Bilprovningen has released its statistics for 2024, which show that many cars on Swedish roads have significant defects.
As many as 1 in 3 cars inspected in 2024 had defects, and 1 in 5 had defects so serious that a follow-up inspection was required.
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Fault on 1 out of 3 cars on inspection
In 2024, Bilprovningen inspected almost 1 million cars and defects were identified in 33.5 percent of these.
22.5 percent had deficiencies that required follow-up. These are defects that are so serious that the vehicle must not be used more than necessary before they are rectified, and a professional assessment that the fault has been rectified is made.
The county with the most passenger cars that required a follow-up inspection was Värmland with 30.1 percent. Skåne County accounted for the lowest figure with 18.6 percent.
Most common error in the inspection
The most common source of inspection defects that require follow-up is the brake system, according to Bilprovningen’s statistics.
As much as 1 in 8 cars, more precisely 12.1 percent, of the cars inspected in 2024 received remarks on parts of the brake system.
This could be, for example, uneven braking action, defects in the wheel brake or insufficient braking action of the parking brake.
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This way you avoid brake problems
Some brake system failures are simply the result of age and wear and tear, such as rusty brake pipes or worn brake pads.
However, the car test suggests that many problems in the brake system can be avoided by simply exercising the brakes regularly.
It is advised, for example, that you should sometimes make controlled and slightly stronger braking, as this is good for the brake pads and brake discs.
It is also good to use the parking brake regularly, to keep the mechanism in working order.
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