A rating of the most reliable and most problematic vehicles of 2025 has been prepared. A survey conducted by WhatCar magazine involved 32,000 car owners. Participants shared the problems they experienced with their vehicles over the past two years. Let’s review the results of this rating:

  1. Honda — 99.6%
  2. Mini — 96.4%
  3. Suzuki — 95.7%
  4. Toyota — 95.2%
  5. Opel/Vauxhall — 95.1%
  6. BMW — 94.6%
  7. Tesla — 94.5%
  8. Kia — 94.4%
  9. Lexus — 94.2%
  10. Citroen — 93.9%

The rating also highlights reliability and issues by vehicle type:

Small Cars:

Most reliable:

  • Hyundai i10 (2020) — 100%
  • Toyota Aygo X (2022+) — 99.7%
  • Mini (2014-2024) — 99.1%

Most problematic:

  • Renault Zoe (2013-2024) — 85.1%
  • Opel/Vauxhall Corsa Electric — 87.6%
  • MG 3 — 87.9%

Compact Cars:

Most reliable:

  • Kia Ceed (2018-2025) — 98.8%
  • BMW i3 (2013-2022) — 97.4%
  • Honda Civic (2022+) — 97.3%

Most problematic:

  • Hyundai Ioniq Electric (2016-2022) — 80.1%
  • Hyundai Ioniq 5 (2021) — 80.7%
  • Volkswagen Golf 8 (2020) — 82.2%

Business-Class Cars:

Most reliable:

  • Alfa Romeo Giulia (2016) — 98.2%
  • BMW 3 Series (2019) — 98.0%
  • Skoda Superb TDI (2015-2024) — 98.0%

Most problematic:

  • Mercedes-Benz C-Class (2021) — 76.3%
  • Volvo S90/V90 (2016) — 76.7%
  • Skoda Superb TSI (2015-2024) — 76.7%

Compact Crossovers:

Most reliable:

  • Kia EV3 (2024) — 100%
  • Volkswagen T-Roc (2018) — 99.0%
  • Hyundai Kona Hybrid (2019) — 98.7%

Most problematic:

  • Nissan Juke (2019) — 55.2%
  • Lexus LBX (2023) — 81.9%
  • Nissan Juke Hybrid (2022) — 89.0%

Family Crossovers:

Most reliable:

  • Opel/Vauxhall Grandland (2024) — 99.6%
  • Toyota RAV4 (2019) — 99.2%
  • Porsche Macan (2014) — 99.0%

Most problematic:

  • Volkswagen Tiguan (2024) — 81%
  • Kia Sportage (2016-2021) — 72.9%
  • Mazda CX-60 (2022) — 76.2%

Premium Crossovers:

Most reliable:

  • Lexus RX (2016-2022) — 98%
  • BMW X5 (2018) — 96.2%
  • Range Rover Sport (2013-2022) — 94.9%

Most problematic:

  • Audi Q7 (2015) — 78.6%
  • BMW iX (2021) — 81.0%
  • Mercedes-Benz GLE (2018) — 82.0%

Seven-Seater Crossovers:

Most reliable:

  • Hyundai Santa Fe (2018-2024) — 100%
  • Skoda Kodiaq (2016-2024) — 97.8%
  • Mercedes-Benz GLB (2019) — 96.0%

Most problematic:

  • Audi Q7 (2015) — 78.6%
  • Land Rover Discovery Sport (2014) — 81.8%
  • Seat Tarraco (2018) — 84.9%

The rating also identifies the most reliable and problematic models among electric cars, electric crossovers, and sports models.