Overview

• A GDV study finds that full-coverage repair costs for electric passenger cars average 15–20% higher than those for comparable petrol and diesel models, down from 20–25% a year earlier.
• Electric vehicles now generate about 10–15% fewer full-coverage claims than similar combustion-engine cars, narrowing from the previous 15–20% advantage.
• The analysis compared 53 matched model series to ensure like-for-like assessment of repair cost and claim frequency differences.
• Anja Käfer-Rohrbach of the GDV attributes the convergence to increased experience among repair shops, towing services, emergency responders and assessors handling EVs.
• With over 1.7 million electric cars on German roads by April 2025, the shrinking gaps ease a potential obstacle to broader EV adoption and the nation’s transport transition.