The National Insurance Crime Bureau has released auto theft data for 2025, including the top 10 most-stolen vehicles.
According to the NICB, car theft has actually decreased since 2024. Yipee. However, a total of 659,880 vehicles were still reported stolen across the United States, which doesn’t sound all that exciting. The NICB agreed that vehicle theft “remains a significant crime” in America, although the “pandemic-fueled surge” appears to be fading. Some of us started binging shows during the pandemic, some started learning new indoor, solo skills, and some apparently went on car-stealing sprees. Talk about boredom.
“Coordinated prevention efforts by law enforcement, auto manufacturers, insurance companies, and the National Insurance Crime Bureau are having a major impact on vehicle thefts nationwide,” said NICB President and CEO David J. Glawe in the recent report. “But with several hundreds of thousands of vehicles stolen in a single year, vigilance and prevention efforts remain key to protecting families, businesses, and communities nationwide.”
For that reason, we feel you should be aware of the most-stolen vehicles of 2025. Maybe one of them is yours. I mean, I was quite alarmed when I saw that Los Angeles had the most cars stolen of any city, with around 137,000 thefts last year. However, it looks like the Autozam AZ-1 didn’t make the list of most-stolen vehicles, so I then felt more at peace.
These are the most-stolen vehicles of 2025
As promised, here are the top 10 most-stolen vehicles, according to NICB’s data:
- Hyundai Elantra: 21,732
- Honda Accord: 17,797
- Hyundai Sonata: 17,687
- Chevrolet Silverado 1500: 16,764
- Honda Civic: 12,725
- Kia Optima: 11,521
- Ford F-150: 10,102
- Toyota Camry: 9,833
- Honda CR-V: 9,809
- Nissan Altima: 8,445
If you use TikTok at all, you are probably not surprised by the Hyundai and Kia models up there. However, NICB reported that these vehicles have seen a one-third reduction in thefts. A few years ago, these Kia and Hyundai were the target of an ongoing viral trend started by the Kia Boyz where they were stolen for street takeovers due to their easy-to-exploit safety measures. Or lack thereof.
Many Hyundai and Kia models are missing an immobilizer, meaning a foreign key could still start them. All the teens had to do was start recording, break into one of these cars, remove the ignition cover behind the steering wheel, and use a USB adapter to get the car started. As the trend went viral, Hyundai offered a security kit (that owners had to pay for). As thefts continued to rise, Hyundai and Kia were eventually sued and settled for $4.5 million. Americans with stolen Hyundai or Kia models could get up to $4,500.
It looks like the security kit and donated steering wheel locks eventually helped reduce theft by 2025. (Hyundai has new things to worry about.) Also, trends move fast on TikTok. Nobody is watching Kia Boyz do this anymore, let’s be real. Boring! Watching them attempt to steal a right-hand drive manual Autozam? Now that’d be entertainment.
If you aren’t lucky enough to have a right-hand-drive manual car, you can prevent theft by making sure your doors are locked, getting an immobilizer, parking in well-lit public areas, and installing an alarm.
