Corsa tops UK service charts
The most serviced cars of the year have been revealed in a new report by Autodata, part of Solera Holdings.
In the UK, the most serviced car was the Opel/Vauxhall Corsa-D which retained its first position from last year’s report. The Ford Fiesta (model year 2013) moved up to second position from eighth, replacing the Ford Focus (model year 2004 and model year 2008) which dropped to third position. The most serviced Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) was once again the Ford Transit (model year 2006) and the most serviced motorcycle was the Honda CBR.
As well as highlighting the most serviced vehicles, the report indicates some key trends in the automotive aftermarket sector. When all markets are combined, Ford was the overall most serviced manufacturer. However, a notable observation is the continued prominence of Volkswagen which is in first place as the most serviced brand in 55 per cent of the countries surveyed. Ford was the most serviced brand in the UK.
The report also reinforces the dominance of national brands being the most serviced cars within their respective countries. In Germany, all top 10 places were attributed to German cars and it was the same for French cars in France. In Italy, Italian cars made up 50 per cent of the top 10 and in Sweden, Swedish cars accounted for 70 per cent of the top 10 with Volvo models filling the top three positions.
In the UK, Japanese manufacturers continue to dominate the top 10 most serviced hybrid vehicles filling nine out of the 10 positions with the Mitsubishi Outlander (12-) retaining its first position from last year’s report. The Nissan Leaf (Ze0) (10-18) was in first place for the third report in a row as the most serviced electric vehicle. The Tesla Model S (13-), after having not appeared in the top 10 in the either of the last two reports was in second place. It is also in second place internationally demonstrating the continued rise in popularity of the Tesla marque across all markets.
