I do think Audi is reliable, nothing has gone wrong with mine unlike every Ford I've owned (also the shite MG)
Repair costs have nothing to do with reliability, Just because something costs £500 from one dealer and £50 from another doesn't make it more reliable. Ive always found you get for what you pay.
Plus i don't see many Bentley on the side of the road. Yet I've seen quite a few Hondas lol (lost count how many Fords on the way to and from Fordfair lol)