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Drivers of Hummer SUVs were 4.63 times more likely to get a traffic ticket than the average driver, concludes a yearlong study by a company that helps insurers identify risks.

ISO Quality Planning, the San Francisco company that studied the records of 1.7 million drivers, compiled a list of ticket magnets that confirmed some long-held notions: Owners of the 507-horsepower Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG and similarly muscular CLK63 AMG received outsized numbers of tickets, as did the generally young owners of the relatively inexpensive Scion tC, xB and xA, and the Audi A4 sports sedan.

But also on that most-ticketed list were the Subaru Outback and the Toyota Camry Solara and Matrix, three cars not known for great speed or expressing the rebellious nature of their owners. Meanwhile, the Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban, virtually identical mechanically to their General Motors sibling Hummer, appeared on the least-ticketed list.

Sharing the bottom of the list? Buicks, minivans and pickups.


What's radar bait (and isn't): Most-ticketed* Rate Least-ticketed* Rate
Hummer H2/H3 463%
Jaguar XJ sedan 11%
Scion tC 460%
Chevrolet Suburban 16%
Scion XB 403%
Chevrolet Tahoe 21%
Mercedes Benz CLK63 AMG 397%
Chevrolet C/K- 3500/2500 pickup 28%
Toyota Solara Coupe 306%
Buick Park Avenue 32%
Mercedes Benz CLS63 AMG 276%
Mazda6 34%
Scion XA 275%
Buick Rainier 37%
Subaru Outback 266%
Oldsmobile Silhouette 37%
Audi A4 264%
Buick Lucerne 40%
Toyota Matrix 264%
GMC Sierra C1500 pickup  40%