The two bar charts compare the results of a 2009 survey conducted in a European country, showing how frequently people replaced their cars and the types of vehicles they purchased.
Overall, frequent car replacement was uncommon, with most respondents keeping their vehicles for five years or longer. In addition, second-hand cars were considerably more popular than new ones.
Regarding replacement frequency, changing cars every year and every two years was relatively uncommon, accounting for only 1% and 5% of respondents respectively. By contrast, the vast majority waited at least three years before replacing their vehicles, with 37% purchasing another car every three to four years and an even larger proportion of 52% keeping the same vehicle for more than five years. Meanwhile, only small minorities never replaced their cars (3%) or did not own one at all (2%).
A similar pattern can be observed in purchasing preferences. Second-hand cars dominated the market, representing 68% of all purchases, almost three times the proportion of new vehicles, at 25%. Only 10% of respondents reported buying both new and second-hand cars, while the percentage of people without a car remained minimal at 2%, matching the figure shown in the first chart.