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The Tesla Model 3 is, without a doubt, one of the most interesting electric cars in the autonomy/price relationship. Since arriving on the European market, he has played to stay at the level of the rest of competitors but always offering an extra autonomy and with the security network provided by Tesla superchargers.
Year after years, Tesla sales in Europe They have continued increasing What has filled the car market that adds years. That is what has happened in Denmark, where the electric berline is facing the First mass calls to ITV.
Last year, for example, they had to go to the periodic exams to certify the good condition of the vehicles Tesla Model 3 Buy in 2020. And the results have not been good.
One in four
The Tesla Model 3 arrived in Denmark in 2019. According to the accounts of ‘FDM Test & BILSYN’the main organization of ITV in the country, about 35,000 units of the completely electric Berlina circulate on its roads since they began to be sold just over a five years ago.
Every year that passes, periodic inspections receive more and more cars in their facilities. Specify that in First 11 months of 2024some 28,000 electric cars underwent the ITV. Of these, many are units are a Tesla Model 3 that, four years after their arrival at the hands of the drivers, the examination of the inspectors passes for the first time.
And the results have been extremely bad. As reflected in their accounts, of the 4,668 Tesla Model 3 examined between January 1 and November 21, 1,051 units suspended the test. That is, almost one in four units of the electrical model were left without approved.
That 22.5% of Tesla Model 3 units that did not receive the approved one is far from the average suspensions between electric cars, which is 9%, according to the data collected by the country’s ITV stations. “This percentage is alarmingly high and reflects quality and durability problems in the first generations of Tesla Model 3,” they affirm from the association.
The problems referred to are recurring in brakes, lights, axes and direction. And emphasize: “The Tesla Model 3 accumulated more than triple failures compared to other inspected electric cars. “
When talking about ITV it is easy to ask whether the problem is really in the vehicle or in the neglect and lack of interest of drivers. In Spain, for example, The most recurring failures Among the suspensions is a malfunction of the lights or excessive wear in the tires.
The latter is not a minor issue. In fact, doubts about the little maintenance that must be done to an electric car has led some to wonder If the car uses oil or not. The Spanish Association of Collaborating Entities of the Administration in the Technical Inspection of Vehicles (AECA-ITV) indicates that, before going to the ITV, some of the simpler elements to review are tires.
In spite of everything, we must not overlook that it is not the first time that Tesla is pointed out by an ITV organization. The Tüv Süd, the German ITV, also prepared its own report alerting that The Tesla had recurring failures and that Dacia won them in reliability.
In that case, the German organism remembered the importance of keeping the car In the best possible state. They pointed out that an electric car also had to comply with minimum maintenance And that, again, the most recurring failures collected in the Tesla suspensions had to do with the tires and lighting.
These are the most recent reports but already in 2022 The OCU pointed to Tesla as one of the least reliable brands of the market. And JD Power, a specialist in this type of reports in the United States, showed the same results in 2023. While Japanese brands occupied the first positions, Tesla was one of the least reliable manufacturers.
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