Data National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) revealed that car theft rates fell 23% last year compared to the previous year. Still, a car is stolen every 48 seconds in the United States.
A total of 659,880 vehicles were stolen in the country last year alone, according to the website Car and Driver. Of this total, around 137,000 occurred in the state of California alone, which leads the ranking with almost twice as many occurrences as the second and third placed, New York and New Jersey.
But which are the most stolen models? If you think that more expensive vehicles appear more prominent to potential thieves, you would be surprised to discover that the most stolen car in the United States in 2025 is the Hyundai Elantra.
O Honda Accord comes in second and, in third, another Hyundai: o Sonata. All three are popular cars that can be found anywhere, but the rest of the ranking also includes two pickup trucks: the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and the Ford F-150.
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Rounding out the top 10 are other expected common cars like the Honda Civic and the CR-Vo Kia Optimao Toyota Camry and the Nissan Altima. It is interesting to note that cars with a high sales volume, such as the Toyota RAV4 and the tacomado not appear in the list. It is also curious that the truck Ram did not finish in the top 10.
Check out the complete top 10:
1. Hyundai Elantra: 21,732 stolen in 2025
2. Honda Accord: 17.797
3. Hyundai Sonata: 17.687
4. Chevrolet Silverado 1500: 16.764
5. Honda Civic: 12.725
6. Kia Optima: 11.521
7. Ford F-150: 10.102
8. Toyota Camry: 9.833
9. Honda CR-V: 9.809
10. Nissan Altima: 8.445
Although the NICB recorded a large reduction in the number of robberies in all US states last year, the volume is still very high. For those who park on the street, they recommended purchasing steering wheel locks, alarms, emergency switches and GPS tracking devices, such as the AirTags and Applefor an extra layer of protection.
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