Car buyers now have an even easier way of finding out about the strengths and weaknesses of used cars. The results of the DEKRA Faults Report is available on the new website www.maengelreport.com from March 4, 2010. More › |
Based on preliminary data from the Central Register of Vehicles in February 21 741 passenger cars, including versions with LCV homologation, have been registered. This result is 0.7% lower than in January, although compared to last year figures the decrease is much deeper and stands at 17,5%. It appears that at the beginning of 2010 new car market situation remains difficult. More › |
Poland's motoring weekly Auto Swiat has released the findings of its 2009 car-user satisfaction survey (NAT). Auto Swiat is a sister publication of the German magazine Auto Bild. More › |
With cars in the age category 5-10 years old leading Poland’s table of most-popular vehicles imported into the country last year, it may be a good idea to see which car brands are rated tops for reliability in Germany’s well-published used-car report by vehicle inspection body TUV. More › |
These car models have been recognized by Germany’s Technical Inspection Agency as having the lowest failure rate in the reports the organization has published annually over the last 10 years. The ranking is dominated by Japanese and local products. More › |
The Ford Transit has been named Britain's most reliable van in the largest survey of its kind, the FN50. More › |
The story below features a ranking based on Germany’s TUV 2010 vehicle quality report that lists brands with the biggest number of Top-10 models recommended for reliability in each of the five different vehicle age groups. The pack is led by Toyota, followed by another Japanese automaker, Mazda. More › |
The biggest vehicle reliability survey in the UK has named the Honda Civic as the most reliable car. The survey, which quizzed the country's largest fleet operators who between them run more than a million vehicles, saw the Civic take top position from its nearest rival the BMW 3-Series. More › |
According to figures compiled by Germany’s BAFA, the Volkswagen Golf was the top used car model sent to the scrapyard last year as local motorists were given a chance to get rid of their old motor and use a sizeable government-backed subsidy to buy a new vehicle. More › |
Germany’s vehicle inspection authority DEKRA has released, as part of its 2010 reliability report, a list called ‘Best of all classes’, in a bid to recognise models with outstanding reliability performance based on the average score in all the three mileage levels combined. Accordingly, the Audi A6 won the top spot, just like it did the year before. More › |
Germany’s car market researcher EurotaxSchwacke has made a comparison of the most popular compact SUV models in order to find out which vehicle is the cheapest to run. Topping the list is the 136PS Ford Kuga 4x4 ahead of the 140PS Volkswagen Tiguan 2.0 TDI 4Motion. More › |
Import of used cars in 2009 will be around 700 thousand units by the end of the year. It will be also the lowest level in the last six year. More › |
In order to answer the above question, motorists often turn to various car reliability surveys published regularly by vehicle inspection authorities and motoring organizations such as Germany’s TUV, DEKRA and ADAC. However, since you can find fault even these highly respected reports, are there any other reliable sources you can use to expand you knowledge on car quality? More › |
German and Japanese cars have again captured the top spots in a reliability survey by Germany's biggest testing organization TUV, with the Porsche 911 winning first place in the 2010 ranking with a failure rate of just 1.9%. More › |
Germany's vehicle certification body DEKRA has released its 2010 car reliability study, the research based on more than 15 million vehicle tests carried out in the country over the last two years. More › |
Following more than 5 million car checks, Germany's inspection organisation GTU announced its 2010 vehicle reliability report, with the German and Japanese brands stealing the limelight. More › |
The Volkswagen Multivan 2.5 TDI is the car most at risk of theft in Germany, according to 2008 figures released by GDV, the local association of insurance companies. More › |
After 100,000km, the vehicle Kia cee’d reached a great A-evaluation and the fifth rank out of 50 tested cars. In the compact class ranking it scored the second position right after the BMW 130i car. More › |
Based on the current statistics provided by the ADAC’s emergency breakdown service, BMW has the best reliability score for models with first registration in 2007. The German premium brand leads the way ahead of Audi and Porsche. More › |
Whether as a saloon, coupe or estate variant, the new Mercedes E-Class has the highest value retention of any luxury segment model series in Germany. In three years time these models will command the highest resale values in their segment, an independent research company says. More › |
