1 Skoda (UP)
Once-humble Skoda pushes the Japanese from the top slot
2 Lexus (DOWN)
Masters of build quality forced to a still-good second place
3 Honda (-)
Top two places in the car list helped secure a third place overall
4 Mazda (-)
Fourth place for the second year running
5 Mini (UP)
Mini's strong following means it's up two places at five
6 Subaru (-)
Another non-mover - would have scored higher but for high ownership costs
7 Toyota (DOWN)
Down two places for Toyota against last year's survey
8 Porsche (-)
Consistent performer, but reliability score lower than you'd expect
9 Jaguar (-)
Strong performance from the XJ helped Jag hold on to ninth
10 Hyundai (UP)
Hyundai swaps places with BMW - thanks in part to good service
11 BMW (DOWN)
X3 is most reliable car in the survey, but BMW still slipped a place
12 Suzuki (UP)
Decent performance means Suzuki moves up three places
13 Seat (UP)
Seat's up too, but not so impressive next to Skoda's performance
14 Lotus (UP)
Build quality was the only thing holding Lotus back
15 Audi (DOWN)
We expected better than middle of the table from Audi
16 Volvo (DOWN)
Reasonable effort, but didn't score well for ownership costs
17 Kia (UP)
A promising improvement against last year - up from 23rd place
'Citroen, Renault and Peugeot bring up the rear, shrugging haplessly and disappointing buyers...'
18 Smart (-)
Smart holds onto its place just past the half way mark
19 Volkswagen (UP)
Modest improvement held back by surprisingly average scores
20 Nissan (DOWN)
Nissan slips one place from last year
21 Chrysler (DOWN)
And so does Chrysler...
22 Alfa Romeo (UP)
Predictably below-average performance from Alfa
23 Rover (DOWN)
Down one, but who really cares?
24 Ford (UP)
Up one place but not much to shout about
25 Mitsubishi (DOWN)
Lowest placed Japanese manufacturer
26 Saab (DOWN)
A huge drop from 14th place for the Swedes
27 Vauxhall (-)
No improvement for Vauxhall this year
28 Daewoo (UP)
A two-place jump for Daewoo. Chevy will be pleased...
29 Land Rover (UP)
Up by two places, but still a poor effort
30 Mercedes (UP)
Woeful performance from a so-called 'premium' brand
31 Fiat (UP)
Good score from the Panda helps lift Fiat a bit. But only a bit
32 Jeep (DOWN)
Jeep slides further down the table
33 Citroen (-)
Best of the French manufacturers, but that's no consolation
34 Renault (-)
Dismal
35 Peugeot (-)
Oh dear. Again
February 14, 2007
Honda's S2000 wins for the third year on the trot, but the big story belongs to Skoda and Fiat
February 14, 2007
Tough luck if you own a French car - Peugeot, Citroen and Renault all lurk in the bottom ten
February 14, 2007
Big scores for Lotus, Subaru and Mitsubishi, while Peugeot and Mercedes lurk at the bottom
February 14, 2007
Want you car to start in the morning? Buy Japanese. Otherwise - you guessed it - choose French
February 14, 2007
Good news for Jaguar as the XJ takes second place, otherwise it's Japan trouncing France again
February 14, 2007
Fiat's Panda does well and Skoda puts in a fine showing. Steer clear of SUVs and MPVs, though...
February 14, 2007
Can you spot the theme here? Japanese cars do well, European cars prop up the bottom of the table
February 14, 2007
All 35 manufacturers rated and listed from good to bad. Or Skoda to Peugeot, if you prefer
February 14, 2007
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