Lexus IS

What’s surprising – to me at least – is that the fairly innocuous Skoda Octavia is more likely to be vandalised than a BMW 5-Series. Less surprising is the fact that 4 of the Top 10 were Beamers; the brand still retaining its (deserved?) “blip-head” image in the UK. Another surprise is the Mazda MX-5, which I’m surprise to learn is more hated than the (IMO) highly obnoxious and scorn-worthy BMW X5.

Without further ado, here’s the top 10 most vandalised cars in Britain (at least, according to SwiftCover). The, “VV Index” is the percentage chance the vehicle would be vandalised in a one year period (2009 to 2010) multiplied by ten. Bad news for Lexus IS owners across the pond: if you happen to own one of the Japanese brand’s entry-level sedans, you’re in possession of the most vandalised car in the UK. Runners up are BMW’s Z4 sports coupe and MINI’s entry-level One model. It’s all been revealed as part of SwiftCover.com’s Vehicle Vandalism Index (VVI), whereby the UK-based insurer analysed some 2,000 motor insurance claims. SwiftCover claims director Robin Reames explains: “Our analysis shows that luxury cars are more likely to be targeted by vandals, however, it's interesting to see the MINI One in the top three. The majority of vehicles in the top ten are what we call 'executive cars', likely to be driven by high earners who see their car as a status symbol, with just one 4x4 making up the top ten.”