Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 100 most popular Car Models in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest car models in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 1.2k car models tracked in South Africa, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Toyota Hilux, Volkswagen Polo and Suzuki Swift lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 2.2M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 244k, and the largest, Toyota Hilux, reaches around 866k people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each car model, 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
1 Toyota Hilux 866k 39.8 31.4% Car type
2 Volkswagen Polo 742k 35.3 40.9% Car type
3 Suzuki Swift 583k 39.2 33.6% Car type
4 Toyota Fortuner 519k 37.6 40.3% Car type
5 Toyota Corolla 514k 35.3 45.0% Car type
6 Toyota Land Cruiser 497k 37.5 36.5% Car type
7 Volkswagen Golf 487k 34.9 41.7% Car type
8 Range Rover (L405) 474k 46.8 55.5%
9 Toyota Starlet 456k 29.8 3.9% Car type
10 Volkswagen Tiguan 430k 36.1 43.0% Car type
11 Ford Ranger (T6) 428k 40.1 23.6% Car type
12 Hyundai i20 409k 38.0 35.5% Car type
13 Volkswagen Amarok 379k 37.1 37.9% Car type
14 Nissan Navara 378k 40.1 29.2% Car type
15 BMW 3 Series 360k 33.5 39.2% Car type
16 BMW X5 350k 36.2 29.7% Car type
17 Hyundai i10 320k 38.3 37.1% Car type
18 Mercedes-Benz C-Class 305k 36.1 29.6% Car type
19 Honda Civic 288k 35.2 45.2% Car type
20 Audi A3 285k 34.7 43.5% Car type
21 Kia Rio 285k 38.0 34.1% Car type
22 Kia Picanto 283k 37.6 35.9%
23 Toyota Yaris 279k 35.3 43.6% Car type
24 Ford Fiesta 274k 35.3 36.5% Car type
25 Toyota Vitz 272k 40.9 8.2% Car type

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Frequently asked questions

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

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across South Africa and ranks each car model 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 model in South Africa?

Toyota Hilux currently leads with an estimated audience of 866k people in South Africa.

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