The National Insurance Crime Bureau just announced their list of the top ten most stolen cars, and surprisingly, most of them were cheaper older models from the 1990s. Forbes says it's because these cars' parts have a greater demand on the salvage market, which is probably true since every '95 Honda Civic we see on the road seems to be sporting a hood from some other Civic. Full list below the jump.
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
Jalopnik Snap Judgement: Although you may think this list is oddly specific with model years, there's actually a method to the madness. For example, the 1995 model year Honda Civic was the last year of the 5th generation. Consequently, Honda had worked out many of the supplier and manufacturing bugs — so parts ended up being more durable. But also, there's more of the 95s out on the street for the same reason. [Forbes]