A five-year-old electric car scored a breakdown index of 10.3 in 2025, against 17.4 for a combustion car of the same age.
A five-year-old electric car scored a breakdown index of 10.3 in 2025, against 17.4 for a combustion car of the same age. They break down less, not more.
ADAC offers one hypothesis for the onboard faults that do occur in electric cars: drivers "wake" the car through the app far more often than manufacturers had assumed, and that wears out the starter battery. It is the club's reading, not a measured value.
ADAC statistics published on 23 April 2026.
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