What Cars Get Wrecked The Most?

What Are They Worth After The Crash And Who Will Buy Them?

Some vehicles appear in accident statistics more often than others, and the results aren't necessarily what most drivers would expect. Everything from electric cars and hybrids to Jeeps, heavy-duty pickups and family vehicles shows up among models with unusually high accident rates.

Before anybody starts blaming the cars, however, there's an important distinction to make. These rankings don't prove that a particular vehicle is dangerous or that the model itself causes accidents. They reflect the percentage of drivers of each model in the analyzed data who had an accident on their driving record.

For someone who already owns a damaged vehicle, there's another question that's considerably more useful: What is that vehicle worth now?

10 Vehicles With The Highest Accident Rates

The following figures come from 2024 driver data analyzed by Insurify. The percentage represents the share of drivers for each model who had an accident on their record—it is not the percentage of those vehicles that were wrecked or totaled.

*Source Note: Accident-rate rankings and percentages are based on 2024 driver data analyzed by Insurify. Percentages represent drivers with a prior accident on their record and do not indicate the percentage of vehicles that were wrecked or totaled.

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There's an interesting mix here. Electric vehicles occupy several positions, but so do conventional trucks, SUVs and passenger vehicles. The important takeaway isn't that buying one of these models guarantees you'll eventually become acquainted with a tow truck. Accident records are influenced by drivers, mileage, driving environment and countless other circumstances.

For DamageMAX customers, the interesting part begins after the accident.

Wrecked Doesn't Mean Worthless

A collision changes a vehicle's condition, but it doesn't erase everything valuable underneath the damaged sheet metal.

A late-model vehicle may still have a valuable engine, transmission, drivetrain, interior, electronics, wheels and undamaged body components. Trucks may retain valuable four-wheel-drive and towing equipment. Hybrids and EVs introduce batteries, electric motors, charging equipment and specialized electronics into the equation.

Even two identical vehicles involved in accidents can emerge with dramatically different values. One may have devastating structural damage while another has expensive-looking cosmetic damage but retains most of its major mechanical components. That's why guessing the value from a photograph of the smashed bumper isn't particularly useful.

Before You Repair It, Know What You Have

Accident victims frequently feel pressured to make decisions quickly. There may be towing charges, storage fees, repair estimates, insurance paperwork and a damaged vehicle occupying space somewhere while everybody waits for an answer.

This is exactly when sellers should avoid assuming that repairing the vehicle, or unloading it to the first person willing to take it, is automatically the best choice.

A damaged vehicle should be evaluated according to what it is now, including its year, make, model, mileage, equipment, title status and extent of damage.

DamageMAX Buys Damaged Vehicles Nationwide

Our team specializes in purchasing wrecked and damaged vehicles across the country. Whether you own one of the vehicles appearing in the accident-rate rankings or something completely different, the goal is the same: determine what value remains before making an expensive decision.

Collision damage, deployed airbags, mechanical problems, suspension damage and an insurance total- loss determination don't automatically mean your vehicle has become junk. Before dumping thousands of dollars into repairs, or accepting an offer that treats your vehicle like scrap, give DamageMAX.com the opportunity to evaluate it.

The accident already did enough damage. Don't let a bad selling decision finish the job.