The Prius is much less likely to be stolen than other cars of a similar age, according to a U.S. National Insurance Crime Bureau report released November 21.
That's likely because the Prius is a one-model car with parts that can't be swapped out with other vehicles, NICB spokesperson Frank Scafidi told Bloomberg.
Model year 2008 to 2010 Prius hybrids saw a theft rate in the U.S. of just one in 606 over the first six months of 2012. The average for vehicles of that age was one in 78.
Stolen Prius hybrids were also recovered about 96.7 percent of the time.
Scafidi says he expects the theft and recovery numbers to fall more in line with the average as the model ages or becomes even more popular.
November 22, 2012 , by Nicholas Maronese
(Bloomberg via Automotive News)
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