fun fact, Buick is the only US brand in the top 10 because they sell 80% of their cars in China, where the competition is forcing them to make better cars. They’re owned by GM who’s other brands are all bottom of the list (but cheap). Don’t buy a Cadillac…
It’s sad because all-electric cars should be the easiest and cheapest to maintain. Tesla has dug a grave for themselves with so much unnecessary bullshit that they’re now the least reliable.
It’s obvious what the problem is: Musk. Before he bought the company it was on a great trajectory. His influence has slowly eroded away its engineering prowess.
His influence has slowly eroded away its engineering prowess.
nah.
Peter Rawlinson, who designed the Model S, went on to design the Lucid Air. That car has all the bullshit software and gadget fails of Tesla.
EVs need a Beetle or Civic moment. Simple, reliable cars, not rolling Best Buys heavily dependent on sensors and computers and screens.
I would say aptera but it does away with a lot of mechanical things.
Based on member surveys reads like bullshit. Different maintenance schedules may work customer experience. Allegedly, due to longer maintenance windows and lack of preventative checkup Tesla cars do fail the TÜV a lot. ICE cars get a regular inspection before visiting them for most manufacturers so there are way fewer fails.
I don’t doubt the message too much, but the data may be bad.
My neighborhood is full of Teslas. Most lease, and almost all of them have had their lease cars replaced by Tesla because they simply couldn’t fix a major problem, usually related to motor drive bearing wear.
Fun fact: North America does not safety inspect vehicles after they are purchased.
Some parts of North America do. In the US, it’s a state by state thing. The states that require it generally do it annually. I can’t speak for the rest of NA, but I assume at least some parts of Canada might also require safety inspections.
I used to live in a Canadian province where you have to get a mechanical inspection if your vehicle is older than x years, I forget. Where I live now you have to get any vehicle that you took position of to pass a mechanical inspection and the after so many years again.
I have a Subaru and I’m surprised they’re that low. I remember them being top 3 or something last year.
Sometimes there are hidden caveats. For instance, recent Jaguars (believe it or not) have a stellar mechanical reliability record, but their infotainment systems are horrible. Frequent malfunctions/repairs for those bring down the whole score.
IDK what’s going on with Subuaru, but it could be something like that. Or maybe their notorious turbo-boosted engines bringing down the less sporty trims.
