We submitted a freedom of information request to the DVLA to find out which vehicles by make and model were most stolen in 2019/2020, we also asked how many of the vehicles were recovered that were stolen and the total number of vehicles stolen in 2019/2020.
Top 20 List by Make and Model for 2020
VEHICLE_MAKE | VEHICLE_MODEL | STOLEN | RECOVERED |
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MERCEDES-BENZ | SPRINTER 313 CDI | 1169 | 247 |
MERCEDES-BENZ | SPRINTER 314CDI | 860 | 112 |
FORD | TRANSIT 350 | 756 | 220 |
YAMAHA | GPD125-A NMAX 125 ABS | 678 | 423 |
FORD | TRANSIT 125 T350 RWD | 493 | 107 |
HONDA | WW 125-A | 426 | 281 |
FORD | FIESTA ZETEC | 370 | 164 |
LAND ROVER | RANGE ROVER SPORT HSE SDV6 A | 355 | 119 |
FORD | FIESTA TITANIUM X | 353 | 135 |
FORD | FIESTA ST-2 TURBO | 343 | 140 |
FORD | FIESTA TITANIUM TURBO | 311 | 112 |
FORD | FIESTA ST-3 TURBO | 298 | 119 |
FORD | TRANSIT 115 T350L RWD | 285 | 100 |
FORD | TRANSIT 100 T280 FWD | 279 | 60 |
HONDA | WW 125 EX2-H | 273 | 174 |
FORD | TRANSIT 100 T350 RWD | 254 | 48 |
HONDA | WW 125 EX2-F | 252 | 167 |
FORD | TRANSIT CUSTOM 290 ECO-TECH | 252 | 58 |
HONDA | NSC 110 MPDH | 245 | 165 |
HONDA | NSC 110 E-E | 236 | 148 |
Top 20 List by Make and Model for 2019
VEHICLE_MAKE | VEHICLE_MODEL | STOLEN | RECOVERED |
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MERCEDES-BENZ | SPRINTER 313 CDI | 1466 | 362 |
MERCEDES-BENZ | SPRINTER 314CDI | 1135 | 204 |
FORD | TRANSIT 125 T350 RWD | 772 | 177 |
FORD | TRANSIT 350 | 715 | 257 |
YAMAHA | GPD125-A NMAX 125 ABS | 712 | 522 |
FORD | FIESTA ZETEC | 539 | 266 |
FORD | TRANSIT 115 T350L RWD | 451 | 152 |
HONDA | WW 125 EX2-H | 445 | 315 |
FORD | TRANSIT 100 T350 RWD | 434 | 109 |
HONDA | WW 125 EX2-F | 388 | 284 |
YAMAHA | YBR 125 | 382 | 220 |
LAND ROVER | RANGE ROVER SPORT HSE SDV6 A | 378 | 113 |
HONDA | NSC 110 E-E | 359 | 262 |
HONDA | NSC 110 MPDH | 340 | 255 |
FORD | FIESTA TITANIUM TURBO | 329 | 152 |
FORD | TRANSIT 100 T280 FWD | 327 | 89 |
FORD | FIESTA ST-2 TURBO | 321 | 156 |
FORD | FIESTA TITANIUM X | 316 | 149 |
HONDA | WW 125-A | 305 | 212 |
HONDA | WW 125 EX2-A | 298 | 220 |
Total number of vehicles stolen & recovered in 2019/2020
Year | Stolen | Recovered |
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2019 | 100369 | 50517 |
2020 | 78563 | 35381 |
Explanation of above data
- Stolen – Total number of vehicles reported to the DVLA as stolen.
- Recovered – Total number of vehicles notified to the DVLA as recovered (after being reported as stolen).
More details about this data
How was this information obtained?
We made a freedom of information request to the DVLA:
1. In 2019 which vehicles (top 20 vehicles by make and model) were reported most stolen to the DVLA?
2. In 2019 how many vehicles were reported stolen to the DVLA in total?
3. In 2019 how many vehicles were recovered that were reported stolen to the DVLA in total?
4. In 2020 which vehicles (top 20 vehicles by make and model) were reported most stolen to the DVLA?
5. In 2020 how many vehicles were reported stolen to the DVLA in total?
6. In 2020 how many vehicles were recovered that were reported stolen to the DVLA in total?
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