Ford Ka Not The Car To Steal

Reading this story in the Guardian has led me to the realization that the Ford Ka is subject to far less auto theft in comparison to other models. Despite the fact that that story has not stated the proportion of automobiles that were used to reach that conclusion, it is still worth examining the reason that this car is less  prone to attracting thieves. To start with, a former car thief suggests that it is because the Ford Ka has less attraction for vehicle thieves. One might see that as an explanation but it is insufficient in my view. This is because there are several smaller cars of that nature in the streets of European cities and yet this car appears to be less attractive to a thief. It cannot be just that car thieves are repulsed by the size because the leader in stolen cars is the Toyota Yaris.

As reported, the Volkswagen Touareg is second most vulnerable to theft, followed by the Volvo XC90 and the Porsche 911. To my mind, these next three are easily attractive because they are high value vehicles with respectable resale values. The quoted ex-burglar seems to understand this and states clearly that this category of cars are well built and have power. And these vehicles are often lost through the momentary carelessness of owners which makes the thief have access to the keys. It is less likely that they do not have safety features thus that would be more difficult to disarm. I find this counter intuitive because I guessed that the high value vehicles would be conspicuous and better protected.