AA called out to 128 new car breakdowns in January

The Automobile Association (AA) dealt with more than four breakdowns a day of new 161-registered cars in January.

AA called out to 128 new car breakdowns in January

An analysis of AA rescue assignments for the month of January reveals they were called out to fix 128 brand new vehicles. Last month also saw them attend to 741 breakdowns of cars of less than a year old.

The AA Rescue study also ranks the most popular faults among 161-reg motors, with almost a quarter (23%) of motorists battling with vehicles that won’t start. This is followed by lit-up dashboard warning lights (15%); wheel changes (15%); cutting out (6%); and simple misfuelling incidents (4%).

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