10 Car Models With The Most Accidents - Subaru Now Has Three Of The Top 5

We drove up to Potsdam NY to drop my daughter off at school during a decent snowstorm in Mid January. During the 7 hour round trip drive, we saw 7 vehicles off the road. Ready for this, 5 of them were Subaru Cross Treks.. I think it's because the wheelbase is so short (it's almost wider then longer) and the moment of rotation is instantaneous, combine that with young drivers and all season (I mean no-season) tires, add speed and and snow and there's your disaster. I've had subys for years, all wagons with hakka's and this rotation thing is almost impossible to have happen.

Wierd...a car with just enough power to move and a transmission so weak.
Maybe those are just kids going and think that AWD is impervious to skids and loss of control..

Could it have something to do with the fact that these cars are more popular in places with snow? Subarus (outside of the WRX models) are known to be underpowered, especially the original Crosstek. Does that contribute to accidents? Are these statistics about the cars or really about those who buy the cars? Will my insurance company in Florida charge me more if I buy a Crosstek, even if I am old? Do cars that are driven where the days are shorter in the winter have more accidents? Do cars that are overloaded with people and their stuff have more accidents?

I have one and drive up to the mountain three times a week. Never had a problem. Of course I grew up in Buffalo, NY in the day of one wheel drive. Regarding the short wheel base; it is great. I also have a suburban with a very long wheelbase Potsdam. Once it's 7800 pounds start to spin there is no coming back. So what does Potsdam drive?

How else would Subaru be able to run ads with people surviving their 5th accident in a Subaru?

We have had 4 Subaru's since the late 90's from Imrpezas to a Legacy and the Crosstek is not what Subaru use to be. The CVT is horrendous and the lack of power is laughable, we wanted to put a bumper sticker on it to let people know that the pedal is to the floor when going up a Pass. The AWD dynamics don't work unless you disable traction control. Living in Colorado previous cars we owned had no issue with driving in snow with good all seasons but the Crosstrek requires winter tires and to 'disable' traction control to try and act like our older Subaru models driving in the snow. We hated this car and traded it in for a VW Alltrack which had more power to go up a pass or actually pass a car, space and a stereo that would actually pair to your phone and work as well a. I loved Subaru but they are dead to me until they figure out who they are and not just spit out horrible cars. I don't blame the accidents on youth but actually the car its self. Do not buy this car for a new driver it is not safe as first hand user and now statistical proof. The Crosstrek did amazing in 20 inches of snow with Blizzak tires though but horrible down hill because of the transmission that pretends to be a transmission with false upshifts and downshift. You shouldn't be able to downhill in first gear at 50+mph might as well have it in neutral.

It's easy to figure out. Subarus always get 5 star crash test ratings. Crosstrek is cheap and not as capable as it seems. Bad drivers want a safe car, probably a cheap one too and if they think the crosstrek is a real off road vehicle or just a capable car then it's a recipe for disaster. Bad driver + extra avg and cheap car + mistaken confidence = a ton of accidents

It's easy to figure out. Subarus always get 5 star crash test ratings. Crosstrek is cheap and not as capable as it seems. Bad drivers want a safe car, probably a cheap one too and if they think the crosstrek is a real off road vehicle or just a capable car then it's a recipe for disaster. Bad driver + extra avg and cheap car + mistaken confidence = a ton of accidents

No need to analyze so much, it's simple. Subaru drivers are douchebags that cause wrecks

What's the deal with these Subaru takedown?
Seems like a paid hit job by jealous competitors.

Clearly this list is faulty.. I don't see the Ford Mustang in the top 10.

I still own my 02 WRX, it's never been in a wreck. I've owned it for literally half my life. I'm currently driving a new 21 Crosstrek, has lass than 4K miles on it. I've had no issues in the snow in the mountains in Colorado.

There is no such thing as an "accident" . It's a series of poor decisions resulting in a catastrophic event.
I read no mention of snow but of speeding. I observe this selfish and disrespectful behavior of others safety played out in Atlanta constantly. Decades of being a auto tech ( and a former Subaru owner) the denial owners have demonstrated is alarming. Blame the machine or anything or one for their....defective attitudes and behavior. I've learned to fix CAUSE not waste resources on symptoms. Cell phone use while driving, speeding ...these are people problems. I can't fix that. It's above my pay grade. Excuse me while I go check on my firearm to make sure it hasn't run off and killed any one.

There is no such thing as an "accident" . It's a series of poor decisions resulting in a catastrophic event.
I read no mention of snow but of speeding. I observe this selfish and disrespectful behavior of others safety played out in Atlanta constantly. Decades of being a auto tech ( and a former Subaru owner) the denial owners have demonstrated is alarming. Blame the machine or anything or one for their....defective attitudes and behavior. I've learned to fix CAUSE not waste resources on symptoms. Cell phone use while driving, speeding ...these are people problems. I can't fix that. It's above my pay grade. Excuse me while I go check on my firearm to make sure it hasn't run off and killed any one.

"Those that can't drive, drive Subaru."

I had new Subaru Outback. I was on a stop, then suddenly car started moving forward even my foot on a brake, car rolled down for couple of seconds ended up hittingcar in front. Very unreliable car manufacturer...

I understand the WRX in the mix. Just a basic economy car with too much horsepower. And younger drivers love to modify and then drive it like they stole it.

I like subaru cars, and the conclusion drawn here is too weird to me, so i actually read the Insurify article. To sum up they looked at tons of insurance applications data, and they looked at people who have had at fault car accidents in the past, and noted what cars they are driving. This is not necessarily drawing the conclusion that these cars cause more accidents, but rather that people who have had at fault accidents tend to pick these cars after their accidents(be it the car is safer, insurance is cheaper, or that it agrees with their life styles). The article itself noted that cars that represent both safe and cheap tend to consistently make the list. The fact about WRX getting more speeding tickets is a good indication that they tend to cause more accidents as there are correlations between speeding and accidents as well as the severity of accidents.
If you think I'm biased then you can take a crack at the article yourself it is easy to find, they have a methodology section that explains how they got and processed their data.

Easy. Bunch of rich kids get their parents to buy them a wrx cause they played them a video game. Go out and drive them like they did in the video game and can't find the left arrow fast enough. Look mommy I'm a race car driver!

The article is just ok and not really over the top. Thanks. This article should contain more vehicle types and models content. There is not enough information to make any sound decision about any vehicle here either. The authors should have done broad categorization based on the vehicle type: truck, sedan, SUV, vans and size but failed to do so. The authors made the article utterly ridiculous fashioned to their opinion. Although informative the article is not very useful except maybe a kind thanks and pat on your ass!