vinkodex.MEB: heat pump failure
It does not show up on every car. Check before you buy.
expensive
severity
not available
mileage
2
sources
2 sources next to the write-up.
The fault
How you spot it
The heat pump is the key to winter range: without it the car heats with resistance heating, which uses far more energy. According to the reports it fails at 15,000 to 25,000 km: it does not engage properly, consumption rises by as much as 20 per cent, noise comes from the compressor, and it heats poorly in the cold.
In summer nothing shows on a test drive, but in winter it can take away a quarter of the range. The heat pump was an option: if the car does not have one, that is not a fault, but you need to know about it.
Which model
Who it affects
The card opens the generation, the engine or the transmission.
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vinkodex.Checklist
MEB: heat pump failure
What you would check for this fault. Take it to the car.
Before you buy
Checklist
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Sources
How we know
Information, not an expert opinion
We write the descriptions, and we put the source next to them. A person reviews them before they go out. They are still information, not a technical expert opinion.
- A fault on the list does not mean the car you are looking at has it.
- A fault missing from the list does not mean the model is fault-free. Write-ups are made model by model. Not all of them are done.
- You decide whether to buy. This is no substitute for an inspection. That needs a workshop and a history check.