Bristol

Bristol is both a city and a county in South West England, with an estimated population of 460,000.

Bristol’s modern economy is built on creative media, electronics and aerospace industries. The city-centre docks have been redeveloped as centres of heritage and culture.

It is also one of Britain’s most popular tourist destinations, due to its wealth of arts and culture, and the opening of the £500million shopping centre, Cabot Circus, in 2008. Bristol’s thriving art scene hosts the Bristol Old Vic—an offshoot of The Old Vic in London—that occupies the Theatre Royal on King Street.

It is also a popular belief that the unidentified graffiti artist Banksy is from Bristol, with many of his artworks appearing around the city.

The most popular cars in Bristol

Given their all-rounder versatility and crossover social status, it’s no great surprise to hear that the VW Golf is estimated to be the most popular car in Bristol, according to data provided between 2012 to 2018 by ownership and postcode.

Close on its heels—and in order of popularity—are the Mercedes A-Class, Nissan Qashqai, Ford Fiesta and the Volkswagen Tiguan.

Vehicle numbers in Bristol

There are approximately 322,000 licensed vehicles in the Bristol area, with some of the most popular models including the Ford Focus, Vauxhall Corsa and the Mini.

Fixter garages in Bristol

There are a total of 9 Fixter garages in the Bristol area, all ready and waiting to provide you with a fantastic quote for your car service, MOT and a wide range of vehicle repairs.

Fixter garages service the following postcodes and more, in and around the Bristol area:

• BS1: City Centre, Bristol
• BS2: Kingsdown & St Paul’s, Bristol
• BS3: Bedminster, Southville & Bower Ashton, Bristol
• BS4: Brislington, Knowle & St Anne’s, Bristol
• BS5: Easton, St George, Redfield & Whitehall, Bristol
• BS6: Cotham, Redland, Montpelier & Westbury Park, Bristol

Land Rover

Land Rover is a luxury car brand that specialises in 4-wheel-drive vehicles.

Regarded as a British icon, the company came into effect in 1978, but previous versions were built as part of the Rover Company, dating back as early as 1947.

It is currently part of Jaguar Land Rover; owned by India’s Tata Motors since its acquisition in 2008.

How popular is Land Rover in the United Kingdom?

The number of Land Rovers on the roads continues to grow. This could be due to a rise in popularity or their indestructible nature and go anywhere, handle anything design and build.

There are around 940k on the UK roads today—and not just on the roads—they’re authentic working vehicles chosen by the majority as their commercial off-roader of choice.

Luxury executive vehicles built for getting dirty

The once army-style paint schemes and boxy vehicles of yesteryear have long-since been replaced by the modern Land Rover. These cars offer genuine luxury interiors, advanced media and drive control technology, and look every inch the part working on a farm, climbing through forestry or attending a charity event at Sandringham or Kensington.

Range Rover: the opulent end of the Land Rover range

The ultimate Range Rover starts with a price tag of £83k, and for that you’ll get a car with class-leading features, excellent components and incredible off-road performance. It’s a first-class travel experience with tomorrow’s technology built in. Every element has been scrupulously designed—and it shows.

Land Rover’s reliability and reputation

Land Rover shamefully ranked 30th out of 30 car brands in the What Car? Reliability Survey in 2018. For an off-roader designed to go anywhere, you’d expect it to be indestructible, but it scored only 76.5% reliability from its drivers taking part in the survey.

Recent Land Rover recalls and reliability issues

Various recalls have been made on Land Rover models throughout their motoring history. The following are a list of the most recent in the UK and Europe.

13/04/2019 – Land Rover Range Rover Evoque (2018–2019)

The indicated fuel level may be inaccurate

10/03/2019 – Land Rover Discovery, Land Rover Discovery Sport, Land Rover Range Rover Evoque, Land Rover Range Rover Sport and Land Rover Range Rover Velar (2015–2018)

Certain vehicles fitted with 2.0L diesel engines may emit excessive levels of CO2

02/02/2019 – Land Rover Discovery, Land Rover Range Rover Velar and Land Rover Range Rover/Sport (2018)

The crankshaft pulley retaining bolt may fracture

01/02/2019 – Land Rover Range Rover/Sport (2017–2018)

The directional indicators may fail to operate due to faulty software

05/10/2018 – Land Rover Discovery and Land Rover Range Rover (2017–2018)

The autonomous emergency braking feature may not activate

15/09/2018 – Land Rover Range Rover PHEV (2017–2018)

The fuel level gauge does not work properly for fuel levels below 30%

30/03/2018 – Range Rover Velar (2017)

The heating, ventilation and air conditioning system may fail to de-mist the interior windows

04/03/2018 – Land Rover Discovery Sport (2016–2018)

The brazing of the fuel rail end caps may not properly seal the fuel rail ends

All recall information sourced from gov.co.uk data.