10 Cars Most Likely to Have Been in an Accident

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10 Cars Most Likely to Have Been in an Accident

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Whether or not it is reported, if a vehicle has been involved in an accident, a prospective buyer should be aware of a car’s history on the road. There are more than 5 million car accidents in the United States annually.

Wikilender, a Burlingame, California-based website that helps consumers find the most favorable car loans, tallied up the 10 cars most likely to have been in accident.

Wikilender examined more than 2.4 million vehicles, 2009 and newer, in wholesale and retail markets to find which cars had the highest percentage of reported accidents. Wikilender used Experian Autocheck to determine whether the vehicle had a reported accident. To identify an unreported accident, Wikilender used auction condition reports that showed more than one metal body panel with signs of paintwork but where the Autocheck report did not show an accident. That is why it is an unreported accident.

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The results of the report might surprise you. Luxury cars dominated the Wikilender list.

BMW topped the list with two models: the 4 series and X1. The 4 series was involved in 18.5% of the accidents and the Xi was involved in 18.0%.

The German vehicles were followed by the following:

  • Range Rover Evoque (16.5%)
  • Jaguar XJ (15.7%)
  • Infiniti JX (14.6%)
  • Lexus RX 350 (14.4%)
  • Audi A5 (14.2%)
  • Cadillac ATS (14.1%)
  • Lexus CT 200h (13.6%)
  • Infiniti QX60 (13.5%)

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About the Author John Harrington →

I'm a journalist who started my career as a sportswriter, covering professional, college, and high school sports. I pivoted into business news, working for the biggest newspapers in New Jersey, including The Record, Star-Ledger and Asbury Park Press. I was an editor at the weekly publication Crain’s New York Business and served on several editorial teams at Bloomberg News. I’ve been a part of 24/7 Wall St. since 2017, writing about politics, history, sports, health, the environment, finance, culture, breaking news, and current events. I'm a graduate of Rutgers University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History.

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