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[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Tesla’s high failure rate is primarily due to rust

This is not true, although it is a common point of failure for Electric vehicles, it is not the primary fault, slack in the steering is.
Rust on the brakes is a very well known issue for all electric cars. Problem for Tesla is that the first security check coincide with the last service check under warranty.
Regulation regarding rust on the brake discs is very clear, and trivial to fix. So why wasn't it fixed?
There was also a common issue with suspension.

No matter what or why a 30% failure rate is insane. The best cars (from VW) have only just above 2% failure rate!!

Either way on an EV, you need to use your brakes on occasion

This is true, and has been widely publicized here in all newspapers, so mostly any owner of an electric car should know that.
But more obviously the Tesla service should absolutely have known, and fixed the issue before the mandatory safety check.
Again no other car is even close to as bad as Tesla.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Regulation regarding rust on the brake discs is very clear, and trivial to fix. So why wasn’t it fixed?

It's not something to "fix" like that.

It's there one day and its not the next. If it's there, you fail.

It just depends on if you're using them or not and the weather at the time. If you take the time to go to a shop for a pre-inspection (not everyone will), and they see rust, they'll just tell you to go use your brakes. That's the fix.

Tesla wasn't going to be last if not for this rust issue.

Edit: Just to be more clear - If you drive your car in the rain, park it for a few days or even overnight and check it, you'll have rust. You don't fix that in any way other than using them. OEMs don't just fix that.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Tesla wasn’t going to be last if not for this rust issue.

First that is simply wrong, did you not see the biggest point of failure is in the steering? The brakes are not what makes Tesla worst, it's the general shitty quality and service.

Tesla wouldn't be last if they didn't have any faults.. duh.

Tesla is so much worse than everybody else in several regards, remove the brake problem and they would still be worst. Also it's completely irrelevant, if Tesla has this issue more than other cars it makes them worse. You might as well say they aren't bad except for the wheels falling off all the time.
Other brands exist under the same physical laws, but don't have as many issues as Tesla, also these issue for Tesla are not isolated to Denmark, in Germany we see a similar picture, Tesla has higher failure rate than any other brand.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Oh shit, I didn't realize this was Denmark, i was thinking of the German one. In the German one, Tesla was only 1-2% above the next worst one which wasn't an EV. And the reason Tesla would have more issues with rust is the reasons I listed above.

Where do you see the actual numbers/ranking the article you posted doesn't show that, but the first thing it calls out is brakes (among all the others)

Edit this is the quote from the article

It is especially the fault groups "brake equipment", "lamping equipment", "axles, wheels and tires" and "controlldom" that the cars fail

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I tried to find an article with better info, but I couldn't, the info was available a couple of months ago. Search engines just wont give me those articles.
But IMO it doesn't really matter if it's rust on the brakes, the brakes need to work in emergencies where regenerative braking is not enough.
You don't get a pass for not using your brakes much in your daily driving. It's a serious safety issue and not just some minor thing that isn't important.
Tesla not having this under control shows that Tesla is not a good brand for safety.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

It's not a serious saftey issue at the level that would fail the car.

If you are gung ho on regen and never use/clear your brakes, you could definitely get to the point of it being legitimately dangerous, and that 100% needs to be found during an inspection and resolved, but that's not what's happening here in a lot of cases. This isn't a OEM problem, it's driver education around something entirely new problem. (edit: There are a lot of signs that something is wrong before it gets dangerous.)

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

It’s not a serious saftey issue at the level that would fail the car.

That's weird statement when it clearly does, and you even claimed yourself it was the main reason for failing for Tesla.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It means the test is too strict.

Rust can be a real problem, but you can fail before it is a saftey problem.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It's not too strict, it's the law, and has been practiced without problems for decades, and other brands don't have the issues Tesla has.

But your comment is EXACTLY what Tesla claimed, and even filed a complaint claiming regarding the steering. A complaint that was of course dismissed.
But AFAIK even Tesla never claimed rust on the brakes isn't a safety issue.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

It becomes a saftey issue when there's enough to cause pitting or gouging, which in turn reduces the surface area you can brake on. You'll fail before that point. You'll fail at the point that using the brakes can clear them and let you pass.