What do we see?
The average mileage of cars that were brought to official demolition centres in Belgium is just above 190,000 km.
What’s the aim?
In a circular economy, we strive to use materials as long and as high quality as possible. A vehicle that is used for a long time but only occasionally is not an optimal situation: such a vehicle could fulfill a greater mobility need and risks aging simply by standing still. In a circular economy, cars would ideally reach ever-increasing mileage before being dismantled, provided that design and repair are geared to this end and provided that this does not come at the expense of negative environmental impacts.
What does this indicator measure?
The average mileage of scrapped cars has been included in the annual reports of Febelauto, the management organisation for end-of-life cars in Belgium, since 2019. The data itself comes from Carpass. The data relate to the scrapping of vehicles in Belgium and are independent of the region where the vehicles were used.
