Just because there are a lot of them is not necessarily good. Not even in the viewing halls, where the Tesla Model performs worst visually, says Tüv.
The Tesla Model 3 ranks once again as the worst car in the German Tüv report on periodic car inspections.
The report, which analyzes how different car models fare in the periodic reviews, also highlights typical problem areas for electric cars.
According to the latest report from Tüv, which examined ten electric car models, there is nothing that distinguishes the electric car from petrol and diesel cars. The car types generally do equally well or poorly, depending on how you look at it.
– The general picture shows that electric cars are technically no more or less safe than cars with combustion engines, says Tüv director Joachim Bühler.
Handelsblatt writes that.
However, the report reveals that certain mistakes are repeated in the electric cars. The wheel suspensions are a frequent problem, as they often wear out faster due to the high weight of electric cars.
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In addition, the brakes on many electric cars are in poor condition. This is because regenerative braking, where the car brakes by recycling energy from the electric motor, makes the regular brake pedal redundant for many drivers.
The Tesla Model 3, which was also in last place in last year's report, performs worst again this year. Over 14 percent of three-year-old Tesla Model 3 cars dump the first sight.
For cars four to five years old, Tesla still ranks lowest in the statistics. In addition to problems with brakes and suspension, Tüv also reports frequent failures of the car's headlights and other lighting components.
– This indicates a lack of service and maintenance, says Joachim Bühler.
A possible explanation could be that Tesla does not have a fixed requirement for regular service. Many of the mistakes could probably have been avoided if the owners had checked the cars before the sighting.
While the Tesla Model 3 performs the worst, the Renault Zoe is not without problems either – nine percent of French electric cars dump the first sight. In contrast, the Volkswagen e-Golf and the newer ID models do better.
Across all cars, regardless of age or fuel, 20.6 percent were defective in Tüv's report. Among older models such as Renault Twingo and Dacia Logan, which are 12-13 years old, over 40 percent fail.
In contrast, the two-to-three-year-old Honda Jazz has a failure rate of just 2.4 percent and performs best in the report.
