Car Crime Census 2013: Top 10 Bangers targeted by criminals
If you’re motoring on a budget then you’ll probably end up with an older car that’s lacking in security equipment. Not only that, but you’ll need to perform a few upgrades to keep up with modern cars – things like aftermarket audio systems and satellite navigation. All of those things combine to make easy targets for opportunists out to make a quick few pounds – so it’s the more important to be careful.
Click through the gallery below to see which older cars are the biggest targets for criminals. The number shown is the overall offence rate per 10,000 vehicles, to keep things comparative. For this top ten we’re looking at overall offences, including criminal damage, thefts and criminals breaking in to take things. We’ve applied a filter so the results shown are for cars of which more than 1000 are registered and on the road.
See also: Top 10 Cars Stolen to order / Top 10 Most Stolen Cars
Citroen Saxo – 307 per 10,000 cars
The Saxo is from the same generation as the Xsara and has similar security gear. It also has the same vulnerable spare wheel on the underside and is likely to be owned by people who need aftermarket audio and sat nav systems to keep up with modern life – all factors which might well contribute to its appearance in this list. The Saxo is still a fairly common sight because it’s cheap to buy and relatively cheap to insure, which makes it a tempting proposal for younger drivers.
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