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Motus Research: COVID Neglect Has Caused Soaring Maintenance Costs

By Ken Robinson, Market Research Analyst, Motus

Motus automotive data (captured and analyzed across the world’s largest retained pool of drivers) helps the company keep a pulse on industry trends. Motus today shared insights around how not servicing a vehicle regularly as a result of COVID has led to increased maintenance issues, including:

  • Battery replacements—these have increased more than 180% over pre-pandemic levels
  • Vehicles not starting – reports of vehicles not starting due to an unknown issue have increased by 15% since March
  • Premature brake wear – when a vehicle sits idle, rust can develop on brake rotors and cause damage to other brake components

The full findings are available here: https://www.motus.com/vehicle-maintenance-during-covid/

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