Reffro

The Impreza managed an outstanding result in the latest Warranty Direct survey, with their average repair cost under the warranty of £1,623.......

Copied from the press release:-

£1.6bn repair bill for motorists

Britons paid out £1.6bn in 2003 to repair their cars with the average garage bill ranging from just £85 to a bank busting £1,623.

Analysis of claims paid by independent warranty provider, Warranty Direct on cars aged between 3-10 years old found the Ford Ka as the cheapest to repair with an average £86.49 bill for each visit.

At the other end of the scale, engine failure on the World Rally inspired Subaru Impreza pushed it to an average of £1,623. With 36 percent of its Impreza bills over the £1,000 mark, the largest repair claim handled by Warranty Direct in 2003 stood at £4,500.

The majority of new cars come with a three-year manufacturer supported warranty as standard to protect the consumer against unwanted bills. With 12.689m vehicles falling within the 3-10 year old bracket on British roads according to the DVLA register, Warranty Direct claims suggest the chances of failure run at more than a third. The average bill paid by the specialist insurer last year stood at £379.31.

Top 10 Models

Model Cost Claims per 100 policies

Ford Ka (96-on) £86.49 22%

VW Polo (95-00) £103.72 24%

Volvo S/V40 (96-on) £113.72 17%

Renault Clio (98-01) £128.54 9%

Mazda MX-5 (90-on) £133.81 8%

Vauxhall Corsa (93-00) £137.92 27%

Vauxhall Astra (98-on) £138.44 16%

Ford Mondeo (93-00) £140.85 25%

Ford Focus (98-on) £143.06 21%

Volvo 850 (93-96) £146.70 19%


Bottom 10 Models

Subaru Impreza (93-00) £1,623.00 25%

Jeep Cherokee (93-01) £693.36 49%

Porsche Boxster (96-on) £671.95 19%

Range Rover (94-02) £523.90 52%

Ford Scorpio (95-98) £521.05 55%

Fiat Coupe (95-01) £493.52 39%

SAAB 9000 (88-98) £459.57 50%

Mitsubishi Shogun (83-00) £407.15 22%

Rover 600 (93-99) £406.39 30%

Nissan Primera (96-99) £402.51 14%

dosenöffner

There is already a thread going on this.

SiDHEaD

I don't care how much it costs the warranty company, I'm hardly gonna base my purchase on how much it costs the warranty company. If you think about it - the more it costs them (i.e. scoob wins by miles) the better value for money you are getting

Andy

zilch

the daily express was up to a high standard of journalism covering this article. It had a picture of an Mitsi EVO with Subaru Impreza written underneath it ..

Cheers

Jim

dosenöffner

Until the warranty prices rocket.

mutant_matt

A (compared to the average car) highly stressed, small engined, Turbocharged car which is likely to be driven hard, often on track, has a higher warranty cost per claim figure than a 60bhp Ford KA.....

Surely not....

Matt

Tentenths

But surely it is indicative of likely average costs of mechanical failures on Scoobs generally... unless, of course, only those covered by warranties ever go wrong