Motor Insurance
1,349 decisions, 36.4% of this firm page
Published Financial Ombudsman Service decisions, 2013-April 2026
Admiral complaints: what the Ombudsman decided
We analysed 3,706 published Financial Ombudsman decisions linked to Admiral. This page shows outcomes, complaint types and decision patterns without rating the firm.
More complaints doesn't mean worse service — big firms serve millions of customers, so they naturally show up more often. Win rates reflect the mix of complaint types a firm faces, not a quality score.
Across the full dataset, about 1 in 3 clear-result cases ended with the customer winning fully or partly (33.5%). For Admiral, this page shows 43.8%.
Complaint mix
What people complain about
45.9%
PPI Claims
992 decisions, 26.8% of this firm page
Consumer Credit
353 decisions, 9.5% of this firm page
Home Insurance
259 decisions, 7% of this firm page
Insurance Claims
200 decisions, 5.4% of this firm page
The percentage at the end of each row is the rough won-or-partly-won rate for that broad category.
Published decisions
How it changed over time
2019243
2020310
2021318
2022307
2023461
2024437
2025525
202638
The 2026 figure covers published decisions up to April 2026.
Outcome wording
What happens when customers win
Set amount listed
Share of won or partly won decisions with this wording
Worked out with interest
Share of won or partly won decisions with this wording
Worked out by set rules
Share of won or partly won decisions with this wording
Stress or hassle payment
Share of won or partly won decisions with this wording
Refund
Share of won or partly won decisions with this wording
No money ordered
Share of won or partly won decisions with this wording
Not clear from the case
Share of won or partly won decisions with this wording
These labels describe the decision wording. They do not promise any outcome for another case.
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Methodology
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Source
Published Financial Ombudsman Service decisions from 2013–April 2026. This page uses 3,706 published decisions for Admiral.
Entities included
Admiral Insurance Company Limited; Admiral Insurance (Gibraltar) Limited.
What won means
Won means the Financial Ombudsman agreed with the customer. Partly won means it agreed with part of the complaint. Unclear outcomes are left out of the rate.
Not a rating
This is not a review or rating of Admiral. Past results can't predict your case; this isn't legal advice.
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