Traditionally at the beginning of each year the rating of the most reliable cars is published according to the authoritative German edition of AUTO BILD.In the rating of the reliability of the 2012 cars are all the same players as in the past. However, some changes in the report on the number of breakdowns are still present. The rating is made by checking the compliance of the vehicle's technical state with the state standards at the technical inspection points and detecting breakdowns of cars in 5 age categories.
To identify the of the most reliable car in 2012, the analyzed about 8,000,000( 8 million) cars and also selected the 2012 alarm rating.
Thanks to the research, the authors succeeded in revealing an interesting regularity, there are significant technical malfunctions present on average for every fifth vehiclefacilities.
The practical benefit of the research carried out by AUTO BILD is hard to overestimate, as many car owners with it can choose the most reliable car , visually studying the frequency of breakdowns of a particular car.
So, let's go directly to the reliability rating of cars, which is conveniently organized as a table, indicating: the positions in the rating, the brand name, the percentage of malfunctions and the average mileage at which this malfunction was identified.
List of the most reliable cars of 2012:
T? V-Report 2012 for 2-3-year-old cars( TOP10)
| No. | Model( Brand) | % Breakdown | Mileage( km.) |
| 1 | PRIUS( TOYOTA) | 1.9 | 39 000 |
| 2 | AURIS( TOYOTA) | 2.6 | 38 000 |
| 2 | MAZDA2 | 2.6 | 34 000 |
| 4 | PORSCHE CAYMAN / BOXSTER | 2.8 | 31 000 |
| 4 | GOLF PLUS( VW) | 2.8 | 40 000 |
| 6 | FUSION( FORD) | 3.0 | 34 000 |
| 7 | COROLLA VERSO( TOYOTA) | 3.1 | 47 000 |
| 8 | MAZDA3 | 3.2 | 39 000 |
| 9 | AGILA( OPEL) | 3.3 | 25 000 |
| 9 | SX4( SUZUKI) | 3.3 | 38 000 |
T? V-Report 2012 for 4-5-year-old vehicles( TOP10)
| № | Model( Brand) | % breakages | Mileage( km.) |
| 1 | PHAETON( VW) | 2.4 | 76 000 |
| 2 | PRIUS( TOYOTA) | 3.3 | 62 000 |
| 3 | PORSCHE CAYMAN / BOXSTER | 4.5 | 45 000 |
| 4 | EOS( VW) | 4.9 | 51 000 |
| 4 | RAV4( TOYOTA) | 4.9 | 62 000 |
| 6 | COROLLA VERSO( TOYOTA) | 5.2 | 68 000 |
| 6 | MAZDA2 | 5.2 | 49 000 |
| 8 | A8( AUDI) | 5.3 | 112 000 |
| 9 | GOLF PLUS( VW) | 5.4 | 59 000 |
| 10 | AVENSIS( TOYOTA) | 5.8 | 75 000 |
| 10 | MAZDA3 | 5.8 | 63 000 |
T? V-Report 2012 6-7year-old cars( TOP10)
| No. | Model | % of failures | Mileage( km.) |
| 1 | 911( PORSCHE) | 5.5 | 64 000 |
| 2 | COROLLA VERSO( TOYOTA) | 7.1 | 85 000 |
| 3 | RAV4( TOYOTA) | 8.0 | 81 000 |
| 3 | JAZZHONDA) | 8.0 | 75 000 |
| 5 | AVENSIS( TOYOTA) | 8.1 | 91 000 |
| 6 | MAZDA3 | 8.4 | 76 000 |
| 7 | GOLF PLUS( VW) | 9.3 | 70 000 |
| 7 | MAZDA2 | 9.3 | 69 000 |
| 9 | FOCUS C-MAX( FORD) | 9.4 | 76 000 |
| 10 | COROLLA( TOYOTA) | 9.5 | 81 000 |
| 10 | FUSION( FORD) | 9.5 | 70 000 |
T? V-Report 2012 for 8-9 year old cars( TOP10)
| № | Model( Mark) | % damage | Mileage( km.) |
| 1 | 911( PORSCHE) | 6.9 | 77 000 |
| 2 | RAV4( TOYOTA) | 10.0 | 100 000 |
| 3 | JAZZ( HONDA) | 10.7 | 93 000 |
| 4 | COROLLA( TOYOTA) | 12.5 | 101 000 |
| 5 | YARIS( TOYOTA) | 13.0 | 93 000 |
| 6 | MX-5( MAZDA) | 13.1 | 78 000 |
| 7 | FUSION( FORD) | 13.7 | 89 000 |
| 8 | GOLF IV( VW) | 15.4 | 115 000 |
| 9 | CR-V( HONDA) | 15.5 | 104 000 |
| 9 | AVENSIS( TOYOTA) | 15.5 | 125 000 |
TOP10 T? V-Report 2012 for10-11-year-old car
| № | Model( Mark) | % damage | Mileage( km.) |
| 1 | 911( PORSCHE) | 9.5 | 90 000 |
| 2 | RAV4( TOYOTA) | 10.0 | 108 000 |
| 3 | YARIS( TOYOTA) | 16.8 | 110 000 |
| 4 | AVENSIS( TOYOTA) | 17.6 | 137 000 |
| 5 | MX-5( MAZDA) | 17.9 | 97 000 |
| 6 | MERCEDES-BENZ SLK | 18.1 | 92 000 |
| 6 | COROLLA( TOYOTA) | 18.1 | 112 000 |
| 8 | VITARA( SUZUKI) | 18.4 | 107 000 |
| 9 | MERCEDES-BENZ S-KLASSE | 20.7 | 149 000 |
| 10 | ACCORD( HONDA) | 21.0 | 124 000 |
It should be noted that the TOYOTA PRIUS for the second time led the reliability rating of cars, which indicates the real Japanese quality of this car.
