From an email received from warranty direct, no mention of the Sport so it can't be as bad as we sometimes think.


Scary costs and creepy unreliability revealed as the worst parts of modern cars are combined into a Frankenstein's monster of a motor


Scary costs and creepy unreliability revealed as the worst parts of modern cars are combined into a Frankenstein’s monster of a motor. The UK’s nightmare cars break down every other month and cost an average of £550 each time to repair.


We have analysed 50,000 live Warranty Direct policies and come up with a ‘monster’ car, based on the least reliable models in the UK.


To create the car, we used all seven categories within our Reliability Index and identified the worst performers in each, before combining them to make what we call the ‘Horrific 40RR0R’! With the suspension of an Audi, the gearbox of a Jeep and the electrics of a Mercedes-Benz, the fictional vehicle is a Frankenstein's monster of the least reliable parts, created in time for Halloween.


The body parts of the Horrific 40RR0R comprise: BMW M5 (2004-2011) engine; Audi RS6 (02-11) axle and suspension; Jeep Grand Cherokee (06-present) gearbox; Mercedes-Benz R-class (04-present) electrics; Fiat Multipla (99-05) braking system; Seat Alhambra (96-present) air-conditioning; Chrysler 300C (05-present) steering system.


David Gerrans, the managing director of Warranty Direct, said: "The Horrific 40RR0R is a bit of fun that will, thankfully, never be built, as it stitches together the cars that perform worst in each of the mechanical categories we measure."


"This large variety of vehicles that goes into the concoction proves how typically reliable cars can be dragged down by one poorly-performing part."


The Reliability Index calculates the trustworthiness of vehicles by measuring average cost of repair, frequency of failure, age and mileage. While the average car scores 100 in the Index, with the lower the score the better, this grim creation would be five times more unreliable, with a figure of almost 500

www.reliabilityindex.com Java Black 2007 TDV8 HSE (my first RRS)
Colour coded door handles
Colour coded headlight washers
Smoked side repeaters
Hawk Colour coded side vents
Privacy Glass
Mud Flaps

Just this minute been reading the very same mail and was bracing myself for the end result, but no mention of a Rangie  2010 RRS, TDV8
bali Blue / colour coded
side steps / flappy paddles
black perforated leather
22" overfinch
heated everything, TV,fridge ...... now with gold calipers and mud flaps !( black mud flaps that is) !!
Many years ago,,,,, 1955 series 1 landie , sometimes wish I had kept it

Interestingly, large 4x4s in general are considered pretty unreliable by them:
http://www.reliabilityindex.com/ratings/best/Large%20SUV

Also interesting to look around the various categories and see that some of the manufacturers that are held to make good, solid, reliable vehicles actually don't do that well in reality.

As with the RRS, I'm sure that the number of "Friday cars" determines the models place in the lists. 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed