[kotaKat]

“The Tesla 3 and Y are not so fortunate, landing in second to last and last place respectively due to faults in their brake disks and axle suspension.”

https://www.tuvsud.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2025/novem...

Just… I don’t know, actually look at your wheels and brakes every few thousand miles instead of let them ride for tens of thousands without service? Shouldn’t people be rotating their tires every 3-5000 miles anyways?

[otherme123]

Tires are not mentioned here. You could rotate them every 10 miles and still have faulty brake disks and axle suspensions.

- Brake disks are not a regular maintenance piece. Brake pads are the pieces that need replacement every 30.000 kilometers, depending on how hard you use them. But brake disks can outlast the car.

- Axle suspension is also not regular maintenance piece. Damper, bushings and springs need supervision and get changed every 80.000 kilometers or so. But to change an axle suspension without a serious hit to the car is very weird.

Unless you are using brake disks and an axle suspension designed for a 1,000 kg lighter car. In that case, you might end with twisted or broken pieces after a few thousand kilometers.

[loloquwowndueo]

What if the fault results in a failure after 800 miles? How does checking every few thousand help there?

[troupo]

> I don’t know, actually look at your wheels and brakes every few thousand miles instead of let them ride for tens of thousands without service?

Let's read the text further and see the description for the winner, Mazda 2, emphasis mine

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Mazda 2. Only 2.9 percent of these French-manufactured Japanese hybrid compacts turn up at their first periodic technical inspection with significant faults at an average mileage of 29,000 kilometers.

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And then:

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At the bottom of the table, the Tesla Model Y took over in last place from the Tesla Model 3 (17.3 percent). Second to bottom was the Ford Mondeo (14.3 percent), while the third from bottom was the Tesla Model 3 at 13.1 percent.

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So, at regular inspection intervals (as proscribed by manufacturers and regulators) Teslas show significant faults.

[haspok]

But hey, these are electric cars which don't need regular service!...

...at least that is how they are sold. And people take it seriously.

[orwin]

They cost less to service on average, which is true (at least in my country, Americans are weird with their cars and dealerships).