Tesla is the electric car that is likely to bring you to tears of disappointment, as they are more prone to mistakes than their competitors, says the consumer group
- One in three purely electric drivers has experienced at least one malfunction within 12 months
- But the figure was four out of ten for Tesla – the worst result for an all-electric brand
- Who? surveyed 48,000 drivers and found that electric cars were the least reliable
- One in three electric drivers has a malfunction, while in petrol it is one in five
Tesla is the least reliable electric car because it develops more errors than any other brand, research reveals.
In total, one in three purely electric drivers has made at least one mistake in 12 months, it was found that the consumer champion Who ?.
But for Tesla owners, the figure is four out of ten – the worst result for a fully electric brand.
One in 20 drivers reports that Tesla is damaged or fails to start.
By comparison, only 6% of Kia e-Niro owners report a malfunction and only 1% report a startup failure or failure.
It was the best-performing pure electric car, starting at £ 32,895 and costing about twice as much as Tesla’s most expensive model.
Which one? The analysis surveyed 48,000 drivers and found that electric cars were less reliable than other types.
He asked drivers how many malfunctions they had suffered in one year on cars up to four years old.
One in three electric drivers has a malfunction, while in petrol it is one in five.
For diesel vehicles, the percentage is 29 percent, plug-in hybrids are 28 percent, and conventional hybrids are 17 percent.
The Tesla Model S is being charged at a Grantham, Lincolnshire Highway service station. Who? The study found that four out of ten Tesla owners reported a malfunction in the first 12 months
Owners of electric cars also report the most damage or their vehicle does not start with the figure of 8 percent, compared to 3.5 percent for gasoline vehicles.
The most common malfunctions in electric cars were with their built-in software systems, not problems with batteries or other interior parts.
The findings were a blow to electric car makers, especially Tesla and its boss, Elon Musk.
Ginny Buckley of the advice website Electrifying.com said: “There are some well-known car brands that have failed to meet the challenges of developing electric car software.”
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