[The Automotive Enthusiast]

Study done by ISeeCars.com.

The 3 series is second to the C-Class in cars that are most frequently sold within the first year.





Source:
https://www.iseecars.com/new-cars-ow...eep-2019-study

[The Automotive Enthusiast]

I think the loaner cars that get sold after a certain period of time may skew these results.

[David70]

Originally Posted by Mo@BMWofFairfax

I think the loaner cars that get sold after a certain period of time may skew these results.

With BMW at 7.9% returned the first year and Cadillac at 3.8%, and other luxury car manufacturers no where close it might explain part of the number but doesn't explain all of it. I always get a Cadillac brand new loaner when I take this car in for service.

[Fender150]

Lots of shitty brands on that list that I thought would be higher up, I suspect with Porsche and some benzes that some people couldn't keep up with the payments

[Soterios]

Originally Posted by Fender150

Lots of shitty brands on that list that I thought would be higher up, I suspect with Porsche and some benzes that some people couldn't keep up with the payments

I would love to see the data like that. How many of these people couldn't make payments? How many traded in for another BMW.

I feel like these numbers don't tell much of a story.

[NickyC]

I hope these aren't just new cars? If so that's a lot of people losing a whole helluva lot of money.

[The Automotive Enthusiast]

Originally Posted by NickyC

I hope these aren't just new cars? If so that's a lot of people losing a whole helluva lot of money.

It's new cars.

[NickyC]

Originally Posted by Mo@BMWofFairfax

It's new cars.

Wow, that's a ton of lost money then.

[heavyD^2]

Not really surprised about the brands rankings as people with more money are more likely to change cars quickly.

[impulsE89]

When I got a carfax on another car I found that I was the 4th owner. But the original dealer registered it to the dealership and later to himself. I agree that they do this to inflate sales or maybe something to do with the floor plan. Corporate has been rumored to do this also to make quotas or beat MB.

[DanG]

I think a lot of the first year turn over is BMW loaner cars. My dealer alone has over 30 loaners and turns them over every 6 months.

[GenXer]

This is a quick observation from my local M-B and BMW dealers. At the beginning of the year, there were at least 8 Benzs from 2018 while there were only 3 BMWs.

They either ordered too many or the cars had too many/too few options for the particular model.

I suspect a $50K+ X1 would stay around a bit longer than usual. Perhaps a $175K G-wagon is not a good seller in this area.

It is possible that a person could no longer afford their payments on a $120K S class. On the opposite end, is it possible a BMW or Mercedes owner could afford to change their mind and buy another make/model whenever they want.

[Germanauto]

Like others have said the loaner car trade ins skew the numbers.

But still it's not surprising, a lot of these cars are leased/financed by people who can't afford it and after a couple months they realize that and dump it.

[The Libertine]

Originally Posted by heavyD^2

Not really surprised about the brands rankings as people with more money are more likely to change cars quickly.

That’s a good point for consideration.