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Most reliable petrol 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 petrol cars aged 2–3 years (148 models), the Volkswagen T-Roc has the highest first-attempt inspection pass rate: 97.0% (n = 689). Last place, rank 148: the Toyota Sienna, 30.1% (n = 113). Half of the ranked models pass at more than 79.3%; first and last place are 66.9 pp apart.

Most reliable petrol cars aged 2–3 years
ModelFirst-time passIntervaln
1 Volkswagen T-Roc
97.0%
95.4–98.0%689
2 Toyota Avensis
95.2%
94.1–96.0%1,904
3 Škoda Kodiaq
94.8%
92.6–96.4%541
4 Mitsubishi ASX
94.8%
91.9–96.7%344
5 Škoda Octavia
94.3%
93.1–95.2%1,948
6 Nissan Pulsar
94.2%
90.9–96.4%278
7 Kia Stonic
94.2%
90.5–96.5%241
8 Opel Mokka
94.1%
92.4–95.5%897
9 Škoda Karoq
94.1%
91.4–96.0%423
10 Toyota RAV4
93.8%
92.9–94.6%3,097
11 Nissan Qashqai
93.5%
92.6–94.2%3,928
12 Volkswagen Arteon
93.4%
90.1–95.6%318
13 Škoda Superb
93.3%
91.7–94.6%1,122
14 Suzuki Vitara
93.3%
91.1–94.9%653
15 Toyota Verso
93.2%
89.3–95.7%248
16 Renault Kadjar
93.1%
89.4–95.6%261
16 Suzuki SX4
93.1%
87.8–96.2%145
18 Ford Kuga
92.8%
86.9–96.2%125
19 Hyundai ix35
92.8%
90.8–94.4%803
20 Opel Astra
92.6%
90.0–94.5%511
21 Toyota C-HR
92.5%
90.6–94.0%944
22 Toyota Corolla
92.4%
91.4–93.3%2,848
23 SEAT Ateca
92.3%
86.7–95.6%142
24 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross
92.2%
87.4–95.3%180
25 Kia XCeed
91.9%
85.3–95.7%111
26 Opel Insignia
91.9%
87.9–94.6%258
27 Škoda Rapid
91.8%
90.1–93.3%1,102
28 Toyota Auris
91.8%
90.5–92.9%1,925
29 Kia Sportage
91.2%
89.8–92.4%1,836
30 Hyundai i20
90.1%
88.1–91.9%954
31 Mazda CX-3
90.1%
87.4–92.2%603
32 Toyota Yaris
89.6%
88.2–90.9%1,977
33 Škoda Scala
89.4%
84.5–92.8%216
34 Hyundai i40
89.3%
83.4–93.3%150
35 Nissan Note
89.2%
85.8–91.8%406
36 Nissan Juke
89.1%
87.4–90.6%1,446
37 Citroën C3
88.7%
83.9–92.3%222
38 Kia Rio
88.6%
84.4–91.9%282
39 Škoda Yeti
88.6%
84.7–91.7%317
40 Nissan X-Trail
88.6%
84.5–91.8%290
41 Hyundai i30
88.5%
85.5–91.0%513
42 Volkswagen Passat
88.4%
87.3–89.5%3,202
43 Kia Cee'd
88.1%
86.2–89.8%1,267
44 Škoda Kamiq
88.0%
84.1–91.1%326
45 Kia Picanto
87.9%
82.1–92.1%166
46 SEAT León
87.6%
82.5–91.4%210
47 Renault Mégane
87.4%
82.9–90.9%270
48 Citroën Berlingo
87.3%
81.5–91.5%173
49 Volkswagen Polo
87.2%
83.9–89.9%483
50 Škoda Fabia
87.0%
84.3–89.2%705
51 Hyundai Kona
86.9%
81.2–91.1%176
52 Mercedes-Benz A-Class
86.8%
79.9–91.6%129
53 Honda Civic
86.7%
83.3–89.5%460
54 Renault Captur
86.7%
83.1–89.7%407
55 Ford Mondeo
86.5%
81.7–90.2%252
56 Ford C-MAX
86.2%
78.8–91.3%116
57 Opel Crossland
85.9%
79.4–90.6%149
58 Peugeot 208
85.8%
82.0–88.9%393
59 Opel Corsa
85.6%
82.0–88.6%424
60 SEAT Ibiza
85.5%
80.3–89.5%227
61 Peugeot 2008
85.4%
81.5–88.5%396
62 Volkswagen T-Cross
85.3%
82.1–88.0%564
63 Nissan Micra
84.9%
80.1–88.6%271
64 Peugeot 308
84.8%
81.0–87.9%420
65 Fiat Tipo
84.5%
76.3–90.2%103
66 Volkswagen Tiguan
84.1%
82.6–85.6%2,308
67 Toyota Aygo
84.1%
78.8–88.2%232
68 Volkswagen up!
84.0%
78.4–88.3%212
69 Mercedes-Benz S-Class
83.4%
77.9–87.8%217
70 Volkswagen Golf
83.4%
81.9–84.8%2,405
71 Ford Fiesta
82.7%
80.2–85.0%953
72 SEAT Arona
81.6%
74.9–86.8%163
73 Subaru XV
80.4%
76.9–83.5%555
74 Renault Clio
80.0%
75.3–84.0%320
75 BMW X4
78.6%
73.3–83.2%262
76 Peugeot 5008
78.1%
71.6–83.5%183
77 Porsche Cayenne
78.0%
73.7–81.8%405
78 MINI MINI
77.8%
73.4–81.6%391
79 Porsche Panamera
77.7%
69.5–84.2%121
80 Honda CR-V
77.6%
74.6–80.4%796
81 Porsche 911
77.3%
70.0–83.3%150
82 Ford Focus
76.9%
74.5–79.2%1,231
83 Ford EcoSport
76.8%
71.5–81.4%276
84 Mercedes-Benz E-Class
76.5%
70.9–81.3%251
85 Subaru Legacy
76.4%
72.3–80.0%461
86 Honda Jazz
76.2%
69.6–81.8%185
87 Dacia Duster
76.2%
72.9–79.2%685
88 Peugeot 3008
76.1%
71.2–80.5%327
89 Volvo XC40
75.9%
68.9–81.7%170
90 Lexus IS
75.6%
67.6–82.1%131
91 Honda HR-V
75.0%
69.4–79.9%260
92 Suzuki Jimny
74.5%
67.9–80.1%192
93 Volvo V60
74.4%
67.4–80.4%172
94 Mazda 3
73.9%
69.1–78.3%349
95 Fiat 500
73.7%
68.5–78.3%308
96 Mitsubishi Outlander
73.6%
69.7–77.2%534
97 Kia Optima
73.6%
64.5–81.1%106
98 Volkswagen Jetta
73.4%
71.0–75.6%1,398
99 Mazda CX-5
72.4%
69.4–75.2%912
100 Hyundai i10
71.4%
63.2–78.4%133
101 Lexus NX
71.3%
65.3–76.5%247
102 Audi A6
71.1%
66.2–75.5%363
103 Lexus RX
69.6%
64.1–74.5%299
104 Audi Q3
68.5%
63.7–72.9%387
105 Subaru Forester
68.3%
65.5–71.0%1,126
106 Jeep Compass
67.2%
60.2–73.5%186
107 MINI Countryman
67.2%
61.2–72.7%250
108 Audi Q5
66.8%
63.6–69.9%850
109 BMW 6 Series
66.4%
57.3–74.4%113
110 Mercedes-Benz GLC
66.3%
61.6–70.7%412
111 Porsche Macan
66.3%
61.5–70.7%406
112 Mercedes-Benz GLA
65.9%
59.3–71.9%214
113 Mercedes-Benz C-Class
64.6%
59.8–69.1%401
114 Mercedes-Benz GLE
64.4%
58.4–69.9%261
115 BMW X6
64.0%
56.3–71.0%161
116 Mazda 6
63.7%
59.4–67.8%493
117 Subaru Outback
63.1%
60.2–66.0%1,044
118 BMW 5 Series
62.7%
58.5–66.8%515
119 BMW X1
62.6%
57.3–67.6%337
120 BMW 2 Series
62.1%
52.5–70.9%103
121 Volvo XC60
61.5%
57.7–65.2%655
122 Fiat 500X
60.3%
51.7–68.3%131
123 BMW 7 Series
60.2%
51.7–68.1%133
124 BMW X3
60.0%
55.9–63.9%577
125 BMW 3 Series
59.7%
56.6–62.7%984
126 Mercedes-Benz CLA
58.9%
53.0–64.6%275
127 BMW X5
58.3%
53.6–62.9%432
128 Subaru Impreza
57.7%
48.4–66.4%111
129 Audi A3
56.8%
50.9–62.6%271
130 Volkswagen CC
55.3%
48.8–61.7%226
131 Jeep Grand Cherokee
54.8%
45.2–64.0%104
132 Audi Q7
54.6%
47.6–61.4%196
133 Volvo XC90
54.2%
48.6–59.7%308
134 Audi A5
53.1%
46.1–59.9%196
135 Audi A4
53.1%
48.2–57.8%409
136 Hyundai Tucson
52.2%
43.9–60.3%138
137 Volvo S60
50.2%
45.4–55.1%412
138 Dacia Sandero
49.4%
45.9–53.0%757
139 Hyundai Santa Fe
48.8%
40.0–57.6%121
140 Ford Escape
46.5%
41.3–51.7%353
141 BMW 4 Series
45.8%
39.6–52.1%238
142 Ford Edge
45.3%
36.1–54.8%106
143 Buick Encore
41.4%
38.6–44.4%1,115
144 Nissan Rogue
40.9%
35.1–47.1%254
145 Chrysler Pacifica
37.3%
29.3–46.0%126
146 Ford Fusion
36.1%
30.4–42.3%249
147 Ford Mustang
35.4%
30.0–41.3%268
148 Toyota Sienna
30.1%
22.4–39.1%113
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