---
title: "Thieves Nab At Least 16 Wheels Off Cars at Honda Dealership in Overnight Heist"
description: "Honda's wheels are literally flying off the lot these days."
date: "2017-06-14"
modified: "2017-06-14"
authors:
  - name: "Kyle Cheromcha"
    job_title: "Editor-in-Chief"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/kyle-cheromcha"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/11497/thieves-nab-at-least-16-wheels-off-cars-at-honda-dealership-in-overnight-heist"
categories:
  - "Honda News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "Accord"
  - "dealership"
  - "honda"
  - "Pilot"
  - "stolen"
  - "Wheels"
---

# Thieves Nab At Least 16 Wheels Off Cars at Honda Dealership in Overnight Heist

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At some point down the road, Honda employees will be able to look back at the [inexplicable number](<https://www.clickorlando.com/news/hondas-targeted-for-wheels-orange-county-deputies-say>) of [people stealing](<https://www.cars.com/articles/it-took-eight-days-for-our-new-honda-fit-to-get-its-wheels-stolen-1420680629965/>) the [wheels off their cars](<https://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2017/05/wheels_stolen_from_hondas_acro.html>) and laugh about how they made the rims just too dang nice. Unfortunately, that day is not today for the folks at Metro Honda in Monroe, North Carolina, where a crew of thieves pulled off a bold overnight heist on Monday and got away with at least 16 brand new wheels.

[According to a news release](<https://www.facebook.com/ucsonc/posts/1390149384385667>) from the Union County Sheriff's Office, employees arrived Tuesday morning to discover a "large" number of cars with shattered windows, and more than a few missing all four wheels. The pictures show at least three [Honda Accords](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/11368/2018-honda-accord-teased-engines-and-transmissions-revealed>) and one Pilot sitting forlornly on jacks, all with at least one window punched out. The total damage is still being added up, according to the report.

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*Well, there's your problem., *Union County Sheriff's Office**

Some of you may be wondering why exactly [Honda](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/10399/2018-honda-odyssey-is-all-about-a-happy-family>) wheels are such hot targets for thieves. There appear to be a few reasons. To start, the bolt pattern is shared across several models and hasn't been changed in over a decade, meaning the new wheels fit a large range of older Hondas (and a lot of other cars). Throw them on an EM Civic and you've got yourself an aftermarket look on the cheap. Couple that with the fact that [Accords and Civics themselves are among the most frequently stolen cars in the country](<https://cars.usnews.com/cars-trucks/best-cars-blog/2016/08/the-10-cars-that-get-stolen-the-most>), and you have a pretty significant black market for the newer factory rims.

Investigators currently don't have any leads, and they're asking anyone who spots a shady Craigslist ad trying to unload 16 OEM Honda wheels to call the local Crimestoppers line at 704-283-5600.

## Author
Overseeing an expert staff of writers and editors from his lair in Los Angeles, Kyle shapes The Drive’s singular approach to covering the automotive industry and car culture. He’s been with the site as a writer since 2017, taking over as editor in 2019. On a daily basis, Kyle is responsible for directing The Drive's editorial news and car review content strategies, setting special coverage priorities, managing complex reporting projects, and ensuring what you read on the page meets our high internal standards for quality and trustworthiness. He is also the executive producer of The Drive's YouTube channel, which was relaunched in February 2024 to great acclaim and has accumulated over 14M new views in its first year back on the scene. He hosts a biweekly series on the channel where he breaks down fascinating and complicated stories from the automotive world.

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