ZAGREB, 20 Jan 2022 - Vehicles in Croatia are on average 14.34 years old and last year 19.74% did not pass a technical inspection at first go, the Center for Vehicles of Croatia said on Thursday.
In 2020, the average age of vehicles was 14.18 years.
Of 2,271,201 vehicles inspected last year, 448,386 were faulty, with an average of 5.14 faults detected per faulty vehicle.
Most of the faults were detected in lighting and light-signaling devices (560,000) and braking devices (537,000).
As in past years, more than 65,000 vehicles did not pass an eco test and more than 45,000 errors were found in control and signaling devices.
Last year saw an increase in hybrid and electric vehicles, with 15,918 hybrids, up from 8,080 in 2020, and 3,054 electric vehicles, up from 1,343 in 2020.
Last year the average distance traveled by vehicles in Croatia was 10,016 km, down from 12,542 km in 2019.
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