Canada Most Stolen Cars

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During my time in Montreal I learned that although it was a safe city, car crime was rampant! I don’t think I knew one vehicle owner who had not had an attempted car break in or an outright theft of their car, maybe I just had unlucky friends!

The truth of the matter is that car crime is a serious problem throughout most major cities of the world and Canada is not an exception to this. In 2010 approximately 93,000 vehicles were stolen, luckily that was down around 15% from 2009 but sadly recovery rates are dropping.

Thieves are stealing high-end vehicles for sale in export and local markets and are often hiding the crime efficiently by breaking the vehicles up to sell as parts and filter through the used markets. As with most areas of crime it is getting far more organised and thus much much harder to keep up. Your vehicle could also be stolen for a joyride, to get somewhere fast or for use in a crime!

Canada Most Stolen Cars, The Last 5 Years…

Canada Most Stolen Cars

Each year Insurance Bureau of Canada compiles a list of the top 10 most frequently stolen vehicles in Canada. Below you can find the lists for the last 5 years, I wonder if your car model is on there?

2011:

1. 2009 Toyota Venza 4-door
2. 1999 Honda Civic SiR 2-door
3. 2000 Honda Civic SiR 2-door
4. 2006 Ford F350 Pickup Truck 4WD
5. 2002 Cadillac Escalade EXT 4-door AWD
6. 2006 Chevrolet TrailBlazer SS 4-door 4WD
7. 2007 Ford F350 Pickup Truck 4WD
8. 2001 Pontiac Aztek 4-door AWD
9. 1998 Acura Integra 2-door
10. 1999 Acura Integra 2-door

2010

1. 2000 Honda Civic SiR 2-door
2. 1999 Honda Civic SiR 2-door
3. 2002 Cadillac Escalade 4-door 4WD
4. 2004 Cadillac Escalade 4-door 4WD
5. 2005 Acura RSX Type S 2-door
6. 1997 Acura Integra 2-door
7. 2000 Audi S4 Quattro 4-door AWD
8. 2003 Hummer H2 4-door AWD
9. 2006 Acura RSX Type S 2-door
10. 2004 Hummer H2 4-door AWD

2009

1. 2000 Honda Civic SiR 2-door
2. 2003 Cadillac Escalade ESV 4-door AWD
3. 1999 Honda Civic SiR 2-door
4. 2006 Chevrolet/GMC Trailblazer SS 4-door 4WD
5. 2002 Cadillac Escalade EXT 4-door AWD
6. 2005 Cadillac Escalade ESV 4-door AWD
7. 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder 2-door
8. 2000 Audi S4 Quattro 4-door
9. 2006 Hummer H2 4-door AWD
10. 2005 Cadillac Escalade 4-door 4WD

2008

1. 2000 Honda Civic SiR 2-door
2. 1999 Honda Civic SiR 2-door
3. 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX/WRX STi 4-door AWD
4. 1995 Dodge/Plymouth Grand Caravan/Voyager
5. 1995 Dodge/Plymouth Caravan/Voyager
6. 2002 Acura RSX Type S 2-door
7. 2001 Audi TT Quattro Roadster
8. 1995 Acura Integra 2-door
9. 1996 Dodge/Plymouth Neon 2-door
10. 1996 Dodge/Plymouth Neon 4-door

2007

1. 1999 Honda Civic SiR 2-door
2. 2000 Honda Civic SiR 2-door
3. 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX/WRX STi 4-door AWD
4. 1999 Acura Integra 2-door
5. 1994 Dodge/Plymouth Grand Caravan/Voyager
6. 1994 Dodge/Plymouth Grand Caravan/Voyager AWD
7. 1994 Dodge/Plymouth Caravan/Voyager
8. 1998 Acura Integra 2-door
9. 2000 Audi TT Quattro 2-door Coupe
10. 1994 Dodge/Plymouth Shadow/Sundance 2-door Hatchback

Lists source: ICB.

Of course insurance companies take this data into consideration so it could give you some reason to avoid these models (but I wouldn’t ride totally on that). More importantly you should make sure your vehicle is protected and not an easy target for theft.

I our post prevent your car from being stolen we look at some of the ways you can protect your vehicle from the horrible nuisance of theft.

Do you own a model from the last 5 years worth of lists and have you owned one that has been stolen? What was it stolen for and did you manage to recover it?

Thanks for reading.

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