Illinois’ Worst Drivers Are In These 3 Car Brands

A new survey found which car brands on Illinois roads have the worst drivers behind the wheel, Including auto brands with the most accidents and DUIs.

The Worst Drivers in Illinois

In late 2023, we learned what Illinois city is home to the worst drivers in the state this city has some of the worst drivers in the entire country.

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Rockford Has The Worst Drivers in Illinois

And not just in the Land of Lincoln. Illinois' sub-par drivers ranked nationally.

Congratulations, Rockford.

A Rockford TV station even shared a photo that proves just how bad drivers in Rockford can be.

Car Brands with the Worst Drivers

A new survey from Lending Tree combed over tons of insurance quote data and it revealed which car brands the worst drivers among us choose to drive.

This is some good and useful data. Indeed, you can't judge a book by its cover, but you might be able to pre-judge another driver on the road by the car they drive.

The insurance data even revealed which car brand is involved in the most accidents, even which brand is involved in the most DUIs.

From the Lending Tree survey, here are the top car brands with the most driving incidents per 1000 drivers. "Incidents" were defined as accidents, DUIs, speeding, and citations.

10. Toyota

9. Hyundai

8. Infiniti

7. Lexus

6. BMW

5. Mazda

4. Volkswagen

WATCH OUT! Top 3 Car Brands with the Worst Drivers

3. Subaru

2. Tesla

1. Ram

Lending Tree shared, "Across 30 car brands analyzed, Ram has the worst drivers. Nationally, Ram drivers had 32.90 driving incidents per 1,000 drivers from Nov. 14, 2022, through Nov. 14, 2023. Tesla (31.13) and Subaru (30.09) were the only other brands whose drivers had incident rates above 30.00."

Additionally, according to the Lending Tree survey:

Car Brand Involved in the Most Accidents

That title goes to Tesla

Car Brand Involved in the Most DUIs

That title goes to BMW.