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Most reliable diesel cars aged 8–9 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 8–9 years (236 models), the Audi A7 has the highest first-attempt inspection pass rate: 85.4% (n = 376). Last place, rank 236: the Dacia Lodgy, 33.7% (n = 172). Half of the ranked models pass at more than 61.2%; first and last place are 51.7 pp apart.

Most reliable diesel cars aged 8–9 years
ModelFirst-time passIntervaln
1 Audi A7
85.4%
81.4–88.6%376
2 Mercedes-Benz GLC
84.6%
79.5–88.6%240
3 Audi A8
83.5%
80.5–86.2%656
4 Mercedes-Benz GLE
82.5%
77.2–86.7%245
5 Audi Q7
82.3%
80.5–83.9%1,916
6 Audi Q5
81.5%
79.7–83.1%2,093
7 Audi A6
80.8%
79.9–81.6%7,965
8 Porsche Cayenne
80.5%
77.0–83.6%553
9 BMW 7 Series
79.5%
77.1–81.7%1,167
10 Mercedes-Benz S-Class
78.9%
75.9–81.6%801
11 Audi Q3
78.6%
75.0–81.7%574
12 Audi A5
77.8%
75.0–80.3%950
13 Mercedes-Benz GLA
77.1%
70.4–82.7%175
14 BMW 6 Series
76.4%
68.8–82.7%140
15 BMW X6
76.2%
73.4–78.9%934
16 Audi A4
75.9%
74.8–77.0%5,643
17 Volvo XC60
75.7%
74.7–76.8%6,242
18 Land Rover Range Rover
75.7%
70.7–80.1%313
19 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque
75.7%
71.9–79.2%523
20 Volkswagen Tiguan
75.6%
74.2–77.0%3,519
21 BMW X5
75.4%
73.7–77.1%2,510
22 BMW 5 Series
75.0%
74.1–75.9%8,833
23 BMW X3
74.7%
72.5–76.9%1,512
24 Volkswagen Touareg
74.7%
72.9–76.5%2,263
25 BMW X4
74.5%
69.0–79.4%267
26 Volkswagen CC
73.5%
70.3–76.5%789
27 Mercedes-Benz V-Class
73.5%
67.8–78.5%260
28 Audi A3
73.3%
71.3–75.2%1,978
29 Toyota RAV4
72.9%
71.3–74.4%3,326
30 Volvo V60
72.5%
70.6–74.4%2,139
31 Volvo XC70
72.5%
70.1–74.7%1,452
32 Land Rover Range Rover Sport
72.2%
68.3–75.9%533
33 Volkswagen Golf
72.2%
71.3–73.1%9,266
34 Lexus IS
72.1%
68.1–75.8%519
35 Mercedes-Benz M-Class
72.0%
69.7–74.1%1,629
36 Toyota Land Cruiser
71.8%
69.7–73.8%1,915
37 Volvo S60
71.8%
69.5–73.9%1,640
38 BMW 1 Series
71.4%
69.2–73.5%1,725
39 Mercedes-Benz CLS
71.2%
66.9–75.1%461
40 Honda Civic
71.1%
68.1–74.0%918
41 BMW 3 Series
71.1%
69.9–72.2%6,262
42 Volkswagen Passat
70.9%
70.2–71.6%17,544
43 Toyota Verso
70.8%
69.8–71.8%8,030
44 Volvo S80
70.7%
68.3–72.9%1,513
45 Mercedes-Benz C-Class
70.6%
68.9–72.3%2,721
46 Mercedes-Benz CLA
70.5%
63.3–76.8%173
47 Mercedes-Benz GL
70.3%
66.3–74.1%519
48 Mercedes-Benz GLK
70.3%
66.7–73.7%660
49 Volvo V40
70.3%
68.0–72.5%1,595
50 Ford Kuga
70.1%
67.6–72.6%1,266
51 Mercedes-Benz E-Class
70.1%
68.6–71.6%3,549
52 BMW X1
70.0%
67.2–72.8%1,018
53 Škoda Superb
70.0%
68.4–71.4%3,680
54 Volkswagen Sharan
69.4%
67.3–71.5%1,813
55 Volvo V70
69.4%
67.4–71.3%2,177
56 Volkswagen Touran
69.3%
68.1–70.6%5,017
57 Audi A1
69.3%
61.2–76.3%140
58 Toyota Auris
69.2%
67.7–70.7%3,569
59 Mercedes-Benz A-Class
69.2%
64.9–73.2%474
60 Škoda Octavia
68.8%
67.9–69.7%10,021
61 Land Rover Discovery
68.6%
62.0–74.6%204
62 SEAT León
68.4%
65.5–71.2%1,045
63 Opel Insignia
68.3%
67.0–69.5%5,327
64 Škoda Yeti
68.0%
65.8–70.1%1,835
65 Toyota Corolla
67.8%
64.9–70.6%1,022
66 Honda CR-V
67.7%
66.0–69.3%3,174
67 Volkswagen Jetta
67.6%
65.5–69.6%2,019
68 Land Rover Freelander
67.6%
62.0–72.8%284
69 MINI MINI
67.5%
63.2–71.5%483
70 Citroën C-Crosser
67.3%
61.9–72.4%303
71 Subaru Forester
67.2%
63.7–70.5%728
72 Renault Fluence
67.0%
57.6–75.2%106
73 Toyota Avensis
66.9%
65.9–68.0%7,744
74 BMW 2 Series
66.7%
62.4–70.8%484
75 Saab 9-5
66.5%
59.4–72.9%182
76 SEAT Alhambra
66.4%
63.0–69.7%751
77 Suzuki Grand Vitara
66.1%
59.9–71.8%236
78 Citroën C6
66.0%
58.0–73.2%147
79 Mazda CX-5
66.0%
63.0–68.8%993
80 Mercedes-Benz R-Class
65.9%
60.4–71.0%305
81 Land Rover Discovery Sport
65.9%
58.4–72.6%167
82 Hyundai Tucson
65.5%
60.7–70.0%394
83 Peugeot 4007
65.5%
59.7–70.8%278
84 SEAT Altea
65.2%
62.4–67.9%1,135
85 Mitsubishi Outlander
64.7%
62.0–67.2%1,302
86 Mitsubishi Lancer
64.6%
55.4–72.8%113
87 Hyundai ix35
64.4%
61.2–67.6%866
88 Subaru Legacy
64.2%
61.3–67.1%1,046
89 Honda FR-V
64.2%
58.3–69.7%271
90 Citroën DS4
64.1%
56.3–71.2%156
91 Mitsubishi ASX
64.1%
58.7–69.1%320
92 BMW 4 Series
64.0%
58.1–69.4%272
93 Mercedes-Benz B-Class
63.9%
60.9–66.8%1,012
94 Toyota Yaris
63.9%
61.8–65.9%2,122
95 Mitsubishi Grandis
63.9%
58.0–69.3%274
96 Jaguar XF
63.8%
58.7–68.7%351
97 Volvo C30
63.5%
59.5–67.4%562
98 Opel Signum
63.3%
58.6–67.8%417
99 Mazda 6
63.2%
60.6–65.8%1,324
100 Kia Optima
63.2%
55.3–70.4%152
101 Saab 9-3
63.0%
59.3–66.6%670
102 Volkswagen Phaeton
62.9%
56.7–68.8%240
103 Hyundai Santa Fe
62.8%
60.8–64.8%2,261
104 Peugeot 607
62.7%
55.5–69.4%185
105 Mazda 2
62.6%
55.1–69.7%166
106 Chevrolet Trax
62.5%
53.3–70.9%112
107 Volkswagen Transporter
62.4%
60.8–64.0%3,584
108 Mercedes-Benz Viano
62.3%
56.6–67.7%289
109 Nissan X-Trail
62.3%
60.1–64.4%1,979
110 Chevrolet Orlando
62.2%
55.3–68.6%201
111 Ford S-MAX
62.1%
60.1–64.1%2,171
112 Volkswagen Caddy
62.1%
60.7–63.4%5,277
113 Opel Vectra
62.1%
59.5–64.6%1,386
114 Opel Astra
62.0%
60.9–63.2%7,007
115 Honda Accord
62.0%
58.3–65.6%671
116 Fiat Croma
61.7%
54.1–68.7%167
117 Volvo V50
61.5%
59.3–63.6%1,931
118 Ford Galaxy
61.3%
58.5–64.0%1,211
119 Citroën C4 Aircross
61.1%
51.7–69.8%108
120 Volvo S40
60.9%
56.2–65.5%417
121 Škoda Fabia
60.8%
58.4–63.1%1,631
122 Ford Mondeo
60.8%
59.0–62.5%2,948
123 Škoda Rapid
60.4%
55.9–64.8%460
124 Peugeot Boxer
60.3%
51.9–68.1%136
125 Fiat Bravo
60.3%
52.2–67.9%146
126 Volvo XC90
59.9%
57.7–62.0%1,968
127 Opel Mokka
59.7%
56.0–63.4%673
128 Kia Soul
59.4%
49.9–68.3%106
129 SEAT Ibiza
59.4%
55.8–62.9%737
130 Mitsubishi Pajero
59.3%
55.6–62.8%707
131 SEAT Toledo
59.2%
50.6–67.3%130
132 Škoda Roomster
59.1%
55.6–62.5%792
133 Nissan Murano
59.0%
51.3–66.3%161
134 Ford C-MAX
58.8%
56.6–61.0%1,887
135 Opel Zafira
58.7%
57.3–60.1%5,022
136 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
58.6%
55.2–61.9%816
137 Suzuki SX4
58.6%
51.3–65.5%181
138 Mazda CX-7
58.3%
52.7–63.8%300
139 Hyundai i40
58.2%
54.6–61.7%739
140 Ford Fusion
57.6%
48.6–66.2%118
141 Renault Espace
57.3%
53.6–60.9%698
142 SEAT Exeo
57.3%
48.7–65.4%131
143 Peugeot 807
57.2%
50.2–64.0%194
144 Volkswagen Polo
57.1%
55.0–59.2%2,133
145 Peugeot 3008
57.1%
54.4–59.7%1,374
146 Opel Meriva
57.0%
54.7–59.3%1,741
147 Mazda 5
56.9%
53.3–60.5%743
148 Opel Corsa
56.9%
54.0–59.7%1,153
149 Volkswagen Crafter
56.9%
52.1–61.5%422
150 Alfa Romeo 159
56.8%
51.8–61.7%382
151 Peugeot 407
56.6%
53.5–59.6%1,016
152 Hyundai Getz
56.3%
48.1–64.2%142
153 Dodge Caliber
56.2%
49.0–63.2%185
154 Jeep Grand Cherokee
56.2%
52.3–60.0%630
155 Nissan Qashqai
56.0%
54.7–57.2%5,872
156 Nissan Pathfinder
55.8%
50.5–61.0%344
157 Renault Laguna
55.8%
52.3–59.3%783
158 Ford Transit Custom
55.7%
51.8–59.5%637
159 Chrysler Voyager
55.7%
51.8–59.5%634
160 Opel Movano
55.7%
46.5–64.4%115
161 Citroën C4 Picasso
55.6%
53.8–57.5%2,773
162 Hyundai i30
55.6%
53.3–57.9%1,775
163 Mercedes-Benz Vito
55.6%
51.8–59.3%675
164 Subaru XV
55.5%
46.8–63.8%128
165 Mazda 3
55.3%
51.3–59.1%619
166 Renault Koleos
55.1%
48.4–61.7%214
167 Renault Kadjar
55.1%
48.4–61.6%216
168 Jeep Cherokee
55.1%
46.1–63.8%118
169 Kia Cee'd
55.0%
52.7–57.2%1,910
170 Nissan Note
54.9%
51.3–58.4%753
171 Peugeot 508
54.8%
52.1–57.5%1,326
172 Chevrolet Cruze
54.7%
49.6–59.7%373
173 Peugeot 308
54.6%
52.4–56.8%2,017
174 Peugeot 5008
54.5%
50.6–58.4%629
175 Ford Focus
54.5%
52.8–56.2%3,278
176 Chevrolet Captiva
54.0%
51.2–56.8%1,189
177 Hyundai H-1
53.8%
44.8–62.6%117
178 Renault Scénic
53.7%
51.4–55.9%1,917
179 Citroën C5
53.7%
51.9–55.4%3,026
180 Citroën Jumper
53.5%
46.6–60.2%202
181 Citroën Xsara Picasso
53.4%
47.4–59.4%262
182 Citroën C4
53.3%
50.8–55.9%1,477
183 Renault Captur
53.3%
47.7–58.9%302
184 Ford Fiesta
53.0%
50.1–55.8%1,193
185 Dodge Journey
52.8%
44.7–60.8%144
186 Peugeot 208
52.6%
46.8–58.3%287
187 Hyundai Sonata
52.6%
44.2–60.8%135
188 Kia Sportage
52.5%
50.3–54.7%2,016
189 Nissan Juke
52.4%
49.0–55.8%836
190 Chrysler 300
52.2%
45.7–58.6%228
191 Kia Sorento
52.2%
49.4–55.0%1,236
192 Fiat Ducato
51.9%
47.9–56.0%591
193 Peugeot Expert
51.9%
45.2–58.6%208
194 Fiat Scudo
51.9%
43.5–60.2%133
195 Opel Antara
51.9%
49.1–54.6%1,265
196 Kia Rio
51.5%
46.1–56.9%324
197 Citroën DS5
51.3%
44.3–58.3%191
198 Nissan NV200
51.1%
43.9–58.2%184
199 Opel Vivaro
50.5%
48.0–53.0%1,519
200 SsangYong Kyron
50.4%
41.3–59.6%111
201 Dacia Duster
50.4%
45.1–55.8%337
202 Kia Carens
50.4%
44.1–56.7%240
203 Renault Talisman
50.3%
42.4–58.3%147
204 Citroën C3
50.2%
46.0–54.4%546
205 Fiat Doblò
50.2%
44.5–55.8%295
206 Peugeot 307
49.9%
46.6–53.3%855
207 Renault Trafic
49.9%
47.2–52.5%1,332
208 Peugeot 207
49.6%
46.2–52.9%853
209 Citroën Berlingo
49.2%
46.7–51.6%1,607
210 Renault Master
49.1%
44.5–53.7%442
211 Ford Transit
48.9%
46.8–51.1%2,076
212 Renault Mégane
48.3%
45.7–50.9%1,407
213 SsangYong Rexton
48.3%
40.3–56.4%145
214 Peugeot 2008
48.0%
42.8–53.2%346
215 Fiat Punto
47.9%
40.5–55.4%169
216 Hyundai i20
47.7%
40.0–55.6%155
217 Kia Carnival
47.7%
40.0–55.6%153
218 Citroën C8
47.6%
39.6–55.7%145
219 Ford Transit Connect
47.5%
42.4–52.7%360
220 Renault Clio
46.7%
43.0–50.5%685
221 Nissan Pulsar
46.3%
37.2–55.7%108
222 Citroën Jumpy
46.0%
39.2–52.9%198
223 Peugeot Partner
45.6%
42.3–48.9%849
224 Citroën C4 Cactus
45.2%
37.5–53.0%155
225 Dacia Logan
45.1%
38.6–51.6%222
226 Renault Modus
45.0%
35.9–54.3%109
227 Mitsubishi Pajero Sport
44.7%
39.3–50.2%311
228 Fiat Freemont
44.6%
38.7–50.7%260
229 Citroën C3 Picasso
44.5%
37.9–51.3%209
230 Peugeot 206
43.4%
36.2–50.8%173
231 Renault Kangoo
42.9%
38.3–47.7%417
232 Dacia Sandero
42.6%
36.0–49.5%202
233 Opel Combo
41.0%
35.4–46.9%278
234 Nissan Primastar
41.0%
33.3–49.1%144
235 Dacia Dokker
36.2%
27.6–45.7%105
236 Dacia Lodgy
33.7%
27.1–41.1%172
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