Canada's Most Stolen Car: Honda Civic

Canadian car thieves seem to have a peculiar taste for 10-year-old Honda Civics. For the fourth year in a row, the Civic leads the list of most stolen cars in Canada.

The 2000 and 1999 Honda Civic are the top two stolen cars in Canada for 2010. (Wes Allison/Associated Press)The 2000 and 1999 Civic SiR two-door are the number 1 and number 2 most stolen cars in Canada, according to the Insurance Bureau of Canada.

Three models of the Acura and the Audi Quattro round out the IBC's list of the top-10 stolen vehicles.

While figures for the total number of vehicles stolen in 2010 aren't in yet, there is some encouraging news from 2009.

Close to $1 billion lost to vehicle theft in 2009

Last year 108,172 vehicles were stolen in Canada, a drop of 15 per cent from 2008. Still, the overall cost of auto theft is close to $1 billion.

The top-10 list of stolen vehicles:

2000 Honda Civic SiR two-door.
1999 Honda Civic SiR two-door.
2002 Cadillac Escalade four-door 4WD.
2004 Cadillac Escalade four-door 4WD.
2005 Acura RSX Type S two-door.
1997 Acura Integra two-door.
2000 Audi Quattro four-door AWD.
2003 Hummer H2 four-door AWD.
2006 Acura RSX Type S two-door.
2004 Hummer H2 four-door AWD.