What Wears Out

Problem area

Wipers, washers and visibility failures

Trivial defects that still fail the test. High rates here tell you more about the owners than the car.

11.4%of all electric-car failing defects
11.9%on petrol and diesel cars of the same age

Models where visibility 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.

ModelVisibility sharevs fleetOverall fail rateTests
Honda E37.6%3.2×7.6%1,477
Peugeot 200837.3%3.1×11.2%6,497
Smart EQ32.7%2.7×8.3%2,590
Peugeot 20831.8%2.7×13.4%7,252
Hyundai Ioniq31.6%2.7×6.8%12,581
Vauxhall Combo-e30.8%2.6×6.7%163
DS 330.0%2.5×12.5%1,212
Vauxhall Corsa27.0%2.3×14.7%8,595
Citroen e-C426.5%2.2×14.2%1,413
Vauxhall Vivaro-E21.1%1.8×13.6%921
Mercedes-Benz Vito20.8%1.7×14.3%126
Smart Forfour19.8%1.7×15.0%386
Renault Kangoo19.4%1.6×17.8%4,063
Nissan e-NV20019.2%1.6×19.3%6,054
Lexus UX19.1%1.6×4.4%1,019
Peugeot Partner18.9%1.6×8.1%778
Hyundai Kona18.4%1.5×8.1%15,479
Maxus E17.5%1.5×21.2%936
Nissan NV20017.1%1.4×20.1%2,903
BMW iX316.9%1.4×11.4%3,079
Mini Cooper SE16.6%1.4×9.6%9,945
Kia Soul16.5%1.4×9.9%2,957
Kia Niro15.3%1.3×8.0%29,589
Vauxhall Mokka15.2%1.3×8.0%2,837
Peugeot Expert14.3%1.2×3.3%1,137
Toyota Proace14.3%1.2×4.8%208
Skoda Citigo13.8%1.2×6.4%329
Smart Fortwo13.8%1.2×9.7%921
BMW i313.4%1.1×8.8%15,271
Volvo XC4013.3%1.1×10.7%1,746
Citroen E-Dispatch13.3%1.1×6.6%151
Volkswagen Golf13.0%1.1×12.1%808
Nissan Dynamo12.9%1.1×12.0%249
Volkswagen UP12.9%1.1×9.5%201
Mercedes-Benz EQA12.9%1.1×10.1%5,119
Citroen e-Berlingo12.5%1.1×6.9%102
Tesla Model X12.1%1.0×18.3%6,208
Kia EV612.1%1.0×5.2%1,399
BMW iX12.0%1.0×11.6%484
Nissan Leaf11.9%1.0×15.4%49,764
Mazda MX-3011.1%0.9×6.4%2,026
Seat Mii10.8%0.9×10.5%1,415
Volkswagen e-Up10.8%0.9×6.4%1,540
Audi e-tron10.4%0.9×9.1%14,319
Fiat 500E10.2%0.9×12.6%2,577
Tesla Model S10.1%0.8×18.0%10,892
MG ZS10.0%0.8×9.4%13,341
Mercedes-Benz B-Class9.9%0.8×15.6%397
Citroen Berlingo9.9%0.8×18.5%216
Mercedes-Benz eVito9.7%0.8×9.1%593
Jaguar I-Pace8.8%0.7×6.7%18,063
Volkswagen e-Golf8.8%0.7×11.9%6,536
Mercedes-Benz EQV8.5%0.7×12.6%898
Toyota Auris8.5%0.7×27.4%164
Mercedes-Benz EQC8.5%0.7×14.7%7,232
Audi Q48.2%0.7×11.4%3,945
Ford Mustang8.2%0.7×7.0%2,846
Skoda Enyaq8.0%0.7×11.3%4,360
Volkswagen ID.47.9%0.7×8.8%6,402
Citroen C-Zero7.5%0.6×20.0%130
Volkswagen ID.37.5%0.6×8.3%16,546
Polestar 27.2%0.6×10.1%5,894
Ford Mondeo7.1%0.6×12.2%370
Volkswagen ABT6.2%0.5×4.2%263
Porsche Taycan5.8%0.5×8.5%6,264
Renault Zoe5.3%0.4×19.0%22,057
MG55.2%0.4×8.7%9,448
Honda Insight5.1%0.4×23.6%140
Renault Twizy5.1%0.4×20.4%500
MG44.7%0.4×5.7%966
Tesla Model 34.6%0.4×14.6%67,849
Peugeot iOn4.3%0.4×18.7%343
Audi RS3.2%0.3×17.4%172
Tesla Model Y2.1%0.2×8.0%1,766
Mercedes-Benz EQB0.0%0.0×4.7%129
Toyota BZ4X0.0%0.0×0.7%138
Mercedes-Benz EQS0.0%0.0×3.2%280
BMW i40.0%0.0×6.4%266
BYD Atto0.0%0.0×1.6%124
Volkswagen ID.50.0%0.0×2.9%204
Mercedes-Benz EQE0.0%0.0×2.8%939

What to ask the seller

  • Wipers, washers and a chip-free screen in the swept area. Cheapest failures on the list.

Other problem areas

Tyres49.8% of electric failuresSuspension12.8% of electric failuresBrakes8.9% of electric failuresLighting10.7% of electric failuresSteering1.5% of electric failuresBody1.4% of electric failures
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