Most stolen cars and trucks: 2016-2018 models

The Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) has released its findings on the most stolen cars in the country based on insurance payouts for total losses in theft claims. We’ve narrowed the list down to the top ten and consolidated trims into their respective models. There are some interesting findings, including the fact that most of them come from two companies: Nissan and Fiat-Chrysler. Click on through to see exactly which models thieves like best.

The Mercedes S-Class is the only German car to appear on the top 10 list of stolen cars, and it’s one of only two in the top 20 (the other is the Audi A7). Its score is 291. This applies specifically to long-wheelbase all-wheel-drive versions.

The Chrysler 300, specifically versions with all-wheel drive, has a theft claim score of 293. Interestingly, no other versions of the 300 show up on this list.

The Chevrolet Silverado highest score is 320 for two-wheel-drive crew cab versions. But more of its variants show up in the larger top 20 list than its sibling from GMC. The four-wheel-drive crew cab has a score of 269, and the two-wheel-drive double cab version shows up with a score of 248.

The first (but not last) Nissan product to make the top 10 is the Maxima flagship sedan. Its claim frequency score is 351. It’s interesting that the Maxima, along with three other sedan models, would make the top ten most stolen vehicles considering the bodystyle’s shrinking market share. Just as surprising is the fact that crossovers, the body style that’s taken market share from sedans, only appear once in the top ten.

Just in front of the Nissan Maxima is the GMC Sierra with a score of 393. That’s specifically for the two-wheel-drive crew cab variant. The four-wheel-drive version comes in lower with a score of 241. It’s one of only two pickup trucks to make the top 10, the other of which is its twin the Chevy Silverado 1500 that you saw a few slides back. Looking at the HLDI’s full list of 20 most stolen vehicles, only one other full-size truck shows up on the list: the Nissan Titan. Considering the frequency of Mopar vehicles being stolen, it’s surprising that the Ram 1500 doesn’t appear on the list. The Ford F-Series absence is also surprising considering that it’s still the best-selling vehicle in America.

The big, flashy Infiniti QX80 SUV is based on the Nissan Patrol, which we get here in the U.S. as the Nissan Armada. Its theft claim score is 422, meaning it’s stolen about four times more often than average. It's the first of two Infniti models on the list, and you're about to see the second.

The Dodge Challenger continues a trend. Four out of the top 10 most-stolen vehicles come from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (yes, that means there's one more on the list in the top spot). The variant stolen most often was the Challenger SRT Hellcat with a claim frequency score of 529. Plain V6 versions also appear in the top ten with a score of 358.

Two trims of the Charger ended up in the HLDI’s overall list of the top 10 most stolen vehicles. The most stolen versions were V8-powered Dodge Chargers, with a claim frequency of 544. The HLDI marks the average theft loss claim frequency at 100, so V8 Chargers were stolen over 5 times more frequently than average. The other Charger to make the top 10 was the all-wheel-drive variant with a score of 274. Looking at the HLDI’s top twenty, the Charger appears again in V6 form with a score of 266.

That handily earns the Dodge Charger the title of the most stolen car in America.