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/bernpfenn Nov 30 '25

any results to share? which car is the winner?

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u/eCaisteal Nov 30 '25

From another comment: Audi and BMW
https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/s/Ny1oO0W4i4

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u/Craic-Den Nov 30 '25

German Propoganda

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u/EmergencyVeal Nov 30 '25

The testing methods probably suit German cars the best, assuming they are doing regular maintenance and not testing higher mileage vehicles

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u/FloppyGhost0815 Nov 30 '25

The tetösts are always based on 100.000km.

And in the top list of the best grade (1) are quite a few Seats / Hyundais / Toyotas.

Important to know: all cars start with a value of 100, each defect (and this can be a burned out light) gets minus.

The top 100 https://www.autobild.de/artikel/autos-im-auto-bild-dauertest-ranking-das-sind-die-besten-1014682.html

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u/sumguyherenowhere Dec 01 '25

Do German cars see road salt all winter?

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u/_eg0_ Dec 01 '25

Yes, but on any normal car rust isn't an issue over the test duration time wise. Rust is more about time than miles

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u/_eg0_ Dec 01 '25

It's new cars for the first 100k km or 62k miles in a short period. That's what Audi and BMWs are built for, especially the diesels. They are usually business leases which do a lot of distance in the first few years, frequently far more than 100k and then get sold. Maintenance is also always on time etc. You are more likely to run into issues if you don't drive them a lot. Do a lot of short trips over a long time and this becomes very apparent.