Which mechanism causes reduced catalytic converter efficiency in vehicles during cold starts?

💡 Explanation

During cold starts, the light-off temperature of the catalytic converter has not been reached because the catalyst material is not yet hot enough to initiate the oxidation and reduction reactions effectively, resulting in reduced conversion efficiency. Therefore light-off temperature delay dominates, rather than sensor failure, substrate cracking or exhaust backpressure, all requiring alternate failure modes.

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