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My Car Check reveals 10 cars
most likely to have been written off
ANALYSIS of My Car Check data for the
1st ½ of 2016 has revealed the UK used cars most
likely to have been written off. Nearly a ¼ (23.67%)
of all searches returned a write off warning, with the riskiest models being the
Peugeot 208 Active and the Ford Fiesta Edge 60.
Write off warnings as a proportion of searches are as follows:-
► 1st - Peugeot 208 Active - 48.65%
► 2nd - Ford Fiesta Edge 60 - 48.57%
► 3rd - Vauxhall Corsa Limited Edition - 40.60%
► 4th - Honda Civic Es I-vtec - 40.00%
► 5th - BMW 116d Efficient Dynamics - 38.89%
► 6th - Nissan Note Acenta - 38.71%
► 7th - Ford Fiesta Edge - 38.46%
► 8th - Nissan Micra S Auto - 37.84%
► 9th - Vauxhall Corsa Sri - 37.74%
► 10th - Vauxhall Corsa Sxi Ac - 37.74%
Source:- MyCarCheck.com (models with minimum 30 checks between 1 January and 30
June 2016)
Head of My Car Check, Roger Powell, said:- "Any previously written off
vehicle must be viewed with caution, especially when inspecting the quality of
repairs. The implications of being involved in a further accident in a car which
has not been properly repaired don't bear thinking about. Even leaving the
safety aspect aside, previous write offs should generally cost a lot less than a
like for like non accident damaged vehicle. In a survey a couple of years ago,
79% of My Car Check customers said they wouldn't buy one. The flipside is that
some buyers are happy to look at category C or D write offs and use the data to
push for a price reduction."
With information from the police, DVLA, insurers and finance houses, My Car
Check holds comprehensive data on every vehicle on UK roads; things that buyers
should be aware of before making an offer.
CDL Vehicle Information Services, which owns My Car Check, performs over a
million look ups a day for companies including:- Auto Express, Compare The
Market, Go-Compare, Money Super Market, Swift Cover, Tesco and What Car? |
