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Dodge has introduced a four-door 2020 Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody. 2019 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat is on display at the 111th Annual Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois on February 8, 2019. Getty Images/Raymond Boyd

Whether or not your vehicle will be stolen may depend on how large its engine is. According to a new study by Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI), cars and trucks with high horsepower engines are the primary targets of would-be car thieves.

Consumers with high-powered vehicles like the Dodge Charger and Hellcat often find themselves a victim of car theft. But they are not alone as a bevy of vehicle models are in demand and stolen with the trend gravitating toward big power, luxury models, and pickup trucks.

“The models most likely to be stolen tend to be powerful, pricey or pickups, but vehicle theft is also a crime of opportunity,” Matt Moore, senior vice president at HLDI said. “Better security features on all vehicles would be the best way to address the problem.”

The most stolen vehicles with model years of 2016 to 2018 are:

  1. Dodge Charger HEMI
  2. Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat
  3. Infiniti QX50 4-door
  4. Infiniti QX80
  5. GMC Sierra 1500 crew-cab
  6. Dodge Challenger
  7. Nissan Maxima
  8. Chevrolet Silverado 1500 crew-cab
  9. Chrysler 300 four-wheel-drive
  10. Mercedes-Benz S-Class 4-door long-wheelbase four-wheel-drive
  11. Dodge Charger four-wheel-drive
  12. Dodge Durango four-wheel-drive
  13. Land Rover Range Rover
  14. Chevrolet Silverado 1500 crew-cab four-wheel-drive
  15. Dodge Charger
  16. Nissan Titan crew-cab short bed
  17. Chevrolet Silverado 1500
  18. GMC Sierra 1500 crew-cab four-wheel-drive
  19. Audi A7 four-wheel-drive
  20. Infiniti QX80 four-wheel-drive

Looking for a ride that isn’t stolen as frequently? Try an electric car as these vehicles are the least often stolen, according to the study.

The least stolen vehicles with model years of 2016 to 2018 are:

  1. BMW 3-series four-door
  2. Tesla Model S four-wheel-drive
  3. Tesla Model X four-wheel-drive
  4. Chevrolet Equinox four-wheel-drive
  5. Buick Encore four-wheel-drive
  6. Subaru Legacy with EyeSight
  7. GMC Acadia
  8. Subaru Forester with EyeSight
  9. GMC Acadia four-wheel-drive
  10. Volkswagen New Beetle
  11. BMW 3-series four-door four-wheel-drive
  12. Subaru Outback with EyeSight
  13. BMW X5
  14. Subaru Crosstrek
  15. Chevrolet Traverse
  16. Subaru Crosstrek with EyeSight
  17. Lexus RX 450h four-wheel-drive
  18. Honda Odyssey
  19. Mazda MX-5 Miata
  20. Cadillac XT5

The study by HLDI was based on vehicle theft frequency and not the sales volume.

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