Is a severly damaged/repaird EV something to avoid?

We are looking at used EV's, and found a few that have been in multiple accidents. One car had $24k worth of repairs after an accident, then another accident that cost $18k and then a third at $22k. I guess in all of these crashes the batteries were damaged and replaced.
So does that mean you get a repaired car with all brand new batteries in it? Seems like that might not be so bad eh.
If you buy a car that had say $3k in repairs, then it didn't get new batteries, so that seems pretty bad doesn't it?

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thisguy20 · 41-45, M

Some EVs are very expensive to repair. Its not because of the fact that their propulsion is electric (and they have a big expensive battery), but because of how they are designed / assembled: some have a cast aluminium frame which is very expensive and difficult to repair, some have power retractable door handles which are a lot more expensive to replace than conventional always-sticking-out door handles, some have a bunch of cameras and/or sensors in the bumpers which cost a lot to replace, etc