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Tesla is the most unreliable used car brand in America, even behind Jeep and Chrysler

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Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨remington@beehaw.org⁩ to ⁨technology@beehaw.org⁩

https://www.techspot.com/news/110538-used-teslas-among-least-reliable-vehicles-us-but.html

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  • henfredemars@infosec.pub ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Far be it from me to defend the Nazi car company, however:

    While the results may seem like a damning indictment of Tesla, the report notes that the company has improved the build quality of its vehicles. All of its latest models now offer “better-than-average reliability,” and Tesla ranks among the top 10 brands in Consumer Reports’ new car predictability rankings, surpassing established automakers like Ford, Chevrolet, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and Volkswagen.

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    • calliope@retrolemmy.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      The consumer reports article also mentions Tesla introduced multiple new models during the testing time frame and their older vehicles fared much better.

      But tech news sites know what people will click on.

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  • SantasMagicalComfort@piefed.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    And the drivers are worse than Dodge Ram 1500s.

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    • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Dodge Ram 1500s.

      No way! I had no idea Dodge had made cars for that long!

      Unless those were just literal Renaissance Rams (band name)

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      • joyjoy@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Dodge Ram sounds like a children or drunk adult game. 

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  • jlow@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    “Even behind” 🍿

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    • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I love it when consumer journalism gets catty 😁

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  • JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    IIRC here in Finland they keep failing yearly inspections constantly because the balljoints and bushings etc are always completely shot as they can’t handle the extra weight of the batteries and massive torque from the motors.

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  • Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    They just reported them 9th most reliable a few days ago?

    bloomberg.com/…/tesla-reliability-improves-sharpl…

    latimes.com/…/tesla-makes-first-appearance-in-con…

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  • vinceman@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    And if you are working on one, you might call a loose suspension component and be told it’s “within spec” as a bushing fucking bounces

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  • massive_bereavement@fedia.io ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Buick? Huh..

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    • vinceman@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Bet the only reason the numbers aren’t even better is the Encore.

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