Which cars are most often involved in accidents in Kazakhstan and other countries

According to information from open sources and their database, Freedom Insurance experts found out which car brands are most often involved in road accidents in Kazakhstan and the world, as well as what is the age of car owners involved in an accident.
According to WHO, between 20 and 50 million people are injured in road accidents every year. Most road accidents occur in India, the USA and China. At the same time, the age of the perpetrators and victims of road accidents in each country is different.

In almost all countries of the world, cars of such brands as Toyota, Nissan, Kia, Hyundai and Honda are leading in the number of accidents.


USA. Based on their research, American analysts at WikiLender have identified the top five cars that most often get into accidents. These are BMW - 21% of all cases, Land Rover - 16%, Infiniti - 14%, Lexus - 13%, Nissan - 9%.

In 2021, in the United States, about 40 thousand people died as a result of road accidents, which is 10.5% more than in 2020. Most often, according to American experts, the perpetrators of accidents are people aged 65 years and older.

Great Britain. The British Automobile Association named the following car brands, leading in the number of accidents on the country's roads: Honda - 18.6% of all accidents, Volvo - 15.9%, Lexus - 15.5%, Mazda - 15.3%, Mercedes - 15% .

The UK is on the list of countries with the lowest number of road deaths, second only to Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. According to experts of the association, car owners under the age of 25 are at the greatest risk of getting into an accident.

Australia. Researchers at Monash University in Australia have found that dark-colored vehicles pose a greater danger on the roads. During daylight hours, such cars got into accidents 12% more often than cars of light colors, and at night - 47%. Among the car brands leading by the number of accidents are: Toyota - 16% of all accidents, Mazda - 12%, Ford - 11%, Hyundai - 7%, Holden - 6%.

According to Savvy's reports, over 90% of Australian households now own a car, with over 20 million vehicles registered. In 2021, 1,123 people died in road accidents in Australia. This is 2.6% more than in 2020. The age of men most often involved in road accidents is 24-28 years, and women - 29-33 years.

India. Most road accidents are caused by motorists. Of the cars most often involved in accidents: Tata - 16%, Mahindra - 12%, Honda - 11%, Volkswagen - 8% and Hyundai - 6%.

India accounts for 11% of all accidents in the world each year. In general, according to statistics, about 450 thousand traffic accidents occur in the country every year, in which 150 thousand people die. Most car owners who got into an accident at the age of 25-35 years.

Japan. Most often, accidents were noted in the country involving such cars as: Toyota - 12% of all accidents, Honda - 7.5%, Suzuki - 6.8%, Daihatsu - 6.3%, Nissan - 4.8%.

According to statista.com, the number of accidents in Japan has halved in 10 years. In 2021, about 305.2 thousand road accidents were registered, and in 2012 - 665.16 thousand. Most often, people over 65 years of age become the perpetrators and victims of road accidents.

China. The most frequent participants in road accidents in China are Toyota - 18%, BYD - 17%, Buick - 14%, Haval - 13%, Volkswagen - 9%.

Every year, an average of 500,000 road accidents occur in the country, as a result of which more than 100,000 people die. For more than 10 years, China has been on the list of countries where accidents occur most often. Among the most "dangerous" drivers of vehicles are citizens aged 45 to 55 years.

Russia. In 2022, Lada drivers most often got into road accidents - 19% of the total number of accidents recorded by Russian insurers, Toyota - 8%, Kia - 7.9%, Hyundai - 7.8% and Nissan - 5.7%.

According to the Research Center for Traffic Safety of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, for 9 months of 2022, the total number of accidents decreased by 6.1% compared to last year - 91,255 thousand cases. Most of the perpetrators of road accidents are aged 30 to 39 years - 27.8% of the total number of those involved in an accident through their own fault.

Kazakhstan. According to the Freedom Insurance database, most often the drivers of accidents are the owners of such cars as: Toyota - 11.2% of all car brands registered under the insurance payments of the CPLI and CASCO, Hyundai - 5.2%, Volkswagen - 4.8%, Nissan - 3.3%, KIA - 3%.

Most of the car owners affected by road accidents are such brands as: Toyota - 13.5%, Hyundai - 7.3%, KIA - 4%, Volkswagen - 3.7%, Chevrolet - 3.3%.

Most often, men aged 28-33 years old get into an accident, and women - 24-29 years old.

How can I get an insurance payment in the Republic of Kazakhstan

To date, the process of obtaining an insurance payment can take from several days to several months, depending on the method used by the car owner who got into an accident. There is a standard process for receiving payments on your own and online at dtp.kz.

In the first case, according to the law, the insurance company must pay compensation for damage from an accident within 15 working days after the submission of the last document. It is important to remember that the size of the insurance payment will depend on how correctly the documents are drawn up in the fact of an accident and the report on the amount of harm. If there are not enough documents or they are incorrectly drawn up, the process of receiving payments may be delayed for several months. On average, from the date of the incident to the receipt of payment, the process can take 70 - 90 days.

“Since November 2022, a new digital service has been launched for receiving online payments. Now, Kazakhstani car owners who have been involved in an accident can receive compensation within a few days on a bank card without a long collection of documents and trips to the office of the insurer. You can independently go from an electronic application to receiving a payment on the website dtp.kz. On average, the entire online payout process takes about 5-7 days. Compensation can be received either instantly to a Freedom Bank card or to a card of any other bank. In the second case, the money will be credited within 1-3 days,” Freedom Insurance said.