Breakdown (vehicle)

Depending on the severity, the vehicle may need to be towed to an automobile repair shop or fixed on-site by roadside assistance or a mobile mechanic.

Many vehicle owners with personal economic difficulty or a busy schedule may wait longer than they should to get necessary maintenance or repairs made to their vehicles, thereby increasing their chances of a breakdown, inducing further damage to the vehicle, or else causing more danger.

[3] There are various levels of a vehicle's disability: In 2014, The Royal Automobile Club (RAC) attended almost two million breakdowns in the United Kingdom.

Battery problems were the most common cause of a car breakdown, accounting for more than 450,000 call-outs.

Source:[4] Roadside assistance data collected, analyzed and published by AAA provides the following statistical insights into vehicle breakdowns in the United States and Canada: When a breakdown occurs, the motorist may be able to have the tow and/or repair covered by a third party:

An overheated Vauxhall Carlton stopped on Tottenham Court Road , London
A broken down Plaxton Pointer 2 bodied Dennis Dart SLF in Newport , Isle of Wight
A broken down Ford Crown Victoria in New York city in 2009