These are the cars and brands that suffer the most breakdowns in Europe

On By Garmin Philip

When you buy a car you want, above all things, for it to turn out good. This is a matter of luck, since very expensive brands can make bad cars and vice versa, hence it is best to take a look at the workshops and check which models are the ones that break the most.

How many times have we heard the phrase: my car has come out good, it hasn’t set foot in the workshop in 5 years. This, when it happens, is a blessing for the buyer, just as it can become a curse if the vehicle goes wrong.

With fuel skyrocketing, increasingly expensive ITV inspections, insurance, registration taxes, road wear, exorbitant tolls… Having a car is expensive, but if on top of that your car is one of those that visits the workshop a lot, things become unsustainable, Economically speaking.

And since this is a lottery, buying a Mercedes does not exempt you from having to go through the workshop. Just like a Dacia can turn out good and not need repairs for a decade. Hence it is said that it is a lottery.

Luckily, for those who believe the evidence, there is a very valid method to know if you have more or less chances of your car going bad: see the list of vehicles that visit the workshop the most per year.

Thanks to an autodata report Just published, we already have the list of cars that hit the workshop the most in 2021, both passenger cars and commercial vehicles, including electric ones.

The top 10 passenger cars that visited workshops the most in 2021:

  1. Opel Corsa-D (S07)
  2. Fiat 500/500C (2007-)
  3. Ford Fiesta (2013)
  4. Nissan Qashqai (J11) (2014-2021)
  5. Volkswagen Golf VII (5G1) (2012-2017)
  6. Opel/Vauxhall Astra-J (P10)
  7. Ford Focus (2004/2008)
  8. Ford Fiesta (2008)
  9. BMW 3 Series (E90/91/92/93) (2005-2014)
  10. Nissan Qashqai / Qashqai + 2 (J10)


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As you can see, the first positions correspond to the best-selling general car models of the last two decades, so it is not surprising that they occupy these positions. In addition to the fact that some are already more than 10 years old.

The 10 commercial vehicles that visited workshops the most in 2021:

  1. Volkswagen Transporter T5 (7H/7J/7E/7F) (2004-2015)
  2. Ford Transit Custom (2012)
  3. Ford Transit (2006)
  4. Mercedes-Benz Sprinter (906) (2006-2018)
  5. Citroen Berlingo III
  6. Ford Transit (2014)
  7. Peugeot Partner III
  8. Opel Vivaro-A (X83)
  9. Volkswagen Transporter T6 (SFx/SGx) (2015-2019)
  10. Opel Vivaro-B/Vivaro-B Life (X82)


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Here, what we already saw with passenger cars happens again, where the four best-selling vans in the world occupy the first positions. And yes, a Mercedes vehicle ranks fourth.

The top 10 electric vehicles that visited garages the most in 2021:

  1. Nissan Leaf (ZE0) (2010-2018)
  2. Renault Zoe (X10)
  3. Tesla Model S (2013 onwards)
  4. Tesla Model 3 (2018 onwards)
  5. BMW i3 (I01) (2013 onwards)
  6. Nissan Leaf (ZE1) (2018 onwards)
  7. Volkswagen e-Golf VII (BE1) (2014-2017)
  8. Kia Soul (2014-2017)
  9. Nissan e-NV200 (ME0)
  10. Volkswagen e-Golf VII (BE2) (2017-2021)

Because the electric ones also break, as you can see. Interestingly, the electric car that tops the list is also the oldest of all, a logical thing when stepping on a workshop. Even so, we can highlight the appearance of Tesla or BMW, premium brands in the sector.

Now, with this information, it is your decision to choose the next car. Of course, keep in mind that the list that we have seen is totally understandable, where it can be verified that there are no bad brands, but only cars that are already serving years.

Reference-computerhoy.com