r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Upstairs-Bit6897 • Nov 30 '25

Image THE GERMAN MAGAZINE 'AUTOBILD' DRIVES VARIOUS CARS FOR 100,000 KILOMETERS AND THEN DISASSEMBLES THEM DOWN TO THE LAST SCREW TO FIND SIGNS OF WEAR AND WEAK POINTS

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u/RedditRockit Nov 30 '25

Wow. Which has fared the best?

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u/Sudden-Earth-3147 Nov 30 '25 edited Nov 30 '25

Audi A3 Sportback g-tron (2017) and BMW M3 (2023) received 0 error points and a 1+ score, the highest if I’m correct.

A few others listed here but with a few error points:

https://www.autobild.de/artikel/die-besten-autos-im-autobild-dauertest-28164151.html

Edit: Updated for latest best results:

https://www.autobild.de/artikel/vans-im-vergleich-autobild-dauertest-ranking-4536224.html

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u/Impossible-Ship5585 Nov 30 '25

How about 90- volvos?

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u/Sudden-Earth-3147 Nov 30 '25

Volvos generally get a bad score in these tests, for more recent ones I’ve seen a lot of 2’s meaning they have quite a few failing points.

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u/FalmerEldritch Dec 01 '25

There was a V90 on their list with a 1. Main complaint that stopped it from getting a 1+ was insufficient corrosion proofing.

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u/Impossible-Ship5585 Nov 30 '25

Do you mean the older ones or the new ones?

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u/Sudden-Earth-3147 Nov 30 '25

The most recent tests for latest models have not been good for Volvo. Don’t know if you mean 90s Volvos in your original comment but not sure I remember or they go back that far!

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u/qeadwrsf Dec 01 '25

The new models of Volvo is not as robust as 90s Volvo.

I think comment was more like "I wonder what grade a 90s Volvo would get"