A new research points to Toyota as the brand with fewer adulterated cars on the second hand market. Top cars, on the other hand, tend to be the most manipulated, with only 3.9% of BMW to have a clean history.
Buying a used car always causes risks. From the possibility of buying a stolen car without knowing it or manipulations in the accounting accountthere are numerous lurking fraud for buyers.
A new study of the carvertical platform, a online database of used vehicle records, sought to find out what are the Brands that have greater and lower risk associated in the car market used in Portugal. The data refer to acquisitions made on the platform between January and December 2024.
The criteria for a car having a tampered history include: have the mileage manipulated; have been involved in an accident; have been stolen, being used as a taxi, transportation vehicle, or rental; Have pending financial situations; Having a scrap, rescue, flood, fire, or defect of manufacture and have been exposed to natural disasters.
In the first place of the brands with more clean chips surge a Toyotawith 91.5%of the cars used on the market not to have signs of tampering, with Mazda (79%) and Citroen (78.9%) to close the podium.
According to the statement sent by Carvertical to ZAP, the greatest reliability of these marks is the importance that its drivers give to maintenance and also the fact that they are little used for transportation servicesreducing your wear and risk of accidents.
More in the middle of the list, appear Renault (78.8%), Dacia (78.6%), Alfa Romeo (75.8%), Opel (74.6%) and Peugeot (71.7%). Already below the 70%bar, the first brand appears is Smart (69.4%), followed by Land Rover and Nissan (63.7%each), Mercedes (63.6%), Audi (57%), Volkswagen (54.1%) and SEAT (53.7%).
With a confidence rate below 50%, appear Ford (49.6%) and Jaguar (41%). Finally, there are two brands that stand out greatly due to the large number of adulterated used vehicles – Only 16.1% of Porsche and 3.9% of BMW In the second hand market have a clean record.
These numbers are part of a widespread trend to other countries, with high -end cars to be usually the most manipulated in the used market.
“Many people They dream of having a first class carbut do not always evaluate the risks involved in the purchase of it. As these vehicles are more expensive, it is more likely that cheating salespeople falsify mileage or conceal defects. On the other hand, it is not worth taking this risk with a low range car, because the profit in the sale of these models is much lower, ”warns Matas Buzelis, a car market expert and Carvertical Communications Director.
