If you’re a caravanner looking for a new towcar for your tourer, a new study by Warranty Direct may just offer the pearls of wisdom you need to make your mind up on which model to plum for.
Looking at which 4x4s were the most reliable without costing the earth, Warranty Direct assessed the cars on a range of criteria to give them a reliability rating – exactly what you want from your towcar when you’re driving down the motorway with your caravan behind you.
Coming out on top was the Honda HR-V 98-06 model, while the Range Rover was found to be the least reliable.
Showing that the Japanese clearly know how to build them tough, the Suzuki Grand Vitara came in second place, with the Honda CR-V in third.
Duncan McClure Fisher from Warranty Direct told WhatCar? magazine: “Modern 4x4s are fairly expensive to run, but our study shows that there’s a handful of incredibly reliable examples, which won’t break the bank.”
The survey gave 4x4s a score based on the frequency of failures, repair costs, amount of time off the road and the average age and mileage.
