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Comment by gspr

6 hours ago

> This is the problem with this report. It doesn't mean that the cars break down more often, it means that they are so rarely at the shop that the drivers don't notice the used brake pads, tires etc.

The average European drives about 12,000 km (~7500 miles) per year [1]. The maximum inspection period allowed by the EU for most personal cars is 2 years [2].

The average person in the US drives about 13,400 miles (~ 21,500 km) per year [3].

So, roughly, the average European vehicle is inspected after a driving distance which is about the same as that which the average US vehicle puts behind it in a year.

I thus doubt that the Tesla numbers from the article are greatly affected by a lack of inspections.

[1] https://www.acea.auto/fact/fact-sheet-cars/

[2] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/45/oj/eng (chapter III, article 5, point 1).

[3] https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/onh00/bar8.htm

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Hamuko  6 hours ago

>The maximum inspection period allowed by the EU for most personal cars is 2 years

Your source clearly says that the first inspection needs to be at least four years after registration, so if you now buy a Tesla Model 3, you won't need to have it inspected until 2030. It's how Finland does it, so 4 years to first inspection, then every 2 years until the car is 10 years old, and then every year (4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12…).

  • Timon3  5 hours ago

    > Your source clearly says that the first inspection needs to be at least four years after registration, [...]

    That doesn't mean the first inspection is only required after four years, only that it must be required after four years. The countries can still introduce stricter rules, like Germanys TÜV - the first inspection has to happen in the first three years here.

  • gspr  5 hours ago

    Thanks for pointing out the possibility (but, as someone else pointed out, it's just a possibility - the EU regulation obviously does not set a minimum) of a double gap for new vehicles. On the other hand, don't new vehicles typically see an extra inspection by the manufacturer/dealer early on? (I don't know).