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I'll bite. Where do you get £6 from?

This will be £6 in the near future.

Wait,

I know from personal experience that that is most certainly true. I've had to replace both electrical outside mirrors on my 2017 Mazda (an issue probably not helped by my mirrors being set, by me, to electronically fold in and out every time the car is locked/unlocked). Admittedly, my Mazda is not an EV but electrical components, such as mirrors, are a universal component. I very much doubt that these type of issues are restricted to Mazdas alone and are a reflection of the fact that electrical components have become far more ubiquitous than they ever used to be (most modern cars have more "chips" than you'd eat in a month of Sundays) and are increasingly being asked to do more and more onerous "automated" tasks e.g. seats automatically checking and adjusting for different drivers.

You only have to look at your average modern washing machine or dishwasher to realise that it's a myth to suggest that electrical components don't break or wear out e.g. burnt out motors and fried circuit boards aren't an uncommon problem in modern washing machines and dishwashers (partly because we are asking these components to do more of the "smart" heavy lifting) and there is no reason to think that EVs will be an exception (clearly the problem isn't just restricted to EVs; it applies to all modern vehicles).

As regards the batteries, you obvioulsy don't read news reports. Battery degradation on new EVs, which affects range and shortens the expected battery life, has been a concern. There are several factors at play, including weather conditions and average journey length. Part of the problem lies with users who, because of range anxiety, constantly top up their batteries rather than fully discharging them. Admittedly, this tends to be much more of a issue for drivers with high annual mileage making regular long journeys.

It's a known issue with lithium-ion batteries that they tend to degrade, and lose efficiency, if not fully charged/discharged in regular cycles (an issue that can be much better managed when cars only tend to be used on short regular commutes). You see similar issues with mobile phone batteries. Sure many (perhaps most) batteries can and do outlast the lifespan of the EV but a lot of high average mileage EVs will tend to have a significantly impaired range capability.

You are also ignoring reports about bad build quality on, for example, Teslas; a fact acknowledged by Musk a few years ago when he responded to a reporter's question about poor build quality by essentially saying "caveat emptor"!

"you might have expected mirrors, both inside and out, to outlast the vehicle's expected lifespan, now they tend to have to be replaced periodically because their electrical components wear out"

That's not true.

And batteries rarely require replacement within the average vehicle lifespan, and in many cases, they outlast the rest of the car.

Please be real.

The EV sector is not in trouble. The perception might be that EVs need less maintenance but is that actually the reality. There may be fewer moving components in EVs requiring regular replacement but electonic failures (a constant bugbear with modern vehicles) won't have disappeared. E.g. whereas once, barring a collision, you might have expected mirrors, both inside and out, to outlast the vehicle's expected lifespan, now they tend to have to be replaced periodically because their electrical components wear out (and they're not cheap). Also, body work is still going to need to be repaired and the batteries replaced (quite a bit sooner than predicted too). I would foresee a trend towards fewer but more costly repairs down the road.