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Be aware that you should always take TUV reports with a grain of salt. When I, as a Ford owner, need the bi-annual TUV inspection, I go to a Ford dealer to let
by deepsummer 3y ago
Be aware that you should always take TUV reports with a grain of salt.
When I, as a Ford owner, need the bi-annual TUV inspection, I go to a Ford dealer to let them take care of it. They will pre-inspect the car for me (and usually I let them also do the annual maintenance at the same time), and they will fix any issues before the TUV inspector sees it. That's cheaper for me, because I don't have to pay TUV twice (even if the fee for re-inspections is lower), I always get my car back on the same day, and it's also much better for Ford, because the car won't show up in TUV reports.
Tesla doesn't have a dealership network like Ford or the other big brands. I guess most owners will just drive to the TUV station, without pre-inspection, and thus their cars will end up in the report.
For the same reason, value brands show up more often in the TUV reports. Their owners often don't go to dealerships and don't stick to the maintenance plan, but drive to TUV directly or go to smaller garages which don't do the pre-inspection.
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