The average age of cars in use in Hungary is 10.4 years, opinion pollster median found in a project financed by Robert Bosch.
The number of new car purchases has halved from 2006-08: now only 25% of cars are less than five years old, down from 30%.
The average age of cars rose in all social groups, and most markedly for the over 60s. Those on high incomes and graduates both have cars that are 8.9 years old, on average.
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