At the beginning of the year, authoritative publications such as WhatCar, Auto Express, Consumer Reports publish reliability ratings of the most popular cars, breaking models into classes and mileage. In 2020, all independent publishers supported the opinion of the American company J.D. Power, which announced that German manufacturers have significantly improved the quality of their vehicles and moved away from the practice of increasing profits through sales of parts and repairs.
Porsche Macan was recognized as the most reliable car in its segment in 2020 - the company holds the second place in the safety and reliability of three-year cars in the United States for the third year. Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz also significantly improved their positions and took first places in the class several times.
Which German cars remain reliable for 2020?
Audi A4
In the Compact Premium class, the second and third places in terms of reliability and safety were taken by two Audi models of 2019 at once? the all-wheel drive version of the A4 class "D" sedan and the front-wheel drive coupe of the Audi A5 Coupe, class "G1". The models could not squeeze the world leader Lexus ES, but among European cars, Audi remains the most reliable.
The company plans to keep the Audi A4 sedan on the assembly line until 2021, but so that the appearance of the luxury premium sedan does not become boring to the public, in 2018 the concept underwent a large-scale restyling, completely renewing the body. The model does not have a single hinged panel from the previous generation.
Visually, the sedan has become more massive due to reinforced front and rear bumpers and widened fenders. The door line has shifted slightly lower, the model has received a squat and solid look.
After restyling, the equipment lost its aggressiveness due to the changed shape of the head light optics and received the original design of the wheel disks. Wheels, like the previous line, come in a standard size of 16-19 inches. There is also the familiar S-line package in the lineup: standard 18-inch wheels, aggressive body kit, honeycomb-shaped radiator grill.
The engine range has been modernized for the Euro-6 protocol, the line includes 3 two-liter gasoline units, 1 turbodiesel. The top-end configuration is represented by a three-liter TDI with a productivity of 231 liters. with. and a moment of 500 Nm. This configuration has the brand designation 45 TDI, paired with an 8-band torque converter.
Audi A5 Coupe
Restyling of the second generation took place less than a year ago - in the fall of 2019 at the Frankfurt Motor Show. In terms of safety, the car has all the latest technical developments: the latest generation cruise control steering system, parking assistants, ascent and descent assistants. The sensors monitor everything that is possible, including the driver's blink rate. Emergency braking triggers the alarm automatically.
The restyled version differs from the second generation with a redrawn radiator grille, matrix headlights (there are LEDs in the base), new trapezium nozzles on the exhaust pipes. The color palette has expanded - the model is available in 11 colors.
In the cabin, an updated dashboard with a 3-level air conditioning system, a 10.1-inch multimedia screen stands out, for an additional charge you can take a virtual dashboard Audi Virtual Cockpit with a 12.3-inch screen.
Is the engine range represented by 4 units? three diesel and one petrol unit, each engine is equipped with a "mild hybrid" system. All coupé engines deserve attention and respect. These are productive units with a high service life. The most powerful of all diesels? three-liter V6 with a capacity of 231 liters. with., is completed with quattro all-wheel drive.
Audi Q3 Sportback
In the crossover segment, the 2019 Audi Q3 Sportback has taken the lead, according to WhatCar. The complete set was put on the 7th place and assigned a level of 98% safety and reliability in terms of the number of breakdowns after a survey of 2,000 owners.
The concept debuted in the summer of 2019. The company decided to keep up with the fashion trend of transferring hatchbacks to off-road positions and, following the Q8 and e-tron models, released a crossover coupe or a coupe-like crossover Q3 Sportback.
It differs from the standard SUV Q3 Sportback with a sloping roofline, a large slope of the rear window and the absence of roof rails. A distinctive feature of the model? original bumpers.
The interior filling of the front-wheel drive (in the top-end all-wheel drive) crossover is identical to the Q3: it is a 12.3-inch screen of the Virtual Cockpit system (the tidy is the brainchild of Audi engineers), a multimedia touch screen, 30 interior trim options, 12 seat adjustment options.
The basic version contains matrix head lighting units, climate control for 3 zones, a panorama, an all-round camera, a modern security complex: control of "blind zones", emergency braking, cruise control of the latest generation.
The power unit is represented by two two-liter engines with a capacity of 150 and 230 hp. transmission with no alternative? double clutch 7-band "robot".
For diesel, only front-wheel drive is available. The petrol configuration offers four-wheel drive, the rear axle is connected by a clutch. Adaptive suspension remains an option for an additional fee - in the base only sports.
Porsche macan
Porsche in 2020 became the second company in the world that produces the most reliable cars. Without exception, all models of the manufacturer that have entered the market in the last 10 years do not fall below the 10th line in all safety ratings.
The championship went to the Lexus brand. Choosing the most reliable Porsche car, the experts noted the Porsche Macan, which was ranked second in the Compact Premium SUV segment. By the way, the first place also went to the German model? this is the famous BMW X3.
The first generation restyling took place in 2018 at the Shanghai Motor Show. The all-wheel drive K2-class crossover received the maximum number of purchase orders even at the time of the show. Conceptually, the model received all the body forms of the older generation, the Cayenne. You can only distinguish the Makan from behind - an LED strip is installed in the bumper, which the older generations do not have.
Stylish design, expensive materials and attention to detail are immediately striking in the cabin. All control and comfort systems are customized for a specific driver. The database contains navigation, two audio interfaces, voice control, and the Porsche Connect Plus telephony system. For the first time, the model also received a sports steering wheel with buttons for switching driving modes.
Traditionally, the crossover is available in three configuration options, the price of the basic version with a two-liter turbodiesel with a capacity of 245 liters. - from 88,000 dollars. The top version "S" is equipped with a three-liter turbocharged six with a capacity of 250 liters. Maximum speed - 254 km / h, acceleration from 0 to 100 occurs in 5.1 seconds (with the "Sport" package).
Bmw x3
In 2020, BMW became the seventh company in the world for the quality and reliability of all its vehicles. In the segment of premium mid-range models and crossovers, BMW configurations took first place, displacing Porsche and Audi. The leader of the Compact Premium SUV is the BMW X3 M, the factory index is F97.
The charged version of the all-wheel drive K2 class crossover was presented in February 2019, but the official premiere of the SUV took place at the Geneva auto show in the spring of the same year. In 2020, it is the most reliable all-wheel drive crossover that fully meets the cost and meets the high expectations of the public.
The M version of the X3 received a bright, memorable appearance: muscular and at the same time graceful bumpers, clearly designed headlights, perfectly adjusted body geometry and 21-inch wheels.
In the cabin, each option reminds that in front of the driver is not just a SUV, but a sporty and hot all-wheel drive crossover: these are sports seats with optimal lateral support, a system for saving settings, instead of a virtual panel, there is an optional dashboard, traditional for the M-class of four.
The suspension of the X3 has undergone large-scale changes.The system has received new levers, improved stabilizers, bushings and connections are made from the original material. Already in the base there is adaptive damping, steering with a variable gear ratio.
Under the hood, a single in-line S58 with a volume of 3 liters is installed, which, depending on the configuration, produces 480 and 510 liters. Both layouts are aggregated by the 8-band "robot" ZF.
BMW M5
In the segment of the best premium middle class models (Midsize Premium), the first three places in terms of reliability in 2020 were taken by German cars, these are: BMW 5 Serios, Audi A7 and Mercedes E Class. The M5 E-class sedan was the first in the line to receive an all-wheel drive system; the model debuted in 2017 at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
The main asset of the entire M-line is engine performance. The sedan is no exception, under the hood is installed the familiar 4.4-liter gasoline F90 from the previous version, equipped with two turbines, but the performance of the unit has been increased by almost half - now it is 600 hp. and the moment is 750 Nm. Such indicators were made possible by changing the timing system and increasing the pressure in the intake manifold system.
The second innovation of the model was the all-wheel drive, implemented for the first time in the M-class. The rear axle remains the driving one in the sedan, the moment is transmitted to the front wheels through a multi-plate clutch.
Thanks to the Steptronic electronic system, the transmission has several modes with the option of completely disabling the front axle. By default, the basic four-wheel drive remains 4WD, 4WD Sport mode will increase traction to the rear axle, 2WD will leave only the rear wheels working.
There is no need to describe all the innovations in the sedan's equipment - there are more than a hundred of them, they remain iconic: reinforced suspension, adaptive shock absorbers, carbon-ceramic brake discs, virtual dashboard, head-up display, Harman Kardon 600 W audio complex, diode optics.
Mercedes E-Class
The Mercedes-Benz lineup has enough reliable and safe cars, but the leadership belongs to the elegant front- or all-wheel drive Mercedes E Class sedan in the back of W213. The premiere show of the fifth generation took place in 2016 in Detroit.
The entire E-class can be called a technological breakthrough of the company's engineers. In the sedan, the system of intelligent driver support is thought out to the smallest detail - each electronic device, of which there are more than two hundred in the model, serves to make driving a car not only comfortable, but very safe.
Already in the database there are adaptive cruise control, lane keeping, the active steering system not only monitors the lane, but also tracks "life" from two sides, emergency brake, monitoring of the "blind zone", circular cameras, etc.
At the heart of the model is the MRA platform, a multi-link at the rear and a double wishbone at the front provide the sedan with optimal stability and traction on the road. The number of engines for each Mercedes model is counted in dozens, the E Class is no exception - the base contains a 2-liter E200 with a capacity of 184 hp. and 245 liters. and a three-liter E400 with a return of 333 liters. Diesel units are also represented by 2- and 3-liter engines with a capacity of 194 and 258 liters. with.
Conclusion
In addition to the presented cars, the rating of the most reliable "Germans" includes WV Tiguan in the Small SUV class - the company ranks 12th in the world in terms of reliability and safety, BMW X1 - in the Small premium SUV category, in the category of the most reliable cars after 3 months of operation by the leader the models BMW 4 Serios, Mercedes CLS, BMW X4 remain.
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- Audi A4
- Audi A5 Coupe
- Audi Q3 Sportback
- Porsche macan
- Bmw x3
- Bmw m5
- Mercedes E-Class
|| rss | At the beginning of the year, authoritative publications such as WhatCar, Auto Express, Consumer Reports publish reliability ratings of the most popular cars, dividing models into classes and mileage. Power, which announced that German manufacturers have significantly improved the quality of their vehicles and moved away from the practice of increasing profits through sales of parts and repairs.
Porsche Macan was recognized as the most reliable car in its segment in 2020 - the company holds the second place in the safety and reliability of three-year cars in the United States for the third year. Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz also significantly improved their positions and took first places in the class several times.
Which German cars remain reliable for 2020?
Audi A4
In the Compact Premium class, the second and third places in terms of reliability and safety were taken by two Audi models of 2019 at once? the all-wheel drive version of the A4 class "D" sedan and the front-wheel drive coupe of the Audi A5 Coupe, class "G1". The models could not squeeze the world leader Lexus ES, but among European cars, Audi remains the most reliable.
The company plans to keep the Audi A4 sedan on the assembly line until 2021, but so that the appearance of the luxury premium sedan does not become boring to the public, in 2018 the concept underwent a large-scale restyling, completely renewing the body. The model does not have a single hinged panel from the previous generation.
Visually, the sedan has become more massive due to reinforced front and rear bumpers and widened fenders. The door line has shifted slightly lower, the model has received a squat and solid look.
After restyling, the equipment lost its aggressiveness due to the changed shape of the head light optics and received the original design of the wheel disks. The line also includes the familiar S-line package: standard 18-inch wheels, aggressive body kit, honeycomb-shaped radiator grille.
The engine range has been modernized for the Euro-6 protocol, the line includes 3 two-liter gasoline units, 1 turbodiesel. This configuration has the brand designation 45 TDI, and is paired with an 8-band torque converter.
Audi A5 Coupe
Restyling of the second generation took place less than a year ago - in the fall of 2019 at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Emergency braking triggers the alarm automatically.
The restyled version differs from the second generation with a redrawn radiator grille, matrix headlights (there are LEDs in the base), new trapezium nozzles on the exhaust pipes. The color palette has expanded - the model is available in 11 colors.
In the cabin, an updated dashboard with 3-level air conditioning, a 10.1-inch multimedia screen stands out, for a surcharge you can take a virtual dashboard Audi Virtual Cockpit with a 12.3-inch screen.
Is the engine range represented by 4 units? three diesel and one petrol unit, each engine is equipped with a "mild hybrid" system. with., is completed with quattro all-wheel drive.
Audi Q3 Sportback
In the crossover segment, the 2019 Audi Q3 Sportback has taken the lead, according to WhatCar. The complete set was put on the 7th place and assigned a level of 98% safety and reliability in terms of the number of breakdowns after a survey of 2,000 owners.
The debut of the concept took place in the summer of 2019. The company decided to keep up with the fashion trend of transferring hatchbacks to off-road positions and, following the Q8 and e-tron models, released a crossover coupe or a coupe-like crossover Q3 Sportback.
It differs from the standard SUV Q3 Sportback with a sloping roofline, a large slope of the rear window and the absence of roof rails. A distinctive feature of the model? original bumpers.
The interior filling of the front-wheel drive (in the top-end all-wheel drive) crossover is identical to the Q3: it is a 12.3-inch screen of the Virtual Cockpit system (the tidy is the brainchild of Audi engineers), a multimedia touch screen, 30 interior trim options, 12 seat adjustment options.
The basic version contains matrix head lighting units, climate control for 3 zones, a panorama, an all-round camera, a modern security complex: control of "blind zones", emergency braking, cruise control of the latest generation.
The power unit is represented by two two-liter engines with a capacity of 150 and 230 hp. transmission with no alternative? double clutch 7-band "robot".
For the diesel, only front-wheel drive is available. Adaptive suspension remains an option for an additional fee - in the base only sports.
Porsche macan
Porsche in 2020 became the second company in the world that produces the most reliable cars.Without exception, all models of the manufacturer that have entered the market in the last 10 years do not fall below the 10th line in all safety ratings.
The championship went to the Lexus brand. By the way, the first place also went to the German model? this is the famous BMW X3.
The first generation restyling took place in 2018 at the Shanghai Motor Show. You can only distinguish the Makan from the back - an LED strip is installed in the bumper, which the older generations do not have.
Stylish design, expensive materials and attention to detail are immediately striking in the cabin. For the first time, the model also received a sports steering wheel with buttons for switching driving modes.
Traditionally, the crossover is available in three configuration options, the price of the basic version with a two-liter turbodiesel with a capacity of 245 liters. The maximum speed is 254 km / h, acceleration from 0 to 100 occurs in 5.1 seconds (with the "Sport" package).
Bmw x3
In 2020, BMW became the seventh company in the world for the quality and reliability of all its vehicles. The leader of the Compact Premium SUV is the BMW X3 M, the factory index is F97.
The charged version of the all-wheel drive K2-class crossover was presented in February 2019, but the official premiere of the SUV took place at the Geneva auto show in the spring of the same year. In 2020, it is the most reliable all-wheel drive crossover that fully meets the cost and meets the high expectations of the public.
The M version of the X3 received a bright, memorable appearance: muscular and at the same time graceful bumpers, clearly designed headlights, perfectly adjusted body geometry and 21-inch wheels.
In the cabin, each option reminds that in front of the driver is not just a SUV, but a sporty and hot all-wheel drive crossover: these are sports seats with optimal lateral support, a system for saving settings, instead of a virtual panel, there is an optional tidy, traditional for the M-class of four.
The X3's suspension has undergone major changes. Already in the base there is adaptive damping, steering with a variable gear ratio.
Under the hood, a single in-line S58 with a volume of 3 liters is installed, which, depending on the configuration, produces 480 and 510 liters. Both layouts are aggregated by the 8-band "robot" ZF.
BMW M5
In the segment of the best premium middle class models (Midsize Premium), the first three places in terms of reliability in 2020 were taken by German cars, these are: BMW 5 Serios, Audi A7 and Mercedes E Class. The M5 E-class sedan was the first in the line to receive an all-wheel drive system; the model debuted in 2017 at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
The main asset of the entire M-line is engine performance. Such indicators were made possible by changing the timing system and increasing the pressure in the intake manifold system.
The second innovation of the model was the all-wheel drive, implemented for the first time in the M-class. The rear axle remains the driving one in the sedan, the moment is transmitted to the front wheels through a multi-plate clutch.
Thanks to the Steptronic electronic system, the transmission has several modes with the option of completely disabling the front axle. By default, the basic four-wheel drive remains 4WD, 4WD Sport mode will increase traction to the rear axle, 2WD will leave only the rear wheels working.
There is no need to describe all the innovations in the sedan's equipment - there are more than a hundred of them, they remain iconic: reinforced suspension, adaptive shock absorbers, carbon-ceramic brake discs, virtual dashboard, head-up display, Harman Kardon 600 W audio complex, diode optics.
Mercedes E-Class
The Mercedes-Benz lineup has enough reliable and safe cars, but the leadership belongs to the elegant front- or all-wheel drive Mercedes E Class sedan in the back of W213. The premiere show of the fifth generation took place in 2016 in Detroit.
The entire E-class can be called a technological breakthrough of the company's engineers. In the sedan, the system of intelligent driver support is thought out to the smallest detail - each electronic device, of which there are more than two hundred in the model, serves to make driving a car not only comfortable, but very safe.
Already in the database there are adaptive cruise control, lane keeping, the active steering system not only monitors the lane, but also tracks "life" from two sides, emergency brake, monitoring of the "blind zone", circular cameras, etc.
At the heart of the model is the MRA platform, a multi-link at the rear and a double wishbone at the front provide the sedan with optimal stability and traction on the road. with.
Conclusion
In addition to the presented cars, the rating of the most reliable "Germans" includes WV Tiguan in the Small SUV class - the company ranks 12th in the world in terms of reliability and safety, BMW X1 - in the Small premium SUV category, in the category of the most reliable cars after 3 months of operation by the leader the models BMW 4 Serios, Mercedes CLS, BMW X4 remain.
