The most common defects in cars in Sweden are not that different from those in Denmark, according to a new report from Bilprovingen.
In January 2024, the vision chain Applus released a list of the faults that Danes' cars most often fail on. And they are not that different from the faults in Sweden.
This is revealed by a new report from the Bilprovingen inspection chain.
On the other side of the Øresund, however, in every fifth case there are such serious defects in the cars that it triggers an inspection.
– The results of Bilprovningen's inspection statistics for 2024 continue to indicate serious deficiencies in the Swedish passenger car fleet, Bilprovningen writes in a press release.
A full 22.5 percent had faults that required an inspection. This means that the car must not be driven more than is strictly necessary, because an inspection has been passed. Approved, in other words.
But what is it that makes Swedes' cars fail? According to Bilprovingen, the brakes are often completely out of order. 12.1 percent of the cars inspected had such poor brakes that they were technically not allowed to continue driving.
Uneven braking effect, defects on the discs and a handbrake that is too weak are just some of the things that inspectors most often note.
– Despite the fact that cars are developing at a rapid pace and are generally of such high quality, the inspection shows that there is potential to improve road safety and reduce environmental impact further, says Per-Anders Blommefors, who is responsible for inspections at Bilprovningen, among other things.
Here in Denmark, brake problems are also something that sends drivers and their cars to the workshop to pass an inspection. But in fact, figures from Applus show that it is the headlight lining that causes most problems for cars in Denmark.
– Our data clearly shows that owners of eight-year-old cars face three times as many faults as those with four-year-old cars.
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– When we reach 12 years, the failure rate is almost eight times higher compared to four-year-old vehicles, says technical manager John Gantzhorn.
However, figures from Germany take a closer look at the cars themselves. For example, TUV concludes that the Tesla Model 3 (before the facelift, ed.) is the worst when it comes to passing periodic inspections on the first try.
