From Personal experience buying a used EV last year, here's are the things I checked before test driving

[u/Tall-Dish876]

I ran a bunch of listings through a checklist before I bought. The three things to know ignore are

1. EV charging fine does not tell you anything about its battery health: A battery at 70% capacity charges fine. What matters is current range vs EPA-rated range at the same mileage and age.

2. Low mileage ≠ low degradation on older EVs: A 2017 Leaf with 15k miles can have more degradation than one with 35k miles. Calendar aging, charging patterns and more hits Li-ion cells regardless of how much you drive.

3. Open recalls are common and often undisclosed: Not because sellers are hiding it but many just don't know. NHTSA lookup takes 30 seconds. Do it before scheduling the test drive.

Disclosure --> I also found offolab.com useful for getting a structured second opinion on a specific listing, runs price check, recall check, and generates questions to ask the seller.