BCA is introducing a new EV battery health grading service, allowing its customers to buy electric vehicles with greater confidence.

The grading system gives an at-a-glance view of an electric vehicle’s traction battery condition

Said to be a first for the UK remarketing sector, the grading system gives an at-a-glance view of an electric vehicle’s traction battery condition.

Each vehicle is graded from A-E, accompanied by the numbered score of a battery ‘Flash Test’ from test provider Aviloo, which BCA said was the fastest, most precise, unbiased and detailed analysis tool for battery health determination and battery defect detection for used EVs.

The manufacturer independent test is carried out by connecting the Aviloo test box to the On-Board Diagnostics interface of each vehicle. This provides a test report, showing the traction battery’s remaining capacity in the form of a score between 0 and 100 and displaying ‘red flags’ in case of faulty battery modules. The Aviloo battery health test covers 95% of all available EV brands.

The BCA Battery Health Grading is displayed in a quick reference format on the vehicle detail page, on vehicle search results and on the Live Bidding screens. Buyers can now determine the health of an EV’s traction battery allowing for confident fast-paced, informed decisions at auction.

BCA’s buyers get access to the full Flash Test report post-sale, which can be used by dealers in the onward retail process.

BCA has seen record levels of used EV sales in 2024 and is on track to sell in excess of 40,000 units over the next 12 months.

Stuart Pearson, BCA chief operating officer, said: “The new BCA battery health grading helps our buyer customers to bid on electric vehicles with complete confidence and make more informed decisions when buying. The service offers absolute transparency with unbiased testing and grading, providing a reusable report that will further help the retail process.”