EV Collision Claims Rise in US And Canada as Sales Of New Models Decrease

Electric vehicle collision claims in the U.S. and Canada, while sales of new models declined, a new report shows.

EV claims increased by 14% in the U.S. and 24% in and Canada, a report out from Mitchell shows.

The report shows battery electric vehicles (BEV) sales declined by 2% from 2024 in the U.S. Although manufacturers like GM, Honda and Volkswagen had modest sales gains. Tesla’s market share dropped from 48.7% in 2024 to 46.2%.

Mitchell’s Plugged-In: EV Collision Insights report gives an overview of trends of collision claims and repair for BEVs, plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) and mild hybrid electric vehicles (MHEVs) in 2025.

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Manufacturers scaled back investments, including Ford, when they discontinued the F-150 Lightning. While the U.S. and Canada removed tax credits that were made to boost demand for BEVs.

In the U.S., BEVs and mild hybrids had an increase in repairable claims volume from 2024 to 2025, while plug-in hybrids remained the same. In Canada, BEVs, mild hybrids and plug-in hybrids all saw increased claims from 2024 to 2025.

According to the report, BEVs experienced a decline in value at 6.44%, while Canada had a decline in value at 12.62%. Total loss market values dropped among most powertrain types with BEVs having the largest decline with 6% in the U.S. and 13% in Canada.

With the slower sales growth, claims for collision-damaged BEVs continue to increase with more electric vehicles on the road with them representing 3.07% of all repairable automobile claims which is up 14.1% from 2024 in the U.S. with MHEVs were at 4.82% and PHEVs at 0.89%, both at a 20% and 6% increase in 2025.

In Canada, repairable BEV claims were at 4.77%, MHEVs at 4.44% and PHEVs at 1.55%. All of them had increases of 24%, 29% and 26% in 2025.

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Claims severity for repairable BEVs fell by 5% and 2% in the U.S. and Canada. PHEVs remained flat in both countries while MHEVs increased by 4% in the U.S. For Canada, it held steady at $6,267.

In parts selection, OEM parts are frequently used in BEV collision repairs. The percentage of parts dollars made for OEM parts was roughly 86% and the percentage of repairable parts was 13%.

Mitchell is an auto physical damage technology services company affiliated with Enlyte.