A motor vehicle, comprising a circuit arrangement for discharging an energy storage device of the motor vehicle, the circuit arrangement comprising an energy storage device for electrical energy, which is provided for supplying an electrical machine of the motor vehicle; and a discharge circuit, which is supplied with voltage via the energy storage device and comprises a discharge resistor, a voltage comparison element, and an activation switching device, wherein the activation switching device is configured to start a discharging process of the energy storage device via the discharging resistor after a latency phase has elapsed since the motor vehicle has been parked, and/or wherein the activation device is triggered to start the discharging process of the energy storage device via the discharging resistor after the latency phase has elapsed, and wherein the voltage comparison element is configured to perform a voltage comparison between a current energy storage device voltage and a voltage threshold value and to terminate the discharging process of the energy storage device if the current energy storage device voltage is less than or equal to the voltage threshold value during the voltage comparison; characterised by a series connection of the discharge resistor, the voltage comparison element, and the activation switching device; in that the activation switching device comprises a timer switch, which is closed after a predetermined latency time after an ignition switch is switched off; and in that the voltage threshold value corresponds to an average voltage level of the energy storage device, so that the energy storage device is not completely discharged. an energy storage device for electrical energy, which is provided for supplying an electrical machine of the motor vehicle; and a discharge circuit, which is supplied with voltage via the energy storage device and comprises a discharge resistor, a voltage comparison element, and an activation switching device, wherein the activation switching device is configured to start a discharging process of the energy storage device via the discharging resistor after a latency phase has elapsed since the motor vehicle has been parked, and/or wherein the activation device is triggered to start the discharging process of the energy storage device via the discharging resistor after the latency phase has elapsed, and wherein the voltage comparison element is configured to perform a voltage comparison between a current energy storage device voltage and a voltage threshold value and to terminate the discharging process of the energy storage device if the current energy storage device voltage is less than or equal to the voltage threshold value during the voltage comparison; characterised by a series connection of the discharge resistor, the voltage comparison element, and the activation switching device; in that the activation switching device comprises a timer switch, which is closed after a predetermined latency time after an ignition switch is switched off; and in that the voltage threshold value corresponds to an average voltage level of the energy storage device, so that the energy storage device is not completely discharged.