The Toyota Highlander was the most stolen vehicle in Canada in 2023, bypassing the Honda CR-V that held the position for two consecutive years.
The data was pulled from the Équité Association, a not-for-profit organization that supports Canadian property and casualty (P&C) insurers. They listed their annual “Top 10 Most Stolen Vehicles in Canada” for 2023, with the 2021 Toyota Highlander taking the top spot after 3,414 units of the vehicle were stolen at a theft rate/ frequency of 2.76%.
“One of the most common trends we’re seeing on the Top 10 Most Stolen Vehicles list includes newer vehicles with keyless ignitions,” said Bryan Gast, Vice President of Investigative Services at Équité Association, in a statement. He added that the provincial and federal governments have already committed “hundreds of millions of dollars” in investments to respond to the issue, but that more needed to be done.
The 2022 Dodge Ram 1500 Series was the second most stolen vehicle on the list, with 3,078 units stolen at a theft rate/ frequency of 0.59 %. The Équité Association said auto theft jumped 48.2% in Ontario between 2021-2023, was up 57.9% in Québec during the same period, 34% in Atlantic Canada, and 5.5% in Alberta.
“In order to sustainably address the auto theft crisis in Canada, solutions must evolve from focusing on the recovery of stolen vehicles to preventing vehicles from being stolen in the first place, starting with updating Canada’s outdated Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (i.e., ULC 338 Standards),” said Terri O’Brien, President and CEO of Équité Association, in a statement.
The full list of “Top 10 Most Stolen Vehicles in Canada” for 2023 can be viewed below:
