Vehicle theft, fraud, and flood-damage statistics
Compiled U.S. figures on stolen vehicles, odometer rollbacks, flood-damaged cars, and salvage titles — each statistic cited to the federal agency, insurer group, or industry dataset that reported it.
These pages compile reported records. An event that was never reported to a database is not in any statistic — or any vehicle history report.
Understand the market risk, then check the specific vehicle.
Statistics quantify how common theft, rollback, and flood damage are across the U.S. fleet. A VIN check applies that lens to the one vehicle you are considering.
Vehicle Theft Statistics
U.S. vehicle theft data 2019-2025: 659,880 thefts in 2025, most stolen models, state theft rates, recovery odds, and how VIN checks catch stolen cars.
Open the statistics →Sourced statisticsOdometer Fraud Statistics
U.S. odometer fraud statistics: 2.45 million vehicles with rolled-back odometers, $1 billion in annual buyer losses, state rankings, and federal law.
Open the statistics →Sourced statisticsFlood Car Statistics
Verified U.S. flood car and salvage statistics: 482,000 flood-damaged vehicles on the road in 2025, hurricane damage totals, total-loss rates, and VIN checks.
Open the statistics →Sourced statisticsMost Stolen Cars
The most stolen cars in America, ranked with verified NICB theft counts for 2025, plus the Hyundai/Kia theft wave, the class-action settlement, and how to check a used car's VIN for theft records.
Open the statistics →Sourced statisticsCatalytic Converter Theft
Verified U.S. catalytic converter theft statistics: the 2020-2022 surge to 64,701 claims, the decline since 2023, top states, metal prices, and state resale laws.
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