Complaint Statistics

Complaints Received By RÖK (*)

Complaints Received By Whom

 

Competitors

2734

Consumers

1489

Authorities and Public Entities

78

Consumer Organizations

4

Own Initiative

179

TOTAL

4484

 

 

 

Complaints Resolved (**)

 

Upheld

1792

Some Parts Upheld (**)

660

Not Upheld

1913

Resolved Informally

110

Still Evaluated

Transferred to Appropirate Authorities

19

 

Nature of the Complaints (***)

 

 

Received

Upheld

Not Upheld 

Resolved Informally

Still Evaluated

Basic Principles

319

149

166

4

Decency

122

20

101

1

 

Honesty

90

48

42

 

 

Social Responsibility

117

25

91

1

 

Truthfulness

3304

1794

1439

71

Use of Technical/Scientific Data and Terminology

4

1

3

 

 

Use of “Free” and “Guarantee”

19

8

11

 

 

Identity

8

4

4

 

 

Comparisons

233

135

93

5

Denigration

503

242

257

4

Testimonials

24

7

17

 

 

Portrayal or Imitation of Persons and References to Personal Property

1

1

 

 

 

Exploitation of Goodwill

41

17

22

2

Imitation

118

30

83

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

23

12

11

 

 

Data Protection and Privacy

4

1

2

1

 

Substantiation

1976

1024

939

13

Respecting Consumer Wishes (C14)

1

 

1

 

 

TOTAL

7141

3602

3430

109

(*) Between the dates April 1994 – 30.06.2025

(**) 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.