BMW car rental fans may be interested to know that the BMW 3 Series has been voted the most reliable car in the UK.

The 3 Series, which is BMW's biggest selling model range, beat a list of nearly 900,000 top contenders to scoop the accolade in a survey of Britain's vehicle leasing companies.

Based on the reliability history of the models, the poll also revealed that BMW was the most reliable manufacturer overall beating Honda, Toyota, Ford and Volkswagen respectively.

Luxury car hire fans will be pleased to know that the German carmaker did not stop there but went on to secure a place for the MINI hatch and BMW 1 Series, which were ranked fifth and seventh most reliable respectively.

Multi-marque leasing companies participated in the survey, which saw the models assessed according to the number of breakdowns per 100 of each type of model in the companies' individual fleets.

The annual FN50 reliability survey is compiled by Fleet News.

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