The risk of second-hand German luxury cars

German premium car brands, in particular BMW, Mercedes and Audi, continue to be very attractive to Spanish drivers, who have always valued the quality of their manufacture and
Yesor outstanding resale value. In fact, according to data from ANFAC (Spanish Association of Car and Truck Manufacturers), the three share leadership in new vehicle sales in this segment in Spain.

Traditionally, until the pandemic, the best-selling brand was Audi, followed by Mercedes-Benz in 2020 and BMW in 2021 (in turn tenth overall, with 35,193 new units sold). The three German manufacturers double their main rival in sales at this prestigious table, the manufacturer of Scandinavian origin Volvo.

These high-end cars
they are widely imported from other countrieslike Germany itself: one in six BMW and Audi comes from the foreign market, while one in five Mercedes-Benz also comes from outside the Spanish borders, with the particularity that the vehicles of these three prestigious brands generally show more previous damage than that of other houses, especially in the section between 6 and 14 years old.

On the second-hand market
the ability to overcome of these German brands also seduces many drivers, who are attracted by its prestige, despite the fact that, as the vehicle history provider CARFAX assures, the models of the three pose more problems than those of others more intended for the general public and also competitors.

According to CARFAX,
these high end cars They are widely imported from other countries, such as Germany itself: one in six BMWs and Audis come from the foreign market, while one in five Mercedes-Benz also comes from outside the Spanish borders, with the special feature, moreover, that the vehicles of these three prestigious brands generally have more previous damage than other companies, especially in the section that is between 6 and 14 years old.

There is an even more convincing piece of information: buying a used Audi, BMW or MB means in practice assuming that this vehicle is twice as likely to
suffered previous damage than another from a less exclusive brand, such as Seat, Renault, Peugeot or Citroën.

According to your data
the oldest cars Higher end cars from these makes are also more likely to have inconsistent mileage, which can be due to meter flips, wrong units of measurement, and other discrepancies that may indicate they have been tampered with to get a higher resale value. .

Despite the high purchase price,
the most accessible models and compact are very popular among Spanish drivers. According to the data collected by Faconauto and Ganvam, the employers’ associations of dealers and distributors, the BMW 3 Series and the Audi A3 were the seventh and tenth best-selling used models in our country in 2021, respectively, with nearly 70,000 units shipped between them.

Neither one nor the other will enter the top ten bestsellers in 2021 as new,
according to data collected by ANFACespecially because of their high starting prices, which clearly shows that both brands, and also Mercedes-Benz, have an ambitious component that makes them coveted objects in the booming Spanish second-hand market, which incidentally encourages the mischief of some sellers, who try to mislead buyers by to omit certain information.

Oddly enough,
none of the three German brands It also does not appear in the Top 10 most reliable car brands of 2022 according to a study by the OCU (Organization of Consumers and Users) published in the middle of this year and carried out thanks to the participation of more than 50,000 motorists in Spain, France, Italy and Portugal.

In it, the most reliable brands are the Asian ones, occupying nine of the top ten places,
with Lexus in first place and a reliability of 95 out of 100. To find Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi you have to drop to about 20th place, with Mercedes-Benz and BMW tied and well behind Lexus (82 out of 100 reliability) and Audi just below (80 out of 100 reliability) reliability).

Know the status of a vehicle and
through which hands did it pass It is essential to succeed with your purchase. It should be remembered that according to data from a survey conducted by CARFAX among nearly a thousand Spanish drivers, two out of three would avoid purchasing a previously damaged used vehicle if they had this detailed information to hand.

Source: La Verdad

Ida

I am Ida Scott, a journalist and content author with a passion for uncovering the truth. I have been writing professionally for Today Times Live since 2020 and specialize in political news. My career began when I was just 17; I had already developed a knack for research and an eye for detail which made me stand out from my peers.