So I feel like when it comes to EVs, everyone is super fixated on reliability = battery life . From what we’ve seen tho, batteries are actually one of the least problematic parts of an EV and there are definitely other things that have a higher probability of breaking down that could still be costly like the AC system and etc.
I wanna know how’s your non-battery reliability been and if you’ve had any particular non-battery issues with a certain model.
My Tesla was terrible. Many trips to the service center and scheduling that was a nightmare. Often multiple weeks wait. I’ve posted it on here before, but my major problems were:
The suspension. Lower front control arms failed three times. Completely unacceptable.
HVAC system failed. Tesla tried to be cute and use a secondary blower to aim the air instead is a movable vent. Well that secondary blower failed right after the warranty was up ( around 1000 miles after). I sold the car when they told me it would be a couple thousand to fix
The screen needed to be reset at least once a week because it would freeze or go blank while I was driving. One time, while I was on an interstate trip, it went into some reset cycle and wouldn’t stay on for more than a minute. This was 11:00 PM in the middle of nowhere North Carolina. Took 90 minutes in the phone with Tesla service to fix.
Many many creaks and rattles that I was told were “normal”. Doesn’t exactly give you warm fuzzies that the car will last
EDIT: I have a BMW i4 now and it’s been perfect, but it’s only 2000 miles in so that’s not a good assessment