• 1.3 million MOT failures on the road
    • 10/05/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Categories: Featured, News
    One-in-10 cars that passed their MOT last year should have failed, according to an investigation by What Car?. This equates to nearly 1.3 million cars on the road now with potentially dangerous defects. As part of the 2021-2022 MOT Compliance Survey, a team of DVSA expert vehicle examiners retested 1,732 [...]
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  • Consumer confidence in write-offs at just 10%
    • 04/05/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Just 10.8% of in-market car buyers are comfortable with purchasing a written off vehicle which has been repaired to roadworthy condition. This is according to new research by new car buying platform and consumer champion What Car?. A survey of 1,036 in-market buyers found 4.8% of in-market buyers had previously [...]
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  • Car buyers shifting to agency model
    • 12/04/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    A majority of car buyers would prefer to purchase their next car directly from the manufacturer via an 'agency’ model with fixed prices, rather than from a traditional dealer. This is according to the latest research from What Car?. It found that 55.4% of 1,221 in-market buyers surveyed said they would rather [...]
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  • Research reveals range of labour rates
    • 06/04/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    New research has revealed the discrepancy between garage labour rates around the country. According to What Car?, the cheapest areas charge as little as £47 per hour and the priciest £141. It researched the labour rates of 279 independent garages across the UK, looking at hourly labour rates to compare prices [...]
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  • Car buyers turning away from online purchases
    • 22/03/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    A declining share of car buyers plan to purchase their next car entirely online, according to new research by What Car?. In its latest weekly survey, just 4.2% of 873 in-market consumers said they expect to buy their next car entirely online. This is down from 9.7% in June 2022. Meanwhile, 41.1% of buyers said they [...]
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  • EV car buyers put off by public infrastructure
    • 14/03/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Less than a fifth of electric vehicle buyers would be comfortable owning an electric vehicle if they had to rely on the UK’s public charging network for recharging. According to the latest research by What Car?, just 17.7% of the 1,207 in-market buyers looking for an EV said they would be confident relying only [...]
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  • EVs fall short of official range
    • 10/03/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Electric car drivers are being warned the real-world range of their cars in winter could be almost a third less than the official figures suggest. What Car? drove 12 of the best-selling EVs from fully charged until they stopped, to accurately measure range. All cars were driven at the same time at a test venue, [...]
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  • Brands dogged by reliability issues
    • 01/03/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    New research has found that drivers have long memories when it comes to vehicle reliability, with nearly a third unlikely to buy a brand that had been unreliable in the past. According to What Car?, a survey of 1,022 in-market buyers said poor reliability on a car they’ve previously owned has put them off buying [...]
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  • New car buyers driven in droves to used market
    • 10/02/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    New research has found that the cost-of-living crisis is having a significant impact on new car buyers, with many switching to the used vehicle market or not replacing their existing car at all. The research by What Car? also found that many drivers have also started carrying out basic servicing and maintenance [...]
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  • Buyers doubtful of approved-used programmes
    • 31/01/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Nearly half of car buyers in the UK do not believe thorough vehicle checks are carried out by dealers and manufacturers when they buy an approved used car. According to new research by What Car?, based on feedback from 812 in-market buyers, 48.5% said they do not believe manufacturers or dealers which advertise [...]
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