FBI Releases 2010 UCR showing Vehicle Theft down 7.4% from 2009, click here.   

1   Honda Accord                                                   1994
2   Honda Civic                                                      1995
3   Toyota Camry                                                   1991
4   Chevrolet Pickup (Full Size)                              1999
5   Ford F150 Series/Pickup                                   1997
6   Dodge Ram                                                       2004
7   Dodge Caravan                                                2000
8   Acura Integra                                                   1994
9   Ford Explorer                                                    2002
10   Ford Taurus                                                    1999

Numbers:
$4.5          billion was lost to motor vehicle thefts in 2010
$6,152    was the average dollar loss per stolen vehicle
737,142  motor vehicles were stolen
56.1% recovery rate
7.4%       decline from 2009
38.5%        decline when compared with 2006 figures
40.0%        decline when compared with 2001 figures
264,046,159 estimated population (from FBI UCR)
238.8           cars for every 100,000 people
13,007 agencies reported during this period

 1.  1994 Honda Accord                                    
 2.  1995 Honda Civic                                       
 3.  1991 Toyota Camry                                     
 4.  1997 Ford F-150 Pickup                  
 5.  2004 Dodge Ram Pickup                   
 6.  2000 Dodge Caravan                                              
 7.  1994 Chevrolet Pickup (Full Size)                             
 8.  1994 Acura Integra                                      
 9.  2002 Ford Explorer
10. 2009 Toyota Corolla

Numbers:
$5.2          billion was lost to motor vehicle thefts in 2008
$6,505    was the average dollar loss per stolen vehicle
794,616  motor vehicles were stolen
43.2% recovery rate (the worst in 20 years only 343,274 vehicles recovered)
258.8           cars for every 100,000 people
17.1%       decline from 2008
35.7%       decline when compared with 2005 figures
31.5%        decline when compared with 2000 figures
            million vehicles on the road

288,077,853  estimated population (from FBI UCR)
14,443              agencies reported during this period
*These stats were during a recession

Vehicle theft has the lowest clearance rate of all crime

*These stats were during a recession and many crimes in general have decreased significantly during the past 5 years (see below table). Click here for source data.

1.  1994 Honda Accord                
2.  1995 Honda Civic                 
3.  1989 Toyota Camry                
4.  1997 Ford F-150 Pickup         
5.  2004 Dodge Ram Pickup           
6.  2000 Dodge Caravan                
7.  1996 Jeep Cherokee/Grand Cherokee            
8.  1994 Acura Integra                
9.  1999 Ford Taurus                
10  2002 Ford Explorer

Numbers:
$6.4          billion was lost to motor vehicle thefts in 2008
$6,751    was the average dollar loss per stolen vehicle
956,846  motor vehicles were stolen
57.2% recovery rate (the worst in 20 years)
315            cars for every 100,000 people
12.7%       decline from 2007
22.7%       decline when compared with 2004 figures
16.9%        decline when compared with 1999 figures
245            million vehicles on the road
 

304,059,724  estimated population
13,845              agencies reported during this period
*These stats were during a recession

1. 1995 Honda Civic
2. 1991 Honda Accord
3. 1989 Toyota Camry
4. 1997 Ford F-150 Series Pickup
5. 1994 Chevrolet C/K 1500 Pickup
6. 1994 Acura Integra
7. 2004 Dodge Ram Pickup
8. 1994 Nissan Sentra
9. 1988 Toyota Pickup
10 2007 Toyota Corolla

Numbers:
$7.4          billion was lost to motor vehicle thefts in 2007
$6,755    was the average dollar loss per stolen vehicle
914,243   motor vehicles were stolen
57.9% recovery rate
8.1%          decline from 2006

247,264,605  vehicle registrations
245,627,562  2007 estimated population
13,009              agencies reported during this period

1.  1991 Honda Accord 
2.  1995 Honda Civic  
3.  1989 Toyota Camry 
4.  1994 Dodge Caravan 
5.  1994 Nissan Sentra 
6.  1997 Ford F150 Series 
7.  1990 Acura Integra  
8.  1986 Toyota Pickup
9.  1993 Saturn SL
10  2004 Dodge Ram Pickup

Numbers
$7.6        billion was lost to motor vehicle thefts in 2005
$6,173   was the average dollar loss per stolen vehicle.
973,451 motor vehicles were stolen
62.1% recovery rate
0.2%        increase from 2004

241,194,000   vehicle registrations
222,030,985   estimated population
11,718                agencies reported during this period

1. 1995 Honda Civic
2. 1989 Toyota Camry
3. 1991 Honda Accord
4. 1994 Dodge Caravan
5. 1994 Chevrolet Full Size C/K 1500 Pickup
6. 1997 Ford F150 Series
7. 2003 Dodge Ram Pickup
8. 1990 Acura Integra
9. 1988 Toyota Pickup
10. 1991 Nissan Sentra

Numbers:
$7.6             billion was lost to motor vehicle thefts in 2004
1,237,114  motor vehicles were stolen
63% recovery rate
1.9%             decrease from 2003 (CA had nearly a 5% increase)
6.6%             increase from 2000
16%              decrease from 1995

237,243,000 vehicle registrations
293+ million estimated population
421.3                 vehicles stolen for every 100,000 people
6.6                      years, The average age of a stolen vehicle in 2004

In 2007, law enforcement agencies active in the UCR Program represented more than 285
million United States inhabitants–94.6 percent of the total population.

Agencies that submit data about stolen vehicles also submit data
concerning the value of those vehicles.  The UCR Program uses the
submitted figures to arrive at a national average.

Not all agencies report stolen vehicle data to the FBI. Some vehicles don't make it into the system if there are VIN errors. The 2007 FBI UCR numbers were based on 13,009 agencies reporting. Other factors can skew true stats depending on how the vehicle is reported stolen. There is also a Hierarchy Rule the UCR uses which could cause a vehicle theft not to be counted.

Some agencies such as the Highway Loss Data Institute and CCC reports data based on the number of vehicles stolen, compared with registrations, and the cost of the vehicles. This type of reporting paints an entirely different picture. Populations are U.S. Census Bureau provisional estimates as of July 1 for each year except 1990 and 2000, which are decennial census counts (as reported in the FBI  UCR).
According to the latest report, out of 990,261 stolen vehicles only 18,660 auto thieves were convicted of a Felony in 2006 representing,  1.6% of felony convictions. (When vehicle theft could not be distinguished from other theft, the case was coded as "other theft," which leads one to wonder how many vehicle thefts are not classified correctly as there were 106,740 "other thefts"). For the complete report click here.