WHO AND WHAT GETS THE MOST TICKETS!!!

If you're trying to predict who will receive the most traffic tickets in a given year, take a look at the car they drive.



The manner in which vehicles are driven -- and the resulting violations and crashes -- affect the drivers' car insurance rates. Quality Planning's study links the appeal of certain vehicles to drivers who tend to take more risks on the road. Generally, the cars with high citation rates are widely perceived as powerful or sporty. The study was based on the number of moving violations per 100,000 miles of driving.

Violation-prone vehiclesMake Model Body style Violations per 100,000 miles driven, expressed as a percentage of average Average age of cited driver % cited drivers who are male

Mercedes-Benz SL-class Convertible 404% 53 41%

Toyota Camry Solara Coupe 349% 50 39%

Scion tC Coupe 343% 30 39%

Hummer H2/H3SUV 292% 46 73%

Scion xB Hatchback 270% 37 40%

Mercedes-Benz CLS-63 AMG Sedan 264% 46 58%

Acura Integra Coupe 185% 33 60%

Pontiac Grand Prix Sedan 182% 40 41%

Mercedes-Benz CLK-63 AMG Sedan 179% 47 44%

Volkswagen GTI Hatchback 178% 40 44%



Raj Bhat, the president of Quality Planning, calls the most-ticketed cars "spirited" vehicles. Drivers of the expensive Mercedes-Benz SL-class roadster had four times the average number of violations.