That is 60,000 more than the year before. On average, one call for help every nine seconds.
The annual report from ADAC, the German motoring club, counts 3,691,813 roadside call-outs in 2025 – about 60,000 more than in 2024, a rise of 1.6%. On average, a call for help comes in every nine seconds.
The busiest day of the year was 29 December, with 18,588 call-outs in a single day.
Figures published by Autohaus on 10 March 2026, drawn from the ADAC report. They give a sense of the scale of roadside assistance in Germany.
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