Editors note: Study and data table provided by Conboy Law Injury & Medical Malpractice Lawyers.
If you've ever wondered which electrified vehicles - a category that include hybrids, plug-in hybrids and all-electric - are the most likely to be totaled, this study will be interest. It ranks the top 10 electrified vehicles that have the highest chance of getting totaled. The study was shared with us by Conboy Law Injury & Medical Malpractice Lawyers.
The law group's study analyzes vehicle risk based on crash data, total loss claims, sales figures, safety ratings, and pricing. It says key factors for the final ranking include the number of accidents, total loss claims per 100 vehicles, and overall safety scores. The models are ranked by the percentage of cars totaled, with higher percentages indicating a greater likelihood of being deemed a total loss.
Editor's Note: Sales data is based on the total number of units sold in 2023. Percentage of cars being totaled is calculated based on total loss claims and 2023 sales data.
You can find the full research here.
According to the study:
- Chevrolet Volt takes the first spot, with over 16.47% of cars being totaled. The car crashes involving Chevrolet Volt are 6.7K, which led to more than 12 rates of total loss claims calculated per 100k vehicles.
- Lexus CT ranks second in the list, with 10.25% of completely totaled cars. The hybrid vehicle is involved in more than 7.7K traffic accidents. The claims for complete loss have a rate of 11.8, indicating a high frequency of irreparable damages following accidents.
- With 6.46% of cars declared total losses, the Toyota Prius V jumps to third place. The model has a 12.1 rate for claims where vehicles are deemed to be a total loss, higher than that in Lexus, CT. Even so, a comparably higher number of Toyota Prius V sales influences its overall totaled car percentages.
- Volvo S60 lands in fourth place, with 4.32% of cars being totaled. Volvo S60 stands out with the lowest recorded 3.9K number of traffic accidents. Regardless of that, the rate of total loss claims for this model is 12.9, significantly high for its overall involvement in accidents.
- Fifth place is given to the Hyundai Ioniq, with 3.28% of cars declared total loss. It holds a 12.2 rate for claims of total damages, which is higher than rates recorded for Volvo S60. The involvement of the EV model in traffic accidents is 7.5K.
- Toyota Prius is the sixth most totaling-prone model, with 2.63% of cars totaled. The model was involved in car accidents more than 9.6K times. Following the accidents, the rate for claims of complete loss is 11.9.
- Ford Fusion ranks seventh, with 2.2% of cars declaring total losses. It stands out with the most significant 15.8K number of accidents and the highest 14.1 rate for total loss claims. At the same time, the PHEV holds the second-highest number of sales among the listed models.
- The eighth most totaling-prone model is the Kia Niro, recording 1.92% of cars being totaled. Even though the involvement of Kia Niro in traffic accidents is comparably low, a significant 12.4 rate of claims of irreparable damages is still recorded.
- Hyundai Sonata ranks ninth, with 1.43% of cars having total loss status. The involvement in traffic accidents of this Hybrid is 10.5K. Following the crashes, the Hyundai Sonata has a 13.3 rate for car complete loss claims.
- Rounding up the list, the Nissan Altima hybrid takes tenth place. While it has the highest (14.7K) number of accidents, the Nissan Altima shows 1.26% of cars being totaled. Additionally, the Hybrid has over 154,385K in sales, the highest among all the other models included in the list.
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Photo: 2017 Chevrolet Volt. Credit: CarPro.