UK’s Top 20 Most Stolen Vehicles in 2019/2020

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_MAKEVEHICLE_MODELSTOLENRECOVERED
MERCEDES-BENZSPRINTER 313 CDI1169247
MERCEDES-BENZSPRINTER 314CDI860112
FORDTRANSIT 350756220
YAMAHAGPD125-A NMAX 125 ABS678423
FORDTRANSIT 125 T350 RWD493107
HONDAWW 125-A426281
FORDFIESTA ZETEC370164
LAND ROVERRANGE ROVER SPORT HSE SDV6 A355119
FORDFIESTA TITANIUM X353135
FORDFIESTA ST-2 TURBO343140
FORDFIESTA TITANIUM TURBO311112
FORDFIESTA ST-3 TURBO298119
FORDTRANSIT 115 T350L RWD285100
FORDTRANSIT 100 T280 FWD27960
HONDAWW 125 EX2-H273174
FORDTRANSIT 100 T350 RWD25448
HONDAWW 125 EX2-F252167
FORDTRANSIT CUSTOM 290 ECO-TECH25258
HONDANSC 110 MPDH245165
HONDANSC 110 E-E236148

Top 20 List by Make and Model for 2019

VEHICLE_MAKEVEHICLE_MODELSTOLENRECOVERED
MERCEDES-BENZSPRINTER 313 CDI1466362
MERCEDES-BENZSPRINTER 314CDI1135204
FORDTRANSIT 125 T350 RWD772177
FORDTRANSIT 350715257
YAMAHAGPD125-A NMAX 125 ABS712522
FORDFIESTA ZETEC539266
FORDTRANSIT 115 T350L RWD451152
HONDAWW 125 EX2-H445315
FORDTRANSIT 100 T350 RWD434109
HONDAWW 125 EX2-F388284
YAMAHAYBR 125382220
LAND ROVERRANGE ROVER SPORT HSE SDV6 A378113
HONDANSC 110 E-E359262
HONDANSC 110 MPDH340255
FORDFIESTA TITANIUM TURBO329152
FORDTRANSIT 100 T280 FWD32789
FORDFIESTA ST-2 TURBO321156
FORDFIESTA TITANIUM X316149
HONDAWW 125-A305212
HONDAWW 125 EX2-A298220

Total number of vehicles stolen & recovered in 2019/2020

YearStolenRecovered
201910036950517
20207856335381

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?

How to check if a vehicle is stolen for free

We recently started offering a free stolen vehicle check to registered users, just search for a registration via the homepage to reveal if the vehicle is recorded as stolen on the police national computer.

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