Is my Ford Kuga at risk of theft?
Yes, it is a meaningful risk. The Kuga was twelfth, making it the third Ford in the top 20, and Ford was the most stolen brand of 2025.
- Stolen in 2025
- 799
- UK model ranking
- 12 of 20
- One theft every
- 11 hours
- Share of Ford thefts
- 10%
Ford Kuga thefts in context
799 Ford Kugas went missing in 2025: one every 11 hours, or 1.5% of the UK total of 54,830. Of 7,677 Ford cars stolen, 10% were this model. Next up the table: Land Rover Discovery Sport, 813.
Which Ford Kugas are being taken
No model-year split was published for the Ford Kuga, and we will not guess one.
Why thieves pick the Ford Kuga
The Kuga is Ford's family SUV and has been sold with keyless entry and plug-in hybrid options, which puts newer versions in the same bracket as other popular SUVs that thieves target.
What Car? did not break Kuga thefts down by year, so the safe assumption is that both older and newer cars are being taken.
Ford was the most stolen brand of the year with 7,677 cars, and the Kuga is the only one of its three top-20 models that is an SUV.
Check your own Ford Kuga
Look at the badge: a Kuga PHEV plugs in, and many recent cars have keyless entry and start. An older Kuga with a conventional key mainly needs protection against a copied key or a forced entry.
Dual layer protection for your Ford Kuga
Layer one: stop it leaving
An aftermarket immobiliser that has to be disarmed separately is the first layer. For a keyless Kuga, keeping the fob in a pouch and turning off keyless entry if you do not use it reduce the risk of a relayed key starting the car.
Layer two: get it back
A monitored tracker gives you the second layer, and a tracker with a driver tag means you get an alert if the car moves without the tag nearby.
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Habits that lower the risk
- Store keys away from the front of the house.
- If you charge a plug-in hybrid Kuga at home, put the cable away when you are not using it so it is not a reason to approach the car.
- Use a driveway post or gate if you have one.
Local police figures
Police data has no make or model field, so it cannot count Ford Kuga thefts locally. As an example of local pressure, West Mercia Police logged 225 vehicle crimes within a mile of Worcester in the year to September 2026. Worcester figures · other towns
Ford Kuga theft questions
Is the Ford Kuga a target for car thieves?
Yes. 799 Kugas were reported stolen to the DVLA in 2025, twelfth in the model list.
Which Ford models are stolen most?
The Fiesta (3,511), Focus (1,474) and Kuga (799) all made the top 20. Ford recorded 7,677 thefts as a brand.
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Ford Kuga figures: DVLA 2025 records (FOI) via What Car?; police.uk. Checked 6 November 2026. All models. Trademarks belong to their owners.