My Car Check reveals 10 cars most likely to have been written-off.
Analysis of My Car Check data for the first half of 2016 has revealed the UK used cars most likely to have been written-off. Nearly a quarter (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
Peugeot 208 Active
48.65%
Ford Fiesta Edge 60
48.57%
Vauxhall Corsa Limited Edition
40.60%
Honda Civic Es I-vtec
40.00%
BMW 116d Efficient Dynamics
38.89%
Nissan Note Acenta
38.71%
Ford Fiesta Edge
38.46%
Nissan Micra S Auto
37.84%
Vauxhall Corsa Sri
37.74%
Vauxhall Corsa Sxi Ac
37.74%
(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 AutoExpress, CompareTheMarket, Go-Compare, Moneysupermarket, Swiftcover, Tesco and WhatCar?
