Are 叫 and 让 actually used in place of the passive marker 被? I have long been familiar (~10 years) with the passive marker 被.

A new textbook that I've purchased introduces 叫 and 让 as alternatives to 被.  It says that for the most part they work the same, but 叫 and 让 are more commonly used and that 被 is more often found in written or formal contexts.

Examples from the book include:

我的车 被/叫/让 他偷走了。

那本词典 被/叫/让 小明给接走了。

I have never ever heard 叫 or 让 being used in place of 被.

Are they really that "commonly" used?  Do you use them or hear them being used?
被 can be followed by a verb or a noun


Example: 

他被杀死了 - he was killed (杀死 is a verb)

他被某人杀死 - he was killed by someone (某人 is a noun)


  让 means 'allow; let;' (must be followed by a noun)


Example: 

不要让人杀了 (don't let people kill you/ don't be killed by someone)


  叫 means 'make; cause' 


Example: 

叫人煩惱 - make people upset (it is not a passive marker)