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1.2 PureTech wet belt — common 30k–50k milesEA888 2.0 TSI — oil consumptionDQ200 DSG — mechatronics failureID.4 matrix headlight — £2,240 dealer quoteBMW N47 — timing chain stretchJLR Ingenium 2.0 — oil dilutionUconnect — screen delaminationDPF limp mode — short-trip diesels1.5 BlueHDi — 7mm chain snapMEB 12V battery — dead car, healthy packAdBlue pump — crystallisationEcoBlue wet belt — Ford diesels1.2 PureTech wet belt — common 30k–50k milesEA888 2.0 TSI — oil consumptionDQ200 DSG — mechatronics failureID.4 matrix headlight — £2,240 dealer quoteBMW N47 — timing chain stretchJLR Ingenium 2.0 — oil dilutionUconnect — screen delaminationDPF limp mode — short-trip diesels1.5 BlueHDi — 7mm chain snapMEB 12V battery — dead car, healthy packAdBlue pump — crystallisationEcoBlue wet belt — Ford diesels
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VW ID.4 Owner’s Guide
22 ranked faults + the interactive repair-cost docket
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VW ID.3 Owner’s Guide
The £2,240 headlight story and every common fix
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The PureTech Wet Belt Problem
The engine issue every Peugeot/Citroën buyer must know
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DPF Problems, Explained
12 guides on blockages, regens and short-trip diesels
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Live guides in blue. Groups being built are shown dimmed — so you always know what exists and what’s coming. Filter to jump straight to your brand.
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Stellantis
7 brand hubs · 30+ guides
1.2 PureTech wet belt · 1.5 BlueHDi timing chain · Uconnect screen failure
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Volkswagen Group
ID.3 · ID.4 · Golf live
EA888 oil consumption · DQ200 mechatronics · MEB software & 12V failures
Coming soon: Audi · Škoda · Cupra · SEAT · Porsche · Bentley
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BMW Group
N47 chain guide live
N47 timing chain · 3 Series reliability deep-dive
Coming soon: MINI · Rolls-Royce
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Mercedes-Benz Group
C-Class guide live
C-Class reliability, costs and common faults
Coming soon: Smart
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Tata Motors · JLR
Ingenium guides live
2.0 Ingenium timing-chain stretch · oil dilution live data
Open the Tata / JLR hub →
Geely Group
Valkyrie guide live
Aston Martin Valkyrie ownership, straight from the data
Coming soon: Volvo · Polestar · Smart · Lynk & Co · Lotus · Zeekr
Open the Geely hub →
Ford
EcoBlue guide live
EcoBlue wet-belt problems — what every diesel Ford owner should know
Read the Ford EcoBlue guide →
Toyota
2 guides live
Why Toyotas are easier to repair · Prius hidden-cost breakdown
Coming soon: Lexus
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Renault–NissanIN PROGRESS
guides being built
Renault · Dacia · Nissan · Mitsubishi
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guides being built
MG · Maxus
BYD AutoIN PROGRESS
guides being built
BYD · Denza
Chery InternationalIN PROGRESS
guides being built
Omoda · Jaecoo
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Hyundai · Kia · Genesis
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Know before you buy
The big ownership traps
DPF & short-trip diesels
Blockages, limp mode, regens — the full 12-guide cluster
Wet timing belts
What they are, which engines have them, what they cost you
Your right to repair
UK law, secure gateways and the garage lockout fight
AdBlue crystallisation
The pump failure that hits modern diesels
£2,000+ headlights
Why sealed LED units fail and who should pay
The independent lockout
How software keeps your local garage out of your car
How we research: owner forums, reliability surveys, recall records and real UK repair quotes — consolidated, cited and kept current.
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