The German organization for technical supervision (TUV) conducted a large study and built the list of best and worst cars 2-3 years old as of 2020 (TUV 2020).
Writes AutoBild, the organization’s experts “made almost 10 million checks and carefully documented the results in accordance with the car model, mileage and the identified defects”. They then calculated for each model coefficient of reliability on the basis of what made up the final rating.
In total, the experts of TUV made models in 6 different categories, with each of them – the three best and worst car. In the end, the results that you can see below (illustrations for each of the categories to look from left to right descending).
Best and worst cars age 2-3 years
Best subcompact cars
- Opel Adam
- Opel Karl
- Smart Fortwo
Worst subcompact cars
- Ford Ka
- Fiat Panda
- Fiat 500
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Best subcompact car
- Audi A1
- Honda Jazz
- Toyota Yaris
Worst subcompact cars
- Fiat Punto
- Dacia Sandero
- Nissan Micra
Best compact cars
- Mercedes A-Class
- VW Beetle
- Audi A3
Worst compact cars
- Dacia Logan
- KIA Ceed
- Hyundai i30
The best cars of the middle class
- Mercedes C-Class
- Audi A4/A5
- Toyota Avensis
Worst car of the middle class
- Ford Mondeo
- Mazda6
- VW Passat
Best crossovers
- Mercedes GLC
- Mazda CX-3
- Audi Q5
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The worst crossovers
- Dacia Duster
- Hyundai Tucson
- Suzuki Jimny
The best vans
- Mercedes B-Class
- VW Golf Sportsvan
- Toyota Verso
Worst vans
- Citroen Berlingo
- Ford Galaxy
- VW Sharan
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