Reality Stars Car Damaged in Melbourne Theft Attempt

A Married At First Sight star has become the latest high-profile person caught up in 's wave. 

Sarah Roza, who starred on season five of the reality show in 2018, detailed the damage to her car after it was left trashed after an attempted theft this week.   

'I'm so mad! Some motherf***er tried to steal my car today... whilst it was parked out the front of my house!' the 47-year-old wrote on Instagram.

'They were unsuccessful in driving away with it, but because I don't know who the culprit is, I'm now left with the $1200 insurance excess to pay to fix all the interior and exterior damage they did to my car.'

The former reality star often films social media content in her vehicle, and earlier this year detailed the process of fitting her car out with a series of accessories. 

She added plush seat covers, back-seat organisers and karaoke speakers, as well as a number of high-tech gadgets. 

Roza is not alone in her anger over the recent crime wave in her city.  

Car theft has become a significant problem in Melbourne, with criminals now turning to high-tech methods to steal cars.  

It was revealed earlier this year that key cloning devices are now responsible for at least a third of all car thefts in Victoria.

Between 30 and 40 per cent of the 33,000 cars stolen across the state between September 2024 and September 2025 were stolen using key cloning devices, an average of 30 stolen cars a day.

Police say thieves target specific car models that are easy to access electronically, which often use electronic push-start technology that doesn't need an ignition key to start.

Holdens and Toyotas are the most common vehicles stolen, with 1,271 Holden Commodores .

More than 670 Toyota Corollas, 592 Toyota Hiluxes and 467 Toyota Rav4s were stolen across Victoria in 2025.

Meanwhile, fed-up Victorians have lashed out at police following the release of a video aimed at