Current van coming up three years old. Faults so far:
Creaking floor, fastenings furniture to floor 75% stripped out. 'Fixed' by dealer, ineffective, returned to factory, came back with problem not fixed plus toilet door handle in bits in washbasin. New handle supplied, had to be modified to fit.
Flame failure device on grill failed, repaced while at factory.
Toilet stuck in position ( while full, of course) fixed by owner on site complete unit replaced at factory.
Carpets disintegrated when subject to minimum water cleaning. Repaced as 'good will' by dealer but replacements same poor quality.
13 pin connector failed in rain due to factory failing to fit O ring seal. Factory used non standard colour multicore and wrapped white lead in black tape so it appeared no white lead existed - thanks chaps, I wish it had been you who sorted this in pouring rain in France rushing for ferry.
One window failed, replaced under warrenty after months of delay.
Spare key involves not only key but lock barrels at exorbitant price.
Front locker floor and joints to body shell all had scews hanging out loose after first trip.
Heater system incorrectly fitted resulting in heater lockout in high crosswinds; again thanks again chaps for a freezing December night high up in Spain.
Failure of maker to reply to complaints with other than 'boiler plate' computer generated texts.
And, finally, thank you to legal profession for uniformly failing to reply, despite being listed on Law Society website as expert in consumer affairs when I asked for help under SOGA.
Despite all this we have enjoyed almost 350 nights away, mainly in Europe, with much space being taken up with my tool box, spares and test equipment when it could have been used for sensible thins like wine bottles. I guess the challenge of keeping the thing working has kept mind and body alert, but I have to reflect this list for a singlr UK caravan exceeds the total of all the caravans I have owned since 1967 put together.
Obviously, if I get round to buying another caravan in my 80th year, it will not be from the same source, but how confident can I be that a new one will be any better?