The older the vehicle, the much easier it is to enter into difficulty throughout the compulsory registration check. This must not be unexpected. The issue is that even in little cars that are under the care of authorized service centers (or were up until just recently), there were awkward errors. Who would even anticipate an oil leakage? And this is not completion of the surprises from the most recent TUV report.
Dacia, BMW and others at the bottom end
Dacia controls amongst the most troublesome cars over 3 years. There was even a very first brand name, i.e. BMW with the X5 and X6 designs. It stays an open concern whether all the designs consisted of in the ranking tape-recorded a substantial drop in quality, or did not authorize the provider, who did not pay much attention to their commitments throughout the compulsory service warranty check, add to this?
However, the flaws discovered are troubling. It ends up that the most regularly pointed out problems consist of the very first oil spill (0.5%). The inspectors likewise revealed malfunctioning headlights (1.1% total and 1.6% for a scorched beam) and rear lights (0.4%), the very first indications of difficulty with the suspension (0.2%) and the brake system (0.8 percent), in addition to electrical problems (engine control).
Citroen C3 Aircross (oil losses, regular problems with shock absorbers, brake disc wear substantially above average), Volkswagen Sharan (brake disc wear, lots of little faults, which accumulate considerably) and Dacia Dokker (bad lights and brakes, increased exhaust emissions) and oil leakages). Dacia Logan likewise got a bad description (as 11.6 percent of all checked systems stopped working the very first examination!).
The worst three-year-old utilized cars
| Put it in TUV position | Create an example | Failure rate (worsening) in percent |
| 121 | Ford Galaxy | 8.1 |
| 122 | Opel Crossland | 8.2 |
| 122 | Seat Alhambra | 8.2 |
| 124 | Dacia Sandero | 8.5 |
| 125 | Dacia Duster | 8.7 |
| 126 | BMW X5/ X6 | 8.8 |
| 127 | Citroen C3 Aircross | 9.4 |
| 127 | Volkswagen Sharan | 9.4 |
| 129 | Dacia Docker | 108 |
| 130 | Dacia Logan | 116 |
The five-year-old cars likewise consist of Dacia and BMW (along with Fiat) and twin builds used by Seat (Alhambra) and Volkswagen (Sharan). The list of common mistakes consists of, to name a few, malfunctioning lights (2.4% for repaired headlights and 1.6% for other products of headlights), brakes (1.8%), oil leakages (1.2%). Problems with shock absorbers (0.4%) and the exhaust system (0.2%) were likewise found.
TUV specialists differentiated a number of cars. Criticism was leveled at the BMW 2 Active Tourer (emissions problems, lights and pedestrian defense), Volkswagen Sharan (suspension) and Dacia Duster (guiding, shock absorbers and springs and lights).
The worst five-year-old utilized cars
| Put it in TUV position | Create an example | Failure rate (becoming worse) |
| 116 | Fiat Tipo | 146 |
| 117 | BMW X1 | 148 |
| 118 | Dacia Logan | 151 |
| 119 | Fiat Punto | 156 |
| 120 | BMW X5/ X6 | 159 |
| 121 | Dacia Docker | 161 |
| 122 | Seat Alhambra | 166 |
| 123 | BMW 2 Active Tourer | 167 |
| 124 | Volkswagen Sharan | 171 |
| 125 | Dacia Duster | 180 |
With age, there are increasingly more mistakes and designs found from the charging point (more than 3 BMWs). Malfunctioning low beam (3.7%) and other front and rear light elements (2.3% in both classifications) are more common. There are likewise more and more cases of oil leakages (2.3%) or problems with shock absorbers and other suspension elements.
Many unfavorable evaluations were gathered by, to name a few, the BMW 5 and 6 Series (exhausted suspension and problems with the hood working), Dacia Dokker (suspension, leakages, bad condition of brake lines and exhaust emissions) and Dacia Duster (apparent indications of wear on chassis elements, brakes and production problems. )
The worst seven-year-old utilized cars
| Put it in TUV position | Create an example | Failure rate (worsening) |
| 109 | BMW 2 Active Tourer | 195 |
| 109 | Renault Megane | 195 |
| 111 | Ford Ka | 196 |
| 112 | BMW X5/ X6 | 197 |
| 113 | Dacia Sandero | 216 |
| 114 | Fiat Punto | 225 |
| 115 | Dacia Logan | 235 |
| 116 | BMW 5 and 6 Series | 238 |
| 117 | Dacia Docker | 244 |
| 117 | Dacia Duster | 244 |
In nine-year-old cars, it is simpler, above all, for oil leakages (4.5%) and problems with lights (5.1% for the dipped beam and 4.3 for the back). In the list of the most immediate cars, nevertheless, it fails to try to find Bavarian cars. There were 3 Ford designs (Ka, Galaxy and Mondeo) and 2 Renault (Twingo and Megane).
The worst 9-year-old utilized cars
| Put it in TUV position | Create an example | Failure rate (worsening) |
| 103 | Ford Ka | 262 |
| 103 | Nissan Micra | 262 |
| 105 | Ford Galaxy | 266 |
| 106 | Renault Megane | 267 |
| 107 | Nissan Juke | 271 |
| 108 | Renault Twingo | 272 |
| 109 | Ford Mondeo | 280 |
| 110 | Dacia Duster | 284 |
| 111 | Fiat Punto | 311 |
| 112 | Dacia Logan | 329 |
Among 11- year-old automobiles, the portion of lorries with oil leakages increased to 8.3%. There were likewise more problems with shock absorbers (4.2%) and other suspension parts (5.2%). The very first noticeable indications of deterioration are seen in the earliest cars evaluated in Germany (0.2%). It is easy to think that when it comes to the research study in Poland, the portion of broken cars might most likely be greater.
Dacia Duster was ranked rather well. “All elements are prone to failure,” checks out the report. Fiat Punto likewise got bad specs (various problems with lights, exhaust system and leakages). In regards to older cars, the 2 Renault designs were likewise identified (suspension, brakes and leakages in the Twingo and an extremely high fault rate in the Clio).
Contrary to looks, the ranking of the worst cars is not just controlled by cars of French, Romanian and Italian brand names. There are numerous fantastic Nissan designs? Information in the table.
The worst 11- year-old secondhand cars
| Put it in TUV position | Create an example | Failure rate (becoming worse) |
| 88 | Peugeot 207 | 316 |
| 89 | Nissan Qashqai | 325 |
| 90 | Renault Megane | 329 |
| 91 | Fiat Punto | 335 |
| 92 | Fiat Panda | 338 |
| 92 | Nissan Juke | 338 |
| 94 | Dacia Sandero | 350 |
| 95 | Dacia Logan | 356 |
| 96 | Renault Twingo | 359 |
| 97 | Renault Clio | 364 |

