Getting a ticket can affect more than a driver's record — it canalso jack up their auto insurance premiums.

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Insurers look at cars, drivers, and traffic violations whenbuilding auto policies. While accidents can hike up insurancepremiums for all drivers of a particular type of vehicle, ticketscan boost premiums for each individual driver, based on theirviolations.

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While drivers — not their cars — earn their tickets,violation-prone drivers tend to drive similar vehicles.Insurance.com recently analyzed over 550,000 car insurance quotesto find out which cars get ticketed the most, and how ticketsaffect quotes for those vehicles. Insurance.com ranked the top 10most ticketed cars based on the percentage of the vehicles' driverswho report violations.

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Insurance.com ran sample rates for a 25-year-old driver wholives in California for each of the top “ticket magnet” cars,looking at how rates changed after reporting a wide variety oftraffic violations. The site compared quotes on full coverage forcars newer than 2004 and got liability-only quotes for oldervehicles.

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So which cars are most likely to get ticketed? Click “next” tosee the top 10 most ticketed cars.

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10: Mazda Mazda2

Drivers who report violations: 28.1%

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Sample of ticket impact on insurance for:Racing

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2014 Mazda Mazda2, 50/100/50 liability, $500 deductible forcomprehensive and collision

  • Range of quotes with no violations: $2,310 to $3,408
  • Range of quotes with conviction for racing: $3,454 to$4,322

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9: Toyota FJ Cruiser

Drivers who reportviolations: 28.4%

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Sample of ticket impact on insurance for:Speeding in a school zone

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2010 Toyota FJ Cruiser, 50/100/50 liability, $500 deductible oncomprehensive and collision

  • Range of quotes with no violations: $1,742 to $2,576
  • Range of quotes with conviction for speeding in school zone:$2,584 to $3,406

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8: Scion TC

Drivers who report violations:28.8%

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Sample of ticket impact on insurance for:Speeding in excess of 100 mph

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2012 Scion TC, 50/100/50 liability, $500 deductible oncomprehensive and collision

  • Range of quotes with no violations: $2,482 to $3,850
  • Range of quotes with conviction for speeding in excess of 100mph: $3,060 to $4,804

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7: Mercury Topaz

Drivers who report violations:28.8%

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Sample of ticket impact on insurance for:Failure to yield

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1991 Mercury Topaz XR5, 50/100/50 liability only

  • Range of quotes with no violations: $654 to $1,210
  • Range of quotes with conviction for failure to yield: $878 to$1,700

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6: Volkswagen Rabbit

Drivers who report violations:29.6%

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Sample of ticket impact on insurance for: 3speeding tickets 6 to 9 mph over the limit

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2007 Volkwagen Rabbit, 50/100/50 liability, $500 deductible oncomprehensive and collision

  • Range of quotes with no violations: $1,538 to $2,532
  • Range of quotes with 3 convictions for speeding 6 to 9 mph overlimit: $2,332 to $3,282

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5: Subaru Tribeca

Drivers who report violations:29.7%

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Sample of ticket impact on insurance for:Fleeing from police

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2014 Subaru Tribeca, 50/100/50 liability, $500 deductible oncomprehensive and collision

  • Range of quotes with no violations: $2,112 to $3,172
  • Range of quotes with conviction for fleeing from police: $3,932to $7,872

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4: Toyota Supra

Drivers who report violations:30.8%

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Sample of ticket impact on insurance for:Driving without insurance

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1996 Toyota Supra, 50/100/50 liability only

  • Range of quotes with no violations: $628 to $1,250
  • Range of quotes with conviction for driving without insurance:$792 to $1,250

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3: Scion FR-S

Drivers who report violations:32.6%

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Sample of ticket impact on insurance for: Twospeeding tickets 6 to 9 mph over limit

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2013 Scion FR-S, 50/100/50 liability, $500 deductible oncomprehensive and collision

  • Range of quotes with no violations: $2,672 to $3,596
  • Range of quotes with 2 convictions for speeding 6 to 9 mph overlimit: $3,350 to $5,880

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2: Pontiac GTO

Drivers who report violations:32.7%

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Sample of ticket impact on insurance for: DUIno accident

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2006 Pontiac GTO, 50/100/50 liability, $500 deductible oncomprehensive and collision

  • Range of quotes with no violations: $2,044 to $3,276
  • Range of quotes with conviction for DUI no accident: $5,758 to$6,072

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1: Subaru WRX

Drivers who report violations:33.6%

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Sample of ticket impact on insurance for:Speeding 11 to 15 mph over limit

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2014 Subaru WRX, 50/100/50 liability, $500 deductible oncomprehensive and collision

  • Range of quotes with no violations: $2,618 to $4,182
  • Range of quotes with conviction for speeding 11 to 15 mph overlimit: $3,610 to $5,248

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