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Peugeot 207 Is the Most Reliable European Car

We all love cars when they’re new and shiny, with their engines running smooth and everything being exactly at the right place, but we’d like to know what happens after a few years of running. This is why we need reliability studies and we are here know to talk about such a development.

So, let’s get to the point: the most reliable car produced by an European automotive company is (drum rolls)... the Peugeot 207. This is what Warranty Direct, a British direct consumer warranty company, shows in its Reliability Index. This analyzed over 20,000 live policies on three to seven year old cars, comparing repair claims.

The survey’s top ten also includes two other Peugeot vehicles: the 206 CC (3rd place) and the 107 (9th place).

The Warranty Direct survey reveals that the enormous popularity of Peugeot’s top-selling supermini is down to more than its good looks, economy, practicality and fun-to-drive nature. It also displays exemplary dependability, with owners experiencing just a 6% repair rate in an average year. That compares particularly well with the runner up, the Fiat Panda, which showed a 14% rate,” stated the press release.

In order to assess a car’s reliability and running costs, Warranty Direct’s Reliability Index measures rates of failure, average mileage, repair cost and age.

The Peugeot 207’s incredibly low incidence rate of just 6% is excellent and is certainly a match for the most reliable vehicles,” Warranty Direct Managing Director, Duncan McClure Fisher said.

Three cars in the top ten is an impressive showing for Peugeot and we’d like to think that other manufacturers will be moved to improve their own reliability record.
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