1.Nissan Versa
The model was the most stolen vehicle in the last 12 months, with 3,141 units, according to the most recent AMIS figures.
At the same time, this model, assembled for just over a decade at the Japanese company’s Aguascalientes plant, stands out for having been the second best-selling vehicle in the local market throughout 2022according to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi).
2.Honda CRV
In the last 12 months there were 1,973 Stolen units of the compact SUV, an increase of 50% compared to the same period in 2021, when it was positioned as the sixth most stolen model.
“It was found that there was a modus operandi from key cloning, to be put up for sale with falsified papers. This could be a very important reason (for the increase in robberies),” said Norma Alicia Rosas, director of AMIS.
3.Chevrolet Aveo
The Aveo sedan Chevrolet Registration 1,939 robberies in the last month, a figure that makes it the third most stolen vehicle in the country.
For this car, imported from China, the Mexican population has found several uses, one of the most common being platforms such as Uber or Didi. At the end of the current year, it was placed as the fourth best-selling model in the country.
4.Chevrolet Beat
With 1,620 units stolen in the past year, the Beat sedan from Chevrolet It was ranked as the fourth most stolen model, which implied the decrease from the third position in which it was in 2021.
This model was the seventh most sold in the country, despite this Chevrolet decided to discontinue the model.
5.Nissan Tsuru
Although the production and marketing of the model stopped in 2017, there are still thousands of units rolling on the streets. With 1,444 unitsthis car was placed as the fifth most stolen in the last year.
From 1997 to 2011 it was the most stolen and best-selling vehicle in the country. Even before the pandemic, it stood out as the third model with the most thefts, according to AMIS figures.