The Honda CR-V was Ontario’s most stolen vehicle in 2025, topping Équité Association’s annual list for the third time, CBC News reports.

The non-profit organization, which works to reduce insurance fraud and crime in Canada, released its latest Top 10 Most Stolen Vehicles list on Tuesday. The CR-V previously ranked first in Ontario in 2021 and 2022.

Other vehicles among the province’s most stolen by number of thefts included the Honda Civic, Lexus RX Series, Toyota Tundra and Toyota RAV4.

Despite declines in auto theft nationally and provincially, the crime remains a “lucrative market” for criminal networks, Bryan Gast, Équité’s national vice-president of investigative services, told CBC.

Gast said organized crime groups continue to supply overseas demand for stolen vehicles, and Interpol still considers Canada a “source nation.” He also warned that vehicles with keyless entry can be vulnerable to security breaches, with a break-in possible in under a minute.

“With conveniences sometimes comes vulnerabilities, and that’s exactly what these groups are targeting,” he said.

Gast called for stronger Canadian vehicle security standards rather than leaving individual manufacturers to decide which protections to provide. CBC reported that Transport Canada is updating its safety standards in response to the problem.

Liam McGuinty, vice-president of federal affairs at the Insurance Bureau of Canada, told CBC the bureau has sought changes to federal motor vehicle safety standards for years. He said the cost of auto theft claims has fallen by nearly half over the past few years.

McGuinty also said vehicles on the list could face higher insurance premiums because of their greater theft risk.

For drivers, Gast recommended a layered approach to security to help slow thieves or prevent break-ins.

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