Cars Most Likely to Get Ticketed

Cars Most Likely to Get a Ticket

To determine the cars most likely to get a ticket, Forbes used data from Quality Planning, a Verisk Analytics company that validates policyholder information for auto insurers. Their analysts looked at traffic violation data from February 2009 through February 2010, counting the number of violations racked up by different car models. To account for the difference in number of cars on the road, they averaged the violation count per 100,000 miles driven. Vehicles that have been discontinued for more than 10 years were not included in the analysis.

Is your car among the most common to be ticketed? Read on to find out.

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Cars Most Likely... To determine the cars most likely to get a ticket, Forbes used data from Quality Planning, a Verisk Analytics company that validates policyholder information for auto insurers. Their analysts looked at traffic violation data from February 2009 through February 2010, counting the number of violations racked up by different car models. To account for the difference in number of cars on the road, they averaged the violation count per 100,000 miles driven. Vehicles that have been discontinued for more than 10 years were not included in the analysis.

Is your car among the most common to be ticketed? Read on to find out.
Volkswagen GTI Segment: Hatchback
Times more likely to get a ticket: 1.8
Violations per 100,000 miles driven, as a percentage of average: 178 percent
Gender breakdown of drivers: 44 percent male, 56 percent female
Average driver age: 40

(Courtesy of Volkswagen)
Mercedes-Benz CL... Segment: Sedan
Times more likely to get a ticket: 1.8
Violations per 100,000 miles driven, as a percentage of average: 179 percent
Gender breakdown of drivers: 44 percent male, 56 percent female Average driver age: 47

(Courtesy of Mercedes-Benz)
Pontiac Grand Pr... Segment: Sedan
Times more likely to get a ticket: 1.8
Violations per 100,000 miles driven, as a percentage of average: 182 percent
Gender breakdown of drivers: 41 percent male, 59 percent female
Average driver age: 40

(Courtesy of General Motors)
Acura Integra Segment: Coupe
Times more likely to get a ticket: 1.9
Violations per 100,000 miles driven, as a percentage of average: 185
Gender breakdown of drivers: 60 percent male, 40 percent female
Average driver age: 33

(Courtesy of Honda)
Mercedes-Benz CL... Segment: Sedan
Times more likely to get a ticket: 2.6
Violations per 100,000 miles driven, as a percentage of average: 264 percent
Gender breakdown of drivers: 58 percent male, 42 percent female
Average driver age: 46

(Courtesy of Mercedes-Benz)
Scion xB Segment: Hatchback
Times more likely to get a ticket: 2.7
Violations per 100,000 miles driven, as a percentage of average: 270 percent
Gender breakdown of drivers: 40 percent male, 60 percent female Average driver age: 37

(Courtesy of Toyota)
Hummer H2 Segment: SUV
Times more likely to get a ticket: 2.9
Violations per 100,000 miles driven, as a percentage of average: 292 percent
Gender breakdown of drivers: 73 percent male, 27 percent female
Average driver age: 46

(Courtesy of General Motors)
Scion tC Segment: Coupe
Times more likely to get a ticket: 3.4
Violations per 100,000 miles driven, as a percentage of average: 343 percent
Gender breakdown of drivers: 39 percent male, 61 percent female
Average driver age: 30

(Courtesy of Toyota)
Toyota Camry Segment: Coupe
Times more likely to get a ticket: 3.5
Violations per 100,000 miles driven, as a percentage of average: 349 percent
Gender breakdown of drivers: 38 percent male, 62 percent female
Average driver age: 50

(Courtesy of Toyota)
Mercedes-Benz SL... Segment: Convertible
Times more likely to get a ticket: 4
Violations per 100,000 miles driven, as a percentage of average: 404 percent
Gender breakdown of drivers: 41 percent male, 59 percent female
Average driver age: 53

(Courtesy of Mercedes-Benz)
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