Mazda MX-5 rated Britain's most reliable car

The annual What Car?/Warranty Direct reliability survey of more than 50,000 cars has found the Mazda MX-5 to be the UK's most reliable car.

It had a failure rate of just 4% per year, compared to the next most reliable open-top car with a failure rate of 15%. With 96 percent of these Mazda models being fault-free, the MX-5 also achieved a Reliability Index score of just eight (the lower score, the better the car), while the national average score for individual models was 100. According to the survey, MX-5 owners also benefit from the lowest repair costs with an average repair bill of just £165.