CARS - provides one of the world's most sophisticated and widely accessible motor vehicle theft data sources

Welcome to CARS

CARS is a statistical and research service designed to inform effective vehicle theft reduction strategies.

Fully funded by the Australian National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council (NMVTRC), CARS integrates information from police, registration authorities, insurance companies and vehicle industry sources from across Australia.

Learn more...

Latest News

Theft Matters - November 2011

An analysis of insurance claim costs from the CARS database has revealed that total claim costs paid by insurers have steadily reduced in line with the fall in overall vehicle theft over the past decade, despite a 30 per cent increase in Australia's car fleet size.

Learn more...