2016-2022 Lexus RX the top-performing luxury car.
The Lexus NX and Toyota Aygo X were also the only models to achieve a full 100% reliability rating.
