Five new hybrid and electric cars to look out for in 2021
With much of the UK population spending most of 2020 shut indoors, it’s no surprise to see that new car sales have fallen through the floor. However, despite a 30%...
Six things you need to watch out for when buying a new car
Post-lockdown, have you had to return to driving a car that’s well past its use-by date? If now’s the time to upgrade your motor, avoid making a purchase you’ll later...
Jaguar and Land Rover cars recalled for excessive CO2 emissions
Jaguar Land Rover is recalling over 44,000 cars made between 2016 and 2019 for producing excessive carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
New car emission tests uncover some big polluters
New organisation Green NCAP has launched today – it’s a European consortium that publishes independent emissions and fuel efficiency results. It’s released results for 12 cars and the biggest polluter...
BMW, Daimler and VW Group to be investigated over possible emissions collusion
BMW, Daimer and Volkswagen Group (VW, Audi and Porsche) are under investigation by the European Commission for potentially limiting the roll-out of car emission control technologies. Find out how to buy a cleaner car.
New fuel standard to be introduced may be incompatible with some of Britain’s most popular cars
The Department for Transport (DfT) has launched a consultation on its proposal for the UK’s larger forecourts to begin selling E10 petrol, a cleaner fuel, in order to meet climate...
Plug-in hybrid car ranges – we reveal what you need to know
After leaked reports claimed the government would prohibit the sale of plug-in hybrid cars that couldn’t manage 50 miles on electric power alone, we dug into our test data. Not...
Thousands of diesel Porsche cars recalled due to emissions cheat
German authorities have issued an EU-wide recall of more than 60,000 Porsche cars that have defeat device software installed, similar to the Volkswagen ‘dieselgate’ scandal of 2015. Due to the...
5 surprising faults found in new cars
An independent Which? survey* has revealed five unforeseen failings in cars under three years old. These faults prove new models are not always reliable, safe or cost effective. The law...
Audi emissions recall: UK cars affected
Two weeks after Audi was ordered to recall thousands of its vehicles by German automotive watchdog KBA, Audi has now confirmed to Which? that UK car owners are also affected....