New research has revealed that Tesla owners have the road’s cleanest cars, with an average wash rate of over twice a week or 130 annual washes. While auto industry professionals generally recommend motorists clean their vehicles every two weeks, the study found that 22% of all drivers wash their cars once a month. Honda and BMW trailed Tesla for the road’s cleanest car brands, with both receiving an average of 52 washes per year, according to Scrap Car Comparison.
Drivers can sniff out rip-off mechanics during common repair experience, garage owner says Watch drivers show ‘hatred’ for Tesla’s Cybertruck in dashcam road rage attacks Auto shopping expert group Scrap Car Comparison’s research reports Ford vehicles as the dirtiest, with just 12 average exterior washes annually. Other brands averaging 12 washes annually included Nissan, Volkswagen, Kia, and Hyundai. Researchers also studied how drivers wash their cars, with the number one method being an extensive cleansing of both the inside and outside of my car, carried out independently by 37 percent of car owners.
The second-most popular car wash method was 27 percent of respondents practicing interior and exterior cleaning at a hand car wash in areas like gas stations. Slightly under 20 percent of survey participants reported limiting car washes to instances where they notice an exterior defect, like dirt. However, Scrap Car Comparison’s experts warn against this method since some dirt is more challenging to se.
