Audi, BMW and Mercedes - love the car, loathe the drivers

German car manufacturers top the list of ‘most wanted’ car brands but also feature in the top 10 worst driver list.

New research reveals that Audi, BMW and Mercedes top the list of car brands drivers most want to own, but drivers of these ‘must have’ cars have also  been voted the worst drivers.

Audi topped the poll of most desired car brands, with 29% of those surveyed saying they would like to own an Audi.  BMW came second in the poll with 26% of those surveyed aspiring to own a BMW, followed by Mercedes Benz which was a ‘must have’ car for a quarter of drivers.  Mitsubishi (3%), Jeep (3%) and Subaru brands came bottom of the list.

Rank | Top 10 Car brands motorists most want to own | %

1 Audi 29%

2 BMW 26%

3 Mercedes Benz 25%

4 Jaguar 20%

5 Volkswagen 19%

6 Ford 18%

7 Range Rover 17%

8 Porsche 12%

9 Lexus 11%

10 Toyota 11%

The same survey of over 1,570 drivers, also asked participants which car brands they thought have the worst drivers.  Interestingly, prestige car brands BMW, Audi and Mercedes top the list of car brands considered to have the worst drivers as well as the top 10 ten motorists want to own:

Rank | Car brands considered to have the worst drivers | %

1 BMW 39%

2 Mercedes 18%

3 Audi 16% 

4 Subaru 11%

5 Jeep 9%

6 Range Rover 8%

7 Ford 8%

8 Jaguar 8%

9 Volvo 7%

10 Porsche 7%

Commenting on the research, Matt Oliver, Gocompare.com’s car insurance spokesman said, “While Audio, BMW and Mercedes were voted the ‘must have’ cars in our survey, owners of these cars also appear to have the worst reputation for their driving. 

“Hopefully, if any aspiring Audi, BMW or Mercedes owners who took part in our survey do get to own these cars, they will remember their driving etiquette and help overturn these brands’ unfortunate reputation.”