A study of 47 million inspections says old EVs hold up better

Electric cars above 120,000 miles failed Britain’s MOT roadworthiness test 32% less often than petrol and diesel equivalents, in a study of 47.4 million inspections by the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association. The advantage reverses at low mileage, and the test does not examine the battery at all.

Electric cars above 120,000 miles fail Britain’s MOT test 32% less often than petrol and diesel equivalents, according to a study by the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association, reported by Auto Express. They failed 16% of the time against 23.5%.

The dataset is the point.

The association examined 47.4 million MOT tests from 2024 to 2026 against 863 million historical records, InsideEVs reported. At three to eight years old and 90,000 to 120,000 miles, electric cars failed 16.5% of tests and combustion cars 22.1%. At 15 years, 94.6% of electric cars returned for a test against 88.1% of...

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