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27/05/2010
Eight-year-old cars are the most common targets for thieves, new research suggests.
And while the study, which was conducted by elephant.co.uk, found that the three most-stolen cars were older models, it established little overall relation between the value of a car and how likely it is to be targeted by criminals.
The car insurer examined data for all the vehicles it insures that had either been stolen or broken into over the previous 12 months, and found that the most commonly stolen was the Nissan Sunny - with thieves making away with 2.4% of all examples during the year.
Rover's Metro (2.1%) and the Vauxhall Nova (1.8%) made up the remainder of the top three - all of which have been discontinued for some time.
However, the presence of Audi's performance-orientated S3 hatchback (1.7%) and the Jaguar S-Type (1.3%) in the top five suggests that thieves do not just target less valuable, older cars. Meanwhile, the S-Type also headed the list of the top five most-broken-into cars, which also includes the Metro, the Jaguar X-Type, Jeep Wrangler and Fiat Cinquecento.
Elephant.co.uk managing director Brian Martin explained that thieves did not only target high-end cars which they could then re-sell illegally.
"Although this does happen, we have found that the cars most likely to be stolen are older models, with those aged eight years the most common of all," he said.
"It's probably because these cars are less likely to have security features displayed on newer models and are therefore easier to steal."
The findings provide a contrast to a new list published by the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO), revealing 2009's 10 most commonly stolen cars nationwide. This placed the Ford Transit van top for the second year running.
Elephant.co.uk urged motorists to discourage theft by parking in brightly-lit streets, being sure to lock windows and doors, removing valuables from display and by using anti-theft devices such as a steering wheel lock or immobiliser.
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