I wonder how much of that is EV drivers not bothering to service their vehicles, obviously no oil change required, and things like brake pads don’t get maintained so well.
These cars are relatively new, for some countries the first mandatory safety check is at 2 years for others it’s at 4 years. so these checks are while most cars are still under warranty. By far the most people have them checked at the regular service intervals.
There is also no reason to expect either Tesla owners or other EV owners should be worse at having their cars maintained than other car owners.
And while Tesla has a failure rate of almost 50% in the countries that have the first mandatory check at 4 years, other electric cars are way way better, and top of class. Here in Denmark the VW ID.4 which is currently the top selling EV, has a failure rate at first mandatory safety check of only 2%.
This is not about EV cars in general, but Tesla alone that has a very bad problem with their quality and safety standards.
There are no regular service intervals with Tesla though. Which I honestly prefer.
Add to that their notoriously bad quality control and the fact that friction brakes are almost never used, so they rot and rust away, and you have a perfect little shitshow of their own making.
The breaks is the same for all EV’s though. So there is no reason for Tesla brakes to rust more than other brands.
Here Tesla recommend service at 4 years, IDK how it is after that first service. But that coincide with the first mandatory safety check. Most brands have biannual intervals, which coincide with the safety checks being biannual after the first one.
I bet most Tesla users have their car serviced before the mandatory safety check, because the car warranty also end after 4 years. So it would be pretty stupid not to.
So my guess is that the Tesla service checks are shit too.
It is also remarkable that Tesla has 2 design features that are about to become illegal, the blinkers on the steering wheel, and the flux door handles because they don’t work for emergencies.
Tesla is simply not designing and building with safety in mind as much as other car makers.
Other brands have better statistics. EVs get service notifications just as any other kind of car. They get pollen filter,12 v battery, wheel, brakes and software updates changes just as often.
Tesla is simply singlehandedly dragging the fail rates down on the entire EV segment, making EV failures a talking point on Facebook.
I wonder how much of that is EV drivers not bothering to service their vehicles, obviously no oil change required, and things like brake pads don’t get maintained so well.
These cars are relatively new, for some countries the first mandatory safety check is at 2 years for others it’s at 4 years. so these checks are while most cars are still under warranty. By far the most people have them checked at the regular service intervals.
There is also no reason to expect either Tesla owners or other EV owners should be worse at having their cars maintained than other car owners.
And while Tesla has a failure rate of almost 50% in the countries that have the first mandatory check at 4 years, other electric cars are way way better, and top of class. Here in Denmark the VW ID.4 which is currently the top selling EV, has a failure rate at first mandatory safety check of only 2%.
This is not about EV cars in general, but Tesla alone that has a very bad problem with their quality and safety standards.
There are no regular service intervals with Tesla though. Which I honestly prefer. Add to that their notoriously bad quality control and the fact that friction brakes are almost never used, so they rot and rust away, and you have a perfect little shitshow of their own making.
The breaks is the same for all EV’s though. So there is no reason for Tesla brakes to rust more than other brands.
Here Tesla recommend service at 4 years, IDK how it is after that first service. But that coincide with the first mandatory safety check. Most brands have biannual intervals, which coincide with the safety checks being biannual after the first one.
I bet most Tesla users have their car serviced before the mandatory safety check, because the car warranty also end after 4 years. So it would be pretty stupid not to.
So my guess is that the Tesla service checks are shit too.
It is also remarkable that Tesla has 2 design features that are about to become illegal, the blinkers on the steering wheel, and the flux door handles because they don’t work for emergencies.
Tesla is simply not designing and building with safety in mind as much as other car makers.
So yes a shitshow indeed.
4 year warranty?
That’s a joke
My BYD has eight years, and I got the cheapest one they make
Other brands have better statistics. EVs get service notifications just as any other kind of car. They get pollen filter,12 v battery, wheel, brakes and software updates changes just as often.
Tesla is simply singlehandedly dragging the fail rates down on the entire EV segment, making EV failures a talking point on Facebook.