The Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat is maximum stolen-vehicle within the U.S. for fashion years 2020-2022, consistent with the Insurance coverage Institute for Freeway Protection (IIHS).

The IIHS’ Freeway Loss Knowledge Institute (HLDI) on Thursday launched its its newest most-stolen car record, in line with insurance coverage claims for entire car robbery. Claims for the Charger Hellcat sedan have been greater than 60 instances extra common than the typical for all 2020-2022 fashions, relative to their numbers at the street, consistent with the IIHS.

The Hellcat is not the one model of the Charger centered for robbery in prime numbers. Non-Hellcat fashions with Hemi V-8 engines have been the second-most stolen, with claims 20 instances upper than reasonable. And the similar Dodge Challenger coupe had the fourth-highest frequency of robbery claims.

2022 Dodge Charger

Efficiency variations of the Charger and Challenger were a few of the best 5 most-stolen cars for the reason that 2011 fashion yr, the IIHS famous. However the frequency of claims has grown “at a shocking price,” consistent with the group. Robbery claims for Charger Hellcats higher from about 18 according to 1,000 insured cars for fashion years 2019-2021 to twenty-five for fashion years 2020-2022.

Different frequently-stolen 2020-2022 fashions integrated Ford F-Sequence Tremendous Responsibility and Ram 3500 pickup vehicles, and quite a lot of BMW, Infiniti, and Land Rover fashions. The IIHS additionally famous an uptick in thefts of Hyundai and Kia fashions because of a web-based pattern that revealed their loss of engine immobilizers.

2022 Dodge Charger

EVs have a tendency to be stolen much less, in all probability as a result of they’re ceaselessly parked in well-lit and fairly safe spaces for charging, consistent with the IIHS. Twin-motor variations of the Tesla Type 3 had the bottom frequency of entire car robbery claims, adopted via the Tesla Type Y. Unmarried-motor Type 3 variants, in addition to the Tesla Type S, Type X, and Nissan Leaf also are a few of the 20 least-stolen cars for fashion years 2020-2022. Six others have been Normal Motors cars.

If the low-EV-theft pattern holds, long term Dodge homeowners would possibly not have to fret as a lot. The present gas Charger and Challenger are on their manner out, and their substitute might be an electrical muscle automotive previewed via the Charger Daytona SRT idea.