Top ten cars most likely to be targeted by vandals

May 11th, 2011

Alan Partridge’s car of choice, the Lexus IS, is the most frequently-vandalised car in Britain, according to the swiftcover.com Vehicle Vandalism Index (VV Index).

The VV index found that the majority of vandalised cars are prestige cars. Here is the list of the top ten targeted cars:

1. Lexus IS
2. BMW Z4
3. Mini One
4. Mercedes CLK
5. Audi TT
6. Mazda MX-5
7. BMW X5
8. Skoda Octavia
9. BMW 525
10. BMW 530

Robin Reames, claims director at swiftcover.com, said:

Our analysis shows that luxury cars are more likely to be targeted by vandals however it’s interesting to see the Mini ONE in the top three. The majority of vehicles in the top ten are what we call ‘executive cars’, likely to be driven by high earners who see their car as a status symbol, with just one 4×4 making up the top ten.

Here are a few tips to help protect your car from vandals:

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