A rare sight for Ford Transit owners, as the Transit has just been chosen as most reliable van in the UK, for the second consecutive year.
Ford has been voted the most reliable van manufacturer in the UK for the second consecutive year.
The annual Fleet News survey of the 50 largest UK contract hire and leasing companies found that Ford was the most reliable van manufacturer, and the Ford Transit was the most reliable van (one reason it’s also the nation’s most popular used van).
In this annual survey companies themselves rank the best performing vehicles for reliability based on actual breakdowns and warranty claims. It is the largest study of its kind in the UK with those responding to the survey representing a combined fleet size of 170,000 light commercial vehicles.
Here are the top ten most reliable vans and manufacturers, with last year’s positions shown in brackets:
Top 10 most reliable vans:
- Ford Transit (1)
- Mercedes-Benz Sprinter (3)
- Ford Transit Connect (2)
- Volkswagen Transporter (4)
- Volkswagen Caddy (5)
- Mercedes-Benz Vito (6)
- Vauxhall Vivaro (7)
- Renault Trafic (8)
- Vauxhall Movano (9)
- Renault Master (new entrant this year)
Top 10 most reliable van manufacturers:
- Ford (1)
- Volkswagen (3)
- Mercedes-Benz (2)
- Vauxhall (4)
- Renault (6)
- Peugeot (8)
- Nissan (7)
- Citroën (5)
- Fiat (9)
- Mitsubishi (new entrant this year)
Ford is really on a roll at the moment. By the end of next year, its entire commercial vehicle range will have been replaced with all-new models, and if its as good as the Transit Custom, next year’s 2-tonne Transit will really take the fight to the Sprinter and should confirm the blue oval’s dominance of the UK van market.