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From bad to worst : 10) jaguar 9) Audi q3 8) Volvo se40 7) Cadillac xt4 6) porsche Macan 5) Range Rover 4) Mercedes gla 250 3) Land Rover discovery 2) BMW X3 1) (worst) BMW X1 and x2 - GREAT video ! Love the stats to suppprt the ranking :)

Okay now let’s do the most reliable suv over 100k miles

Wow my Rav 4 is now 12 years old with 140,000 miles and it has required nothing but regular servicing.

This is an excellent report. Most reliability reviews don't include the cost of repairs. This really puts things in perspective.

Should add the BMW X5 to this list. Owning one was the worst mistake in my life

Good to know Jaguar is #1 most reliable car on the list.

I have had 6 Porsches in last ten years. None has ever broken or needed big repair. Service is high but once a year. They will Outlast anything. Ten years old they look great where Toyotas for instance look old inside. The plastics fade , just cheap. The Porsche will look near perfect at ten years if maintained and kept indoors. My 08 Caysnne S is mint, no issues no damage , bullet proof. Also had or have Machan S, two 911s, Gt3, and most recent , turbo 2017. None of these cars ever broke . I did have two washer bottles crack over the years and Caysnne got flooded once, fried it out , been fine for 8 years after . Love Porsche . Can't go wrong. Not to mention the insane resale values. I've had the macan for 7 years zero issues so far other than one wheel sensor. Can't beat these things .

I bought a 2000 V10 excursion two years ago, couldn’t be happier, just love that big boy.

Have a 2017 X1 2L diesel and quite happy with it. Bought it new and it came standard with a 5 year motor plan. Never paid a cent for any repairs or services .. the most expense repair being a twilight replacement cos the module gave up. So impressed I ust renewed my plan for another year.

I just love watching this channel. they are so helpful. and i just love the content too.

Mitsubishi is very underrated.

My 1999 Lexus RX300 with 307,000 miles has never had a mechanical problem. 🙂

My Peugeot 308 is 9 years old and been a dream, i drive everyday no issues whatsoever👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Great job, keep up the great work.

I have been buying cars for over 40 years and regularly read the auto trade journals. My opinion.. Honda/Acura or Toyota/lexus. To hell with what the neighbors think.

Man, I’m trying to get out of my 2015.5 Volvo XC60 now. Maintenance costs are insane. THOUSANDS each year. This car is dealer maintained annually and STILL annually has problems with it. When we bought it in 2016 We loved the feel of it, but it’s just not worth it on the back end. The moment the warranty ended the cash started burning out of my wallet. I’ll NEVER buy a luxury vehicle again. I’ve also warned off ALL of my family and friends.

My wife has BMW X1 for almost 5 years now with no issues whatsoever. We bought it new and she drives the vehicle every day to work. Just regular maintenance done always on time. We also know other families with X1 and X2 with no issues. This one came as a surprise for me.

Thx for this video. As a senior I’m on the market for a 3 row SUV (so our 2 large dogs can travel) , yet have a lower ground clearance so I don’t have to climb into & fall out of! Not everyone who is in the market for a SUV has a house full of kids. A video for seniors would be great!

2005 Ford Escape for me hands down all I need to fix is the right rear rust no surprises - its reliable, runs and is paid for

Thank you ❤ good info

I had a 02 Jaguar S type sport that I purchased in 07 with 26K on it and donated it in 2020 with 160k on it when the transmission started to go bad. It was a damn good car, purchased a 2012 BMW X5 5Oi in 2016 and took the L in 2018 because it was truly a deep well money pit. Twin turbo had 2 water pumps and the secondary pump went bad 700.00 later repaired. Turbo coolant line leak parts 113.00 labor 2200 and oil changes 430.00 +. Never again will go down that hole unless it's new on a lease.

Good info. I'm from Oz, and things are changing. EV's are coming in too. I noted one guy mention getting Toyota, Honda, Lexus, Acura? -don't know that one. They are reliable and parts cheaper. And if you want a cheap Lexus then buy a top range Toyota or Honda, and you have got it, minus the name of course. Hybrid options are good with Toyota too. Don't know much about the Honda hybrid reliability.

very helpful, thanks

I bought a 2015 Nissan Leaf w/ exactly 50K miles. I get 75 miles per 100% charge. I hope that I did not make a bad decision to buy this car. I love my Leaf. It is in excellent condition, my first EV. Free charging at Nissan which is on the way to work and on the way home+free mochas or free vanilla lattes and free car washes.

I have a 2018 BMW X4 100K Kilometers and not an issue encountered so far! Regular servicing and the occasional 'hi speed run'--perfect car ! Best BMW I have ever had!

Great Video - Please do one for the Mid-Size Luxury SUV as well as for the Most Reliable SUVs in each category.

I bought two 2014 Ford Edges (Limited) at the end of the program year at a steep discount. The 2015s were just arriving so I saved about $10K on each. They've been really solid so far, only basic maintenance and battery/brake replacement. Was worried about buying American made vehicles but they've been outstanding so far.

My "budget" (ish) Hyundai Santa Fe (2015) is approaching 100,000 miles. I have replaced a bolt on the rear arm to enable tracking to be adjusted, electronic parking brake button (swapped myself) and replaced a front spring.

I remember when people said I was crazy for buying my( Still Own It)99-Chevy Blazer.Has never taken a shit on me,only thing ever replaced,battery/Alternator.Of course always maintained on time.And only 120,000 miles in over 20-years.While my neighbors 2016-Rav-4.Has had all kind a maintenance problems,and parts after warranty.The 4.3 V6 is rock solid.

Very helpful

Great advice .your voice is amazing 👏

If you like the style and luxury trim of European cars, just get it new and lease it for 3 years so you don’t get hit with maintenance costs. If you really want to buy and keep for long, then go for Lexus, Toyota, Acura, or Honda. These cars are reliable, durable, and parts are reasonable in price. Hence low maintenance costs. Thanks for pointing out the cars to avoid in this video.

Wow your report just confirmed what my mechanic told me.. I will stay with Lexus and kept more cash in my pocket and peace of mind WINNING 👍🙏

Nobody at this time can beat Japanese cars especially Toyota/Lexus when it comes to reliability and practicality.

As I watch this report, it always points out "major repairs are needed" after usually 5 years or so. Is this means even the owner took care the vehicle very good in maintenance wise, such as consistent oil changes on timely manner and all other required regular maintenance, are they all just start falling apart needing the MAJOR repairs despite good regular maintenance? Or is the report saying if the owner neglects the regular maintenance? I don't clearly understand the report, need clarifications.

Excellent info! thanks for presenting it in an easily digestible way. side note i was not expecting that voice to come from that face. i mean that in the best way possible. 👌👌

Get a made in Japan 4Runner for at least 20 years of peace of mind. King of top reliability.

Totally agreed with you 👍🏻

My top choices 1. Toyota rav4 2. Toyota corolla cross 3. Mitsubishi outlander 4. Mazda cx5 Mazdas are fun to drive. Im tired of mazda’s expensive parts and rust issues

I used to own a BMW, never again. All of these high end prestigious car brands put out crap. I called a window repair shop to get a quote on replacing the exterior seals around the front and rear windows and he immediately said “oh it must be a BMW”

I have a 2012 Range Rover Evoque Sport / Two Door. In the last ten years it hasn't cost me a penny outside of oil changes and brake pads.

I have a 2016 Discovery Sport 2.2 diesel,no major issues so far the past seven years,still going strong.

Thanks for this video, really helped me to decide.... my shortlist of cars are in the top10! Oh well back to researching.😮

Having owned two Range Rovers, I'm convinced that all Land Rover, Range Rover and Jaguar vehicles should make up the majority of this list. And it's true that the rate of deterioration of important parts skyrockets after 60,000 miles with Audi. They are high-tech cars with a commensurate price. And that can shock those who just want a commuter car. BMW's have always been good cars for me, though I never kept them long past the warranty. I'm now on my third Tesla. In spite of the negative publicity, they have been the most problem free vehicles I ever owned. By far.

A very timely video from my perspective, am looking at a 2nd hand SUV and a lot of the cars featured in this were on my list. Note 'were', they have been scrubbed!

Thanks!

This has always been the case. If you buy an expensive near luxury/luxury car, it almost always comes with a hefty maintenance bill. From what I've read, Lexus is one of the few near luxury brands with low maintenance costs. Simply put, you'd be a fool to buy a 5 year old, for example, BMW X3. If you want one, lease it new and when the term is up, DO NOT buy it! Give it back and get another new one.

OMG ur voice! Its soo good to hear

I had Land Rover and Jaguar my current is the XF over the last 4 yrs it has cost me Only £600 a year this includes servicing insurance and repairs. My land rovers have not cost me much more when owned them.

Good video........

I like that none of these cars is affordable to me even used one.

Thats a geat information for car buyers

That's why I love my old Jeep xj.

I live in Japan and drive a 2009 Nissan Murano. Zero repair bills so far. Toyota/Lexus gets all the glory, but I think Nissan is just as reliable, and was $5000 cheaper than a Lexus to buy.

taking note of what cars to avoid!

He is so sweet. Ford does track my vehicle, but it's paid off. Recently, something started leaking because I smell it when I turn the heat on. But, she still running.

I had an Honda Crosstour after Audi’s and BMW. 10 years, zero, yes zero issues with the cross tour. Now have a Mazda CX-9...also no issues. Worst car I ever had was an Audi 1.8T A4.

Trust me, in Europe we have same videos but about American cars… what makes cars cost effective or not are the parts and how much they cost. European parts are expensive in USA and American parts are expensive in Europe! 😊

I think they are designed to be high maintenance! Thanks a lot for the tips!

Thank you Brother you saved me

Thanks for information I was looking at x1 Not now

Great voice dude!

I’m just for his soothing voice. I honestly thought it was computer generated 😂. Thanks for the knowledge and content 👍🏽

There is only 1 car you should buy, and they are by Toyota. Having had 3 in the last 19 years, without any problems (Not even had to change a light bulb) I now have a Toyota Fortuner TRD 7 seat MPV (Not available in the USA???) that's now 6 years old other than a new battery and normal service it still looks and works like new.

Well that’s precisely all the entry level and compact luxury SUV’s wow…

Is it any surprise that the most expensive vehicles are typically also the least reliable ? I had a friend who worked in a high-end stereo store, that used to refer to some of his “stupidly rich” customers, the ones who didn’t care about what they were buying as long as it cost more than their acquaintances’.

Bottom line is if you bought a vehicle based on logic we would all be driving a 1980 Nissan or Toyota SUV. Vanity has its cost

Here's the thing: I have a 2019 BMW X1 that's now 4 years old and it's never been back to the dealership once for a warranty issue. On top of that this engine is the same engine that's in the 4 cylinder Supra...Of course there's the 6 cylinder turbo. Toyota collaborated with BMW on those engines. Actually BMW sent the engines to Toyota and Toyota sent them back to BMW with a laundry list of improvement that were needed to be done before they would put it in any of their car. I heard that Toyota is using the same 4 cylinder engine in a lot of their GR performance cars. BMW is using the same engine with minor software tweaks in almost all their cars and a lot of their SUVs. I'm in my 60s and I have owned and rented (business and vacation travel) so many cars that it's too many to count. But I do remember the bad ones: Mazda: I had two, a 626 Chronos and a Protege and they were really bad. Another was my Ford Probe LX from 1989. I had 3 Nissan Maximas, a 2001 Maxima SE fully loaded which was totaled in an accident when I was hit by an 80 year old driver that was returning from a Christmas party and fell asleep at the wheel and blew through 4 traffic lights and hit me in the front corner of my car and swung me 180 degrees like a top. The car he was driving was a glorified Civic for the Canadian market: an Acura EL. The reason I mention this is because that car was so solid that it saved me any injury....in fact serious injury cause I estimate that he had to be doing between 45 - 50 MPH when he hit me and then bounced off me and hit a wall. The insurance company put me in a 2014 Maxima SL with the gated shift and that one we used to call the Friday night special because it always broke down on week-ends. The car even needed a new transmission after only 10K miles! Nissan and the dealership took the car back and put me in a 2005 Maxima SE which was an amazing car. I owned that car until the spring of 2013. Other cars I have owned: VW, Subaru, Honda (2) and many others. I can tell you that my X1 is the first car that I have owned or rented that didn't have a single defect! Mine is fully optioned and I even added a few after market parts to it. I had it programmed for more software options with a guy that came to my house and even retuned the engine for my power with a canned software made for that engine. If you add 19" wheels with performance tires and close to 300 HP you get a very capable vehicle that's just a bit bigger than a hot hatch and just as fast or faster. So I have to disagree with your assessment of the X1. And just to put the icing on the cake. I'm in Canada and when I leased my vehicle it came with 4 years maintenance and Navi updates for free and a 4 year bumper to bumper warranty. I was so impressed with it that I bought out the lease which by the way was 1% and now my loan is at 4.4% which is the lower than anything you will find now. I have a cool heads up display and the bigger 9" hi res display. The infotainment is one of the best I've ever seen. I bought the extended warranty for 3 more years and added 3 years maintenance for $500 which is the cost of 2 oil changes and includes so much more. That way it will be easy to sell in 2 years when I get the new X1 Performance Hybrid. The lesson here is that if you plan to keep the vehicle longer than 3 or 4 years outside of the warranty then buy the extended warranty and maintenance plan if offered so that if you do that you will have less money issues in the long run. How many people do you know that keep their vehicles longer than 7 - 8 years. Personally I have a few other cars in my collection including a Red 2012 G37xS coupe that is tuned and has never seen a single winter and has only 65k miles as in showroom condition inside and out.....and while on talking about this...why aren't Hyundai, KIA, Ford and Chrysler on this list? Kia engines blowing up randomly.....and Tesla having constant issue and when you but one you need to go to a body shop to have the body panels lined up.

European car engineers should up their game . I still think there's time for change, I've always loved their cars but it's so sad to hear their running and maintenance costs, it's a little bit frustrating.

i've had Toyota's and Lexus that were money pits, and Mercedes and Jaguars that were bulletproof reliable, What does that tell you? That these lists mean nothing.

Bought a BMW X1 for my wife in 2015. The car has cost me about $1800.00 in repairs above the usual oil changes. Brakes and a sensor. That's been it.

I'ed like to see this same type of video on cheap SUV's or ones like the Honda CRV or the toyota equivelant....

I’ve had my 2018 Jaguar F pace S for almost 5 years and what a great vehicle with its V6 supercharged engine. Not to say it couldn’t have issues later.

Thanks, although I’m kinda disappointed about bmw, especially considering the fact I’m waiting my x1 2023, hopefully this new platform for x1 will be much better then existing one worse in your list😂

Never thought that Mercedes -Benz GLA will cost that much in maintenance

I finally gave up on Euro cars.... Here in the States, it just isn't worth it. They drive so nice, but they break too often. I can't get off work to deal with the constant problems. Bought a Subaru Crosstrek for a commuter because it snows where I live.... 80k so far, no trouble.... Manual trans makes it fun to drive...

There are so many engine options for the F-pace you really can’t lump them together. For example the Ingenium Diesel is terrible and probably contributed to most of the major repair in the first 10 year stat. Take that out and the F-pace petrol like my 2018 30t R-Sport are very reliable.

This is an amazing video and its also a shame manufactures would put out expensive pieces of junk like these for use. No wonder you need Car Max insurance to help defray the maintenance costs.

Awesome

What about VW Tiguan, I wonder if it fails like Q3..

He has the most calming voice....I can listen to him talk about anything

Voice over is the best

Lexus is easily the best used luxury SUV. It's basically a Toyota Venza. You can get it repaired anywhere and the parts aren't super expensive. Plus it uses regular gas not premium. Acura used to be good but they aren't anymore.

In Europe wagon/sport back practicality much more popular and you have driving enjoyments, gas and maintenance saving etc Just use good winter tires !! Save on gas!

How about the 10 lowest maintenance cost cars please?

Do you have any feed back about GLC 200 (good or bad)

Man these prices

Not surprised at all. I’d never touch any of these brands with a 10-foot pole.

Being an all lady I relay on experts like you for help

your voice is amazing

Yeah, I'm just gonna hold on to my lil' civic

During the first 10 year ownership? Most people don’t keep cars for 10 years anymore.

10 Jaguar F-Pace 9 Audi Q3 8 Volvo XC40 7 Cadillac XT4 6 Porsche Macan 5 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque 4 Mercedes GLA-Class 3 Land Rover Discovery/Sport 2 BMW X3 1 BMW X1 and X2

So glad I didn’t get the x3! It felt so cheap compared to the X5. If you have to get a cheap BMW x1 or x2 then just don’t get a luxury car. They feel like you’re ur driving a old ford. What’s the point? I drove and x1 as a loaner car from the dealer. It was the worse thing ever!

Fpace Q3 audi C40 volvo XT40 cadillac Macan porsche Evoque range rover 2nd gen GLA Mercedes Discovery/Discover X3 BMW X1 & X2 BMW

What about Maserati? I’m going to bet it would top the list.

Gosh. Who would have thought that a Luxury Crossover would be High Maintenance? All Ten?

Hey SUV Geek, what's your opinion on the reliability of a 2006 Porsche Cayenne V6? Anyone else can chime in too. Thanks.

XC40, how can you possibly make such predictions on a model that is 4 years old? Macan, expensive to repair - yes, but one of the most reliable SUVs along with the X3.