My Niro was stolen in under 120 sec last night. I had no idea that it is the most solen car in the UK. What makes it even worse is that Kia allowed the thieves to just deregister my car from Kia Connect once they had stolen it. Would it not be a very basic security step if only registerd owner could unregister the car from Kia Connect? While the Kia Niro is a great to drive, more needs to be done to warn owners of theft before buying and Kia needs to sort out their anti theft security. Will never buy a Kia again.
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Or Defenders, or numerous other cars.
Problem is people only see the name of their manufacturer and ignore the rest.
This is the first I’ve heard. Everywhere I read, it’s Ford Fiesta at the top of the list with Range Rover a few spots down. I think my Niro is safer as it has the best security measure. i.e. ‘Non-Keyless Entry’! Exactly what I wanted due to recent news about the ease of keyless car theft. If it had keyless, I’d have rejected it on the spot.
Sorry to hear about everyone with their stolen Kias The manufacturers should be banned from making them if they can’t be secured properly or made to replace them.
Here’s a ranking…. Don’t know where the article saying kia is at the top is getting its stats from. This one ranks cars so surely includes electric and hybrid
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Sorry to hear about everyone with their stolen Kias The manufacturers should be banned from making them if they can’t be secured properly or made to replace them.
Here’s a ranking…. Don’t know where the article saying kia is at the top is getting its stats from. This one ranks cars so surely includes electric and hybrid
Most Stolen Car in the UK Betting Odds: Ford Fiesta EVENS to remain top of the most stolen car list in the UK across 2024 after topping 2023 charts!
The Ford Fiesta is favourite to once again be the most stolen car in the UK in 2024 with the latest odds giving it a 50% chance of doing so!...
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The same thing happened to us this year in October 2024. We thought they had used our key signal but our spare was in a metal container and the other key was surrounded by metal bits of equipment some distance from our front door. I didn’t know they could use a software breach to steal the car until I spoke with a Kia dealer. Likewise, I only realised it had been taken after my Kia connect message informed me that the car had been disconnected but at that point it was already gone. No further word from the police after being given an incident number, everyone was very nice, the insurance agent too, and those representing the PCP, but it is so frustrating that Kia didn’t at least let us know that there was a problem and advised us to get a wheel lock!
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Hi & welcome.
This is a widely known exploit that effects all cars.
Not sure why people expect manufacture to warn them. Personal responsibility is at play here.
We used to use steering locks back in 1970's & 80's.
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