SOME of the UK’s most trusted cars are vulnerable to keyless theft, a new study has found. The Ford Mondeo, Hyundai Nexo and Kia ProCeed have been labelle “poor” in defending agai…
If the car failed a test- such as being unlocked during a relay attack - it would move down one category.
"Security has come a long way since vehicle crime peaked in the early 1990s. But the layers of security added over the years count for nothing when they can be circumvented instantly by criminals using digital devices." Mike Hawes, chief executive of SMMT, said: "It doesn't compare like with like, failing to differentiate vehicles with keyless and traditional entry systems in a combined rating and failing to distinguish between different model grades and specifications.
A Kia spokesperson said: "Thatcham has not communicated with us on this testing procedure and has not outlined how this rating was achieved."
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