The bar charts illustrate the results of a 2009 survey about how often people change their cars and the types of cars they buy in a European country.
Overall, most people did not change their cars frequently, with the largest group replacing them only every five years or more. In addition, second-hand cars were far more popular than new ones, making up by far the highest share of purchases.
To begin with, the largest proportion of respondents replaced their vehicles every five years or more, at just over a half, while the figure for those changing cars every three to four years accounted for approximately 38%. By contrast only small percentages of people replaced their cars more frequently, with figures of around 10% and 5% for those changing cars every two years and every year respectively. Similarly, approximately 5% of individuals either never changed their cars or did not own one.
Turning to the types of car purchased, the proportion of second-hand cars was about 80% of all bought. In comparison, new cars were far less common, representing around one quarter of the total. A smaller share of buyers opted for both new and second-hand cars, at roughly one tenth, while only about 1% of people did not own a car.