Mechanical damage was the main reason for her call road aid In 2024 in Greece. The reduced battery performance, which could not put the car’s engine operation was the next cause of the call, while the tires were in 3rd place. The rates of road aid call due to mechanical damage were increased as the age of the vehicle grew.
In cars up to 5 years old Three basic reasons for the dialing of road aid They had to do with mechanical damage (31%), battery (39%), tire (25%). Cars 6-15 years old are immobilized due to mechanical damage to 51%, 32%battery and 14%of a tire, while in vehicles between 16-25, (within average age of cars in Greece) the main cause of immobilization was (63%). In cars over 30 years of age, the corresponding rates according to the Hellas Direct Insurance datathe immobilization was due 70% to mechanical damage, 21% on the battery and 4% to the tire. That is, in this case the rate of mechanical damage was more than doubled in relation to the new cars. Car drivers also called but to very small rates for a vehicle left out of fuel (0.49%) or for recovery and road reset (0.75%).
Corresponding to new engines up to 5 years old, the reasons for road aid were 65% mechanical damage, 24% battery and 8% tire, with the corresponding rates for engines over 30 years of age being 80% for mechanical damage, 8% for battery and 8% for the tire. Machine calls included fuel immobilization (0.43%).
On the other one more important factor It was the distance that the road aid was averaged by transporting the car or customer engine. In July the distance was the largest of all the rest of the months for cars, as a large percentage of vehicles are in summer destinations. The months of August, September and December followed. The respective months for the engines were June, July, September and October.