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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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
76 BMW X3 (E83) 181k 23.1 0.0% Car type
77 Hybrid electric vehicle 178k 39.3 34.6% Car type
78 Volkswagen Caddy 176k 39.5 28.1% Car type
79 Range Rover Sport 176k 40.3 34.1% Car type
80 Nissan Micra 173k 39.8 31.6% Car type
81 BMW X5 (E70) 173k 40.5 0.0% Car type
82 BMW X1 170k 35.9 28.2% Car type
83 Toyota Camry 170k 35.5 49.1% Car type
84 Toyota Avanza 169k 40.4 31.6% Car type
85 BMW 3 Series (E46) 165k 34.8 15.2% Car type
86 Porsche Cayenne 165k 35.1 39.7% Car type
87 Mercedes-Benz A-Class 164k 36.2 27.5% Car type
88 Volkswagen Touareg 162k 39.8 30.0% Car type
89 Porsche 911 162k 33.5 25.6% Car type
90 BMW 7 Series 161k 34.7 29.4% Car type
91 Volkswagen Passat 158k 35.6 48.7% Car type
92 Nissan X-Trail 157k 39.2 30.4% Car type
93 Ford Mustang (fourth generation) 157k 39.5 17.4% Car type
94 Toyota Supra 156k 33.5 35.8% Car type
95 Audi Q5 155k 39.2 30.6% Car type
96 BMW M5 154k 33.6 18.2% Car type
97 Audi A6 153k 37.5 30.7% Car type
98 Chery Tiggo 152k 41.4 30.5% Car type
99 Antique car 151k 36.8 22.0% Car type
100 Ford Figo 150k 38.5 34.2% 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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