LEXUS MODELS BEING TARGETED BY THIEVES

Brand has five of the top eight cars most likely to be stolen

- JOHN EVANS

Five Lexus models were among the top 10 cars most likely to be stolen in 2024, according to government data - and the Range Rover, previously a high-profile target for car thieves, is now among the most protected.

Last year, more than 61,000 cars were stolen across the UK. The Ford Fiesta - the country's most popular second-hand car, with 306,207 sales in 2024 – topped the table for overall number of thefts, at 4719.

However, new analysis of the latest DVLA data, which ranks stolen cars as a proportion of the total number registered, paints an alternative picture.

It reveals the Lexus ES 300 as the model most likely to be stolen in 2024, with one in 30 taken. It is followed by the Lexus RX 450 and Mercedes GLS, both one in 39.