Survey data for the 20 most popular electric cars in Denmark shows that things are in bad shape. In any case, the scrap rate is extremely high, according to FDM.
The Tesla Model 3 has the highest failure rate of all 20 most popular electric cars in Denmark. Conversely, many of its competitors are not doing much better.
This is shown by new figures from the Danish Transport Agency, which FDM has been granted access to.
Even though the failure rate is lower when the Tesla Model 3 is excluded, there are still an alarming number of cars that fail. Especially since none of the cars are older than 4 years.
For example, 15 percent of Tesla Model 3s, 14 percent of MG ZS EVs and a similar number of Renault Zoes are failing. Things are a little better for the Peugeot e-208, Nissan Leaf and VW UP! triplets.
The latter cars also came as electric cars, although they have long since disappeared from the Danish market.
Conversely, the failure rate does not tell the whole story about electric cars and their possible weaknesses. For inspectors, things like software errors are uninteresting. So the defects in the cars could easily be even more numerous than those that appear during the periodic inspection.
If you are looking for a used – perhaps 4 years old or older – electric car, the advice is very simple for the same reason. Thoroughly familiarize yourself with the general history of the car model. It is worth knowing about the so-called childhood diseases. The individual car must of course also be in good condition.
But which 4-year-old electric car actually performs best in the inspection halls? According to the Danish Road Safety Authority's report, there are the fewest problems to be found in the Audi e-tron, with a failure rate of one.
But again, that doesn't tell the whole story. The Audi/Volkswagen group is plagued by massive problems with both software and batteries that risk destroying the entire car. Read more about it here .
