Common Car Problems

FixMyCar discusses common problems with popular car models.

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Ellie Dyer-Brown

Wednesday October 09 2024

7 min read

Thanks to the internet, lots of data about common car problems is readily available. However, searching for information about your specific make and model can take a lot of work. Not everyone has the time to trawl different websites, so we’ve compiled a series of guides pulling together known issues with popular cars.


Audi

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The average Audi quote price across all repair and maintenance categories on FixMyCar is £273.80. In WhatCar’s 2024 reliability survey, Audi came 24th out of 31 manufacturers with a score of 89%.


BMW

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The average BMW quote price across all repair and maintenance categories on FixMyCar is £251.15. In WhatCar’s 2024 reliability survey, BMW came 8th out of 31 manufacturers with a score of 94%.


Citroen

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The average Citroen quote price across all repair and maintenance categories on FixMyCar is £269.11. In WhatCar’s 2024 reliability survey, Citroen came 7th out of 31 manufacturers with a score of 94.1%.


Dacia

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The average Dacia quote price across all repair and maintenance categories on FixMyCar is £212.23. In WhatCar’s 2024 reliability survey, Dacia came 6th out of 31 manufacturers with a score of 96%.


Fiat

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The average Fiat quote price across all repair and maintenance categories on FixMyCar is £210.35. In WhatCar’s 2024 reliability survey, Fiat came 25th out of 31 manufacturers with a score of 88.2%.


Ford

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The average Ford quote price across all repair and maintenance categories on FixMyCar is £261.74. In WhatCar’s 2024 reliability survey, Ford came 14th out of 31 manufacturers with a score of 91.5%.


Kia

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The average Kia quote price across all repair and maintenance categories on FixMyCar is £206.04. In WhatCar’s 2024 reliability survey, Kia came 11th out of 31 manufacturers with a score of 93.4%.


Land Rover

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The average Land Rover quote price across all repair and maintenance categories on FixMyCar is £335.96. In WhatCar’s 2024 reliability survey, Land Rover came 27th out of 31 manufacturers with a score of 87.1%.


Lexus

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The average Lexus quote price across all repair and maintenance categories on FixMyCar is £198.90. In WhatCar’s 2024 reliability survey, Lexus came 2nd out of 31 manufacturers with a score of 97.9%.


Mazda

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The average Mazda quote price across all repair and maintenance categories on FixMyCar is £202.90. In WhatCar’s 2024 reliability survey, Mazda came 16th out of 31 manufacturers with a score of 91.1%.


Mercedes

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The average Mercedes quote price across all repair and maintenance categories on FixMyCar is £223.25. In WhatCar’s 2024 reliability survey, Mercedes came 22nd out of 31 manufacturers with a score of 89.7%.


MG

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The average MG quote price across all repair and maintenance categories on FixMyCar is £197.61. In WhatCar’s 2024 reliability survey, MG came 2nd out of 31 manufacturers with a score of 97.9%.


Nissan

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The average Nissan quote price across all repair and maintenance categories on FixMyCar is £213.76. In WhatCar’s 2024 reliability survey, Nissan came 31st out of 31 manufacturers with a score of 76.9%.


Peugeot

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The average Peugeot quote price across all repair and maintenance categories on FixMyCar is £254.24. In WhatCar’s 2024 reliability survey, Peugeot came 19th out of 31 manufacturers with a score of 90.3%.


Renault

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The average Renault quote price across all repair and maintenance categories on FixMyCar is £260.85. In WhatCar’s 2024 reliability survey, Renault came 9th out of 31 manufacturers with a score of 93.6%.


SEAT

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The average SEAT quote price across all repair and maintenance categories on FixMyCar is £254.19. In WhatCar’s 2024 reliability survey, SEAT came 26th out of 31 manufacturers with a score of 87.5%.


Skoda

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The average Skoda quote price across all repair and maintenance categories on FixMyCar is £243.91. In WhatCar’s 2024 reliability survey, Skoda came 13th out of 31 manufacturers with a score of 91.8%.


Suzuki

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The average Suzuki quote price across all repair and maintenance categories on FixMyCar is £207.45. In WhatCar’s 2024 reliability survey, Suzuki came 3rd out of 31 manufacturers with a score of 97.7%.


Toyota

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The average Toyota quote price across all repair and maintenance categories on FixMyCar is £198.54. In WhatCar’s 2024 reliability survey, Toyota came 5th out of 31 manufacturers with a score of 96.1%.


Vauxhall

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The average Vauxhall quote price across all repair and maintenance categories on FixMyCar is £246.92. In WhatCar’s 2024 reliability survey, Vauxhall came 29th out of 31 manufacturers with a score of 84.7%.


Volkswagen

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The average Volkswagen quote price across all repair and maintenance categories on FixMyCar is £256.40. In WhatCar’s 2024 reliability survey, Volkswagen came 18th out of 31 manufacturers with a score of 90.5%.


Volvo

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The average Volvo quote price across all repair and maintenance categories on FixMyCar is £257.10. In WhatCar’s 2024 reliability survey, Volvo came 12th out of 31 manufacturers with a score of 92.8%.


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Written by Ellie

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Ellie is FixMyCar's content manager. She has over three years of experience writing about cars and regularly collaborates with automotive experts to provide trustworthy advice for drivers that is easy understand. Her work has been featured in Yahoo! Finance, iNews, The Daily Express and The Sun. She has a BA in English literature and an MA in creative writing from Durham University. Outside of work, Ellie follows F1 and eagerly awaits Ferrari's next era of dominance in the sport. She drives a Suzuki Swift.

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