The bar charts illustrate the results of a 2009 survey concerning how frequently people in a European country changed their cars and the type of cars they usually purchased.
Overall, it is immediately apparent that changing cars every five years or more was the most common practice, whereas changing cars every year was the least common. Meanwhile, second-hand cars were by far the most popular choice, while having no car accounted for the smallest proportion.
Looking first at the frequency of changing cars, it can be seen that changing cars every five years or more accounted for the largest proportion, at just over 50%. This was followed by changing cars every three to four years, which represented approximately 37%. By contrast, only about 5% of respondents replaced their cars every two years, while the figures for those who never changed their car and those with no car were around 3% and 2%, respectively. Virtually no respondents reported changing their cars every year.
With regard to the type of cars purchased, second-hand vehicles were by far the most popular option, accounting for approximately 78% of respondents. In comparison, around 24% preferred to buy new cars, while only about 10% purchased both new and second-hand vehicles. Finally, almost nobody reported having no car, making it the smallest category.