Tesla and Range Rover are the most UNRELIABLE cars in the UK

The 2018 What Car reliability survey has revealed that the most unreliable cars in the UK are the Tesla Model S and models from Land Rover.

It’s said there are no ‘bad’ cars any more, and there’s some truth in that. But there are still unreliable cars, and the What Car 2018 reliability survey has revealed the gulf between the most and least reliable cars on sale in the UK.

To no one’s surprise, it’s Japanese cars at the top of the reliability charts, with the Toyota Yaris and Suzuki Swift scoring a remarkable 100 per cent reliability in the survey of more than 18,000 car owners, with the rest of the top ten dominated by Japan (plus Hyundai/Kia). So you know where to put your money if reliability is key.

But it’s the other end of the chart – the least reliable cars – which is most worrying for car buyers where, apart from the Ford Edge, it’s very much the ‘Premium’ end where problems exist.

The single most unreliable car, by far, is the Tesla Model S with a reliability of just 50.9 per cent, with owners reporting bodywork faults, (non-engine) electric faults, interior trim issues, suspension problems – and more. Compare that to the almost perfect (99.7 score) the Nissan LEAF achieved and it’s clear where you EV money should go.

There’s a pretty big gap from the Tesla’s abysmal reliability score to the next least reliable, but it’s still bad news for Land Rover.

The Range Rover is the least reliable car after the Tesla, with half of owners reporting real problems, especially suspension. Which has been a Range Rover issue for as long as we can remember, and still looks to be an issue.

But it’s not just the Range Rover at the bottom of the reliability tree, it’s the Range Rover Evoque as the fourth most unreliable and the Discovery Sport as the fifth. Only the Ford Edge breaks Land Rover’s run, taking third spot. To be fair to Land Rover, it seems the Discovery 4 isn’t as bad (blimey) with a score of 92.8 per cent, although the latest Discovery does a bit worse at 85.9 per cent.

Tesla’s place at the bottom of the heap isn’t much of a surprise, and, sadly, nor is Land Rover’s. Not that it’s going to stop buyers from queuing up to buy – both car makers seem almost immune from their ongoing reliability issues.