A STUDY has discovered which vehicles are most likely to receive speeding fines.
A shocking electric vehicle not known for its athletic prowess tops the list, with more than 17% of drivers receiving fines.
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A list of the best-selling vehicles comes out every year on the car insurance comparison website, To hold.
Around 20 million drivers were stopped by police officers for traffic violations.
Another 8.6 million Americans received speeding tickets, the company said.
Insurify is able to compile speeding ticket searches through its vast records of driving data.
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Police often share information about speeding tickets with private insurers to allow the companies to set monthly insurance rates.
The 2023 list generated some surprising results.
The BMW i3 was the best-selling vehicle in 2022, the study found.
BMW’s i3 was a bulbous EV with a zero-to-60 time of nearly seven seconds.
It boasted a modest 170 horsepower.
The i3 production was known for its futuristic design and implementation of sustainable materials.
Its lightweight carbon fiber construction made it a perfect city driver, but i3 owners typically stayed in low-speed areas due to the sub-200-mile battery range.
The car stopped production in 2022.
Still, 17.6% of i3 drivers were stopped by police and received fines, the study found.
The i3 helped propel the German luxury carmaker into the top ten vehicle brands with the highest rate of speeding tickets.
Infiniti, Scion, Volkswagen, Subaru and Mazda rounded out the five manufacturers most likely to snag a ticket.
The Top Speed Brands of 2023
Here is the list of the top ten car brands most likely to get a speeding ticket in 2023:
- 1. Infinity
- 2. Descendant
- 3.Volkswagen
- 4.Subaru
- 5. Mazda
- 6. Audi
- 7. Kia
- 8.Honda
- 9. BMW
- 10. Hyundai
The numbers have changed drastically regarding 2022 speeding ticket assessments.
The year before, Subaru dominated the top ten cars most likely to get a speeding ticket list.
More than 18% of Subaru WRX drivers received a speeding ticket in 2021, the highest rate of any car on the market.
BRZ and Impreza drivers also made the top ten list.
However, only 1.9% of Subaru seven-passenger SUV drivers received a speeding ticket in 2021.
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