What Wears Out

Problem area

Electric cars with steering faults

Rack, track rod ends and power steering. Rare on young cars; worth watching on heavier models.

1.5%of all electric-car failing defects
3.1%on petrol and diesel cars of the same age

Models where steering take the biggest share of failures

Share of each car's own failing defects. A high share means this is what the car fails on, not that the car fails more overall: the fail rate column tells you that.

ModelSteering sharevs fleetOverall fail rateTests
Citroen C-Zero20.0%6.5×20.0%130
Peugeot iOn17.3%5.6×18.7%343
Jaguar I-Pace10.3%3.3×6.7%18,063
Vauxhall Combo-e7.7%2.5×6.7%163
Renault Twizy7.7%2.5×20.4%500
Honda Insight6.8%2.2×23.6%140
Nissan Dynamo6.5%2.1×12.0%249
Renault Kangoo6.0%1.9×17.8%4,063
Toyota Auris5.9%1.9×27.4%164
Ford Mondeo5.7%1.8×12.2%370
Maxus E5.4%1.7×21.2%936
Peugeot Partner4.9%1.6×8.1%778
BMW iX4.0%1.3×11.6%484
Kia Soul3.9%1.3×9.9%2,957
Mercedes-Benz Vito3.8%1.2×14.3%126
Nissan Leaf3.3%1.1×15.4%49,764
Tesla Model S3.3%1.1×18.0%10,892
Volkswagen UP3.2%1.0×9.5%201
MG ZS2.8%0.9×9.4%13,341
Volkswagen Golf2.6%0.8×12.1%808
Citroen Berlingo2.1%0.7×18.5%216
Audi RS1.6%0.5×17.4%172
Renault Zoe1.5%0.5×19.0%22,057
Tesla Model X1.3%0.4×18.3%6,208
Vauxhall Vivaro-E1.2%0.4×13.6%921
MG41.2%0.4×5.7%966
Peugeot Expert1.2%0.4×3.3%1,137
Smart Forfour0.9%0.3×15.0%386
Fiat 500E0.7%0.2×12.6%2,577
Kia Niro0.7%0.2×8.0%29,589
Volkswagen e-Golf0.7%0.2×11.9%6,536
Smart Fortwo0.7%0.2×9.7%921
Volkswagen e-Up0.7%0.2×6.4%1,540
Smart EQ0.6%0.2×8.3%2,590
Vauxhall Mokka0.6%0.2×8.0%2,837
Hyundai Ioniq0.5%0.2×6.8%12,581
Peugeot 2080.5%0.2×13.4%7,252
Seat Mii0.4%0.1×10.5%1,415
Vauxhall Corsa0.4%0.1×14.7%8,595
Nissan NV2000.4%0.1×20.1%2,903
Nissan e-NV2000.3%0.1×19.3%6,054
Volvo XC400.3%0.1×10.7%1,746
Mini Cooper SE0.3%0.1×9.6%9,945
Polestar 20.2%0.1×10.1%5,894
Peugeot 20080.2%0.1×11.2%6,497
Audi Q40.2%0.1×11.4%3,945
Audi e-tron0.2%0.1×9.1%14,319
MG50.2%0.1×8.7%9,448
Tesla Model 30.1%0.0×14.6%67,849
Mercedes-Benz EQA0.1%0.0×10.1%5,119
Volkswagen ID.30.1%0.0×8.3%16,546
BMW i30.1%0.0×8.8%15,271
Hyundai Kona0.1%0.0×8.1%15,479
Skoda Enyaq0.1%0.0×11.3%4,360
Honda E0.0%0.0×7.6%1,477
Mercedes-Benz eVito0.0%0.0×9.1%593
Mercedes-Benz EQB0.0%0.0×4.7%129
Mercedes-Benz EQV0.0%0.0×12.6%898
Toyota BZ4X0.0%0.0×0.7%138
Tesla Model Y0.0%0.0×8.0%1,766
Citroen e-C40.0%0.0×14.2%1,413
Mercedes-Benz B-Class0.0%0.0×15.6%397
DS 30.0%0.0×12.5%1,212
Kia EV60.0%0.0×5.2%1,399
Skoda Citigo0.0%0.0×6.4%329
Mercedes-Benz EQS0.0%0.0×3.2%280
BMW i40.0%0.0×6.4%266
Citroen E-Dispatch0.0%0.0×6.6%151
Citroen e-Berlingo0.0%0.0×6.9%102
BYD Atto0.0%0.0×1.6%124
Ford Mustang0.0%0.0×7.0%2,846
Mercedes-Benz EQC0.0%0.0×14.7%7,232
Porsche Taycan0.0%0.0×8.5%6,264
Volkswagen ID.50.0%0.0×2.9%204
Lexus UX0.0%0.0×4.4%1,019
Volkswagen ABT0.0%0.0×4.2%263
Mazda MX-300.0%0.0×6.4%2,026
BMW iX30.0%0.0×11.4%3,079
Volkswagen ID.40.0%0.0×8.8%6,402
Mercedes-Benz EQE0.0%0.0×2.8%939
Toyota Proace0.0%0.0×4.8%208

What to ask the seller

  • Feel for play at the straight-ahead position and listen for clonks at full lock.

Other problem areas

Tyres49.8% of electric failuresSuspension12.8% of electric failuresBrakes8.9% of electric failuresLighting10.7% of electric failuresVisibility11.4% of electric failuresBody1.4% of electric failures
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