First things first: these aren’t just our best guesses at reliable cars – this is hard data pulled by Warrantywise from 131,000 used-car insurance plans of cars less than 10 years old. Of course, if people are taking out used-car insurance plans, they’re probably already on the more sensible side of things, which you would imagine might skew the purchasing decisions (and therefore results) a bit. The other side of that coin, of course, is that brave souls are buying old Quattroportes, XJs and Range Rovers and very wisely covering their backside with an aftermarket warranty. The fact is that a reliable car is still a reliable car – whether it’s you or a warranty plan paying to keep them running.
Now, with all that out of the way, how many of you are halfway through a ‘Wait… really?’ reaction right now about the Peugeot 107? We had much the same, so don’t feel too bad.
But then we remembered that the 107 is very much not the 1007 – it’s the small hatch that Peugeot, Citroen and Toyota co-developed, with each building its own version of the result. So for Toyota, it’s the Aygo, Citroen called it the C1 and Peugeot went with 107. And these things, regardless of the badge on the front, are largely unkillable. How do we know? Well, the survey results, of course, but also the fact that there’s an entire grassroots race series – the City Car Cup – exclusively for the C1, Aygo and 107. So not a one-make series, but pretty much a one-car series.