America's most stolen cars in 2020

America's most popular car is also America's most stolen car in 2020. The Ford F-150 and its Super Duty F-Series siblings again topped the list of the 10 most stolen cars in the United States, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), and vehicle thefts alarmingly jumped by 11% in 2020.

NICB explained that it compiles its annual "Hot Wheels" report by analyzing vehicle theft data submitted by law enforcement agencies to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC). Using this data, it gave the F-Series the dubious honor of being the most stolen car in America in 2020 with 44,014 thefts reported; that's a 13% increase compared to 2019. Surprisingly, thieves preferred trucks from the 2006 model year.

Like on the sales chart, number two on the list is Chevrolet's full-size truck; the report doesn't differentiate light- and heavy-duty models. 40,698 units were stolen in 2020, a stunning 25.7% increase that allowed the Silverado to bump the Honda Civic to third place. Thieves preferred the 2004 model. As for the Civic, 34,144 thefts were reported, a 2.8% increase, and models from 2000 were the most stolen.