Complaint Statistics

Complaints Received By RÖK (*)

Complaints Received By Whom

 

Competitors

2669

Consumers

1486

Authorities and Public Entities

78

Consumer Organizations

4

Own Initiative

179

TOTAL

4416

 

 

 

Complaints Resolved (**)

 

Upheld

1752

Some Parts Upheld (**)

634

Not Upheld

1899

Resolved Informally

109

Still Evaluated

3

Transferred to Appropirate Authorities

19

 

Nature of the Complaints (***)

 

 

Received

Upheld

Not Upheld 

Resolved Informally

Still Evaluated

Basic Principles

310

143

163

4

Decency

122

20

101

1

 

Honesty

85

48

37

 

 

Social Responsibility

116

25

90

1

 

Truthfulness

3252

1753

1425

71

3

Use of Technical/Scientific Data and Terminology

4

1

3

 

 

Use of “Free” and “Guarantee”

19

8

11

 

 

Identity

8

4

4

 

 

Comparisons

232

134

93

5

Denigration

496

237

255

4

Testimonials

23

7

16

 

 

Portrayal or Imitation of Persons and References to Personal Property

1

1

 

 

 

Exploitation of Goodwill

40

17

21

2

Imitation

117

30

82

5

Identification

34

12

20

2

 

Safety and Health

19

8

11

 

 

Children and Young People

180

64

116

 

 

Unsolicited Products and Undisclosed Costs

1

 

1

 

 

Environmental Behaviour

17

7

10

 

 

Data Protection and Privacy

4

1

2

1

 

Substantiation

1926

982

928

13

3

Respecting Consumer Wishes (C14)

1

 

1

 

 

TOTAL

7008

3503

3390

109

6

(*) Between the dates April 1994 – 28.10.2024

(**) The same complaint may be related with different articles of the Code. 

(***) Since the same complaint may be related with different articles of the Code, the number of the “nature of complaints” may exceed the number of total complaints.