The luxury brand has topped the latest Auto Express survey rating the country's best and worst car retailers.

It is the fifth year in a row that Lexus has come first after its dealers were commended for their customer service and level of technical knowledge.

Honda was ranked second over all, followed by Skoda, Toyota and Subaru as the top five networks.

Alfa Romeo dealers were ranked as the worst in the UK, coming bottom out of the 32 brands surveyed.

Its dealers were criticised for their lack of helpfulness and bad attitude along with a poor standard of workmanship.

Fiat dealers were ranked at the next worst with Renault, Smart and Peugeot completing the bottom five worst dealer networks.

Chevrolet was rated as the franchise that offered the best value for money ahead of Lexus.