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Honda's Unwanted Title: Most Stolen Car
Since the first Civic rolled from the assembly line in July 1972, Honda is a brand symbolic of safety, quality and endurance. Honda owners are faithful to the brand -- whether they require a small economy car to reduce gas, a larger wagon to move the family on vacation or a reliable vehicle for a university student, Honda owners look to their favorite manufacturer for any vehicle they are able to trust. As well as in return, Honda constantly creates attractive vehicles that, even though they have changed in appearance over time, still keep the original simplicity and traditional Honda look.
But Honda owners aren't Honda's only fans. According to the 2010 National Insurance Crime Bureau's (NICB) top 10 list, the 1994 Honda Accord and also the 1995 Honda Civic are the #1 and #2 most stolen cars in the usa, respectively. Which is not a new development -- the Civic and Accord have made the list for over a decade, and have spent nearly all that point within the top two spots.
Why Steal a classic Honda?
The Honda Civic may be the quintessential well-made economy car. It's fuel-efficient and it has proven extremely reliable, but typically has a lower price than other cars in the category. This makes it well suited for a single person needing reliable transportation, or parents supplying their teen drivers with a safe car to move them to school and other destinations. However, the things that allow it to be well suited for car owners are the same things that appeal to car thieves as well. Civic parts have been in high demand, from the factory Honda rims, towards the doors and bumpers, so a thief will seize the chance to part the Honda Civic owner from his vehicle.
The Honda Accord is more expensive than its Civic counterpart, but it is also a more stylized car. Produced for an older car buying audience, it still retains exactly the same efficiency and toughness for the Civic. Thieves would rather have the Civic, but due to the 1994 Accord's lack of anti-theft technology, it's easier to steal, which puts it in the top spot for thefts.
It is quite ironic that both Accord and Civic -- produced with safety, quality and longevity in your mind -- now find that those exact qualities place them towards the top of their email list as the vehicles most stolen and broken down for parts.
Although owners of the 1994 Honda Accord and 1995 Honda Civic still need to keep a careful eye on their own cars, car thefts have been steadily decreasing during the last few years. The NCIB reports that car thefts have dropped 7.2 percent between 2009 and 2010. This decrease arrives in part to improvements in anti-theft technology. So, although the 1994 and 1995 Hondas didn't come designed with anti-theft systems, theft-deterrent systems can be installed now, which should lower the general theft rate for cars, and for all the cars on the top ten list.
