Kia automobiles are essentially the most generally clocked nearly-new automobiles, with nearly one in ten (9%) displaying a discrepancy between their odometer and recorded mileage.
That’s the conclusion of mileage test agency carVertical which put Nissan in second place (6.84%) adopted by Dacias (6.16%), Subaru (5.04%) and Citroen (4.72%)
Matas Buzelis, automobile skilled at carVertical, mentioned: “Drivers within the UK are overpaying for clocked automobiles to the tune of greater than three quarters of billion kilos a 12 months.
“This fraudulent observe shouldn’t be solely dishonest them out of their hard-earned cash, it’s tricking them into shopping for a automobile that has travelled many extra miles than they’re conscious.
carVertical mentioned an estimated 2.1% of second-hand automobiles within the UK have been clocked. Automotive clocking has been a problem within the UK and Europe for many years.
In 2018 cap hpi mentioned the UK has seen a 25% surge in clocking over the previous three years. Information specialist Cap hpi has revealed figures displaying that the variety of automobiles being clocked within the UK has risen to at least one in 16.
The identical 12 months the NFDA accused the federal government of ignoring the rising downside of clocked automobiles.
In September 2017 the federal government printed a session paper on clocking and the next 12 months it printed a response the place it did not suggest options to the issue.
In 2015 the NFDA launched a marketing campaign to fight clocking and outlaw mileage adjustment corporations within the UK.
Desk: Britain’s high 10 most clocked almost new automobiles (carVertical information)
1 KIA 8.56
2 Nissan 6.84
3 Dacia q6.16
4 Subaru 5.04
5 Citroen 4.72
6 Peugeot 4.62
7 Vauxhall 3.99
8 Fiat 3.77
9 Lexus 2.79
10 Renault 2.72
