Ontario drivers with cars on this Top 10 list are at highest risk of vehicle theft

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The Insurance Bureau of Canada has issued its 2020 list of most stolen vehicles and three Japanese made car brands top the list in Ontario.

Drivers that own a one- to three-year-old Lexus, Honda, or Toyota are at the greatest risk to have their vehicles stolen in the province.

The Lexus RX350/RX450 is extremely popular among thieves. Honda CR-V and Toyota Highlander also rank well.

Here are the Top 10 ranked stolen cars in the province according to IBC, an association of Canadian property-casualty insurance companies.

  1. 2017 LEXUS RX350/RX450h 4DR AWD
  2. 2018 LEXUS RX350/RX350L/RX450h/RX450hL 4DR AWD
  3. 2018 HONDA CR-V 4DR AWD
  4. 2018 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 4DR 4WD
  5. 2019 LEXUS RX350/RX350L/RX450h/RX450hL 4DR AWD
  6. 2016 LEXUS RX350/RX450h 4DR AWD
  7. 2017 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 4DR 4WD
  8. 2017 HONDA CR-V 4DR AWD
  9. 2019 HONDA CR-V 4DR AWD
  10. 2018 HONDA ACCORD 4DR

The IBC said in a cooperative effort to stop car thieves in Hamilton, police discovered that high-end vehicles were being stolen and dissassembled for parts that thieves sold on the black market.

Elsewhere in Ontario “some were stolen for export by organized crime groups, while others have been identified in street racing rings,” said the IBC.

Across Canada, the Top 10 most stolen vehicles are also Honda, Toyota, and Lexus but Dodge RAM and Ford pickup trucks are also on the list, stolen from the oil patch in Alberta.

Here are the specific makes, models and years that are on the 2020 List of Top 10 Stolen Vehicles in Canada

  1. 2018 HONDA CR-V 4DR AWD SUV 
  2. 2017 LEXUS RX350/RX450h 4DR AWD SUV
  3. 2017 HONDA CR-V 4DR AWD SUV
  4. 2018 LEXUS RX350/RX350L/RX450h/RX450hL 4DR AWD SUV
  5. 2018 FORD F150 4WD PU
  6. 2019 HONDA CR-V 4DR AWD SUV
  7. 2018 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 4DR 4WD SUV
  8. 2017 TOYOTA  HIGHLANDER 4DR 4WD SUV
  9. 2019 LEXUS RX350/RX350L/RX450h/RX450hL 4DR AWD SUV
  10. 2017 DODGE RAM 1500 4WD PU

IBC reports that automobile theft costs Canadians close to $1 billion each year, including $542 million for insurers to fix or replace stolen vehicles, $250 million in police, health care, and court system costs, and millions more for correctional services.

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See 2020 stolen car lists by province