2023: ÖAMTC had 687.500 breakdown incidents

The ÖAMTC roadside assistance recorded 687.500 operations throughout Austria in 2023. This corresponds to around 1.884 missions daily – four percent more than in 2022.

“More intense and longer-lasting heat waves combined with travel during the holiday season led to a strong increase in use in the summer months last year. And our Yellow Angels were also under great demand in winter - snowfall and cold at the beginning of December gave us the strongest day and the busiest month in Austria,” explains Katharina Brezina, head of the ÖAMTC roadside assistance. 

This can also be seen in a monthly comparison: the mobility club's breakdown assistance completed the most missions in Austria in December (69.620 missions) before August (61.800) and July (61.700). The fewest deployments were registered in March (49.000). The busiest day of 2023 was December 4th with almost 5.600 missions. 

The ÖAMTC towing service was used around 260.000 times across Austria last year - when a breakdown could not be repaired on site, but also for planned emergency assistance after major accidents, incorrect refueling, etc. Overall, this was an increase of more than six percent compared to 2022.

At 32 percent, almost a third of all operations in 2023 were due to weak, empty or defective batteries. Ten percent of the breakdowns occurred due to problems with the tires, eight percent due to problems with the starter or alternator. In five percent of cases, car doors that were accidentally locked had to be reopened.