Car Theft Statistics in Europe
Rough national estimates of car theft, and the makes most often reported in our own stolen-vehicle records.
โ 444,997
Vehicles stolen per year (national estimates)
โ 38%
Recovery rate (national estimate)
12
Countries Covered
Yearly thefts, recovery rates and the per-country figures on this page are rough national estimates, not CarTrace measurements, and are not yet linked to a published source. The make ranking is computed from our own records.
Most-reported makes in our database
Computed from the vehicle records CarTrace holds across all covered countries.
| 1 | Volkswagen | 7,762 | |
| 2 | Dacia | 6,572 | |
| 3 | ล koda | 5,242 | |
| 4 | Renault | 4,310 | |
| 5 | BMW | 3,375 | |
| 6 | Audi | 3,059 | |
| 7 | Mercedes-Benz | 2,619 | |
| 8 | AJP | 2,023 | |
| 9 | Opel | 1,983 | |
| 10 | Piaggio | 1,928 |
Theft by Country
๐ซ๐ท France
โ 130,000 / Vehicles stolen per year (national estimate)
๐ฌ๐ง United Kingdom
โ 130,000 / Vehicles stolen per year (national estimate)
๐ฎ๐น Italy
โ 95,000 / Vehicles stolen per year (national estimate)
๐ช๐ธ Spain
โ 30,000 / Vehicles stolen per year (national estimate)
๐ฉ๐ช Germany
โ 14,000 / Vehicles stolen per year (national estimate)
๐ง๐ช Belgium
โ 10,000 / Vehicles stolen per year (national estimate)
๐ต๐ฑ Poland
โ 9,000 / Vehicles stolen per year (national estimate)
๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands
โ 7,497 / Vehicles stolen per year (national estimate)
๐ธ๐ช Sweden
โ 6,000 / Vehicles stolen per year (national estimate)
๐ท๐ด Romania
โ 5,000 / Vehicles stolen per year (national estimate)
๐จ๐ฟ Czech Republic
โ 4,500 / Vehicles stolen per year (national estimate)
๐ฆ๐น Austria
โ 4,000 / Vehicles stolen per year (national estimate)
Protect Your Car
Most car theft is preventable. These are the products that actually stop it โ ranked by how much they help.
Defender
Faraday Key Signal Blocker Pouch
โฌ8โ30
Stoplock
Steering Wheel Lock
โฌ25โ295
PAJ GPS
Real-Time GPS Tracker
โฌ40โ50