Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 100 most popular Car Types in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest car types in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 966 car types tracked in South Africa, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. SUVs, Used car and Family car lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 6.4M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 380k, and the largest, SUVs, reaches around 2.6M people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each car type, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across South Africa and are refreshed weekly.

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How to read this list

Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in South Africa. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in South Africa, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in South Africa. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
26 Van 398k 39.8 30.1% Car type
27 Volkswagen Amarok 379k 37.1 37.9% Car type
28 Nissan Navara 378k 40.1 29.2% Car type
29 BMW 3 Series 360k 33.5 39.2% Car type
30 BMW X5 350k 36.2 29.7% Car type
31 Full-size car 342k 38.2 33.6% Car type
32 Hyundai i10 320k 38.3 37.1% Car type
33 Mercedes-Benz C-Class 305k 36.1 29.6% Car type
34 Haul truck 299k 38.1 32.0% Car type
35 Honda Civic 288k 35.2 45.2% Car type
36 Audi A3 285k 34.7 43.5% Car type
37 Kia Rio 285k 38.0 34.1% Car type
38 Coupé 281k 35.4 23.3% Car type
39 Toyota Yaris 279k 35.3 43.6% Car type
40 Ford Fiesta 274k 35.3 36.5% Car type
41 Toyota Vitz 272k 40.9 8.2% Car type
42 Range Rover (L322) 271k 35.4 39.9% Car type
43 Toyota RAV4 268k 38.0 32.4% Car type
44 Ford Ranger 267k 33.7 34.3% Car type
45 Concept car 266k 36.4 26.0% Car type
46 Mid-size car 262k 37.7 31.2% Car type
47 Muscle car 262k 35.4 16.4% Car type
48 BMW M3 261k 34.5 19.7% Car type
49 Ford EcoSport 256k 38.9 33.0% Car type
50 Suzuki Baleno 253k 36.7 43.0% Car type

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular car types compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across South Africa and ranks each car type by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest car type in South Africa?

SUVs currently leads with an estimated audience of 2.6M people in South Africa.

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