David_Cary
Active Member
Here is one unique problem of the 12V battery compared to an ICE car.
It is a guaranteed failure point. The ICE car has several other guaranteed failure points.
For my S - it has been 50% of my failures - so that is a big deal. For an ICE, not such a great percentage.
2015. First failure at 54k miles (3 years); Second failure at 80k miles (4.5 years). Mobile has come to my car 3 times - and this was 2 of them (other was Takata recall). It has represented 33% of my out of warranty costs. Went to SC for battery heater ($800).
With my N of 1, the failure rate is accelerating. Interesting how Brec had nearly the exact same failure timing - so now an N of 2.
It is a guaranteed failure point. The ICE car has several other guaranteed failure points.
For my S - it has been 50% of my failures - so that is a big deal. For an ICE, not such a great percentage.
2015. First failure at 54k miles (3 years); Second failure at 80k miles (4.5 years). Mobile has come to my car 3 times - and this was 2 of them (other was Takata recall). It has represented 33% of my out of warranty costs. Went to SC for battery heater ($800).
With my N of 1, the failure rate is accelerating. Interesting how Brec had nearly the exact same failure timing - so now an N of 2.