I really wanted a mazda again (either a CX-3 or 3) but unfortunately the Cavite branch closed down.

So our choices with the nearest dealerships are honda, nissan, kia, MG, hyundai and our budget is 1.5m max.

I heard MG has some after market sales issues? (not sure how true this is)
We're interested in the City RS hatchback or sedan but they don't have stock until end of August.
Hyundai, I haven't found any models that interest me.


So we got into Nissan Almera and Kia Sonet..
The deal breaker (which I would need advice) would be the reliability as I'm not sure if Nissan still has CVT problems and the KIA Sonet is a new model so still untested long term.
Which model has the better reputation in terms of reliability?


Also any other suggestion for other brands/model would be welcome!