Ten per cent of the 13.6m new vehicles sold in China last year were recalled because of faults, according to the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine.

Chinese cars were the subject of 29 recalls, involving 1.28m cars, reported China Economic Review, while foreign brands were recalled 28 times, involving 81,400 cars.

The number of recalls in 2009 was 150 per cent more than in 2009. The administration said it proved that people are paying more attention to product quality.

The only brands not to get recalled because of a fault were Geely, Brilliance Jinbei and Renault Trucks.