Volvo Cars makes the world’s fourth most reliable engines

Volvo Cars finishes fourth when the British insurance agency Warranty Direct lists the most reliable engine manufacturers.

​Warranty Direct has compiled a list of how often insurance companies will step in and cover the repair costs for various engine damage. In Volvo’s case the figure is 1 in 111, which corresponds to an error rate of 0.9. Best of all manufacturers is Honda, with the rate 1 in 344.

Worst of all automakers are MG Rover, followed by Audi. The likelihood of engine damage for Audi owners are 1 in 27, which corresponds to 3.71 percent.

Reliability – best engine manufacturers

Car brand, percent errors (%) Risk of failure (1 of xx)

• 1) Honda 0.29% 1 of 344
• 2) Toyota 0.58% 1 of 171
• 3) Mercedes-Benz 0.84% 1 of 119
• 4) Volvo 0.90% 1 of 111
• 5) Jaguar 0.98% 1 of 103
• 6) Lexus 0.99% 1 of 101
• 7) Fiat 1.17% 1 of 85
• 8) Ford 1.25% 1 of 80
• 9) 1.32% Nissan 1 to 76
• 10) Land Rover 1.38% 1 of 72

Reliability – worst engine manufacturers:

Car brand, percent errors (%) Risk of failure (1 of xx)

• 1) MG Rover 7.88% 1 of 13
• 2) Audi 3.71% 1 of 27
• 3) Mini 2.51% 1 of 40
• 4) Saab 2.49% 1 of 40
• 5) Vauxhall (Opel) 2.46% 1 of 41
• 6) Peugeot 2.26% 1 of 44
• 7) BMW 2.20% 1 of 45
• 8) Renault 2.13% 1 of 46
• 9) Volkswagen 1.91% 1 of 52
• 10) Mitsubishi 1.70% 1 of 59