Honda Hybrid - 'THE' most reliable car??

Hybrid07 · 20th June 2008, 13:13

Well, according to the BBC web site today, 20th June, the Honda Civic Hybrid has won the 'Most Reliable Large Car' award as published by Which? ...

BBC NEWS | Business | Japanese cars 'are most reliable'

So I'm now even more happy with mine.

But the bad news ... the report does go on to say that the five door Civic is the LEAST RELIABLE medium car.

Any thoughts??

Team · 20th June 2008, 14:13

I think Which magazine have a loose grasp on 'reliable'
Japanese cars top Which? reliability poll
"The reliability index reflects the number of breakdowns, faults and niggles that owners encountered."

I can see why the civic get a low score of 82% - it'll be in the faults and niggles dept.. (82% ain't that bad the honda average is 85% - the comment
'But the Swindon-made Honda Civic (post-2006) falls well short of the brand’s usual reliability standards.' makes it sound alot worse than
my interpretation of the figures 'honda civic is 3% less reliable than your average honda'.

yeah the dash rattles - some of the plastics scratch just looking at them, the handbrake has a mind of its own..oh and the paint is crap.. but that has nothing to do with being reliable imho as long as I get in press the button and it goes.. and doesn't stop unexpectidly between point a and b
jobs a good un...

gjackson · 20th June 2008, 16:31

How's the Hybrid a big car? It's an ickle saloon!

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Team Valve Cap Join Date: 18th May 2008 Location: UK Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	I think Which magazine have a loose grasp on 'reliable' Japanese cars top Which? reliability poll "The reliability index reflects the number of breakdowns, faults and niggles that owners encountered." I can see why the civic get a low score of 82% - it'll be in the faults and niggles dept.. (82% ain't that bad the honda average is 85% - the comment 'But the Swindon-made Honda Civic (post-2006) falls well short of the brand’s usual reliability standards.' makes it sound alot worse than my interpretation of the figures 'honda civic is 3% less reliable than your average honda'. yeah the dash rattles - some of the plastics scratch just looking at them, the handbrake has a mind of its own..oh and the paint is crap.. but that has nothing to do with being reliable imho as long as I get in press the button and it goes.. and doesn't stop unexpectidly between point a and b jobs a good un...

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gjackson Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 5th February 2008 Location: West Yorks Posts: 132 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader: (0)	How's the Hybrid a big car? It's an ickle saloon!