VSK: Muscovites encounter punctured tires in 63% of cases when traveling to their country

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AK&M 16 January 2026 19:35

The VSK Insurance House, Avtospeccenter Group and Avtdom Group conducted a study and found that Muscovites encounter punctured tires in 63% of cases during trips to the country. Suspension problems account for 13% of accidents. This is stated in the message of the VSK.

Also, engine component failures due to low-quality fuel occur in 16% of cases, shock absorber failures due to vehicle overload occur in 9%, and cracks and chips appear on windows and bodywork in 7% and 6% of cases, respectively. Kia owners were involved in an accident in 9.2% of cases. Hyundai accounted for 8.6% of accidents, LADA — 5.6%, Toyota — 3.5%, Ford — 3.3%, Volkswagen — 3%.

Balashikha became the most emergency city, accounting for 6.4% of accidents in the Moscow region. Krasnogorsk accounted for 5.7% of incidents, Odintsovo and Podolsk — 5.5% each, Khimki — 5.4%. At the same time, 0.7% of road accidents were recorded in Klin, Kolomna — 0.8%, Dzerzhinsky, Kotelniki, Orekhovo-Zuyevo and Dolgoprudny — 0.9% each.

The most dangerous highway was the Warsaw Highway, which accounted for 15% of accidents. Also, 14.5% of road accidents were recorded on Leningradsky Prospekt, Dmitrovskoye Highway — 9%, Volgogradsky Prospekt — 7%, Kashirskoye Highway and Entuziastov Highway — 5.6% each.

Rublyovskoye highway has become the safest route for trips to the countryside. It accounted for 0.1% of incidents. Also, 0.4% of accidents were recorded on Shchelkovsky Highway, Marshal Zhukov Avenue - 1.8%), Sevastopolsky Avenue — 1.9%, Ryazansky Avenue — 2.6%, Mozhaisky, Altufyevsky, Yaroslavskoye Highway and Lipetsk Street — 2.7% of incidents each.

VSK Insurance House has been operating since 1992 and is a universal insurance company providing services to individuals and legal entities throughout Russia. The company consistently ranks among the top 5 insurers in the country in terms of fees. To date, more than 33 million people and 500 thousand organizations have used VSK products and services. The company's regional network includes over 500 offices.