It was a clean sweep for Japanese makes at the top of the What Car? list of most reliable used cars – but from very different brands – with Toyota, Lexus and Honda all scoring 100% for reliability

The Lexus RX Hybrid was named joint winner 

What Car?, in association with used car marketplace heycar, asked more than 10,000 drivers about their experiences with their motors to compile the rankings.

What Car? used cars editor Mark Pearson said: “Reliability is one of the key concerns for most used buyers, because an unreliable car can quickly turn into an unwelcome headache.”

Drivers were asked if their car had any faults in the past 12 months, what was affected, how much it cost to repair and how long the vehicle was off the road.

And, for the past year at least, European and American carmakers were swept away by their Asian rivals.