Honda came out on top, with the Jazz model elected the most reliable by researchers from What Car? Magazine and the Warranty Direct website using thousands of cars aged between three and eight years old.

Next was Suzuki, followed by Toyota, while Chevrolet and Mazda came in next.

The specific model which are said to have caused the most problems was the Audi RS6, which also was the most costly to fix, with an average bill of just over a thousand pounds.