EVs and plug-in hybrids common extra issues than hybrids and gasoline automobiles, J.D. Energy present in its 2024 Automobile Dependability Examine.

The examine, which relies on owner-reported points with automobiles throughout the first three years of possession, confirmed a mean 256 issues per 100 automobiles for EVs and 216 for plug-in hybrids. That is increased than the trade common, which elevated by 4 issues per 100 automobiles over 2023, to 190.

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Hybrids appeared much less trouble-prone, with 191 issues per 100 automobiles. That is only one downside above the trade common, and 4 above gasoline automobiles’ common of 187 issues per 100 automobiles.

This parallels what Shopper Reviews has noticed about reliability. It famous final yr that automobiles that plug in are extra trouble-prone. In 2022, with its Preliminary High quality Examine, J.D. Energy emphasised that EV powertrains themselves aren’t trouble-prone, however all the opposite tech is—because the interfaces are sometimes extra bold and sophisticated.

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By way of the tech expertise, J.D. Energy underscored final yr that EVs have extra high quality points than gasoline fashions, partly because of this. Tech frustration—together with issues with infotainment methods and annoyance with driver-assist alerts—have been additionally among the many most-cited issues on this yr’s examine.

This time, although, tires additionally proved to be a specific problem for EVs. After three years of possession, 39% of homeowners reported changing tires throughout the final 12 months, which was 19 proportion factors increased than homeowners of gasoline automobiles, in accordance with J.D. Energy. Tires do put on quicker for EVs, as they’re heavier than comparable internal-combustion automobiles, but it surely’s unclear why the agency is asking this predictable wearable merchandise a part of dependability.