diff --git a/src/roadveh_cmd.cpp b/src/roadveh_cmd.cpp
--- a/src/roadveh_cmd.cpp
+++ b/src/roadveh_cmd.cpp
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ CommandCost CmdBuildRoadVehicle(DoComman
 
 		v->reliability = e->reliability;
 		v->reliability_spd_dec = e->reliability_spd_dec;
+		v->breakdown_chance = 128;
 		v->max_age = e->GetLifeLengthInDays();
 
 		v->SetServiceInterval(Company::Get(v->owner)->settings.vehicle.servint_roadveh);
@@ -375,7 +376,6 @@ CommandCost CmdTurnRoadVeh(DoCommandFlag
 
 	if ((v->vehstatus & VS_STOPPED) ||
 			(v->vehstatus & VS_CRASHED) ||
-			v->breakdown_ctr != 0 ||
 			v->overtaking != 0 ||
 			v->state == RVSB_WORMHOLE ||
 			v->IsInDepot() ||
@@ -812,6 +812,9 @@ static void RoadVehCheckOvertake(RoadVeh
 	/* For now, articulated road vehicles can't overtake anything. */
 	if (v->HasArticulatedPart()) return;
 
+	/* Don't overtake if the vehicle is broken or about to break down */
+	if (v->breakdown_ctr != 0) return;
+
 	/* Vehicles are not driving in same direction || direction is not a diagonal direction */
 	if (v->direction != u->direction || !(v->direction & 1)) return;
 
@@ -1573,8 +1576,7 @@ static bool RoadVehController(RoadVehicl
 	}
 
 	/* road vehicle has broken down? */
-	if (v->HandleBreakdown()) return true;
-	if (v->vehstatus & VS_STOPPED) {
+	if (v->HandleBreakdown() || v->vehstatus & VS_STOPPED) {
 		v->SetLastSpeed();
 		return true;
 	}
@@ -1634,6 +1636,7 @@ Money RoadVehicle::GetRunningCost() cons
 	if (e->u.road.running_cost_class == INVALID_PRICE) return 0;
 
 	uint cost_factor = GetVehicleProperty(this, PROP_ROADVEH_RUNNING_COST_FACTOR, e->u.road.running_cost);
+	cost_factor *= _settings_game.economy.running_cost_multiplier_road;
 	if (cost_factor == 0) return 0;
 
 	return GetPrice(e->u.road.running_cost_class, cost_factor, e->GetGRF());