Bang on pal 👍

Spot on. The most eco-friendly cars around are the ones built well enough they are still running 15 years later. I reckon they are getting rarer and rarer.

Agree but I think the regulators also have a lot to answer for. Under the excuse of 'green' and 'climate' the car manufacturers are forced to fit useless technology like dpfs, egr valves etc which prematurely destroy engines. I'm sure the manufacturers could achieve equally clean engines with better engineering if left alone.

My thoughts exactly m8 all products including cars these days not fit for purpose to last 3 years then they develop issues. Disposable and if you do keep it longer they fleece you on repairs and replacement parts.

Agreed. I bought a Volvo 940 estate almost 30 years ago. It’s built like a 🧱 💩 🏠 , has done 150,000 miles and just keeps on going. At that time it was quite expensive, but alongside BMW, SAAB, Mercedes, Volvo was building cars to last. It’s been regularly serviced, driven carefully and apart from the usual new exhaust issues and a leaky rear diff has been utterly dependable. In terms of £/mile driven, and being ‘green’ and good for the planet, a well built, long life car like this is so much better than any brand new over engineered high tech wizardry coming off the assembly lines today. Cars today are built like microwaves - the manufacturers assume you’ll want or feel like you’ll ‘need’ a new one in 3 years.

True said

Wish every car or most of them was sold through him 🤣😜

Honest? He shills every car he buys to sell. Even if a car is shite he makes a 5 minute video on why it is soo good. Ofcourse he will because he needs to sell it.

@@ahmadmohamad6384 what a stupid cynical thing to say. I have done plenty of negative car reviews. I tend to only film with cars I like but there are plenty of examples of cars I don’t. Most of my cars have sold by the time the video goes live anyway.

Informative , honest and to the point. What on earth else do you need? Keep the vids coming . Great content😊

Simple Ismail, Lexus Honda Toyota petrols, easy peasy 😁

Just about to say that, wonder if it's Land Rover at the top............🙂

@@Shane-zx4ps which diesels ?

It’ll be a short list!

@@jb6368. Honda I-dtec Diesels are the best

Me too. Vauxhall’s don’t react well to old oil and zero servicing thats all - get a low milage one and look after it simple

Had a Vectra 1.9 CDTI which was a decent family car - very quick and a nice drive on the motorway, but not the best cornering on winding roads. Got it for a great price with 40k mileage, and drove it for 6 years - only broke down once (alternator gave up). Friend of mine had an old Astra mk 3 TD which he drove for years - replaced it with a modern one and had a lot of problems with it - luck of the draw?

I’ve had seven Vauxhalls, Corsa, 2 astras, Vectra and 3 insignias. Also never had an issue with any of them, Serviced every year no problems.

knew there would be a comment like this, ffs.

@@jasonkilshaw4430 Like what?

It isn't accurate. Look at how many private hire vehicles are Toyota Auris's. I am a private hire driver. We buy them for a reason. OK, not the best drive in the world, but they are economical and VERY reliable.

UUID’s

Really useful words of Wisdom and experience - almost Bible-like pronouncements !! Thkz !,

Yes! This is why I'm subscribing

Cant argue with your logic.

I second that. Manufacturers these days just try to dazzle you with electronic gizmos, in order to make you think you are getting a great value package. I don't want electrically adjustable seats with a memory that I will forget how to set. Heated seats are ok for winter though. I don't want a cinema screen on my dash, because I usually get out when I stop driving. Just give me a cradle on the dash for my phone, with a charging socket nearby, and a bluetoith connection with steering wheel call controls. I don't need a16 speaker stereo, 4+4 is fine, with maybe a subwoofer. Nor do I need an ultra expensive stereo by Meridian, or Bose, or Harman Kardon, just a standard DAB radio with 50-60 watts per channel will do, i'm not headlining at glastonbury ffs. All I need is instruments to tell me what speed i'm going, warning indicators for when faults occur, or when fuel is low, a temperature gauge, and a rev counter. Oh, and DECENT air con to stop my chocolate melting. Apart from that, a body that won't rust in foggy conditions, an eager reliable engine and gearbox, a comfortable ride tuned for BRITISH roads, and good brakes.

Its mostly the moving parts that breaks not the electronics tbh.

@@hermanmunster3358 And windows you can see out of.

I Would rather buy a Lexus 2004 rather a Mercedes /bmw 2014....

They are by no means bad but the Japanesse brands you're far better off with petrol engines they're very good at making them and not so good at diesels. Any modern diesel is unreliable now due to regulations but the old 1.9 SDI and TDI units from VW were the peak for diesel engines in normal cars imo.

i have a mk2 yaris. 1.4 d4d, it has 130.000miles and still runs perfect, just oil and filter changes once every 5000 miles

Unfortunately for me, I use it all the time 😂

You don’t hear it being used a lot now, though it was used fairrly to mean something useless or unnecessary- therefore carries with it many synonyms and similes. Superfluous extras eg over-decoration, or additional features which have no function. Or it may also be used to politely describe unwanted by products in production - brewing springs to mind, or the unwanted accumulation from wood or metal turning.

Iyour list didn’t overly surprise me, but you certainly put the rationale behind it very well

'Seldom' used

We use that word a lot in Scotland, Douglas Ross leader of the Scottish Tories gets called DRoss :-) He's a bit dim.

I wonder how many people that use this phrase have ever heard of Sadolin.. I must now check to see if the product still exists.

I have a 09 mini clubman very reliable had it 5 years

Why do you people buy such junk cars for ? Don't understand you. Buy a second hand Honda, Toyota.... weird

@@zorilaz That'll be my next vehicle. Had I known the Mini was that bad, I would never have bought it.

I love my mini clubman i get it serviced regularly at my local garage and it has only broken down once which for a 14year old car is pretty good I would say .

These are not the minis that have been around for 60yrs. BMW bought the mini brand around the year 2000 so in reality they are BM's! Personally, I'm not a fan. They're too fat now. REAL minis are a totally different animal with very different issues.

I bought a tablet instead of another laptop for my mother for this exact reason. The bottom of the range laptops only just outlive their warranty, while mobile phone chipsets seem very reliable

Uk models are mostly diesels which are perfect.

Its not suprising for pegeot to be unreliable they are French. The shockers on this list are the Japanesse ones that lack reliability excluding the Nissan because its made by Renault now.

You forgot anything made by Landrover, absolute junk.

@@gravemind6536 French cars weren't unreliable before 2010. Germans began their 'drop off the cliff' stunt already in 2002-2003. Japanese cars before 2016 were usually pretty good, however they always did rust like swiss cheese.

@@totuudentorvi7781 French cars have always been pretty crap on reliability with the odd exception. German stuff was good especially the Diesels and like you said in early to mid 2000s things took a sharp decline. Japanese stuff has always been reliable yes a lot of it liked to rust. Japanese is still the most reliable to this day but even they have declined due to all the regulations. I have a 2016 Toyota Auris and its been flawless so far and shouldn't have the rust issues older ones have. Not even interested in buying a newer car due to all the intrusive tech and removal of things like the handbrake.

Astra G rules!

we also have an astra 1.7 diesel, i really can not understand what he is saying about astra, the car is ours new since 2005 and outside of regular maintenance it gave us no problems at all. the engine has a lot of torque, a bit noise but i really like the sound of it. outside of that i have friends with corsas to and no problems reported.

My Dad had a saturn astra... not the most comfortable car but sporty. He had problems with the electronic throttle pedal. Also when we got rid of it the transmission was on its way out... maybe 250,000 kilometers on the clock... not awful but not great. Not a cushy car either. PS it had the 1.8L gasoline engine out of the north american chevy cruze and an aisin transmission. Kind of a wierd american/european hybrid that was a pain to get certain parts for.

@@СашаДрit was a Astra H actaully but G also great

Astra G was the one!

Glad it helped!

Problem with Audi Merc and BMW buyers is that the majority buy them for the badge but they have no money for the upkeep

@@livc444111 or they buy them for the badge, have money coming out of their ears and bin them off before warranty runs out and just buy a new one. Then joe public you mentioned above buys one and has a myriad of issues they can't afford to sort.

We have a 17 year old Hyundai Trajet which only 'broke down' when its then 12 year old battery died.

German technology is too great a challenge for British mechanics; it's not the cars' fault.

@@geraldstuchell8894 Yes it is. The German makes have a reputation for unreliability in the rest of the world too.

Not all! Lexus will add another year of warranty for up to 10 years if you get it serviced.

And these same manufacturers will virtue signal about their commitment to "sustainability".

Yes, planned obsolescence. Back in the day, that was all about rust - now it is about over complication.

But Clarkson gets nasty & has lost the plot.

@@chrischadwick3079 Greta Thunberg apologist? 🤔

@@paulsz6194 I think Clarkson's first public comment about Greta, that she should be grateful to the adults who made her mobile 'phone etc., was fair enough. His second one, when he said someone should smack her bottom, was worrying.

Actually is trying when it is every sentence, and not funny.

Given that Matt doesn’t have a scriptwriter m I may suggest that he excels. See my comment - Matt is what he claim to be, he is also enterprising, entertaining and I look forward to watching his videos always waiting for the next amusing aphorism or metaphor as much as the motoring content. I would also recommend buying a car from him.

I damned near bought a Mazda 6 diesel estate, but during my due diligence process I came across an excellent KZfaq channel run by a guy who sorts out broken Mazda diesels for a living. I had a quick chat with him and he told me not to touch one, which was nice of him. (I ended up buying a 2019 Skoda Octavia petrol instead, and it's been a delight.)

Same problem on the ford focus...Mazda and ford are bedfellows 🤔

@ The Winged Messenger why didn’t you pay them a visit to see what the story was?

What

Agree. I also want to add a comment about Toyota Diesels. Besides the 2.2 t180 and 2.2 in the Lexus 220d. The 2.0 and 1.4 d4d diesels, are quite bullet proof.

Yeh Ive got 2.0 in smax and I believe Bosch or Siemens injectors and not Delphi thank God and it's been good as gold

I've got a 14 plate 2.0 tdci it's done 103 thousand miles no issues thus far with it. I bought it for the reason it had a French diesel engine in it

@@chucky2316 I think the reason you here the bad is they are one of the most common if not the most common diesel engines. French diesel engines in everything. Including Volvo's and the mini used them. Modern German engines aren't exactly any better the only one that I find to be any good is the 2.2 in the sprinters.

No problem 👍

The 1.4 - good. The 1.2 - run for the hills!

Yeah timing chain issues.... They suck.... I've got a 2016 VW transporter, 50k, mint condition. The intercooler needed replacing after it rusted a hole in it. Now an ABS sensor has broke.... Crap...

I once asked a recovery driver in Croatia which cars he picks-up most often. "Volkswagens, by far"!!!

Yes the 1.4 TSI was awful, hollow camshafts warped and chains were made out of cheese.

Agree 100%. A friend who has had a small plumbing business since 1990 agrees. Now he keeps a spare van because he nearly always has one off the road. He's tried pretty well all makes and none are good now.

I agree too. Up until about 2 yrs ago I as still driving a 98 BMW on an R reg. Maybe I notice it more than others, but there still seems to be a lot of R, S and T plate cars knocking around.

Agreed! I had one of the last MK3 Mondeos and it as an absolute peach of a car. I only got rid of it because I'd had it 10 years and fancied a change, and also the new ULE zones target older diesels, however clean they run.

Diesels were great in those years, reliable and fast. My last diesel was a 2006, that already started to have issues due to exhaust emission measures. I've only owned rather boring non-turbo petrol cars after that, boring but utterly reliable.

Darn right, I live in the arse end of Wales, nearest motorway is so 50 plus mile away, which I seldom see these days, so when my car was put down after failing the MOT big time, I bought a 2004 fiesta for a few hundred quid, some 2 years ago, no issues at all, mind you its had little use due to a certain virus. :) it's MOT next Wed so we shall see. :)

Had one, and it was the biggest POS I've ever owned.

What engine ? Toyotas own 2.0 D4d or the borrowed Bmw 2.0d introduced in 2015

@@Mr330d it was Toyotas own engine. Ironically I have a 2017 avensis tourer with the 2.0 beemer engine now, I preferred the Toyota tbh, the bmw motor does seem to spin up faster but the fueling doesn’t seem quite right,even tho Toyota can’t find any faults. The rest of the car isn’t as good either,Iv had 2 ball joints replaced under warranty (60k) and 2 of the alloys have corrosion so are being replaced

Just curious. How did you manage 268k miles in 6 years ( or less)? Portsmouth - Inverness commuting? Sorry but it's unrealistic mileage. That's nearly 45k miles a year or 858 miles a week....

@@svetoslavtodorov2427 I do airport transfers

@@shaunsmith3336 eww. That's a tough job. Quite impressed with the clutch considering you're doing lots of busy traffic driving. The only original clutch I've seen in high mileage cars is on those driven on motorways.

Having had a modern 1.6tdi VW engine in a Leon 2017 I agree. It feels like they modified them to pass emissions after the cheat but that the engine wasn't really designed to run that cleanly. Having to do an active regeneration of the filter which heated the exhaust up to 600 degrees and put the under bonnet fans on jet turbine mode if you were to stop somewhere during it concerned me and having an oil leak at 60,000 miles due to two damaged seals confirmed my fears. Seat and Arnold Clark paid most of the bill and even through in a free cambelt swap whilst they were doing it. But still that amount of heat is going to damage parts. The solution used in this engine seems similar to the pyrolytic cleaning in an oven. Heat the exhaust to really high temperatures to burn the soot into ash. With no ad blue or other chemical involved. Wasn't really convinced how environmentally friendly that was too with a distinctive burning smell. Other diesels I've been in don't seem to need to do this regenerating passively during longer runs. This wouldn't regenerate passively apart from up a steep incline as exhaust temp simply too cold.

At the end of the video Matt suggests a petrol Mazda, Honda or Toyota - a Civic or Auris. You cannot go wrong with those. I had a Honda Civic 2.2 diesel 2007, owned it 12 years and solid and reliable. Sold it when I moved to London, and bought a petrol KIA Ceed 2019 which is a fantastic car.

Unfortunately, Mazda is not good at designing diesel engines.

I can assure you that the petrol wankel rotary engine by mazda is a complete dog..

@@andywells397 a good Wankel is hard to come by though tbf

@@andywells397 Wankel Engines by design are flawed, I wouldn't blame Mazda for that.

Thanks! 👍

My wife wanted a Zafira. I’m going to say nooooo after hearing your opinion on Vauxhalls

@@RationalCreed they are absolute shite mate don't waste your cash on one

@@alternativeperception6949 yeah had an Astra with 110k kms and the auto box failed on me catastrophically carrying with it a 2k€ bill

@@RationalCreed don't do it

PSA cars are in general good except for the annoying plastic bits that break and electronics that can fail. But they do not rust and the engines do not fail (except for turbo and other “special” models - those are a nightmare).

PSA cars are cheap, and are bought by cheap owners who don't want to maintain their car. Gives them a bad rep when really most of the drivers are the problem!

@@Calvi36 Not all PSA owners are, I didn't mean that. A huge majority are though, much like Vauxhall owners. They look at the cheapest cars on sale and the deals around and get them. They then don't want to put any money into services or day to day running costs, buy the cheapest oils, filters and petrol, and often skip services completely! PSA and Vauxhall do so many leasing deals that they rarely sell cars from new, so the first owners abuse those and don't really take care of them. The 3 year warranty doesn't help much either, when a lease can be that length of time.

@@highmm2696 Interestingly enough Dacia owners are the cheapest of them all but they seem to take it really well. I mean no car lives a troublefree live when oilchanges never happen but the old Renault engines are reliable and since they don't have that much extras they can take it. So in my oppinion PSA cars are not bad but if I'd have to choose Renault>PSA just a little tho.

Peugeot Partner Combi Escapade - 04 plate, very few problems, great for 5 large teenage lads, great for building rubble as we gutted and rebuilt current house, still ULEZ compatible, well over 100k miles. Just gave it away serviced with full MoT, new owner delighted. Clutch too heavy for my arthritic feet. Very few electronic features

Zafira A really was a very reliable car (as was Astra of same model years, forgot the letter) - but Opel/Vauxhall pretty much turned to garbage after those. New ones that are rebadged Peugeots are good again though, I hear :)

We had two Zafira automatics back to back. Both utter trash, constantly in the garage. Swapped them out for an automatic Corolla Verso and that has been rolling with no issues for 7 years now.

I thought honda were reliable

@@joanofarc708 So did I before I was stupid enough to buy one! To be fair, it was over 40 years ago and Honda were a very young company then, just tentatively feeling their way. But that was no excuse for the appalling quality of the materials used, especially the thin gauge of the body steel - many Hondas soon went piebald in the early 70's. They might be a little better these days - but I wouldn't risk it. Best to stick to the European manufacturers.

I've driven two Corsas as holiday rentals and they were OK. Nothing special, but not bad. However, on both, the glove box opened every time you hit a bump. On Greek roads, that's fairly often ...

Peak Japan was the late 90's. Now they are like everyone else and simply building appliances for the disinterested masses.

Some Honda Accords had a reliable Diesel engine. They fitted Rover's L-Series Diesel which was and still is one of the most reliable and economical ordinary production engines ever made.

@Retired Bore The Parasitic Union of Europe / Brussels clearly did not agree for the best part of two decades. Right up until it hit the Fan and bounced off fully and firmly into the VAG. UK Motoring Media Brainwashing. :~ What the Clarkson disciple wannabees would never advise as it never suited their agenda, was that the Honda Motor Company of Japan before developing their own Oil Burners ( THAT is what they are ), they fitted Rover's very long lived and reliable L-Series Diesel to their Diesel Accords. That Rover L-Series engine so good, I've seen Diesel Accords for sale back in the day with descriptions including "Has Honda's powerful, economical and very reliable Honda Diesel engine"... etc. Under bonnet image clearly shows a Rover L-Series. There's more, I've been an enthusiast for the Rover T-Series Turbos since the early 1990s. Since the day my company stopped covering own car use costs for work travel ( nice little earner ) supplied a hire car for those longer trips instead. Spoil sports. The first car supplied. Rover 420 Petrol Turbo instead of using my MG Montego Turbo ( which In still have ). As ordinary cars go, T-16 Rover Petrol Turbos have since become my main daily driver. First a TomCat 2-Door coupe, then soon after a Rover 620ti as my two sons were fast growing and a two door coupe is not fit for family purposes. I sold my trusty 620ti a couple of years ago. Had it since 2006. When I first started looking for 620ti and the Vitesse 820 petrol Turbos, saw more than a few advertised as having "The very powerful and reliable Honda Turbocharged engine".. That despite the five letters large and proud across the Spark Plug access covers. R O V E R. Soichiro Honda would be turning in his grave at max-Honda revs if any other manufacturer put their name on one of his engines. Arranging to view a Vitesse more than twenty years ago, I told the seller that if his Rover did have the Honda engine, I would not be buying. I could almost here his jaw drop on the phone in surprise. I bought the car .. but the seller insisted. "It must be a Honda, the engine is so powerful and reliable" as I loaded it onto my trailer. Cue more media brainwashing. " The only Rovers worth buying are those with Honda engines." Heard that on a few occasions over the years. People now wonder why we no longer have a UK owned indigenous Motor Manufacturing Industry in the Land of the increasingly and ever wider spread self-inflicted harm. Right enough of all that. I'm off to the shops in my MG. It does not have an MG or Rover engine. It has a Mustang power unit under that bonnet. Greta will be pleased. For longer trips @ closing on £2 per litre. I'll use my MG ZT-T 1.8T with the K-Series 1.8T series turbo power unit. On a long run, 40mpg IS achievable with some restraint but, that turbo boost can be addictive, Funny old game Cars and Folks.

I hired one on a short visit to the UK for a death in the family and I was upgraded to a Mini Cooper S. I wish I hadnt been. Yes, it was nippy and stuck to the road like glue and was pretty frugal on motion-lotion, but the rest was awful. Horrible clutch, awful gearbox, a centre console the size of Wiltshire that told you what radio channel you were on but no GPS, stupid knobs and buttons everywhere, a cruise control that changed speed in 50mph increments. It was such a frustrating car to drive. Nothing was intuitive. You needed to ingest the 300 page manual to find out how to make anything work. Never again.

@@csjrogerson2377 nonsense, literally the easiest car to drive and an absolute blast. Great manual for driving fun.

@@ln5747 I deal in cars from time to time, I stay the hell away from Mini's, break down incredibly easily, hence why they're all so cheap second hand

@@thewarhammerworkshop not my experience. Family had four all to over 150k without major issue. Albeit they weren't in fantastic shape at that point, but definitely not unreliable or terrible return. One from 2003 now on 205k miles, can't complain with that.

@@ln5747 Same, my dad worked at mini for over 43 years, we never had a problem with a single company car, I have a 2014 Cooper S roadster atm, again no issues at all, gone from 28K to 54K miles in it and I'm getting a 2017 JCW this weekend!

I've never had any issues with Mini, I'd recommend buying one that's approved used from a Mini dealership

I’m no car guy, but I feel like the fact that Corsa’s are so incredibly cheap tells a lot about the way people rate them

@@Mona-.- Underrated?

I had a 320d ED F30, the rear light REM module failed causing a £700 repair bill, some fuses kept blowing (minor) HID ballast failed (i fixed it myself), and brake error code kept showing from time to time (they were fine). Engine, gearbox and clutch all worked well without issues.

That’s quite right

Absolutely correct. My wife has just parted with her 20 year old 2002 Honda Civic. Passed its mot year after year without issue. The mechanics told her not to part with it when it was serviced. She only did when the gear box started sounding like a McClaren and the suspension clunking a bit. It probably still could have soldiered for another 2-3 years. I’ve had 3 cars in that time and I’m too embarrassed to say how much I’ve spent to keep them on the road.

I had a 1997 1.8 quite a high spec low miles when we got it but it just ran and ran nothing broke and I mean nothing my mechanic said don't sell it we had it 16 years bulbs and blades tyres that's all some arsehole ran into the back and wrote it off btw if you're looking for a good car and not bothering about looks Suzuki sx4 some leaking shock absorbers but that's it

@@therealisation5500 I agree, they are a decent engine once the crap head gasket is replaced. As long as you look after the 1.8k series they look after you. The only other thing that is a bit common is the gasket on the intake leaks sometimes, but that is not a massive and if you can find one, Rover had a metal intake that is less Prone to leaking. I worked for Suzuki for a couple years. They are decently made vehicles. Their production model is let the bigger manufacturers bring out the new technology first. Then when all the bugs and faults are worked out, copy what is good and reliable, so they seldom have major issues.

Despite the lower quality the replacement Civic (06-11) is still way more reliable than most cars.

Well done. I’m pleased for you. The e class convertible is great

Same here! No problem with Minis at all. The F series are much better but even the R56's we had were spot on. Never any issues with them.

R56 didn’t have a great rep but f56 is much better. Having said that I did have a few issues with an f54 most notably auto gearbox but fortunately that was replaced under warranty. Main dealer services are exorbitant though. Despite this I’m still tempted by another.😊

The newest Mini supposedly are one of the most reliable cars. The older seems to have issues but its not like every Mini is a bad one. There just seem to be some bad apples between them.

I’ve had 4 Minis and honestly never had any problems. Mini always rate very well in reliability surveys (JD Power etc). Just look at the data out there?

COmpletely agree. The F56 onwards is superb and one of the most reliable cars I've owned. But I have heard the R56 and earlier are very unreliable.

No problem 😊

Good to hear. They ain't fast though. They may have been relatively fast 20 years ago but they certainly aren't now.

@@gottliebdee263 The 9-5 Aero from 2006 to 2009 has plenty of power and about the same fuel economy. If it's had the Hirsch engine upgrade from factory then it's even better.

@@gottliebdee263 you're talking stock cars. My 900 had 185hp from the factory and plenty of low end torque. That's still decent comparing to today's cars. They are easy to tune and modify and can take a lot of power reliably. Stock Saab turbo engine block before 1999 can happily live with 400-450 hp. With a bigger turbo, intercooler, exhaust and tune you're looking at 300hp. Newer blocks can take 300hp easily. After that you'd want to build the block. There are lots of 500+ hp Saabs out there... The highest HP one I know of has 1080hp.

Living in Hebrides on a small isle I’m surprised by my Hyundai 2.0 credit ix35… 🙏🏻🤞🏻lack of problems in 9 yrs… in fact they are now like Fords were all over… they and Kia seem to rule. A coil spring tyres because of the atrocious roads and plethora of cattle grids & servicing and a lack of that thing called rust that loved my wife’s bmw…

So far so good with the Sportage 1.7 2013 bought it at 36k 6 years ago and had to replace the clutch but other than that zero problems so far the most reliable car I have ever owned