Many users report that Waze often selects longer or less efficient routes, leading to increased travel times. Approximately 15% of users express frustration with the app's inability to choose the best or most direct routes, sometimes even ignoring known shortcuts.

Waze consistently picks longer routes, adding unnecessary time to my trips.

A significant number of users experience issues with app stability, including crashes, login problems, and navigation errors. These issues affect around 10% of users, who find the app unreliable and often have to resort to reinstalling it.

The app frequently crashes and fails to calculate trips, making it unusable.

Users have noted that Waze consumes a large amount of battery, especially on iPhones, which is a major concern for about 5% of users. This issue is significant enough that some users have stopped using the app altogether.

Waze drains my iPhone battery quickly, making it impractical for long trips.

Some users find that Waze's traffic time estimates are overly optimistic, leading to frustration when actual travel times are longer. This affects approximately 7% of users who rely on accurate ETAs for planning their journeys.

Waze's traffic time estimates are too optimistic, often making me late.