ÖAMTC Counted 695,500 Operations Nationwide in 2024 - Most in Vienna

"On the one hand, we had longer heatwaves in the summer with a lot of travel activity, and on the other hand, the cold January with over 67,000 breakdowns was the busiest month of the previous year. The flood disaster in September also put us to the test," says Katharina Brezina, head of the ÖAMTC breakdown assistance.

Breakdown Highlights 2024

The busiest months were January (67,500), followed by December (64,200) and August (64,000). The busiest days were the 10th and 19th of January, as well as the 27th of December 2024 - with just over 3,500 call-outs nationwide each day.

The ÖAMTC towing service was used approximately 267,800 times nationwide last year - when a breakdown could not be fixed on the spot, for planned emergency assistance after major accident damage, after misfuelling, etc. - that's about 7,800 more tows than in 2023.

ÖAMTC Counted Particularly Many Breakdowns in Vienna

"Starter batteries are a topic all year round - with 33 percent, a third of all call-outs in 2024 were due to weak, empty or defective batteries. We particularly notice this on cold winter days, but also on very hot summer days," says Brezina. 10 percent of breakdowns occurred due to difficulties with the tires, 8 percent due to problems with the starter or the generator. Accidentally locked car doors or defective keys and locks were the reason for the call-out in 5 percent of cases.

Nationwide, the most call-outs occurred in Vienna with 159,000 times, and the least in the state of Burgenland.

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