We’ve crunched the numbers and ranked boomers, millennials, Gen Zers and Gen Xers on their driving

The generation game

When it comes to driving ability, what’s more important: the experience that comes with age, or the quick reactions of youth?

In the battle of the generations, are boomers, Gen Xers, millennials or Gen Zers the best drivers?

Wonder no more! We’ve crunched our driving data to find out which generation has the best average driving score.

Best drivers by age

First things first. Here’s how our research boffins broke things down.

Using data from the Pew Research Centre, we’ve divided our users into four generations:

• Boomers: Those born between 1946 and 1964, who are aged 58-76
• Gen X: Those born between 1965 and 1980, who are aged 42-57
• Millennials: Those born between 1981 and 1996, who are aged 26-41
• Gen Z: Those born 1997 and 2012, who are aged 10*-25

[Don’t worry! We don’t insure children to drive cars… it’s just the technical range for this generation.]

We then looked at our driving insights data, finding the average driving score for each generation.

The results 🏆

Drumroll, please…! 🥁

After looking at how 151,415 Brits drive on the road, the average driving score out of a possible 100 points are as follows.

• Boomers: 84
• Gen X: 83
• Millennials: 82
• Gen Z: 80

Boomers are the champions!

Let’s take a deeper look at how each generation scored based on our driving score data.

Breaking down the data

It was a close-run race, but boomers took the title by a single point, scoring highest when it came to speeding (91), braking (78), and cornering (75).

Gen X tied first place with boomers when it came to focusing on the road (96) and acceleration (76). Gen X came in second place in every other category.

Millennials came in third across categories, scoring above average when it came to focusing and cornering.

Among the core driving habits considered, Gen Zs excelled at focusing behind the wheel. Avoiding phone distractions, they scored an average of 93 out of 100.

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