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Most reliable diesel cars aged 6–7 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 6–7 years (201 models), the Škoda Kodiaq has the highest first-attempt inspection pass rate: 90.7% (n = 624). Last place, rank 201: the Mercedes-Benz G-Class, 31.7% (n = 142). Half of the ranked models pass at more than 69.8%; first and last place are 59.0 pp apart.

Most reliable diesel cars aged 6–7 years
ModelFirst-time passIntervaln
1 Škoda Kodiaq
90.7%
88.2–92.7%624
2 Audi A7
90.2%
86.4–93.1%306
3 Škoda Karoq
89.0%
82.8–93.1%145
4 Audi A8
88.6%
85.2–91.3%412
5 Audi Q5
87.6%
85.9–89.2%1,561
6 Audi A6
87.6%
86.6–88.6%4,133
7 Mercedes-Benz GLA
87.4%
81.5–91.6%167
8 Audi Q7
86.9%
85.1–88.5%1,475
9 Volkswagen Arteon
86.3%
80.2–90.8%161
10 Volvo S90
86.0%
79.7–90.6%157
11 Mercedes-Benz GLE
85.6%
82.1–88.5%472
12 Mercedes-Benz GLC
85.4%
82.3–88.1%577
13 SEAT Ateca
84.8%
77.0–90.3%112
14 BMW 7 Series
84.4%
81.8–86.6%882
15 Porsche Macan
84.1%
76.0–89.8%107
16 Volkswagen Tiguan
83.6%
82.4–84.8%3,567
17 BMW X6
82.9%
80.4–85.2%938
18 Audi Q3
82.8%
78.9–86.0%429
19 Mercedes-Benz S-Class
82.7%
79.4–85.6%572
20 Mercedes-Benz CLS
82.7%
78.0–86.5%300
21 Audi A4
82.5%
81.1–83.9%2,829
22 Land Rover Range Rover Sport
82.3%
78.4–85.7%413
23 BMW X4
82.3%
78.2–85.8%379
24 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque
82.2%
78.5–85.3%482
25 Audi A5
82.1%
79.1–84.8%677
26 BMW 5 Series
81.6%
80.5–82.6%5,230
27 Audi A3
81.4%
78.7–83.7%928
28 Volvo XC70
81.0%
77.9–83.7%709
29 BMW X3
80.8%
78.2–83.2%963
30 Volvo XC60
80.4%
79.2–81.5%4,810
31 Volkswagen Passat
80.3%
79.5–81.0%11,472
32 Volkswagen Touareg
80.2%
78.1–82.1%1,514
33 Volkswagen Golf
79.9%
78.9–80.9%5,887
34 Volvo V90
79.9%
75.7–83.5%407
35 Porsche Cayenne
79.4%
75.7–82.6%529
36 SEAT Alhambra
79.0%
75.2–82.5%477
37 Mercedes-Benz V-Class
78.9%
74.4–82.9%351
38 Mercedes-Benz C-Class
78.8%
76.8–80.6%1,826
39 Škoda Superb
78.6%
77.3–79.8%4,109
40 Toyota RAV4
78.5%
76.4–80.4%1,691
41 Toyota Land Cruiser
78.3%
76.1–80.3%1,505
42 Volkswagen CC
78.2%
74.9–81.2%647
43 Mercedes-Benz GLK
78.0%
74.0–81.6%460
44 Volvo V60
78.0%
76.1–79.9%1,848
45 Volvo S80
77.9%
74.6–80.8%696
46 Mazda CX-5
77.7%
74.4–80.7%669
47 Mitsubishi ASX
77.7%
72.0–82.5%242
48 Škoda Octavia
77.7%
76.8–78.5%8,658
49 BMW X5
77.5%
75.5–79.4%1,741
50 Volvo S60
77.1%
74.4–79.6%1,001
51 Volvo V40
76.6%
74.2–78.9%1,283
52 BMW X1
76.6%
73.6–79.3%849
53 Land Rover Range Rover
76.1%
70.2–81.1%230
54 Jaguar F-Pace
76.0%
70.0–81.2%221
55 Volvo V70
76.0%
72.9–78.8%800
56 Opel Insignia
76.0%
74.7–77.3%4,252
57 Ford Kuga
76.0%
73.2–78.5%990
58 Honda Civic
75.9%
70.6–80.5%286
59 Volkswagen Touran
75.9%
74.2–77.5%2,648
60 Volkswagen Sharan
75.9%
73.3–78.3%1,122
61 Mercedes-Benz A-Class
75.8%
70.1–80.7%248
62 Honda CR-V
75.8%
73.7–77.8%1,682
63 Mercedes-Benz E-Class
75.8%
74.1–77.3%2,773
64 Mercedes-Benz M-Class
75.7%
72.8–78.4%889
65 Lexus IS
75.6%
67.6–82.1%131
66 Honda Accord
75.3%
70.1–79.8%303
67 BMW 1 Series
75.2%
71.8–78.3%665
68 BMW 6 Series
75.1%
68.7–80.6%201
69 Toyota Corolla
74.9%
69.9–79.2%330
70 SEAT León
74.7%
70.9–78.1%545
71 BMW 3 Series
74.6%
73.1–76.1%3,031
72 Toyota Verso
74.5%
72.9–76.1%2,855
73 Mercedes-Benz CLA
74.4%
67.4–80.4%172
74 Opel Astra
74.3%
72.9–75.6%3,952
75 MINI MINI
74.3%
68.9–79.0%284
76 Volkswagen Phaeton
74.2%
66.5–80.6%147
77 Jaguar XF
74.1%
68.7–78.9%278
78 BMW 2 Series
74.0%
70.3–77.5%574
79 Toyota Avensis
74.0%
72.6–75.4%3,640
80 Mercedes-Benz GL
73.7%
68.6–78.3%316
81 Land Rover Discovery Sport
73.5%
67.3–78.9%219
82 Subaru Forester
73.4%
70.0–76.5%695
83 Subaru Legacy
72.8%
70.1–75.4%1,100
84 Volvo C30
72.6%
65.7–78.6%179
85 BMW 4 Series
72.5%
66.9–77.4%276
86 Nissan Murano
72.3%
64.2–79.1%137
87 Renault Espace
72.2%
67.8–76.1%449
88 Land Rover Discovery
72.2%
65.1–78.3%176
89 Hyundai ix35
72.2%
69.1–75.0%887
90 Volkswagen Jetta
71.9%
69.8–74.0%1,724
91 Subaru XV
71.7%
62.5–79.4%106
92 Škoda Rapid
71.7%
68.0–75.0%642
93 Toyota Auris
71.6%
69.4–73.6%1,818
94 Mitsubishi Pajero
71.4%
65.5–76.6%255
95 Mazda 6
71.3%
67.5–74.9%572
96 Škoda Yeti
71.3%
69.2–73.3%1,894
97 Kia Optima
70.6%
64.6–76.0%245
98 Citroën C-Crosser
70.4%
62.2–77.4%135
99 Volvo XC90
70.1%
67.3–72.6%1,152
100 Renault Fluence
70.0%
60.9–77.8%110
101 Mercedes-Benz B-Class
69.8%
65.7–73.7%504
102 Volkswagen Caddy
69.7%
68.2–71.1%3,811
103 Mazda 3
69.7%
63.2–75.5%211
104 Volkswagen Crafter
69.6%
64.2–74.4%312
105 Ford C-MAX
69.5%
66.5–72.4%952
106 Hyundai i40
69.4%
66.0–72.6%735
107 Peugeot 4007
69.3%
60.3–77.0%114
108 Opel Mokka
69.3%
65.5–72.8%599
109 Chevrolet Cruze
69.1%
62.7–74.9%217
110 Ford Mondeo
69.0%
66.8–71.1%1,788
111 Renault Captur
68.8%
63.6–73.6%327
112 Opel Meriva
68.8%
65.1–72.3%644
113 SEAT Altea
68.7%
63.6–73.3%348
114 Ford S-MAX
68.6%
65.8–71.2%1,155
114 Škoda Roomster
68.6%
64.3–72.5%490
116 Hyundai Santa Fe
68.3%
65.2–71.2%921
117 Saab 9-3
68.2%
60.4–75.2%148
118 Renault Talisman
68.2%
62.9–73.0%324
119 Hyundai Tucson
67.9%
62.1–73.1%274
120 Renault Koleos
67.8%
61.1–73.9%202
121 Opel Vectra
67.4%
60.2–73.9%175
122 Volkswagen Transporter
67.0%
65.1–68.8%2,554
123 Renault Kadjar
66.8%
61.9–71.4%374
124 Jeep Grand Cherokee
66.7%
62.3–70.8%471
124 Renault Laguna
66.7%
61.9–71.2%393
126 Škoda Fabia
66.6%
63.4–69.6%871
127 Nissan Qashqai
66.6%
65.2–67.9%4,673
128 Opel Zafira
66.6%
64.4–68.6%1,917
129 Kia Carens
66.4%
58.3–73.7%140
130 Mitsubishi Outlander
66.4%
62.9–69.7%720
131 Peugeot 3008
66.2%
63.7–68.6%1,433
132 Toyota Yaris
66.2%
62.9–69.3%860
133 Nissan X-Trail
66.1%
63.8–68.4%1,594
134 Kia Sportage
66.1%
64.1–68.0%2,359
135 Peugeot 508
65.9%
63.1–68.7%1,089
136 Mercedes-Benz Viano
65.9%
58.3–72.7%164
137 Volvo S40
65.7%
57.6–73.0%143
138 Ford Galaxy
65.4%
61.3–69.3%546
139 Citroën DS4
65.4%
55.7–73.9%101
140 Kia Rio
64.5%
59.3–69.4%341
141 Chevrolet Orlando
64.5%
55.6–72.4%121
142 Volvo V50
64.4%
60.1–68.5%495
143 Peugeot 5008
64.4%
60.6–67.9%662
144 Hyundai i30
64.1%
61.6–66.5%1,472
145 SEAT Ibiza
63.9%
59.2–68.5%405
146 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
63.9%
59.6–68.0%496
147 Kia Cee'd
63.5%
61.3–65.7%1,880
148 Kia Sorento
63.4%
59.5–67.1%614
149 Nissan Juke
63.2%
59.6–66.8%680
150 Ford Transit Custom
62.7%
59.3–66.0%802
151 Mercedes-Benz Vito
61.7%
57.6–65.7%541
152 Opel Corsa
61.6%
57.6–65.4%596
153 Peugeot 308
61.3%
58.8–63.6%1,585
154 Citroën C4 Picasso
61.0%
58.4–63.5%1,406
155 Mazda CX-7
60.8%
53.0–68.0%158
156 Peugeot 407
60.7%
53.7–67.4%191
157 Citroën C4 Cactus
60.6%
52.9–67.9%160
158 Volkswagen Polo
60.5%
57.9–63.0%1,418
159 Chevrolet Captiva
60.3%
55.6–64.8%433
160 Citroën C5
60.3%
57.8–62.7%1,523
161 Opel Antara
60.2%
55.8–64.4%502
162 Nissan Note
59.9%
54.7–64.9%354
163 Ford Fiesta
59.8%
56.4–63.1%821
164 Mazda 5
59.6%
51.5–67.2%146
165 Nissan Pulsar
59.1%
50.0–67.7%115
166 Citroën DS5
59.0%
50.9–66.7%144
167 Citroën C4
59.0%
55.4–62.4%758
168 Renault Scénic
59.0%
56.0–61.8%1,104
169 Nissan Pathfinder
58.9%
49.4–67.7%107
170 Ford Focus
58.9%
56.7–61.0%2,040
171 Fiat Ducato
58.9%
54.2–63.4%440
172 Renault Mégane
58.6%
55.6–61.6%1,056
173 Nissan NV200
57.8%
50.5–64.8%180
174 Chrysler Voyager
57.8%
48.7–66.4%116
175 Ford Transit Connect
57.6%
51.7–63.4%269
176 Ford Transit
57.2%
54.2–60.2%1,042
177 Renault Master
56.3%
51.0–61.3%352
178 Fiat Doblò
56.2%
48.7–63.5%169
179 Peugeot 2008
56.2%
51.0–61.2%356
180 Peugeot 208
55.5%
49.8–60.9%303
181 Fiat Freemont
55.4%
48.2–62.4%184
182 Hyundai i20
55.4%
48.0–62.6%175
183 Citroën Jumpy
55.3%
47.1–63.3%141
184 Peugeot 207
55.1%
49.7–60.3%334
185 Citroën C3
55.1%
49.6–60.5%316
186 Renault Clio
54.4%
50.3–58.3%596
187 Toyota ProAce
54.2%
46.0–62.1%144
188 Citroën C3 Picasso
54.1%
45.7–62.4%133
189 Opel Combo
53.6%
46.0–61.0%166
190 Citroën Berlingo
53.4%
50.4–56.4%1,080
191 Opel Vivaro
52.9%
50.0–55.8%1,137
192 Peugeot Partner
51.2%
47.0–55.4%533
193 Renault Trafic
51.1%
48.4–53.8%1,287
194 Peugeot Expert
50.8%
43.7–57.8%189
195 Dacia Duster
50.6%
46.2–55.1%480
196 Renault Kangoo
49.8%
44.4–55.3%317
197 Dacia Sandero
46.8%
40.7–53.0%248
198 Dacia Logan
44.8%
37.9–51.9%192
199 Dacia Dokker
39.3%
33.6–45.3%262
200 Dacia Lodgy
34.7%
28.7–41.2%222
201 Mercedes-Benz G-Class
31.7%
24.6–39.7%142
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