HIGH-MILEAGE ELECTRIC CARS WERE LESS LIKELY TO FAIL.
At 90,000–120,000 miles, EVs were about 25% less likely to fail an MOT.
A review of 47.4 million MOT results found that electric cars' roadworthiness failure rates levelled off around 60,000 miles while petrol-car failure rates kept climbing.
WHAT HAPPENED
Among cars aged three to eight with 90,000–120,000 miles, 16.5% of battery-electric cars failed their MOT, compared with 22.1% of petrol cars — roughly a 25% lower failure rate. EVs recorded more tyre defects, and the study did not assess battery health.
WHY THIS IS HOPESLOP
The useful surprise is not that every EV lasts forever. It is that the old reflex — treating a high odometer reading as a verdict — did not survive contact with 47.4 million real tests. Better evidence can make the used market less fearful and the transition more affordable.
ORIGINAL SOURCEBVRLA / New AutoMotiveRead the original report
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