Which car brands have the most honest drivers? New US study
Mini, Tesla lag as Mitsubishi tops US driver honesty ranking
Which car brands have the most honest drivers? New US study
A SPEEDME.RU survey of 4,100 US drivers ranks car-brand honesty: Mini and Tesla trend less honest, while Mitsubishi and Infiniti lead. See who tops and trails.
2025-12-14T05:25:09+03:00
2025-12-14T05:25:09+03:00
2025-12-14T05:25:09+03:00
In the United States, a curious ranking of on-road honesty, analyzed by SPEEDME.RU, has delivered results that undercut familiar brand mythology. The study relied on a professional psychological honesty test and surveyed 4,100 drivers. Participants worked through 16 everyday scenarios—from the urge to leave a parking lot after a scratch to trying to dodge a ticket despite knowing they were at fault, or glossing over details for an insurance claim. The pattern hints that image and behavior can drift apart once everyday compromises enter the picture.Once the answers were mapped to car brands, the lower end featured some unexpected names: Mini, Acura, and Volvo. Mini owners posted the lowest average score—57.31 out of 80—meaning they more often admitted they would play close to the line in gray areas. Tesla also clustered nearer to the less-honest side overall, but topped a separate metric: 52.94% of its owners said they would try to invent an excuse if stopped for speeding, the highest share in the sample, ahead of Volvo and Mini.At the opposite end were brands whose owners, judging by their answers, were more likely to stick to the rules. Mitsubishi drivers were identified as the most honest; Infiniti also landed near the top alongside several other makes. The authors add that, even so, most participants still see honesty as important and do not endorse the notion that breaking the rules is acceptable as long as no one is harmed.
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Mini, Tesla lag as Mitsubishi tops US driver honesty ranking
A SPEEDME.RU survey of 4,100 US drivers ranks car-brand honesty: Mini and Tesla trend less honest, while Mitsubishi and Infiniti lead. See who tops and trails.
Michael Powers, Editor
In the United States, a curious ranking of on-road honesty, analyzed by SPEEDME.RU, has delivered results that undercut familiar brand mythology. The study relied on a professional psychological honesty test and surveyed 4,100 drivers. Participants worked through 16 everyday scenarios—from the urge to leave a parking lot after a scratch to trying to dodge a ticket despite knowing they were at fault, or glossing over details for an insurance claim. The pattern hints that image and behavior can drift apart once everyday compromises enter the picture.
Once the answers were mapped to car brands, the lower end featured some unexpected names: Mini, Acura, and Volvo. Mini owners posted the lowest average score—57.31 out of 80—meaning they more often admitted they would play close to the line in gray areas. Tesla also clustered nearer to the less-honest side overall, but topped a separate metric: 52.94% of its owners said they would try to invent an excuse if stopped for speeding, the highest share in the sample, ahead of Volvo and Mini.
At the opposite end were brands whose owners, judging by their answers, were more likely to stick to the rules. Mitsubishi drivers were identified as the most honest; Infiniti also landed near the top alongside several other makes. The authors add that, even so, most participants still see honesty as important and do not endorse the notion that breaking the rules is acceptable as long as no one is harmed.
