Complaint Statistics

Complaints Received By RÖK (*)

Complaints Received By Whom

 

Competitors

2804

Consumers

1493

Authorities and Public Entities

79

Consumer Organizations

4

Own Initiative

179

TOTAL

4559

 

 

 

Complaints Resolved (**)

 

Upheld

1830

Some Parts Upheld (**)

667

Not Upheld

1931

Resolved Informally

112

Still Evaluated

Transferred to Appropirate Authorities

19

 

Nature of the Complaints (***)

 

 

Received

Upheld

Not Upheld 

Resolved Informally

Still Evaluated

Basic Principles

330

159

167

4

Decency

122

20

101

1

 

Honesty

91

48

43

 

 

Social Responsibility

117

25

91

1

 

Truthfulness

3373

1836

1466

71

Use of Technical/Scientific Data and Terminology

4

1

3

 

 

Use of “Free” and “Guarantee”

19

8

11

 

 

Identity

8

4

4

 

 

Comparisons

242

141

96

5

Denigration

521

255

262

4

Testimonials

24

7

17

 

 

Portrayal or Imitation of Persons and References to Personal Property

1

1

 

 

 

Exploitation of Goodwill

46

20

24

2

Imitation

121

32

84

5

Identification

34

12

20

2

 

Safety and Health

19

8

11

 

 

Children and Young People

182

65

117

 

 

Unsolicited Products and Undisclosed Costs

1

 

1

 

 

Environmental Behaviour

28

15

13

 

 

Data Protection and Privacy

4

1

2

1

 

Substantiation

2032

1061

958

13

Respecting Consumer Wishes (C14)

1

 

1

 

 

TOTAL

7320

3719

3492

109

(*) Between the dates April 1994 – 15.05.2026

(**) 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.