its not the reliability, its the car you buy in the first place, if you buy a minter, look after it and you will have no issues, if you buy it from a Chav that boosts it up every single street, you can pretty much guarentee its going to have ALOT of issues. I bought min year and a half ago, was in mint condition, the only thing that went on mine was rear shock absorbers, never ever had a single issue with it yet, touch wood. this is the most reliable car I've ever had to be honest. welcome to the site and good luck