Every type of fleet presents its own challenges, according to the conclusion of the Motum Damage Report 2025, which aimed to gain insights into the most common types of damages, their causes, and consequences for fleet management.
Data Basis
The study analyzes five years of damage data and is based on a database of more than 150,000 damage reports from 50,000 vehicles. According to the information, about 80 percent come from service and motivation fleets, 20 percent from delivery and mobility fleets.
The results are intended
to help companies take preventive measures and increase the efficiency of their fleets, it is stated.
Prevention is Everything
Across all fleet types, exterior damage constitutes the most frequently reported type of damage at over 76 percent. Leading the list are parking damages, collisions with fixed objects, as well as reversing and maneuvering incidents.
According to the study, preventive measures such as training and assistance systems can significantly reduce the number of damages.
According to the report, costs can be reduced, and downtime minimized with strategic
damage management: for instance, non-safety-related damages could be deferred and repaired collectively.
The authors of the study also point out that a well-founded data basis helps to keep track of new damages, damage history, and meaningful repair timings.
Proactive Instead of Reactive
This can also accelerate the entire damage processing. Digital damage reports and timely photo and data analysis could especially contribute to shortening waiting times.
“Damage management is no longer a reactive cost factor, but a proactive competitive advantage. By using digital tools for the
analysis and management of fleet damages, costs can be reduced by up to 30 percent,” explains Dr. Moritz Weltgen, Co-Founder and CEO of Motum, adding: “At the same time, the fleet stays where it is needed – on the road, with the customer, in business.”
The company Motum was founded in 2020 by Dr. Moritz Weltgen, Natalie Maier, and Alla Kopylova and offers a platform intended to provide proactive fleet management and real-time monitoring as well as to simplify collaboration between fleet management, drivers, and service
