An inglorious distinction.
The Toyota RAV4 tops the most stolen cars in France in 2022, according to the annual ranking of
Auto Plus
, published in the latest issue of the magazine released this Friday.
“
Rarely has a model reached such a flight frequency in our annual ranking
,” writes the magazine.
It reaches 240 thefts for 10,000 cars insured, according to the specialized title, which is based on data from Argos, a professional insurance body.
The Toyota RAV4 succeeds another model from the Japanese brand, the Prius.
In second position appears a more surprising model, because of a little known brand, which belongs to the Toyota group: the Lexus NX.
To explain the attraction of thieves for these two models,
Auto Plus
points to a fake JBL speaker scam, which in fact houses a hacking kit dedicated to certain models of the Japanese firm and "
would be able to open Toyota in seconds and Lexus
”.
The Renault Megane 4 first French car
"
A system sold under the coat a few thousand euros, but so effective that it will arouse vocations among all budding thugs
," continues the magazine.
A scam to which the gendarmerie put an end last October by bringing
down “the criminal networks which imported the famous “magic” enclosure
”.
In the top 5 of the most stolen cars in 2022, we find another model of the Lexus brand, the UX (4th).
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On the third step of the podium is the Audi A3.
The first French car in the ranking is the Renault Megane 4 (5th), which comes just ahead of the Alfa Romeo Giulietta and two Land Rover models (Range Rover 4 and Range Rover Sport 2).
The top 10 is completed by the Toyota C-HR and the Peugeot 3008. The SUV of the French brand being in absolute value the most stolen vehicle in France in 2022 after the Renault Clio 4. In addition, Auto Plus points to a
worrying
development : the 9% increase in car thefts compared to 2021, which reached nearly 134,000 last year.
That is more than 360 vehicle thefts observed every day.