Top 20 Stolen Cars (2020 & 2021)

At the begging of January this year we submitted a freedom of information request to the DVLA to find out which top 20 cars by make and model were reported most stolen to the DVLA in 2020 & 2021.

We also asked for information about how many cars were reported stolen in total and how many cars were recovered that were reported stolen to the DVLA in total.

We have used the data returned in this blog post.

Top 20 List by Make and Model for 2021

In 2021 which cars (top 20 cars by make and model) were reported most stolen to the DVLA?

Make and Model Description	Number reported to the DVLA by the police as being stolen
FORD FIESTA TITANIUM TURBO	369
FORD FIESTA TITANIUM	244
FORD FIESTA ST-3 TURBO	220
FORD FIESTA ZETEC TURBO	212
FORD FIESTA TITANIUM X	202
FORD FIESTA ST-2 TURBO	189
FORD FIESTA TITANIUM X	157
FORD FIESTA ZETEC	154
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT HSE SDV6 A	152
FORD ECOSPORT TITANIUM TURBO	139
FORD FIESTA ST-2 TURBO	134
LAND ROVER R ROVER SPORT HSE DYNAM SDV6 A	113
FORD FIESTA ST-LINE	106
LAND ROVER R ROVER SPORT HSE DYN SDV6 A	104
FORD FOCUS TITANIUM	102
FORD FIESTA ZETEC	101
FORD FIESTA ZETEC	98
LAND ROVER R ROVER EVOQUE HSE DYN TD4 A	97
ABARTH 595	91
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT HSE SDV6 A	89

Top 20 List by Make and Model for 2020

In 2020 which cars (top 20 cars by make and model) were reported most stolen to the DVLA?

Make and Model Description	Number reported to the DVLA by the police as being stolen
FORD FIESTA TITANIUM TURBO	289
FORD FIESTA ST-3 TURBO	222
FORD FIESTA ST-2 TURBO	193
FORD FIESTA TITANIUM X	188
FORD FIESTA TITANIUM	176
FORD FIESTA TITANIUM X	165
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT HSE SDV6 A	147
FORD FIESTA ZETEC TURBO	141
FORD FIESTA ST-2 TURBO	138
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT HSE SDV6 A	117
LAND ROVER R ROVER SPORT HSE DYNAM SDV6 A	117
LAND ROVER R ROVER EVOQUE HSE DYN TD4 A	106
LAND ROVER R ROVER SPORT HSE DYNAM SDV6 A	99
BMW 520D M SPORT AUTO	88
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SP HSE TDV6 A	87
FORD FIESTA ZETEC	85
ABARTH 595	83
BMW X5 XDRIVE40D M SPORT AUTO	81
NISSAN QASHQAI N-CONNECTA DIG-T	81
FORD FIESTA ZETEC	80

Total Figures for 2020 & 2021

Year	Number of cars reported to the DVLA by the police as being stolen	Number of cars reported to the DVLA by the police as being recovered
2021	48,316	26,139
2020	46,887	27,888

More information about this data

How was this information obtained?

We made a freedom of information request to the DVLA and asked:

1. In 2020 which cars (top 20 cars by make and model) were reported most stolen
   to the DVLA?
2. In 2020 how many cars were reported stolen to the DVLA in total?
3. In 2020 how many cars were recovered that were reported stolen to the DVLA
   in total?
4. In 2021 which cars (top 20 cars by make and model) were reported most stolen
   to the DVLA?
5. In 2021 how many cars were reported stolen to the DVLA in total?
6. In 2021 how many cars were recovered that were reported stolen to the DVLA
   in total?

Are these the first stolen statistics published on Rapid Car Check?

No, we published the top 20 stolen vehicles blog post last year for 2019/2020 – if you are interested you can view this here.

How to check if a vehicle is stolen

We offer a free police stolen check to registered users that are logged in and perform a free search via the homepage or this page.

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