The Association of Kenya Insurers (AKI) has released data on the type of vehicles that are most stolen in Kenya and those that are least likely to be stolen.
Perhaps expectedly, the list of most and least stolen vehicles in Kenya is dominated by Toyota vehicles, which are owned by the majority of motorists in the country. Toyota cars, AKI data shows, account for 54.91 percent of stolen vehicles in the country.
Hot on the heels are Isuzu vehicles which account for 12.88 percent of all stolen vehicles. Isuzu vehicles are then followed by Mazda vehicles and Nissan vehicles at 7.06 percent and 5.83 percent respectively.
The least stolen vehicles in Kenya are Hondas which only account for 2.45 percent of all stole vehicles, Subarus which account for 3.07 percent and Mitsubishi vehicles which account for 3.99 percent.
The data further shows that currently, the most stolen vehicles have an insured value of less than Sh1 million. Vehicles with this valuation account for 32.52 percent of all stolen vehicles.
Vehicles with an insured value of between Sh1 million and Sh2 million account for 26.07 percent while vehicles with an insured value of Sh3 million and above account for 27.3 percent of all stolen vehicles.
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AKI says that in the whole of year 2024, the most expensive vehicle that was reported as stolen was a Mitsubishi lorry which had a valuation of Sh12.2 million. When it comes to the colours of stolen vehicles, cars painted white are more likely to be stolen and account for 39.80 percent of all stolen vehicles, followed by vehicles painted silver at 16.38 percent and black at 15.38 percent.
With registration numbers, the data from AKI shows that vehicles with number plates starting with ‘KD’ are the most stolen, accounting for 50.15 percent of all stolen vehicles. Those with registration starting with ‘KC’ come in second at 35.17 percent while those with ‘KB’ and ‘KA’ account for 10.40 percent and 1.83 percent respectively. In addition, station wagons are the most stolen make, followed by lorries, saloon cars, and pickups.
