About Car Fault Index

Car Fault Index records the faults owners report on Chinese-brand cars sold in the UK, and counts them. The first model covered is the Jaecoo 7.

Why it exists

Chinese brands now sell about one new car in seven in the UK, but most of these models are less than three years old here. UK owners have little history to go on. In Russia the same cars, built on the same platforms, have been on sale for longer and in larger numbers, and their owners write detailed reviews. We read those reviews, keep only faults on parts shared with UK cars, and count them.

What we do not do

• We do not tell you whether to buy a car.
• We do not publish do-it-yourself repairs for brakes, steering, airbags, fuel systems or hybrid high-voltage parts.
• We do not own or test the cars ourselves, so there are no photos of our own cars on the site. Charts are drawn from the data.

Independence and money

The site is not affiliated with Chery, Omoda, Jaecoo or any other maker or dealer. During the pilot there are no adverts and no affiliate links. If that changes, the disclosure page will say so before any appears.

Mistakes

If a number or a statement is wrong, email [email protected] with the page address. We check and correct errors within 72 hours, and change the page's "last updated" date when we do.