My brother broke down in his 57 Leon due to a battery problem that couldn;t be sorted on the spot and the recovery guy said that the car's he least has to attend to over all is the Honda Civic, didn't mention which model or age he actually said so think it was accross the range. He also said that almost all of them can be sorted at roadside and get them on there way.
So good times ahead for you mate, fingers crossed.