The mid-life crisis can affect our behaviour and tastes in many aspects of our life, such as our holiday and fashion tastes, our willingness to take up unusual hobbies, our outlook on careers – and our car choices.

But not everyone hands in their traditional motor for a supercar or another totally impractical model.

Based on data from our customers’ choices, Lease Car can reveal that the stereotypical mid-life crisis isn’t as obvious or common as we might think – and in fact most people decide on far more sensible models for their journey through the middle of their lives.