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Check if a vehicle is stolen

Use this tool to check if a vehicle has been reported as stolen and on our database of stolen vehicles. The data is refreshed hourly.

Limitations of the stolen vehicles data

The data is a snapshot at a point in time and does not include vehicles that are:

  • stolen, but not reported to us
  • stolen and reported, but we haven't yet updated the database
  • stolen and reported, but now recovered by their owners
  • not registered with NZTA for use in New Zealand

Stolen vehicle data does not include lost or stolen registration plates.

What if you know the location of a stolen vehicle?

If you know the location of a stolen vehicle, always think about your own safety and the safety of others.

Do NOT pursue a vehicle you believe may be stolen.

If the vehicle is being driven or you believe the driver or the vehicle occupants are still nearby, then please call 111 and ask for Police.

Abandoned vehicles

If the vehicle appears to be abandoned then please advise Police of its location by calling 105.

To make a police report:


If you want to provide information anonymously about this vehicle contact Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.

Download List

Note, the download is a zip file of data in CSV (comma separated values) format suitable for a spreadsheet application. If your device is a phone or tablet that does not handle .zip files, it may not be able to download this data.


 

Persons reporting stolen vehicles

Note that when you report a vehicle as stolen to Police its details will be published on this and on other publicly available registers.

To make a police report: