The Citizen (Gauteng)

Passenger cars

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Entry level (Scores reflect proportion­s of problems and issues reported; the lower the better): Toyota Aygo (Gold, 44), Toyota Etios Hatch (Gold, 46), VW Up (Silver, 49), Ford Figo Sedan (Bronze, 54)

Compact hatch: Toyota Yaris (Gold, 38), VW Polo (Silver, 50), Ford Fiesta (Silver, 54), Opel Corsa (Bronze, 58)

Mainstream hatch: VW Golf 7 (Gold, 21), VW Golf 7 GTi (Silver, 42), Ford Focus (Bronze, 66), Opel Astra (Bronze, 68), Toyota Auris (Bronze, 71)

Premium hatch: Opel Adam (Gold, 22), Audi A1 Sportback (Silver, 33), Audi A3 Sportback (Bronze, 53)

Mainstream sedan: Honda Civic (Gold, 31), Toyota Corolla Quest (Silver, 57), Nissan Almera (Bronze, 58)

Compact sedan: VW Polo (Gold, 79)

Premium sedan: Audi A3 (Gold, 30), Audi A4 (Silver, 46)

Sport/Luxury: Audi A5 Sportback (Gold, 38), Ford Mustang GT Coupe (Silver, 51), Volvo S60 (Bronze, 67)

Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV): Toyota Avanza (Gold, 65), VW Caddy (Silver, 85), Datsun GO Plus (Bronze, 140)

Best Overall Passenger Car Brand: Audi (Gold, 46), Toyota (Silver, 58), Opel (Silver, 58), Nissan (Silver, 62), Ford (Silver, 63), Honda (Bronze, 65); VW (Bronze, 68), Volvo (Bronze, 71)

Best New Volume Passenger Car: VW Golf 7 GTi (Gold, 42), Ford Figo Sedan (Silver, 54), VW Polo Vivo Maxx (Silver, 56), Ford Fiesta ST Hatch (Bronze, 63), Toyota Etios Cross (Bronze, 66), VW Polo GTi (Bronze, 67)

Best Volume Passenger Car Brand: Toyota (Gold, 58), Opel (Gold, 61), Nissan (Gold, 62), Ford (Gold, 63), Honda (Silver, 65), Volkswagen (Silver, 68), Chevrolet (Bronze, 78)

Best Local Manufactur­ing Plant for Passenger Cars: Toyota SA Motors, Prospecton (Gold, 59), Volkswagen Group SA, Uitenhage (Gold, 70), General Motors South Africa, Struandale (Silver, 80)

Regular Recreation­al Vehicle: Toyota RAV4 (Gold, 32), Volvo XC60 (Silver, 37), Chevrolet Captiva (Silver, 38), Volkswagen Tiguan (Bronze, 50),Nissan X-Trail (Bronze, 53)

Large Recreation­al Vehicle: Volkswagen Touareg (Gold, 11), Toyota Land Cruiser 200 (Silver, 39), Toyota Prado (Bronze, 51), Toyota Fortuner (Bronze, 51)

Cross-Over Vehicle: Honda HR-V (Gold, 48), Audi Q5 (Gold, 50), Audi Q3 (Gold, 50), Nissan Qashqai (Silver, 58), Ford EcoSport (Bronze, 68), Opel Mokka (Bronze, 69)

Best New Recreation­al Vehicle: Honda BR-V (Gold, 83)

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