A German study has found that electric vehicles are less likely to break down than internal combustion engine vehicles. ADAC

, a German automobile club and Europe’s most prestigious automobile association, announced on the 9th (local time) that electric vehicles such as Tesla Model 3 out of 121 registered vehicles in 2020 outnumbered internal combustion engine vehicles in the “2023 Car Failure Statistics” released on the 9th (local time). The probability of failure was analyzed to be low. For the first time in its 45-year history of providing vehicle breakdown statistics, ADAC included four electric vehicles: △Tesla Model 3 △ BMW i3 △Renault Zoe △Volkswagen ID3 . This is because each of these electric vehicles exceeded the ‘approval of 7,000 failures over two years’, which is the criterion for setting a meaningful statistical population.

Comparison of the number of breakdowns per 1000 vehicles between electric vehicles and internal combustion engine vehicles. Electric vehicles had 4.9 cases per 1,000 units, and internal combustion engine vehicles had 6.9 cases. /data= ADAC

According to the ADAC , the annual average failure rate for electric vehicles is 4.9 per 1,000 units and 6.9 cases per 1,000 units for internal combustion locomotives. The electric car BMW i3 and Volkswagen ID3 recorded an overwhelming 1st place in the ‘reliability index’ with 0.2 failures out of 1000 units. The Tesla Model 3 also ranked high with 1.1 cases per 1,000 units.

Internal combustion locomotives stood out from German premium brands. The average number of failures per 1,000 units was △ BMW 3 Series 0.8 cases △Mercedes Benz C Class 0.8 cases △ BMW 5 Series 1 case △Audi A6 1.5 cases, showing high reliability index. On the other hand, the failure rate of vehicles such as Toyota, Ford and Renault was found to be relatively high. △Ford Mondeo 10.8 cases △Toyota RAV4 14.4 cases △Renault Master 26 cases토토사이트.

Comparison of the number of breakdowns per 1000 medium-sized vehicles. The green color indicates a low failure rate, and the red color indicates a high failure rate. The leftmost column compares the 2020 models. The Tesla Model 3 had the third lowest failure rate and the highest level of reliability. In the case of the 2019 model year, the Model 3 was ranked second overall. /data= ADAC

Comparison of the number of breakdowns per 1000 medium-sized vehicles. The green color indicates a low failure rate, and the red color indicates a high failure rate. The leftmost column compares the 2020 models. Toyota RAV4 and Ford Mondeo recorded the highest failure rates. /data= ADAC

According to ADAC ‘s analysis, the place where the most breakdowns occurred in the relatively new 2020 model year was the ‘starter battery’. It accounted for 43% of all failures. Both electric vehicles and internal combustion engine vehicles had the same number of 2.5 cases per 1,000 vehicles. It was followed by △tire puncture △power supply and lighting failure.

Many automobile experts say that the reason for the low failure rate of electric vehicles is that there are far fewer parts to be damaged in the electric drive than in internal combustion locomotives. In fact, the motor and engine were the parts in which the failure rates of electric vehicles and internal combustion locomotives were significantly different. Internal combustion engine vehicles had a failure rate six times higher than electric vehicles in this area.

ADAC pointed out that long-term failure data should be monitored because most of the electric vehicles were recently released and have less mileage than internal combustion locomotives. In particular, he added that due to the nature of electric vehicles, which are heavier than internal combustion locomotive vehicles, tires, axles, and suspensions can suffer more severe damage.

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