Tag Archives: What? Car

The Renault 5 was named Car of the Year at the 2025 What Car? Car of the Year Awards. It was also named Best Small Electric Car while the Renault Clio was named Small Car of the Year. This is the fourth time that Renault has won the overall What Car? Car of the Year title, but the first time ...

Public charging infrastructure concerns are the main barrier to EV adoption, according to What Car? research which surveyed 2,000 people. What Car?’s nine-point EV manifesto aims to encourage the Government to make effective changes to aid the transition to electric. More than a third (37%) of private car buyers cited worry about infrastructure as the main reason they aren’t considering ...

The UK’s most reliable car brand is Mini and the least reliable is MG, according to new research from What Car? This is based on feedback from 29,967 car owners who filled in the 2024 What Car? Reliability Survey, conducted in association with MotorEasy. The data covered 31 brands and 199 different models. With a brand reliability rating of 98.3%, ...

Auto Trader and What Car? have today agreed an extension to its multi-year partnership. As of October, What Car?’s current ‘New Car Deals’ configurator will be replaced with a new car display and search function powered by Auto Trader. This will enable consumers to access the 20,000 in-stock brand-new cars advertised every day. Selecting one of the advertised cars will ...

The UK’s best electric (EV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) cars have been revealed at the 2024 What Car? Electric Car Awards, held in association with Pod Point. The most successful brands in 2024 were BMW and Volkswagen, who each won five awards, while Mercedes-Benz was close behind with four. BMW picked up Best electric estate (for the i5 eDrive40 Touring), ...

A discussion concerning consumer interest and perspective with regards to electric vehicles took place during the Transport Committee meeting on Wednesday. Interest in EVs from private buyers has been low due to various concerns from drivers considering a switch to electric. Steve Huntingford, Editor of What Car? said: “The cars are getting better all the time. The cars are actually ...

Cupra was the most unreliable used car brand according to new research from What Car? The brand received the lowest brand reliability score of 82.4% with many owners complaining their cars had been plagued by a range of electrical gremlins that had left them in the workshop for more than a week. Lexus achieved the highest brand rating, at 98.3%, ...

The UK’s most and least reliable new and used cars have been revealed in the 2021 What Car? Reliability Survey. This year, six models achieved a score of 100%: the current versions of the Audi TT, Mazda CX-3, Mini Convertible and Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross, and the previous-generation Dacia Sandero and Honda HR-V. Lexus and Dacia models were hailed as the ...

Online buying is set to remain an important as the sector returns to normality. What Car? has reported that 9% of in-market buyers are set to purchase their next car entirely online. In January this year, during the second nationwide lockdown and with showrooms across the country closed, What Car? surveyed 2,336 in-market buyers to gauge attitudes towards online buying, with 43% ...

Used car buyers trust franchised car dealers with physical premises the most. This is despite the growth of online-only retailers in recent years, according to the latest research by What Car?. Analysing attitudes towards retailers in the used car industry as part of its latest industry research, What Car? polled 1,571 used in-market buyers, with 94% saying they are either ...