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
51 FORD RAPTOR 253k 32.1 12.8% Car type
52 Ford Mustang 253k 34.0 38.0% Car type
53 Convertible 249k 36.2 24.5% Car type
54 Hyundai Tucson 244k 38.5 34.2% Car type
55 BMW X5 (E53) 243k 35.2 23.7% Car type
56 Classic car 240k 35.5 32.9% Car type
57 Audi A4 238k 34.5 42.3% Car type
58 Vintage car 230k 35.9 20.8% Car type
59 Kia Sportage 230k 38.9 33.5% Car type
60 BMW M4 217k 33.4 17.6% Car type
61 Volkswagen Jetta 214k 36.1 43.4% Car type
62 Suzuki Jimny 209k 41.6 35.8% Car type
63 BMW X3 205k 36.7 25.9% Car type
64 BMW 1 Series 204k 34.7 27.9% Car type
65 Audi R8 195k 37.2 29.1% Car type
66 BMW X3 (F25) 195k 25.1 12.5% Car type
67 Renault Clio 192k 38.5 37.8% Car type
68 Opel Corsa 191k 39.0 31.7% Car type
69 Mazda CX-3 191k 38.9 37.5% Car type
70 Ford Focus 189k 34.9 37.3% Car type
71 BMW 5 Series 188k 35.3 30.5% Car type
72 Audi Q3 186k 38.5 31.9% Car type
73 Audi A1 185k 37.3 29.9% Car type
74 Honda CR-V 183k 39.9 32.0% Car type
75 Nissan Qashqai 182k 39.7 34.5% 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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