“Automakers have been making hybrids long enough that they’ve gotten really good at it. Plus, many hybrids are also made by manufacturers that tend to produce reliable vehicles overall, such as Toyota, Hyundai, and Kia.”
It's anti-intuitive that hybrids would be more reliable than pure ICE cars. But it would be explained by this if hybrids are somewhat less reliable than the ICE cars from these three makers. Presumably Consumer Reports has that data ...
For the big picture you need to compare the relative reliability of components after X million have been built. I would be surprised if the reliability of EV tech hasn't improved faster just because it has developed more recently.
What's even less intuitive is that while hybrids are the most reliable category, plugin hybrids are the least reliable. Aren't they just a hybrid with a bigger battery and a charging port?
Hmm. It’s unclear whether an engine failure is weighted equally against a loose interior plastic panel. Is that comparison clear to anyone else reading?
Exactly. My model Y had a creaking noise and they greased the arms in the boot. Does this count as an issue?
My real complaints are about things I knew were a problem before I got it like the parking sensors, but I knew what I was getting and I’d make the same decision again.
“ The survey reveals that, on average, EVs from the past three model years had 79 percent more problems than conventional cars.”
I’m not really interested how reliable cars are in their first 3 years. I would guess 99% of cars are problem free in the first 3 years. So maybe for ICE there is 1% and for EVs there is 1.79% problem rate that is a very small difference in reality.
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[ 2.6 ms ] story [ 19.7 ms ] threadIt's anti-intuitive that hybrids would be more reliable than pure ICE cars. But it would be explained by this if hybrids are somewhat less reliable than the ICE cars from these three makers. Presumably Consumer Reports has that data ...
For the big picture you need to compare the relative reliability of components after X million have been built. I would be surprised if the reliability of EV tech hasn't improved faster just because it has developed more recently.
My real complaints are about things I knew were a problem before I got it like the parking sensors, but I knew what I was getting and I’d make the same decision again.
I’m not really interested how reliable cars are in their first 3 years. I would guess 99% of cars are problem free in the first 3 years. So maybe for ICE there is 1% and for EVs there is 1.79% problem rate that is a very small difference in reality.
I don't care if Chinese brand W produces crap cars, I care about the brands at the top of that list.