Mazda MX-5 sportscars manufactured since 2005 recorded a failure rate of just 4% – the lowest of all cars in the 2012 survey.
This compared well to the next nearest open-top competitor at 15%.
With 96% of these Mazda models being fault-free, the MX-5 also achieved an impressive Reliability Index (RI) score of just eight (the lower the score, the better the car), while the national average score for individual models was 100.
The survey calculates a vehicle's Reliability Index from several factors: the number of times it fails, the cost of repair, the average time it spends off the road being repaired, its age and mileage.
For more than 20 years the two-seater MX-5 has captured the hearts of motorists, earning its accolade as the 'world's best-selling two-seater sportscar'.
Reliable MX-5
