Reasearch finds diesels are more than three times more likely to break down than petrol vehicles
Diesel cars are more than three times as likely to break down as their petrol counterparts and will typically cost 20% more to fix when they go wrong.
Based on analysis of 30,000 faults on three- to eight-year-old petrol and diesel cars over 12 months, car maintenance firm MotorEasy found the average engine repair bill for a diesel was £517, compared with £433 for a petrol model. Diesel cars were sold to many buyers on the basis that they offered better fuel economy, and lower CO2 emissions. However, the VW emissions scandal forced an about-turn and diesels are now very much out of favour.
