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_MAKE	VEHICLE_MODEL	STOLEN	RECOVERED
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
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
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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