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OGS & Mechanics questions Audi's £2,000 battery inspection charge

George points to the distance between an underside scrape and a faulty battery module as he challenges a dealer's approach to warranty work.

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OGS & Mechanics Story of October 28, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 100,620 views a day, 6.8 times a normal first day on this channel (14,865).

Audi's £2,000 WARRANTY TRAP?! Are They Using a TINY SCRATCH to AVOID Fixing a FAILED EV Battery?!

The diagnostic tablet points to a discharged cell. The underside cover has a scrape. Standing beneath a lifted Audi RS e-tron GT, George's question is whether those two things have anything to do with each other.

In OGS & Mechanics' fast-starting Short, he says a dealer wants £2,000 upfront to remove the cover and inspect the battery before proceeding with a warranty repair. He questions that requirement, showing where the faulty module sits relative to the mark underneath the car.

The clip reached roughly 69,000 views in its opening twelve hours, putting it on course for nearly seven times the channel's usual first-day Shorts audience. Its comment count has already comfortably exceeded a typical full day's total, with viewers discussing whether to challenge the diagnosis and how inspection charges should work when a fault might be covered by warranty.

George identifies module M14 on the diagnostic display, then points out that it is well away from the scrape. A loose battery module lets him show the cell arrangement and an underside without impact damage. His argument is that the fault should be addressed through a module replacement under warranty; the clip presents his account of the dispute, not a response from the dealer.

Another OGS & Mechanics Short has also passed a million views: its examination of coolant entering electric motors in Audi, Mercedes and Tesla vehicles. Both videos take a small workshop detail, a scrape or a seal, and explain why George thinks it deserves closer scrutiny.

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What viewers say

I like EV’s but I like my 15 year old Corolla better.
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I would challenge the diagnostic, problem is most people will go ahead and pay the charge.
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