Friday, 17 August 2012

The Most Stolen Luxury Cars

In 2009, the most recent year from which the FBI has data, around 800,000 vehicles were stolen in the U.S., totaling a loss of about $5.2 billion. Most of these cars were the more popular sedans, like the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord. Simple statistics and odds explains why these high-volume vehicles would top the list.

But what about the cars one would expect to find on this list? The Escalades, Bimmers and Benzes? To see where these luxury vehicles stand, CNBC.com compiled a list of the most-stolen luxury vehicles per thousand produced. In other words, these cars had the highest odds of being stolen.

Click through to see the most stolen luxury cars in the U.S. If you're an owner of one of these (or any vehicle, really), take care to protect your ride.

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