With breakdown statistics, they are more reliable than combustion engines

Electric cars cut in the breakdown statistics of the ADAC In length, better than the combustion engine of the same age. In the case of cars that were first approved between 2020 and 2022, 4.2 breakdowns on 1000 vehicles in the e-cars came up with the e-cars. According to the traffic club, it was 10.4. This confirms earlier knowledge of the traffic club – in view of the increasing electric car stock, on a significantly wider database.

Which cars have more breakdowns?

The number of breakdowns in electric vehicles rose significantly last year, by 46 percent to 43,678. However, there are also many more cars with an electric motor today than last year.

In 2023 there were still around 3.5 million missions, the ADAC was 2024 to over 3.6 million missions called. The yellow angels were most asked in January, in which around 377,000 missions occurred.

ADAC: E-car manufacturers have resolved weak points

And the E-cars even expand their lead: According to the evaluation, the breakdown of the breakdown drops particularly quickly for the three -year -old electric cars. Among other things, the ADAC attributes this to “that many of the initial problems and weaknesses that electric vehicles had in the first few years now Learning process of the manufacturers have been remedied. « 

What are the most common autopannes?

The most common cause of the breakdown was again the starter battery, which is by far from both combustion engines and electric cars most common problems made. The basis of the evaluation was cases in which the breakdown helpers of the ADAC street guard were called, which were not due themselves and where it was not possible to continue. went to the account of an empty battery.

Breakdown Number two are engine problems or problems with motor electronics (22.1 percent) according to the automobile club. With the combustion engine, these are the injection and ignition, with the electric car it is the high-voltage system. (with dpa)