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Most reliable diesel cars aged 2–3 years 2026 edition

By first-attempt pass rate at main inspections · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
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In the 2026 edition, among diesel cars aged 2–3 years (139 models), the Volvo XC70 has the highest first-attempt inspection pass rate: 96.4% (n = 137). Last place, rank 139: the Mercedes-Benz G-Class, 37.4% (n = 206). Half of the ranked models pass at more than 86.0%; first and last place are 59.0 pp apart.

Most reliable diesel cars aged 2–3 years
ModelFirst-time passIntervaln
1 Volvo XC70
96.4%
91.7–98.4%137
2 Renault Koleos
95.3%
89.4–98.0%106
3 Volkswagen T-Roc
94.3%
89.9–96.9%176
4 Mercedes-Benz S-Class
94.1%
90.6–96.3%269
5 Volkswagen Tiguan
94.0%
93.1–94.9%2,643
6 Audi Q7
93.8%
91.8–95.3%708
7 BMW 6 Series
93.6%
87.9–96.7%125
8 Audi Q3
93.6%
89.1–96.3%187
9 Audi A4
93.5%
90.8–95.4%446
10 Audi A6
93.3%
91.5–94.7%978
11 Škoda Kodiaq
93.2%
91.3–94.6%906
12 Mercedes-Benz GLS
92.9%
86.5–96.3%112
13 Mercedes-Benz GLC
92.6%
89.4–94.9%364
14 Audi A5
92.6%
87.7–95.6%175
15 Škoda Karoq
92.5%
89.8–94.5%493
16 Ford Kuga
92.4%
89.2–94.6%379
17 Škoda Octavia
92.0%
91.3–92.7%5,573
18 Mercedes-Benz E-Class
91.9%
89.6–93.8%645
19 Mazda CX-5
91.5%
86.5–94.8%177
19 Mitsubishi Outlander
91.5%
86.5–94.8%177
21 Honda CR-V
91.4%
88.6–93.6%478
22 Toyota Corolla
91.3%
87.0–94.3%230
23 Toyota Avensis
91.3%
88.8–93.2%618
24 Volkswagen Touareg
91.2%
88.8–93.2%661
25 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque
91.2%
87.2–94.1%262
26 Mercedes-Benz CLS
90.9%
84.1–95.0%110
27 Volkswagen CC
90.8%
85.6–94.3%174
28 Volvo S60
90.8%
86.3–93.9%227
29 Volkswagen Passat
90.6%
89.7–91.5%4,119
30 Audi Q5
90.6%
87.6–92.9%457
31 Volkswagen Arteon
90.5%
85.9–93.7%220
32 Škoda Superb
90.3%
89.1–91.4%2,537
33 Land Rover Range Rover Sport
90.2%
85.4–93.6%205
34 BMW 7 Series
90.1%
86.3–93.0%314
35 Volkswagen Golf
90.1%
88.7–91.3%1,969
36 Subaru Legacy
90.0%
87.2–92.2%567
37 BMW 5 Series
89.7%
87.8–91.2%1,238
38 Nissan Qashqai
89.6%
88.2–90.8%2,059
39 Nissan X-Trail
89.3%
87.3–91.0%1,064
39 Volvo V90
89.3%
83.7–93.1%168
41 Toyota RAV4
89.2%
86.1–91.7%472
42 BMW X6
88.9%
85.8–91.4%487
43 Mercedes-Benz GLE
88.7%
85.3–91.4%417
44 Kia Sportage
88.7%
87.2–90.0%1,965
45 Toyota Land Cruiser
88.6%
86.6–90.3%1,158
46 Škoda Rapid
88.6%
85.7–91.0%561
47 Mercedes-Benz C-Class
88.6%
85.1–91.3%403
48 BMW X4
88.6%
84.3–91.8%280
49 Mercedes-Benz GLK
88.6%
82.0–92.9%131
50 BMW X3
88.4%
85.1–91.1%433
51 Opel Mokka
88.4%
83.5–92.0%216
52 SEAT Alhambra
88.1%
82.5–92.1%177
53 Volvo XC60
88.1%
86.0–89.9%1,067
54 Volkswagen Sharan
88.1%
83.6–91.5%260
55 Opel Insignia
88.1%
85.9–89.9%998
56 Toyota Verso
87.8%
84.0–90.9%345
57 Audi A3
87.6%
82.0–91.6%185
58 Porsche Cayenne
87.6%
83.0–91.0%265
59 Škoda Yeti
87.5%
85.7–89.2%1,379
60 BMW X1
87.4%
82.8–90.9%262
61 Volvo V60
87.1%
83.5–90.1%404
62 Hyundai ix35
87.1%
84.1–89.6%581
63 BMW X5
87.0%
84.4–89.2%775
64 Mercedes-Benz V-Class
86.7%
82.2–90.2%278
65 Opel Astra
86.7%
84.3–88.7%907
66 SEAT León
86.5%
80.1–91.1%148
67 Renault Espace
86.4%
78.7–91.6%110
68 Hyundai Santa Fe
86.3%
82.2–89.6%329
69 Volvo V40
86.1%
81.6–89.6%288
70 Volkswagen Caddy
86.0%
84.5–87.4%2,170
71 Volvo XC90
85.9%
82.8–88.6%562
72 Ford S-MAX
85.8%
80.6–89.9%219
73 Subaru Forester
85.7%
81.1–89.4%273
74 Hyundai i40
85.5%
81.9–88.5%441
75 Volkswagen Touran
85.4%
82.2–88.2%529
76 Opel Zafira
85.2%
80.3–89.1%250
77 Renault Kadjar
85.1%
79.5–89.4%195
78 Nissan Juke
85.0%
79.6–89.1%213
79 Škoda Fabia
84.7%
79.5–88.7%235
80 Toyota Auris
84.7%
81.6–87.3%600
81 Ford Mondeo
84.5%
80.7–87.6%425
82 Kia Cee'd
84.4%
82.3–86.3%1,296
83 Volkswagen Jetta
84.3%
82.0–86.3%1,120
84 Mercedes-Benz Vito
84.2%
79.5–88.0%285
85 Mercedes-Benz M-Class
84.1%
78.9–88.2%239
86 Peugeot 508
83.8%
78.8–87.8%253
87 BMW 2 Series
83.8%
75.8–89.5%111
88 Ford C-MAX
83.5%
77.6–88.1%188
89 Land Rover Range Rover
83.5%
76.0–88.9%127
90 Ford Galaxy
83.3%
74.9–89.3%102
91 Toyota Yaris
83.2%
75.7–88.7%125
92 Kia Sorento
82.9%
77.6–87.2%240
93 BMW 3 Series
82.9%
79.9–85.5%718
94 Hyundai i30
82.8%
79.0–86.1%425
95 Citroën C4
82.5%
74.1–88.6%103
96 Škoda Roomster
82.5%
77.0–86.9%223
97 Renault Talisman
82.0%
74.5–87.7%128
98 Volkswagen Transporter
81.9%
79.8–83.8%1,419
99 Jeep Grand Cherokee
81.7%
76.7–85.8%278
100 Ford Focus
81.2%
78.4–83.7%825
101 Renault Scénic
81.0%
75.9–85.2%273
102 Kia Optima
80.8%
74.8–85.7%198
103 Renault Captur
80.8%
74.4–85.8%182
104 Mercedes-Benz GL
80.2%
72.0–86.4%116
105 Peugeot Rifter
80.1%
75.0–84.3%281
106 Land Rover Discovery
79.6%
70.8–86.3%103
107 Volkswagen Polo
79.3%
75.8–82.4%575
108 Volkswagen Crafter
79.3%
73.6–84.1%227
109 Peugeot Partner
79.1%
73.1–84.0%210
110 Nissan NV200
78.7%
70.6–85.0%122
111 Citroën C4 Picasso
78.3%
71.6–83.8%175
112 Ford Transit Custom
78.1%
75.1–80.8%830
113 Peugeot 308
77.5%
72.2–82.1%267
114 Peugeot 2008
76.6%
71.0–81.3%256
115 Kia Rio
76.2%
70.3–81.2%231
116 Peugeot 5008
76.1%
70.9–80.7%289
117 Renault Mégane
76.0%
71.5–80.0%383
118 Citroën Berlingo
75.1%
71.8–78.1%715
119 Jeep Renegade
74.7%
67.8–80.6%174
120 Ford Fiesta
73.7%
66.6–79.7%171
121 Opel Corsa
73.5%
64.2–81.1%102
122 Peugeot 3008
73.1%
69.1–76.7%524
123 Ford Transit
72.3%
65.7–78.0%202
124 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
71.5%
65.7–76.7%256
125 Renault Master
71.4%
65.0–77.0%213
126 Fiat Ducato
71.2%
65.7–76.1%288
127 Dacia Sandero
70.0%
62.9–76.1%183
128 Opel Vivaro
69.9%
66.0–73.4%587
129 Toyota ProAce
69.3%
65.1–73.1%504
130 Peugeot 208
68.5%
61.5–74.7%187
131 Peugeot Expert
67.7%
60.2–74.4%164
132 Renault Kangoo
67.3%
61.3–72.9%248
133 Renault Trafic
60.8%
58.3–63.3%1,409
134 Renault Clio
60.7%
55.5–65.6%356
135 Dacia Duster
60.3%
56.8–63.6%788
136 Dacia Dokker
56.6%
51.8–61.2%419
137 Dacia Lodgy
49.5%
42.4–56.6%186
138 Fiat Panda
45.0%
36.7–53.6%129
139 Mercedes-Benz G-Class
37.4%
31.1–44.2%206
This is the first edition for this age band, so there is no movement column yet.
How the ranking is built
Passenger cars of classes M1 and M1G only. A model is ranked when it has at least 100 main inspections in this age band. The measure is the first-attempt pass rate with its 95% confidence interval; no composite score and no hidden weights. Models with equal pass rates share a place. Methodology