Method for geographically locating triggers for malfunctions (F) in motor vehicles , comprising the steps: for each motor vehicle : - Detecting and storing a geoposition (XY) adopted by the motor vehicle during a parking phase of the motor vehicle by means of a localization apparatus of the motor vehicle ; - Detecting the malfunction (F) of the motor vehicle by means of a monitoring apparatus of the motor vehicle ; - Generating a malfunction entry , which describes the malfunction (F), in a malfunction memory of the motor vehicle , wherein the monitoring apparatus stores the geoposition (XY) adopted by the motor vehicle during a last parking phase in the malfunction entry ; and subsequently, during a malfunction diagnosis of the motor vehicle : - Reading the malfunction entries from the malfunction memories of the motor vehicles by means of an analysis apparatus outside the vehicle; - For each malfunction entry , receiving a trigger class , which describes the respective trigger for the malfunction (F); - Storing the geopositions (XY) adopted by motor vehicles during the last parking phase with malfunctions (F) of the same trigger class in a respective digital map for the trigger class . for each motor vehicle : - Detecting and storing a geoposition (XY) adopted by the motor vehicle during a parking phase of the motor vehicle by means of a localization apparatus of the motor vehicle ; - Detecting the malfunction (F) of the motor vehicle by means of a monitoring apparatus of the motor vehicle ; - Generating a malfunction entry , which describes the malfunction (F), in a malfunction memory of the motor vehicle , wherein the monitoring apparatus stores the geoposition (XY) adopted by the motor vehicle during a last parking phase in the malfunction entry ; - Detecting and storing a geoposition (XY) adopted by the motor vehicle during a parking phase of the motor vehicle by means of a localization apparatus of the motor vehicle ; - Detecting the malfunction (F) of the motor vehicle by means of a monitoring apparatus of the motor vehicle ; - Generating a malfunction entry , which describes the malfunction (F), in a malfunction memory of the motor vehicle , wherein the monitoring apparatus stores the geoposition (XY) adopted by the motor vehicle during a last parking phase in the malfunction entry ; and subsequently, during a malfunction diagnosis of the motor vehicle : - Reading the malfunction entries from the malfunction memories of the motor vehicles by means of an analysis apparatus outside the vehicle; - For each malfunction entry , receiving a trigger class , which describes the respective trigger for the malfunction (F); - Storing the geopositions (XY) adopted by motor vehicles during the last parking phase with malfunctions (F) of the same trigger class in a respective digital map for the trigger class . - Reading the malfunction entries from the malfunction memories of the motor vehicles by means of an analysis apparatus outside the vehicle; - For each malfunction entry , receiving a trigger class , which describes the respective trigger for the malfunction (F); - Storing the geopositions (XY) adopted by motor vehicles during the last parking phase with malfunctions (F) of the same trigger class in a respective digital map for the trigger class . <EOS>