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EVs Fail 16% of MOTs at 120,000 Miles

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Story summary
  • The BVRLA commissioned a study showing electric cars fail MOTs less often than petrol cars at high mileage.
  • Above 120,000 miles, EVs failed 16% of MOTs compared with 23.5% for petrol cars.
  • At age 15, 94.6% of electric cars returned for another MOT versus 88.1% of petrol cars.
  • EVs recorded about 1.8 times more tyre defects than petrol cars across the dataset.