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The Citroën C1 has been crowned the most reliable new car of 2014 in the Which? Car Survey.
The supermini achieved a 99.3% reliability rating for the first three years in a survey of more than 49,000 car owners and 58,055 cars.
The joint top performing manufacturers were BMW and Toyota who both came top in two of the eight car classes: BMW with the 3 Series Touring (Estate Cars) and 3 Series Coupé (Sports Cars); Toyota with the Auris (Medium Cars) and Verso (MPVs).
Six of our eight highest-scoring new car models had no reported breakdowns last year.
The least reliable car in the survey was the Hyundai iX20 diesel with a reliability score of 75.2%.
Which Car? Most Reliable New Cars by Class
- Superminis: Citroën C1 (petrol, 2005-2014) 99.3%
- Medium cars: Toyota Auris (2012-) 98.8%
- Large cars: Skoda Octavia (2013-) 98.7%
- Luxury cars: Mercedes-Benz E-class (2009-) 94.5%
- Estate cars: BMW 3 Series Touring (2012-) 96.6%
- MPVs: Toyota Verso (2009-) 98.5%
- 4x4s/SUVs: Honda CR-V (petrol, 2012-) 98.5%
- Sports cars: BMW 3 Series Coupé (2006-2013) 96.6%
Which Car? Least Reliable New Cars by Class
- Superminis: Volkswagen Polo (diesel, 2009-) 82.2%
- Medium cars: BMW 1 Series hatchback (2004-2011) 79.0%
- Large cars: Vauxhall Insignia (2008-) 86.2%
- Luxury cars: Jaguar XF (2008-) 90.2%
- Estate cars: Jaguar XF Sportbrake (2012-) 85.7%
- MPVs: Hyundai iX20 (diesel, 2010-) 75.2%
- 4x4s/SUVs: Vauxhall Antara (2007-) 75.8%
- Sports cars: Volkswagen Scirocco (2008-) 90.2%
Source: Which Car? Survey