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Wondering what the professional thief’s favourite car was last year? Perhaps you’re thinking a top-end BMW, Lexus or even Bentley. Or maybe a brand new Audi or Volkswagen.
In fact, the most stolen vehicle isn’t even a sedan. You’re more likely to see your local tradie driving it rather than the local lawyer: it’s the Toyota HiLux.
In the 2014–15 financial year, profit-motivated thieves across Australia stole 326 HiLuxes. That’s 100 more than the next most stolen vehicle, the Holden Commodore.
In South Australia last year, the vehicle most stolen in profit-motivated thefts (for spare parts or on-selling) was the Holden Commodore, with three different groupings of models making up the top three spots.
For short-term theft (involving joyriding, vandalism or use in another crime), the list was also topped by two groupings of Holden Commodores with the Ford Falcon rounding out the top three.
In Western Australia, the Commodore holds the top three spots for short-term theft, while the Toyota LandCruiser, Commodore and Hyundai Excel X3 make up the top profit-motivated thefts.
Carroll says that the figures in South Australia and Western Australia, largely reflect the number of cars sold. “Because there are so many Commodores being bought a lot are going to get stolen,” he says.
“It’s about pure availability, a really vigorous second-hand market, big demand for parts and, for short-term theft, they’re popular for the hoon-type thieves because the six cylinder engines and rear-wheel drives mean you can do burnouts.”
CarSafe distinguishes between cars stolen for profit and those stolen for other purposes, including joyriding, vandalism or use in another a crime.
“In Victoria for example, The Nissan Pulsar is one of the most stolen cars,” says Carroll. “But it’s almost always stolen by ‘Pulsar gangs’ in Melbourne who thrash the car and upload their exploits to social media. It’s basically never stolen for profit.”
Despite the headline numbers and the fact that overall, fewer cars were stolen in Australia last year than any time since records have been kept, Carroll’s main message is that any car can be stolen at any time. “Just because you don’t have a Commodore or Pulsar or HiLux doesn’t meant you can rest up,” he says.
If you’ve got a pre-2001 model car, you should consider fitting an immobiliser because, as Carroll notes wryly: “Otherwise, any semi-competent 14-year-old can steal your car.”
If you have a post-2001 model car, it’s all about protecting your keys. “The most common way of stealing a car is theft of keys from inside the house,” Carroll says.
“Be conscious: don’t leave them by the fruit bowl on the kitchen table; don’t put them on a key hook that says, ‘keys here’. If a profit-motivated guy after a HiLux or Audi wants to steal your car, they will. But protecting your keys will help stop the 16 or 20-year-old looking to boost a car for the night.”
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When making decisions about our insurance policies you should consider the applicable Product Disclosure Statement available from SGIC. The Loyalty Discount and No Claim Bonus replaces our previous discount structure, and applies to new eligible policies which commence on or after 8 September 2013, and renewing eligible policies which commence on or after 21 October 2013. For more details, please refer to the Premium, Excess & Discounts Guide. View our online terms and privacy & security statement. | Visit Money Smart for financial guidance from ASIC to help you make informed choices.