Six Range Rover models feature in the UK’s top 10 most stolen cars

Thefts of Kia and Hyundai cars have skyrocketed in North America over the past two years, largely thanks to explainer TikTok videos that make it easy to separate them from their owners. But none of the Korean carmakers’ cars feature in the UK’s car theft hall of shame, whose Top 10 league table contains six different Range Rover models.

A new study comparing the number of thefts of a particular model with the number of examples of those models registered for the road in the UK by Confused.com car insurance found that the Range Rover Velar R-Dynamic HSE D180 is the most stolen car in the UK.

Yes, a diesel SUV with just 178bhp (180PS) is the driving force behind car theft in the UK, presumably because the R-Dynamic model’s sporty interior and exterior translates into a lot of cash when the cars they separate Second on the list goes to the Range Rover Sport HSE Dynamic Black P400, more of which were technically stolen, although since they’re also licensed, their theft rate is fractionally lower than the Velar’s.

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Unfortunately for Land Rover, and worryingly for Range Rover Sport owners, the Range Sport appears four times in the top 10 for both Velars, but full-size Range Rover owners can sleep easy. The halo model is not listed anywhere.

But Land Rover isn’t the only luxury brand to be delighted by the figures compiled by insurance comparison site Confused.com, with the Lexus RX appearing in third and fourth place. That leaves just two slots for the Ford Fiesta Zetec S. The Red Edition and the Black Edition are pretty much neck and neck, but it seems thieves marginally prefer the red version, even if it means the Escape doesn’t she is so sneaky

Given the numbers in the stolen model table, it’s no surprise that Land Rover easily wins the ‘most stolen brand’ competition. Almost 1 per cent of registered Land Rovers were stolen, compared with 0.3 per cent for Mercedes, which came second in the table, and 0.29 per cent for Ford and BMW, which be third and fourth.

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Thefts of Kia and Hyundai cars have rocketed in North America over the past couple of years, in large part to TikTok how-to videos making it easy to part them from their owners. But neither of the Korean automakers’ cars feature in the UK car theft hall of shame, whose Top 10 league table contains six different Range Rover models."
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A new study comparing the number of thefts of a particular model with the number of examples of those models registered for the road in the UK from Confused.com car insurance found that the Range Rover Velar R-Dynamic HSE D180 is Britain’s most stolen car."
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Yep, a diesel SUV with just 178 hp (180 PS) is the poster child for car theft in the UK, presumably because the R-Dynamic model’s sporty interior and exterior trim translates into plenty of cash when the cars are parted out. Second place on the list goes to the Range Rover Sport HSE Dynamic Black P400, more of which were technically stolen, though because more are also licensed, its theft rate is fractionally lower than the Velar’s."
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Related: Car Thieves Use Headlight Wire Hack To Steal Vehicles"
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Rank
Make
Model
Stolen cars
Licensed cars
Cars stolen per 100,000
1
Land Rover
R Rover Velar R-Dyn HSE D180 A
30
1,417
2,117
2
Land Rover
RR Sport HSE Dyn Black P400E A
44
2,093
2,102
3
Lexus
RX 450H CVT
37
2,197
1,684
4
Lexus
RX 450H F Sport CVT
68
4,656
1,460
5
Land Rover
Range Rover Sport SVR S/C Auto
68
4,699
1,447
6
Land Rover
R Rover Sport HSE Dyn P400E A
30
2,244
1,337
7
Land Rover
R Rover Velar R-Dyn S D180 A
33
2,927
1,127
8
Ford
Fiesta Zetec S Red Edition
58
5,403
1,073
9
Ford
Fiesta Zetec S Black Edition
53
5,030
1,054
10
Land Rover
R Rover Sport HSE Dyn SDV6 A
67
6,607
1,014
Embarrassingly for Land Rover, and worryingly for Range Rover Sport owners, the Range Sport appears four times in the top 10 to the Velars’s two, but full-size Range Rover owners can sleep easy. The halo model doesn’t appear anywhere on the list."
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But Land Rover isn’t the only luxury brand that will be wincing at the figures collated by insurance comparison site, Confused.com, because the Lexus RX appears in third and fourth spots. This leaves just two spaces for the Ford Fiesta Zetec S. The Red Edition and Black Edition are virtually neck and neck, but it seems thieves marginally prefer the red version, even if it means the getaway isn’t quite as stealthy."
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Given the numbers in the table of stolen models, it’s no surprise that Land Rover easily wins the ‘most stolen make’ competition. Almost 1 percent of registered Land Rovers were stolen, compared to 0.3 percent for Mercedes, which placed second in the table, and 0.29 percent for Ford and BMW, who came third and fourth."
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Rank
Make
Stolen cars
Licensed cars
Cars stolen per 100,000
1
Land Rover
8,284
853
924
2
Mercedes-Benz
5,542
1,717,687
323
3
Ford
11,703
4,010,348
292
4
BMW
5,870
2,026,370
290
5
Audi
4,091
1,897,498
216
6
Toyota
3,095
1,675,612
185
7
Fiat
1,004
659,893
152
8
Volkswagen
4,336
2,903,778
149
9
Vauxhall
4,288
2,959,890
145
10
Hyundai
1,359
1,005,460
135
10
Seat
853
1,005,460
135
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