No.10: Drive shaft
Warranty Direct has put together a list of the most common car failures and the average cost to fix them. With the help of managing director Duncan McClure Fisher, we have a few tips on how to avoid costly failures happening to you.
Failure: Drive shaft
Average cost to repair: £340.64
Percentage of all car failures: 2.7%
Top tip: Avoid aggressive acceleration; service regularly
As one of the big oily bits underneath the car, there’s not much you can do when your drive shaft fails.
However, you can prevent it happening by avoiding aggressive acceleration, particularly from rest, and by making sure your motor is serviced on the dot.
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