At this time of year, half the fun in heading out of the house for any kind of journey in the car is knowing/praying the engine will start. The weather out of my window as I write this is miserable; it’s cold, wet and extremely windy. The last place you would want to be this morning is stranded at the side of the road. Cars are pretty reliable these days, especially if you take the time to give them the tlc they need. But what’s the most reliable brand? The perception is that it’s probably something Japanese, and with Toyota’s recall troubles this year (which incidentally are still going on, it issued another one last week, this time on the iQ city car) the smart money would probably be on one of its rivals. Interesting then that a survey of company cars out this week ranks the number one brand for reliability as… Honda. It takes into account a massive 1.5 million vehicles owned or managed by the 50 largest contract hire operators, and as such is the largest study of its kind. The Civic and Accord both finished in the top 10 vehicles. If you’re looking to treat yourself to a used performance car this Christmas, you could do a lot worse than a Type R version of either, or even an S2000.
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