BMW X5 drivers beware! The latest figures released by leading stolen vehicle recovery firm TRACKER show that the model is a prime target for car thieves.
The BMW X5 topped TRACKER’s list of the most stolen and recovered vehicles for 2014, the sixth year in a row the model has done so.
BMW have dominated the list in recent years, but the new figures published by TRACKER show car crooks maybe turning their attention elsewhere, with Mercedes and Land Rover featuring prominently in last year’s top ten. The Mercedes C Class was the second most stolen and recovered vehicle in 2014, with the E Class, ML, and C63 joining it on the list.
Meanwhile, the Range Rover Sport jumped up to fourth spot, and with the Land Rover Discovery and Range Rover Vogue also making it into the top ten there are signs that car crooks are turning their unwanted attention to 4x4s.
Using a system which includes GSM, GPS, and VHF technology, TRACKER recovered more than £11 million worth of stolen vehicles in 2014, with an average value per car of £25,600.
TRACKER’s Head of Police Liaison Andy Barrs said: “The 2014 figures illustrate that prestige models continue to catch the eye of thieves, but the average value of stolen cars we recovered was just £25,600, suggesting that older models of prestige cars could be just as attractive to criminals as newer models.”
“Interestingly, the number of vehicles that are being stolen without keys has steadily risen over the last few years, accounting for 43% in 2014. We believe this is down to the growth in car hacking where criminals target keyless vehicles by bypassing their security systems, using technology they've bought on the internet. Indeed, experts have warned that as keyless security systems become commonplace in cars, the skills to bypass these will be widely practiced by most criminals and in turn, lower value keyless vehicles will be equally at risk.”
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