Some cars get targeted more than others and it’s because not all cats are the same. As some cats are worth more than others. Generally a catalytic converter lasts about 10 years. Thieves tend to target newer cars. The Toyota Prius has long been a target of catalytic converter theft, because it’s a hybrid, but that is not because hybrids have more expensive cats. The main reason that plugin hybrids get targeted is simply because they use their engine less.

Other end of the spectrum is the Ford F-250, the F-250 is a big target for catalytic converter theft because the OEM cat can cost $2,500. The exhaust needs a lot of catalyzing to make it road legal, which means more valuable metals being used as catalysts, but also with this truck and many others, it’s easy to get to the catalytic converter. Most thieves can just slide right under that truck.