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To save everyone a click:
Main breakdown causes for EVs in Germany in 2024: 12-volt battery: 50% Motor, Motor management, high-voltage system: 18% Tires: 13% Generator, Starter, Electrical System, Lighting: 10% Keys, Immobilizer: 3% Other: 5%
Main breakdown causes for combustion cars in Germany in 2024: 12-volt battery: 45% Generator, Starter, Electrical System, Lighting: 23% Motor, Motor management, high-voltage system: 10% Tires: 8% Keys, Immobilizer: 7% Other: 7%
What you didn't mention but is the main part of the German article: In vehicles of the same age, combustion cars are more than twice as likely to break down as Evs.