Anyone who wants to buy a used electric car is faced with a crucial question: Which model won’t cause problems in the long term? The current TÜV report provides a clear answer to this – and selects the eight best used electric cars according to defect rate. A small car with a defect rate of just 3.5 percent surprisingly came in first place.
While the costs of gasoline and diesel have risen significantly in recent years and months, electric vehicles are becoming increasingly popular. This isn’t just the case in the new car market. Because used electric cars are also in high demand. But there are some models that can also be convincing as used ones.
The current TÜV report shows which electric cars you can’t go wrong with when buying a used car and which can be electric and travel smoothly in the future. Our current ranking, which shows the best used electric cars – or in any case those that the TÜV has chosen as such, is also based on the TÜV data.
The best used electric cars
In the list of the best used electric cars there is a manufacturer that was able to place twice. Otherwise, the ranking is a colorful mix of different manufacturers and models that are among the best among electric vehicles and have been rated accordingly by TÜV. In the following ranking we show you eight electric cars that can also be used as used cars.
8th place: VW ID.3 – solid basis with a 3.5 percent defect rate
With the VW ID.3, Volkswagen comes in eighth place in the ranking of the best used electric cars. According to TÜV, the space, chassis and quality of this model are impressive. With a defect rate of a low 3.5 percent (the brakes occasionally cause problems), the VW ID.3 is a solid used car from the electric segment.
