Do half of new cars on the road break down at 60-70k miles?
As I look down to my odometer and see the numbers climbing ever so close to the 60,000 mile mark, I am reminded of an article I read on Yahoo! Cars recently. It said that over half of the new cars on UK roads break down as soon as they’ve been driven 60-70k miles. And we can gauge that that’s probably the exact range of miles our new vans and cars can do before the dealer or manufacturer warranty cover begins to fall into grey areas, limitations incur, or expire all together. The article provides details sourced from leading provider of direct consumer warranties, Warranty Direct , who analysed thousands of live policies and found that the average cost to repair faults on cars within the 60 to 70k mile range to be about £420. They found that even though new car technology has undoubtedly improved and some manufacturer warranties now go beyond the typical 3 year/60, 000 mile coverage, they can still be limited and varied. The article also includes information on which vehicle manufactu...