Eye-Opening Statistics: Hyundai and Kia Cars a Prime Target for Thieves

The Fallout of Hyundai and Kia Car Thefts

The TikTok Video that Prompted It All

In the past year, Hyundai and Kia have found themselves under pressure from regulators and lawsuits after a wave of car thefts were linked to a TikTok video that showed how to hot-wire Hyundai and Kia vehicles that lacked an anti-theft device.

The Fallout in Numbers

Here are the numbers that show the fallout of Hyundai and Kia car thefts:

  • 9 million: Hyundai and Kia vehicles on the road without immobilizers
  • 9: Cities suing the automakers
  • 18: State attorneys general who have petitioned NHTSA to issue a recall of vehicles without immobilizers
  • 8: Fatalities related to stolen Hyundai and Kias without immobilizers, according to NHTSA
  • 68: Insurance companies suing Hyundai and Kia over the vehicles
  • $200 million: Settlement amount Hyundai and Kia agreed to pay to consumers in a class-action lawsuit over the lack of immobilizers
  • $600 million: Estimated amount attorneys believe the insurance industry will end up paying out to affected owners
  • $5 billion: Estimated cost of a nationwide recall of the Hyundai and Kia vehicles
  • 96: Percentage of vehicles from other manufacturers that included immobilizers as standard equipment by 2015
  • 26: Percentage of Hyundai and Kia models that included immobilizers as standard equipment by 2015
  • 114: The Federal Motor Vehicle safety standard number for NHTSA’s rule on “Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention,” requiring automakers to install an ignition system on each vehicle that prevents it from starting or being steerable without the presence of the key.

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