Over the course of those ten years our testers have deemed a sum total of 22 worthy of a perfect five-star verdict. Or, to put it another way, just 4.2 per cent of the cars we’ve tested in the last decade have been awarded a five-star rating. The Autocar five-star club is a very exclusive one indeed.

In this feature, we’ll tell you exactly what you need to do to put a five-star car on your driveway. There are supercars, of course, but also entry-level sports cars, SUVs, diesel saloons and even a three-wheeler. Naturally, a number of those 22 cars are fantastically expensive to buy - in more than one case you’ll be forking out far in excess of £1m.

The very cheapest car on the list, however, can be snapped up for as little as £8000, which proves an important point: you won’t need to rob a bank to nab yourself a flawless car.