€20,000 Total Loss Due to Battery System?
An interesting case where a Twingo was written off due to damage to the battery “housing,” with the cost of replacing a new battery quoted at €16,000 + VAT, just for the materials. However, this was entirely unjustified since Renault, unlike many others, follows a policy similar to BMW and Tesla in their openness, allowing the purchase of all individual components of the entire drivetrain.
For the battery, Renault’s authorized service centers sell every single part, enabling targeted repairs. In this case, the Twingo had sustained damage on the curb—a heater, protective plastic, and the aluminum end cap of the battery cooler, through which coolant flows to maintain the battery system’s temperature.
Without hesitation, we contacted Renault to check the availability of part number 295R64407R. To our surprise, the part was available and could be delivered within 10 days. We ordered, installed it, and resolved a €20,000 issue for approximately €340.
This is a textbook example of an unjustified cost estimate and the typical media demonization of battery systems, driving up insurance premiums. In reality, EV battery systems cause the least problems and are often the cheapest to repair!
Advice to insurers: Seek a second opinion on fault assessments!
Renault, by the way, is one of the few manufacturers that genuinely offers every individual part of their drivetrain without inflating prices, making them the absolute leader in the EU. They deserve full praise for this transparency, but it also raises the question—why wasn’t this issue addressed properly in the first place and why 22kw battery is so expensive?
Renault Twingo – Kasko? 20,000€ totalna šteta zbog baterijskog sustava? Zanimljiv slučaj gdje je na Twingu zbog oštećenja baterijskog “kućišta” otpisano vozilo jer je izmjena nove baterije 16,000€+PDV samo za materijal. Medjutim potpuno neopravdano jer Renault jedan od rijetkih, sličan BMW i Tesla politici otvorenosti, koji prodaju sve pojedinačne dijelove kompletnog pogonskog sustava. Tako i za Bateriju putem služenih servisa možete kupiti svaki pojedinačni dio i riješiti problem. Ovaj Twingo je negdje na nešto slomio, grijač, zaštitnu plastiku i aluminijski završetak hladnjaka baterije kroz čije kanale rashhladna tekućina prolazi i održava temperaturu baterijskog sustava. Ne budi lijen, pozovemo Renault da li je kataloški 295R64407R dostupan… iznenadjenje, dio je dostupan i dolazi kroz 10 dana. Naručimo, ugradimo i riješimo kvar od 13000€ za cca 340€. Školski primjeri neopravdanog troškovnika i klasičnog medijskog demoniziranja baterijskih sustava i dizanja premija a u principu EV najmanje problema imaju na baterijskim sustavima i najčešće su to i najjeftiniji kvarovi!!! Savjet osiguranjima: tražite drugo tumačenje kvara! Renault je inače jedan od rijetkih koji zaista nudi temeljno pojedinačne dijelove svakog pogonskog sklopa bez napuhavanja cijena i tu je apsolutni EU lider i zaslužuje svaku pohvalu ali se i postavlja pitanje zašto nisu riješili problem!ž
Fault: Coolant leak, Coolant deflector damage
Partnumber: 295R64407R
Battery: 295108369R
OEM: cca 19600€
EVC: 650€ Total (Battery, Heater and other)
Savings 97%
