iSeeCars used NHTSA's list of recalls from 2014-2023 to learn which of today's cars are expected to have the most recalls over an expected 30-year lifespan.
  • ZapBeebz_@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    It’s also worth, I think, pointing out that, for example, Lincoln has the 6th (I think) most recalled model as well as (again, I think) the second to least recalled model. So it shows that, in a lot of cases, it really depends on the model of the car rather than the manufacturer.

    Except Tesla. 100% of Teslas current lineup is in the top 5.

    • Jarix@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      1 year ago

      Intended to be a friendly reminder

      Tesla owner ≠ muskonite

      The cars literally changed the way they evaluate safety when the model s was released when i read about them in car and driver magazine many moons ago

      Im writing this only in response to your edit. Because it was getting unearable on reddit any time someone mentioning they own a tesla and enjoy it, the people who hate elon come brigade and just shit all over someone because they bought a car they liked and admited they own one.

      Can we just please remember that everything isnt always connected the way you assume it is. Give people the benefit of the doubt, and only call out what is stated and not just tangentially connected?

      Ive been enjoying lemmy so far, and i have hope it will not become the cesspool other spaces have, but it wont happen if we cant agree to disagree and let other people be without accusing them of everything you fear or just hate without them indicating they are what you fear or hate.

  • Kerred@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I am still waiting for a day of no frills EVs or just more no frills cars in general. Less crap in the way to repair and whatnot. But all I see passing car lots are bigger vehicles that look like they have so much stuff in them.

    We need like a Kirkland brand EV. Unless I am an idiot and people don’t want stuff like that.

    • WildlyCanadian@lemmy.caEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      I love the tech in my car. The adaptive cruise control, heads up display, android auto, auto wipers, auto brights, lane keep assist, and blind spot detection in my Mazda are all used every single time I drive. Understand why people wouldn’t want some of those things but I love it.

    • Yo_Honcho@lemmy.worldEnglish
      0·
      1 year ago

      I bought my first ev 8 months ago. 13k miles already and no maintenance cost yet. Absolutely love it and find any excuses to drive it.

      I drove a gas guzzling 350hp coupe before jumping to a EV. I had my doubts but I’m glad I made the switch. It’ll be awhile until we get a Costco like vehicle (my bet is Toyota or Hyundai will come out with something huge).

      My commute is 70 miles a day and it’s a blast. I drive it on weekends just because it’s fun. I don’t have any frills on it, just a screen I look at once in a while.5

  • Into The Sky@lemmy.mlEnglish
    0·
    1 year ago

    They really should disaggregate recalls fixed with OTA updates from recalls that need a physical intervention. Obviously Teslas almost always need an OTA update

        • Nioxic@lemmy.worldEnglish
          11·
          1 year ago

          Lack of quality control

          Cheap paint work

          Cheap plastics panels all over the car

          Underpaid workers

          Etc

          Keeps the price down

        • Into The Sky@lemmy.mlEnglish
          0·
          1 year ago

          No, they are cheap because Tesla built extremely efficient factories, assembly lines and car designs from the start. Try to look up the differences between Tesla and other manufacturers like VW, Toyota etc…

          • soviettaters@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            I was joking, they aren’t cheap, they’re average priced for a subpar car. The Ford Maverick is $25,000, a whopping $10,000 cheaper than the Model 3.

            Edit: I’m stupid, I thought the Ford Maverick was the EV model. It’s in fact the Ford Lightning, which starts at $50,000. Teslas are in fact cheap.

            • Techmaster@lemmy.worldEnglish
              11·
              1 year ago

              Why are you comparing a compact Tesla to Ford trucks? Teslas are definitely expensive. And the model 3 isn’t $35k, it’s more like $50k.

          • asparagus9001@lemmy.worldEnglish
            11·
            1 year ago

            efficiency is when you have to recall your cars the most out of anybody because it’s more efficient to get them out the door and in to the suckers customers hands and then fix them later

    • golli@lemm.eeEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Agreed. Although we would still need a measure the severity of these issues. An OTA update is more convenient than a physical recall, but it doesn’t change that the car drove with those issues until the problem was discovered and fixed.

      So the more important question is whether the underlying problem was something trivial like a minor comfort feature not working as intended or something affecting the safety of the car.

    • noneabove1182@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      12·
      1 year ago

      100%, this number is skewed by the fact that tesla will basically “recall” for any minor issue because it’s a simple software update, I imagine a lot of companies try to avoid recalls as aggressively and for as long as possible because it’s a significantly bigger burden on them

      I say this as someone who drives a Tesla but is still extremely judgemental of Tesla

      • n33rg@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Agreed. The concept of judging vehicle quality by number of recalls is severely flawed for this very reason. My Subaru Impreza has had a number of recalls for a variety of trivial things, but I’ve had only one actual issue with it in 65k miles and have spent relatively little on maintenance. Comparing that to the Audi A4 I had before this car which required maybe one recall in similar mileage but I was constantly fixing major items from leaks, broken drive related components, etc.

        Neither had any motor related issues so far, aside from burning oil in the Audi. But by number of recalls? That Audi was great! But they also had a number of lawsuits filed in attempt to get them to actually recall the multitude of problems. The one that it actually had was the result of them losing such a suit, but so many years later it really didn’t matter.

        So yeah, terrible metric to track. At this point, I’d rather see that the company has a dozen recalls on their vehicles than zero.

        Edit: I should clarify. That being said, I do believe Toyota actually makes a solid car the first time. Boring, but quality is a huge focus for them. I’m still hesitant to trust recall counts though and I don’t think I’d trust Mercedes number as a valid quality metric.

        • noneabove1182@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          01·
          1 year ago

          that last edit you added is probably the worst part, because it takes away from how solid Toyota and others are because it ruins the entire metric, Toyota is likely crushing it, and entirely possible Tesla is actually really really bad, but without the RIGHT metrics we can’t actually draw any good conclusions, it’s not just bad for tesla but for the whole market

      • dynamojoe@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 year ago

        I got lucky. My '23 M3 base from TX must have been made on a Tuesday or something because I didn’t get the panel gaps or other issues that everyone complains about. So far it has just been an appliance-like car.

  • Wispy2891@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Recall for a Tesla: send an ota update and the user doesn’t even notice it

    Recall for other brands: send a snail mail letter asking to give the car to a dealer for an unspecified amount of time in order to do a replacement