Lexus has been named as the best car manufacturer in the 2017 Honest John Satisfaction Index. Drivers rated the reliability, build quality and ease of driving of its models more highly than any other.

The Japanese firm scored an impressive 89.43 percent satisfaction among owners, with Jaguar close behind on 89.36 percent.

Sitting in third is SsangYong, only marginally behind with 89.13 percent. It's a mightily impressive result for the brand and shows just how far it has come in the past few years. It's been helped by some very good models like the Tivoli plus a five-year unlimted mileage warranty across its range.

Skoda and Porsche round out the five leading brands, while Suzuki, Dacia, Infiniti, Mercedes-Benz and Subaru complete the top 10 in the inaugural Honest John Satisfaction Index.

The launch of the first Honest John Satisfaction Index saw us ask our readers about the good, the bad and the ugly of ownership. We received more than 10,000 responses in total.

Jaguar scored a double top in the most popular models category with its F-Pace and XJ while Volvo took third with the XC70.

The Skoda Roomster was fourth and the Nissan Leaf was the highest placed electric vehicle in fifth.

Performance, handling and comfort were the big positives for Jaguar drivers who took part in the 2017 Satisfaction Index.

As well as Jaguar’s twin successes, Skoda is the only manufacturer with three cars in the top 10 with its Roomster, Superb and Rapid all proving popular.

It was a less welcome result for Vauxhall, which recorded the lowest satisfaction result, below Chrysler and Chevrolet - two brands which are no longer sold in the UK. Renault was fourth from bottom, followed by Fiat.

Peugeot, MG, MINI, Saab and Nissan filled the other spaces at the blunt end of the 2017 Honest John Satisfaction Index.

Ford’s Ka recorded the worst result for an individual model, with the Citroen C1, Volkswagen Touran, Fiat 500 and Renault Laguna lining up behind.

Drivers taking part in the Satisfaction Index felt the Ford Ka lagged behind for fuel consumption and the cost of repairs compared to others in its class.

French firms Citroen and Renault both performed poorly with two models each filling out the bottom 10 cars in the 2017 Satisfaction Index.

Each car manufacturer and model was assessed on reliability, build quality, fuel economy, repair costs and performance. Ride comfort, handling, ease of driving, practicality and technology were also considered, as well as safety. These scores contributed to an overall ranking.

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NFU Mutual rated best for car insurance with John Lewis a close second

NFU Mutual has been named the best car insurer in the 2017 Honest John Satisfaction Index. It topped the board with an overall rating of 9.21 out of a maximum score of 10, heading a list of 50 UK insurance firms.

Second place went to John Lewis with a mark of 8.79, while Liverpool Victoria took third spot to add to its 2017 Honest John Highly Approved Trader Award in the Financial Products category. All were praised for the quality of their customer service and value for money.

Nationwide and RIAS also made it into the final five, while General Accident, Saga, Quote Me Happy, Chaucer Direct and Lloyds TSB rounded out the top 10 insurers.

At the other end of the table, Performance Direct registered the lowest result of 5.92, followed by 1^st Central, Direct Choice, Autonet and Bell from Admiral.

More than half of the 50 car insurers rated in the 2017 Satisfaction Index gained a score of 8 out of 10 or above.

Not happy with your insurer? We strongly recommend that you see how competitive your insurer is every year - and don't just accept an auto renewal.

Use our Insurance Guide as a starting point to start saving money on cover and use a range of comparison sites like Confused*, Go Compare, and Compare The Market to get a good idea of which insurers are the most competitive.