Tough luck if you own a French car - Peugeot, Citroen and Renault all lurk in the bottom ten
To use the term 'shock' in relation to Peugeot's piss-poor placing may well rate as an exaggeration - the French firm performed just as badly last time around.
As naff as Skoda is good, Peugeot racked up three positions in the bottom ten - and came last overall in the manufacturer listing.
Citroen and Renault fared little better. The Laguna clawed back a few places from last year's result but still finished 143rd, while the Megane only managed a woeful fourth from bottom - just behind Citroen's C8.
It wasn't just the French manufacturers getting a kicking, though. Mercedes' A-Class and M-Class both put in bad performances, proof of how disastrously Benz lost the plot a few years back.
'As naff as Skoda is good, Peugeot racked up three positions in the bottom ten'
Here's the bottom ten list in full:
143 Renault Laguna
Last year's fourth from bottom car staggers up the table
144 Ford C-Max
Owners of Ford's other sports MAV say they're treated like dirt
145 Mercedes A-Class
Quite a claim: the old-shape A-Class is the UK's worst car to drive
146 Mercedes M-Class
Bottom placed two years ago, very nearly as miserable now
147 Peugeot 407
One of the newest cars in the survey falls at the first hurdle
148 Citroen C8
Near-identical twin MPV to the Peugeot 807, only just better
149 Renault Megane
A cute backside isn't enough distraction for the Megane's owners
150 Peugeot 307
No area of fit, finish or reliability ranks above awful for this heap
151 Renault Espace
As before, big MPVs like the Espace get the strongest kicking here
152 Peugeot 807
Falls down in every area. As satisfying as a dose of dysentery
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All 35 manufacturers rated and listed from good to bad. Or Skoda to Peugeot, if you prefer
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