For the 11th year in a row, the Proton Wira is the car most “loved” by thieves in Malaysia. This is according to the Vehicle Theft Reduction Council of Malaysia (VTREC), which compiles an annual list of the most stolen vehicles in the country based on claims received by insurance companies.
As reported by The Star, VTREC coordinator Mas Tina Abdul Hamid said a total of 131 Wiras were reported stolen in 2021. This was followed by the Iswara in second place with 75 reported cases and the Perodua Kancil took the third spot.
Other cars that made the list include the Myvi in sixth, while the Hilux is in fourth place with 65 cases reported in 2021 – the pick-up truck is the most stolen non-national vehicle on the list.
“There are stolen Mercedes-Benz cars being sold for as low as RM10,000, or a Hilux for RM12,000, and Wira for only RM3,000. The Wira was a popular car back then, and there are still quite a number on the road even though production stopped in 2009,” said Mas Tina, who added that thieves are most commonly suppliers of Wira spare parts.
Mas Tina also said thieves would often target older and more popular car models and believed the Myvi would soon become their favourite. “The trend is almost similar (to the Wira). We now have a huge number of Myvis on the road (and they might be the target once their production stops),” she said.
It was also mentioned that most of the stolen local vehicles were sold domestically, while the recent shortage of vehicle spare parts due to supply chain issues and the Covid-19 pandemic have made the issue worse.
Stepping away from cars, data showed that one Yamaha 135LC is stolen every day, making it the most stolen make of motorcycle in 2021. The Yamaha Y15ZR came in second place with 186 reported cases, followed by the Honda C100 in third with 151 cases.
“Normally, thieves will target the latest model, strip it, and sell the parts. They also sell the Yamaha 125Z for RM1,500, Yamaha 135LC for RM500, and Honda EX5 and Honda Wave for RM300 each,” Mas Tina said.
“Customers who agree to their offers will deposit money into the account belonging to the syndicate before the stolen vehicles or components are sent to them using registered parcel service,” she added. “They have different people to steal and different groups to bring it to Thailand. Somebody else will sell them,” she explained on why it was very difficult for the authorities to catch the syndicates.
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The reason why so many Protons got stolen is because Proton security system is very weak. This is why Malaysians trust Perodua more than Proton, because Game-Changing Perodua cars are equiped with advanced security system.
Did you compare proton wira with perodua myvi ?
But Wira & Iswara are old generation and used old technology sytem compare to myvi.
Wira got JDM and MDM. Also Evolution DNA for upgrade. Somemore no more production. Design also cantik.That why itu kereta panas.
But Wira & Iswara are old generation and used old technology sytem compare to myvi.
Proton Wira design concept base on Mitsubishi Evo 3.Even old design but the performance is well known No 1 that we call WRC (Worlds rally Champion car )
Myvi have new technology while most Wira & Iswara use 3rd party alarm or just lock manual.
All these effort for chum change? Look at me! Getting billions while sitting pretty in office, now rumah warden la. And I have a legion of makcik bawang fans from Pahang who will come sapot me in court and cry at my will
You think everybody can be like me meh? Have good frens in the judge panel to drop my case when I call them
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hint- is not LGE
Zero-purchasers for stolen vehicles would help reduce car-thefts. But the used-parts trade would go on.
“it was very difficult for the authorities to catch the syndicates”
I never saw that police checked the chassis or engine number at a road block. They even don’t countercheck the number plate with their database of stolen vehicles. They only check the road tax sticker.
If they don’t check, then of course it’s very difficult to find out what bike is stolen.
My Crv model 2021 wĺith push start button was stolen in KOTA Damansara last dec2022..How come new gen crv with push strt button easilÿ being taken away?
Proton Wira is being design to fitted with Immobilizer.
Once being stolen car owner able to stop the car engine immediately and police to trace the car location for car recovery within 15 min. Guy install at any nearby accessories shop cost below RM 300.00