Porsche named the most unreliable car brand ahead of Land Rover

Motorists who have splashed out big on a Porsche sports cars and SUVs, look away now.

The premium German brand has just been named the most unreliable car maker in a report that analyses the volume of faults, cost of repairs and days off the road for all the major manufacturers.

Extended warranty provider, Warrantywise, scored Porsche a meagre 35.1 out of 100 in its Reliability Index, which is based on data for over 131,000 cars being driven in Britain.

And it's not the only expensive brand to make the list of the bottom 10 performers when it comes to reliability...

'Joining Porsche is a range of premium luxury passenger car makers; proving that despite a high price tag, even for a used car, luxury cars could also cost owners more in the long run,' Warrantywise says.

The index gives every car a total score based on a number of factors.

These include the cost to carry out repairs, how often they encounter issues and how many days they're in a garage being fixed.

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The data represents only cars that are outside their manufacturer warranties, meaning the minimum age for the sample is three years. The maximum age for cars included in the analysis is 10 years.