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Most reliable petrol 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 petrol cars aged 6–7 years (176 models), the Volkswagen Arteon has the highest first-attempt inspection pass rate: 91.1% (n = 112). Last place, rank 176: the Ford Mustang, 43.2% (n = 340). Half of the ranked models pass at more than 71.2%; first and last place are 47.8 pp apart.

Most reliable petrol cars aged 6–7 years
ModelFirst-time passIntervaln
1 Volkswagen Arteon
91.1%
84.3–95.1%112
2 Škoda Kodiaq
90.1%
86.0–93.1%273
3 Mercedes-Benz GLE
88.2%
83.6–91.7%246
4 Audi Q3
85.6%
81.9–88.7%404
5 Toyota C-HR
85.4%
82.4–88.0%609
6 Škoda Superb
85.3%
82.7–87.5%842
7 Toyota RAV4
84.6%
82.9–86.1%1,953
8 Lexus NX
84.5%
79.7–88.3%271
9 Opel Insignia
84.4%
79.9–88.0%307
10 Mercedes-Benz GLC
84.1%
79.8–87.5%345
11 Mercedes-Benz GLA
83.9%
77.9–88.5%186
12 Ford Kuga
83.9%
76.6–89.2%130
13 Škoda Octavia
83.8%
81.9–85.6%1,538
14 Toyota Avensis
83.6%
82.2–84.9%2,764
15 Mercedes-Benz A-Class
83.2%
77.2–87.9%185
16 Volvo V60
83.2%
77.0–87.9%178
17 Toyota Corolla
83.1%
81.4–84.7%1,939
18 Mazda CX-3
83.1%
79.5–86.1%502
19 Volkswagen Passat
82.8%
81.3–84.2%2,617
20 Škoda Yeti
82.6%
79.0–85.6%505
21 Renault Kadjar
82.4%
75.9–87.5%165
22 Suzuki Vitara
82.4%
78.1–86.0%352
23 Toyota iQ
82.0%
73.8–88.0%111
24 Mitsubishi ASX
81.9%
77.8–85.5%382
25 Toyota Verso
81.4%
78.4–84.2%679
26 Volkswagen Golf
81.0%
79.4–82.5%2,599
27 Volkswagen Touran
80.6%
72.1–86.9%108
28 Škoda Rapid
80.5%
77.8–83.0%889
29 Porsche 911
80.5%
73.5–86.1%149
30 Volkswagen Tiguan
80.2%
78.4–82.0%1,897
31 Honda Jazz
80.1%
76.7–83.2%574
32 Toyota Auris
79.7%
78.2–81.1%2,806
33 Mazda CX-5
79.7%
76.2–82.7%580
34 Lexus GS
79.6%
73.1–84.8%181
35 Mercedes-Benz S-Class
79.3%
74.8–83.2%348
36 Honda Accord
79.3%
74.9–83.1%372
37 Hyundai ix35
79.2%
75.6–82.4%539
38 BMW X4
78.8%
72.2–84.1%179
39 Honda CR-V
78.2%
75.8–80.4%1,264
40 Hyundai i40
77.8%
70.3–83.8%144
41 Audi A3
77.7%
74.0–81.0%538
42 MINI MINI
77.6%
74.2–80.8%613
43 Audi Q7
77.6%
72.5–82.0%295
44 Toyota Yaris
77.4%
75.7–79.0%2,436
45 Toyota Prius
77.2%
69.5–83.5%136
46 SEAT León
77.0%
70.7–82.4%196
47 Lexus RX
77.0%
73.0–80.5%478
48 Nissan Qashqai
76.9%
75.5–78.2%3,774
49 Škoda Fabia
76.5%
73.8–79.1%988
50 Mitsubishi Space Star
76.3%
68.5–82.7%135
51 Mercedes-Benz B-Class
76.2%
68.0–82.9%122
52 Ford Mondeo
76.2%
72.2–79.8%487
53 Honda Civic
76.0%
73.3–78.6%981
54 Toyota Camry
75.8%
67.6–82.5%124
55 Suzuki Swift
75.7%
66.9–82.7%111
56 Hyundai i20
75.7%
72.6–78.4%838
57 Kia Cee'd
75.4%
72.0–78.6%664
58 Mercedes-Benz C-Class
75.4%
72.1–78.4%719
59 Opel Mokka
75.3%
72.4–78.0%900
60 Lexus IS
75.3%
70.6–79.5%356
61 Opel Astra
74.6%
72.1–77.0%1,232
62 Nissan X-Trail
74.6%
68.5–79.8%228
63 Mercedes-Benz CLA
74.3%
69.7–78.5%374
64 Porsche Macan
74.2%
69.7–78.3%396
65 BMW 1 Series
74.1%
67.1–80.1%170
66 MINI Clubman
74.1%
65.3–81.3%112
67 Mazda 6
73.8%
70.7–76.7%836
68 Mazda 2
73.8%
68.0–78.9%248
69 Hyundai i30
73.6%
70.4–76.6%777
70 Renault Captur
73.6%
68.6–78.0%337
71 Citroën C1
73.3%
65.3–80.1%135
72 Porsche Cayenne
73.0%
68.5–77.1%411
73 BMW X1
72.9%
68.6–76.8%454
74 Honda HR-V
72.7%
66.8–77.9%249
75 Mazda 3
72.3%
68.9–75.5%701
76 Porsche Panamera
72.2%
66.1–77.5%237
77 Kia Picanto
72.0%
64.5–78.4%157
78 Opel Corsa
72.0%
68.9–74.9%863
79 Opel Meriva
71.9%
66.9–76.4%342
80 Hyundai Tucson
71.8%
65.4–77.5%206
81 Volkswagen up!
71.8%
66.1–76.9%259
82 Subaru XV
71.7%
67.8–75.3%551
83 Mercedes-Benz E-Class
71.6%
66.9–75.9%377
84 Subaru Legacy
71.6%
68.5–74.5%848
85 Audi A6
71.5%
68.5–74.3%926
86 Suzuki SX4
71.4%
65.5–76.7%245
87 Volkswagen Jetta
71.4%
69.2–73.5%1,726
88 Kia Sportage
71.3%
68.6–73.8%1,149
89 Mercedes-Benz M-Class
71.1%
65.1–76.5%239
90 Ford C-MAX
71.1%
64.9–76.6%225
91 Kia Rio
71.0%
65.6–75.9%297
92 BMW X6
70.9%
64.6–76.5%220
93 Nissan Note
70.2%
67.1–73.1%875
94 Suzuki Grand Vitara
70.1%
62.2–77.0%144
95 Subaru Forester
70.1%
67.7–72.4%1,446
96 SEAT Ibiza
69.8%
64.7–74.5%338
97 Mitsubishi Outlander
69.7%
66.3–72.9%743
98 Toyota Aygo
69.6%
65.3–73.5%480
99 Mitsubishi Colt
69.6%
65.3–73.5%486
100 Audi Q5
69.3%
67.0–71.4%1,675
101 Fiat 500X
69.0%
60.0–76.8%113
102 Citroën C4
68.8%
62.6–74.3%240
103 Hyundai i10
68.5%
61.8–74.5%200
104 Nissan Rogue
68.5%
62.6–73.8%260
105 Nissan Juke
68.4%
66.0–70.7%1,528
106 Kia Optima
68.3%
58.7–76.6%101
107 MINI Countryman
68.3%
62.7–73.3%293
108 Subaru Impreza
68.2%
62.8–73.2%302
109 Nissan Micra
68.1%
64.0–72.0%521
110 Peugeot 308
67.7%
62.4–72.6%316
111 Mitsubishi Lancer
67.4%
62.3–72.2%344
112 Ford Focus
67.4%
65.2–69.6%1,752
113 Audi A8
67.1%
60.6–73.1%216
114 Audi A4
66.8%
64.0–69.5%1,120
115 Nissan Tiida
66.7%
57.8–74.5%120
116 Ford Fiesta
66.6%
64.2–69.0%1,433
117 Volkswagen Polo
66.5%
63.2–69.7%806
118 Toyota Sienna
66.5%
58.7–73.4%155
119 Chrysler Pacifica
66.3%
59.3–72.7%190
120 Buick Encore
66.1%
63.4–68.8%1,181
121 Peugeot 3008
66.0%
59.1–72.2%197
122 Ford Edge
65.7%
57.3–73.2%134
123 Mercedes-Benz GLK
65.5%
56.2–73.7%110
124 Chevrolet Cruze
65.3%
56.3–73.2%118
125 BMW 7 Series
65.1%
59.9–70.0%344
126 Audi A5
65.1%
60.6–69.3%464
127 BMW 6 Series
65.0%
58.4–71.0%214
128 Chevrolet Aveo
64.6%
57.1–71.5%164
129 Opel Zafira
64.6%
57.2–71.3%175
130 BMW 2 Series
64.2%
55.4–72.2%123
131 BMW X3
64.0%
60.4–67.4%716
132 Volvo XC60
63.8%
60.9–66.7%1,056
133 Volvo S60
63.3%
60.2–66.3%953
134 Peugeot 207
62.7%
54.5–70.2%142
135 Hyundai Santa Fe
62.5%
54.6–69.8%152
135 Volvo S80
62.5%
54.8–69.6%160
137 Renault Clio
62.5%
57.1–67.6%325
138 Mercedes-Benz GL
62.4%
55.2–69.0%186
139 BMW X5
62.3%
58.2–66.3%555
140 Renault Mégane
61.7%
56.2–66.9%313
141 Nissan Pulsar
61.6%
56.4–66.6%349
142 BMW 4 Series
61.5%
56.7–66.0%423
143 Audi A7
60.5%
54.1–66.6%233
144 Fiat Punto
60.0%
52.0–67.5%150
144 Ford EcoSport
60.0%
51.1–68.3%120
144 Ford Ka
60.0%
50.9–68.5%115
147 Peugeot 208
59.9%
54.8–64.9%362
148 BMW 3 Series
59.8%
57.5–62.1%1,750
149 Peugeot 107
59.6%
50.2–68.4%109
150 Volkswagen Beetle
59.6%
51.3–67.3%141
151 BMW 5 Series
59.4%
56.7–62.0%1,288
152 Volvo XC90
59.0%
54.4–63.4%451
153 Volkswagen CC
58.6%
55.1–62.1%742
154 Fiat 500
58.4%
54.0–62.7%486
155 Ford B-MAX
58.3%
50.8–65.5%168
156 Dacia Sandero
58.3%
52.4–64.0%271
157 Dacia Duster
58.1%
52.1–63.8%267
158 Ford Escape
57.2%
52.7–61.6%472
159 Jeep Grand Cherokee
57.1%
49.7–64.1%177
160 Mazda CX-7
56.7%
48.0–65.0%127
161 Peugeot 2008
56.6%
50.9–62.1%297
162 Subaru Outback
56.0%
53.0–58.9%1,063
163 Ford Fusion
55.6%
51.6–59.6%590
164 Citroën C4 Cactus
55.0%
46.1–63.6%120
165 Chevrolet Spark
54.6%
46.7–62.3%152
166 Dodge Grand Caravan
54.1%
45.7–62.3%135
167 Dodge Challenger
54.0%
44.3–63.4%100
167 Jeep Cherokee
54.0%
44.3–63.4%100
169 Renault Thalia
53.8%
45.7–61.8%143
170 Citroën C3
52.3%
47.3–57.2%392
171 Chrysler Town & Country
51.3%
45.4–57.2%273
172 Dodge Durango
51.2%
42.6–59.6%129
173 Suzuki Jimny
49.3%
42.7–55.9%217
174 Dacia Logan
49.1%
41.6–56.6%167
175 Dodge Journey
46.7%
37.4–56.2%105
176 Ford Mustang
43.2%
38.1–48.6%340
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