February 11Feb 11 Tesla, Ram, Subaru Have Worst Drivers, While Mercury, Pontiac, Cadillac Have Best Quote Key findings Tesla, Ram and Subaru have the worst drivers. Nationally, Tesla drivers had 36.94 incidents (accidents, DUIs, speeding and citations) per 1,000 drivers from Jan. 1, 2024, through Dec. 31, 2024 — up significantly from 31.13 in our late 2023 analysis. Ram (33.92) improves from worst to second-worst, while Subaru (32.85) remains the third-worst. Mercury, Pontiac and Cadillac have the best drivers. Mercury drivers had 18.63 incidents per 1,000 drivers nationally — about half the rate among Tesla drivers — making it the best brand two times in a row. Pontiac (19.72) and Cadillac (20.75) follow. Looking closer, Ram has the worst drivers in 16 states. That means Ram drivers had the highest incident rates among the 30 brands analyzed in nearly a third of states. This is most clear in New Jersey, where Ram drivers had 74.20 incidents per 1,000 drivers. Meanwhile, Tesla drivers are the worst in nine states — the second-highest. The three brands with the worst drivers overall also have the highest accident rates. Tesla, Ram and Subaru drivers had 26.67, 23.15 and 22.89 accidents per 1,000 drivers in the period analyzed, matching their accident rankings from our last study. Meanwhile, Pontiac (10.33), Mercury (11.50) and Chrysler (12.94) had the lowest accident rates. Pontiac overtakes BMW as the brand with the highest DUI rate. Pontiac drivers had a DUI rate of 3.11 per 1,000 drivers — a massive jump from 1.09 in our last analysis. BMW and Tesla trailed at 2.57 and 2.23 DUIs per 1,000 drivers, respectively. Volvo (1.13), Hyundai (1.20) and Kia (1.22) drivers had the lowest DUI rates.
February 11Feb 11 Just now, Jerry Callo said: Mercury, Pontiac and Cadillac have the best drivers. 1 minute ago, Jerry Callo said: Pontiac overtakes BMW as the brand with the highest DUI rate.
February 11Feb 11 Author 2 minutes ago, mdmost said: Pontiac still makes cars? Not since 2010. Mercury hasn't since 2011. Therefore, people that drive older cars are better drivers, even if they happen to be drunk like Pontiac drivers.
February 11Feb 11 Or they don't report accidents when they hit something with their 15 year old rusted pile of Detroit shitbox. Edited February 11Feb 11 by Incredulity
February 11Feb 11 Author Just now, Pato del Muerto said: No and neither does mercury. Kinda skews the numbers doesn’t it? I'm not sure the numbers are skewed. I think all cars are judged by number of accidents of a particular car make out of 1000 of those cars. Although, I didn't read to deeply into the methodology. I don't need an article to tell me that Tesla drivers suck.
February 11Feb 11 5 minutes ago, Jerry Callo said: I'm not sure the numbers are skewed. I think all cars are judged by number of accidents of a particular car make out of 1000 of those cars. Although, I didn't read to deeply into the methodology. I don't need an article to tell me that Tesla drivers suck. You think Pontiac and mercury drivers in 2024 look more or less the same as the overall driving public?
February 11Feb 11 Author 10 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said: You think Pontiac and mercury drivers in 2024 look more or less the same as the overall driving public? Sounds like something a Tesla driver would say.
February 11Feb 11 Author 4 minutes ago, irishtexan said: How you gonna get a DUI driving a Tesla? The car drives itself. Not very well, apparently.
February 11Feb 11 5 minutes ago, Jerry Callo said: Sounds like something a Tesla driver would say. Subaru actually. Probably decent overlap with Tesla drivers though. At least historically- probably diverging now.
February 11Feb 11 Tesla drivers sucking doesn't surprise me one bit. That's blatantly evident when driving around. BMW not being one of the worst drivers on the list (after Tesla) makes me question the entire thing, though.
February 11Feb 11 Our study is based on QuoteWizard by LendingTree insurance inquiries from Jan. 1, 2024, through Dec. 31, 2024. We analyzed the 30 brands with the most inquiries in this period. This study categorizes drivers based on inquiries made for those brands. ……. sounds super scientific.
February 11Feb 11 1 hour ago, Jerry Callo said: Tesla, Ram, Subaru Have Worst Drivers, While Mercury, Pontiac, Cadillac Have Best White Truck Wednesday!
February 12Feb 12 I have been complaining for the past five years about Tesla and Subaru drivers in Austin. Hang out in the left lane and don't use turn signals. I feel validated.
February 12Feb 12 4 minutes ago, ABZ said: I have been complaining for the past five years about Tesla and Subaru drivers in Austin. Hang out in the left lane and don't use turn signals. I feel validated. The amount of times I have seen a Subaru and rather quickly ascertained that the person behind the wheel has no fucking clue what they're doing made me instantly chuckle when I read the headline.
February 12Feb 12 21 hours ago, Jerry Callo said: Not since 2010. Mercury hasn't since 2011. Therefore, people that drive older cars are better drivers, even if they happen to be drunk like Pontiac drivers. Or.. you know that "data" came from insurance quotes. Maybe, just maybe the real key take away here is Pontiac and Mercury drivers have no insurance, but at least they're good at drinking and driving. Practice makes perfect, so they say.
February 12Feb 12 14 hours ago, ABZ said: I have been complaining for the past five years about Tesla and Subaru drivers in Austin. Hang out in the left lane and don't use turn signals. I feel validated. I own a Subaru and drive like an asshole so.. yeah.
February 12Feb 12 21 hours ago, Samson's Wig said: Tesla drivers sucking doesn't surprise me one bit. That's blatantly evident when driving around. BMW not being one of the worst drivers on the list (after Tesla) makes me question the entire thing, though. I also own a BMW.. so..
February 12Feb 12 1 hour ago, Deej said: Drunk Pontiac drivers drive better than FSD Teslas. Good job, Elon. The article and the data don't address FSD at all.
February 12Feb 12 4 minutes ago, Guadaloopy said: The article and the data don't address FSD at all. Sorry for the joke, Elon-boy.
February 12Feb 12 1 hour ago, Guadaloopy said: The article and the data don't address FSD at all. No matter how hard you try, Elon isn’t going to put one of his demon spawn inside you.
February 12Feb 12 On 2/11/2025 at 11:33 AM, irishtexan said: How you gonna get a DUI driving a Tesla? The car drives itself. Well when the Tesla you are drunk driving keeps trying to drive itself to Poland its bound to make you look more drunk...
February 12Feb 12 In my personal observation, the three worst cars for drivers are: 1. Minivans (any make or model) 2. Jeeps (esp if the dash is full of Jeep ducks) 3. Teslas And the worst driving can be seen entering or exiting a Starbucks parking lot. If you see a Minivan up ahead that's about to pull out of a Starbucks, just know you're entering a world of danger. Edited February 12Feb 12 by TornACL
February 12Feb 12 If you've managed to keep a mercury or pontiac on the road this long you probably don't run into things very often.
February 13Feb 13 14 hours ago, TornACL said: In my personal observation, the three worst cars for drivers are: 1. Minivans (any make or model) 2. Jeeps (esp if the dash is full of Jeep ducks) 3. Teslas And the worst driving can be seen entering or exiting a Starbucks parking lot. If you see a Minivan up ahead that's about to pull out of a Starbucks, just know you're entering a world of danger. Just about any hybrid. The drivers all seem to be playing the "just how high can I keep the gas mileage" game.
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