Car insurance shopping platform Insurify combed through tens of millions of quote requests to see which vehicle models are most often driven by someone with a past DUI. Crossovers and family haulers dominate the results far more than sports cars, and one small Buick topped every other model by a wide margin. Here are ten vehicles whose quote-seekers reported drunk-driving convictions at rates far above the national average.
1. Buick Envista: Newest Crossover Tops The List
Insurify’s analysis of insurance quote requests found Buick Envista drivers reporting a DUI at 72.1 per 1,000, eleven times the national average of 6.4 per 1,000 drivers in 2024. That makes the subcompact crossover, introduced for the 2024 model year, the single highest-ranked vehicle in the entire car insurance quote study.
The Envista is marketed as an affordable, style-forward alternative to pricier crossovers, which likely puts it in the hands of a broad range of budget-minded buyers. For insurers pricing risk, the model’s spot atop the list is a reminder that quote data reflects who is shopping for a car, not anything about how the vehicle itself performs on the road.
2. Buick Encore GX: A Second Buick Nearby
The Buick Encore GX finished second on Insurify’s list, with quote-seekers disclosing a DUI at a rate of 58.7 per 1,000 drivers. That puts two Buick crossovers back to back at the top of the insurance industry ranking, an unusual pattern for one automaker.
Encore GX and Envista share a similar price point and buyer profile, both pitched as entry-level crossovers rather than performance cars. Two models from the same brand claiming the top spots suggests the pattern tracks with who shops for a compact Buick, not with anything particular about the vehicle’s handling or engine.
3. Chevrolet Bolt EV: Only Electric Car Listed
Chevrolet’s Bolt EV placed third, with a DUI rate of 40.6 per 1,000 drivers according to the same insurance quote analysis. It is the only electric vehicle to crack the top ten, breaking any assumption that the ranking is limited to gas-powered family vehicles.
The Bolt was pitched for years as General Motors’ affordable entry into electric driving, undercutting most EV rivals on price. Its appearance alongside gas-powered crossovers suggests the study’s rankings track ownership demographics and price bracket more closely than they track fuel type or vehicle category.
4. Chevrolet Astro: A Van Gone For Decades
The Chevrolet Astro landed fourth with 29.9 DUIs per 1,000 drivers, notable because General Motors stopped building the van two decades ago. CarPro’s write-up of the insurance industry study flagged the Astro’s age as one of the ranking’s biggest surprises.
A model out of production for that long can still generate insurance quotes as long as used examples remain registered and insured somewhere. That the aging van outranks most current SUVs hints at how small a remaining sample can move the rate for a niche, dwindling nameplate like this one.
5. Chevrolet Blazer: Third General Motors Entry
Chevrolet’s modern Blazer crossover came in fifth at 28.1 DUIs per 1,000 drivers, per the same carpro.com breakdown of the insurance data. It is the second Chevrolet on the list after the Bolt, and the third General Motors nameplate overall.
The Blazer name has covered very different vehicles over the decades, from a boxy body-on-frame SUV to today’s mid-size crossover, so the rate likely reflects the current model’s buyer base. General Motors’ four total placements across three nameplates stand out as the study’s most represented automaker.
6. Jaguar XF: The Lone Luxury Import
The Jaguar XF sedan ranked sixth with 27.5 DUIs per 1,000 drivers, making it the lone luxury import to appear anywhere in the insurance quote rankings. Every other vehicle on the list is a mainstream, mass-market nameplate.
Jaguar’s XF competed against the BMW 5 Series and Mercedes-Benz E-Class as a mid-size executive sedan before production wound down. Its solitary appearance among otherwise domestic vehicles suggests the pattern tracks less with brand prestige or sticker price than with who happened to request a quote.
7. Buick Enclave: Buick’s Third Appearance
Buick placed a third model on the list with the Enclave, a three-row family SUV logging 22.8 DUIs per 1,000 drivers according to Slashgear’s review of the same study. No other automaker matches Buick’s three entries in the top ten.
The Enclave is aimed squarely at parents shuttling children rather than younger single drivers, underscoring that the study measures reported quote data across a brand’s full lineup, not one risky demographic. Buick’s repeat appearances make it the study’s standout automaker, if not for the reason any brand would want.
8. Volkswagen New Beetle: A Retro Coupe’s Long Tail
The Volkswagen New Beetle sits eighth with 17.4 DUIs per 1,000 drivers, per the same Slashgear breakdown of Insurify’s figures. Production of the retro-styled coupe ended in 2019, joining the discontinued Astro as one of two older models on the list.
Like the Astro, the New Beetle’s presence in current insurance quote data comes from owners of used examples still on the road rather than new buyers. Its quirky, retro design has long attracted a loyal following, which may keep older cars insured well past the end of their production run.
9. Chrysler Pacifica: One Of Two Minivans
The Chrysler Pacifica ranked ninth at 17.3 DUIs per 1,000 drivers, according to Slashgear’s coverage of the insurance data, making it one of two minivans in the top ten. Family-hauling minivans and three-row SUVs dominate the list far more than any sports or muscle car.
Chrysler markets the Pacifica primarily to parents and larger households needing passenger and cargo space, a buyer profile that has little in common with a reckless-driving stereotype. The minivan’s presence reinforces that the rankings describe reported quote data rather than anything about driving behavior behind the wheel.
10. Ford Bronco: A Revived SUV Closes It
The Ford Bronco rounds out the top ten with 16.8 DUIs per 1,000 drivers, per Insurify’s original study of car insurance quotes. Ford relaunched the Bronco for the 2021 model year after a decades-long hiatus, making it the newest nameplate on the list.
Even at the bottom of the top ten, the Bronco’s rate is still well above the 6.4-per-1,000 national average the study used as its baseline. Its inclusion alongside the Envista and Encore GX shows how the pattern spans several body styles and price points rather than a single type of buyer.
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