Well, the photo gives it away! Yes, it's the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. The sports car is the most stolen vehicles in America according to new research from the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI).
Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Tops Most-Stolen Vehicles List
Researchers say the ZL1 along with the regular Camaro account for two of the five most-stolen model year 2022-2024 vehicles. In the analysis, relative to its numbers on the roads, the Camaro ZL1 had a whole-vehicle theft rate 39 times the average for all vehicles. The frequency of whole-vehicle theft claims for the standard Camaro was 13 times as high as the average.
“Muscle cars have often topped this list, as thieves are attracted to vehicles with high horsepower,” said Matt Moore, chief insurance operations officer at HLDI and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. “That also helps explain why the more expensive, more powerful ZL1 is stolen so much more often than the standard Camaro.”
It's attractive to thieves for several reasons - horsepower being one. Researchers also say that a technical glitch seems to have created new opportunities for thieves to steal it, according to news reports. They say some media outlets have reported that thieves are able to clone the key fob code for newer Camaros by accessing the on-board ports that technicians use to retrieve diagnostic codes, and then steal the vehicle.
Researchers say that theft claims for model year 2016-24 Camaros began to soar in 2023. Texas and California were the first states to show spikes in theft claims for Camaros. In 2024, California recorded the highest theft claim frequencies for these vehicles, followed by Tennessee, Mississippi, Maryland and Texas.
If you have a 2020-2024 Camaro, make sure you've received the free software update GM launched in March of 2025. It has a security update.
For a deeper dive into Camaro theft claims for model years 2010-24 click here.
Top 20 Most-Stolen Vehicles:
Along with the two Camaro variants, pickup trucks and other expensive or high-horsepower models dominate the list of the top 20 vehicles with the highest claim frequencies for whole-vehicle theft.
- Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
- Acura TLX 4WD
- Chevrolet Camaro
- GMC Sierra 2500 crew cab 4WD
- Acura TLX 2WD
- GMC Sierra 3500 crew cab 4WD
- Chevrolet Silverado 3500 crew cab 4WD
- Dodge Durango 4WD
- Land Rover Range Rover 4WD
- Ram 1500 crew cab short-wheelbase 4WD
- Chevrolet Silverado 2500 crew cab 4WD
- Ram 3500 crew cab long-wheelbase 4WD
- Honda CR-V hybrid 4WD
- GMC Sierra 1500 crew cab 2WD
- Dodge Durango 2WD
- GMC Sierra 1500 crew cab 4WD
- BMW X7 4WD
- Mercedes-Benz S-Class long-wheelbase 4WD
- Jeep Gladiator crew cab convertible 4WD
- Cadillac Escalade ESV 4WD
Top 20 Least-Stolen Vehicles
On the other end of the spectrum, the 20 least-stolen vehicles include eight electric vehicles and two plug-in hybrids, all of which have whole-vehicle theft claim frequencies that are more than 85% lower than the all-vehicle average. As past HLDI studies have noted, electric vehicles are likely to be garaged or parked near buildings to facilitate charging, making them less attractive to thieves.
New research from the HLDI also found that a software upgrade helped reduce theft rates for Hyundai and Kia vehicles, new research from the Highway Loss Data Institute shows.
- Tesla Model 3 4WD
- Tesla Model Y 4WD
- Tesla Model 3 2WD
- Toyota RAV4 Prime 4WD
- Tesla Model S 4WD
- Volvo XC90 4WD
- Volvo XC40 4WD
- Ford Mustang Mach-E
- Volkswagen ID.4
- Subaru Crosstrek 4WD with EyeSight (2024)
- Lexus NX 350 4WD
- Ford Explorer
- Infiniti QX60 4WD
- Kia EV6 4WD
- BMW iX 4WD
- Mini Cooper
- Toyota Venza hybrid 4WD
- Mercedes-Benz GLC 4WD
- Volvo XC90 Plug-In Hybrid 4WD
- Hyundai Elantra hybrid