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
26 Range Rover (L322) 271k 35.4 39.9% Car type
27 Toyota RAV4 268k 38.0 32.4% Car type
28 Ford Ranger 267k 33.7 34.3% Car type
29 BMW X5 (F15) 262k 36.8 23.6%
30 BMW M3 261k 34.5 19.7% Car type
31 Mazda CX-5 261k 40.1 34.1%
32 Ford EcoSport 256k 38.9 33.0% Car type
33 Suzuki Baleno 253k 36.7 43.0% Car type
34 FORD RAPTOR 253k 32.1 12.8% Car type
35 Ford Mustang 253k 34.0 38.0% Car type
36 Jeep Wrangler 252k 36.2 32.5%
37 Hyundai Tucson 244k 38.5 34.2% Car type
38 BMW X5 (E53) 243k 35.2 23.7% Car type
39 Audi A4 238k 34.5 42.3% Car type
40 Kia Sportage 230k 38.9 33.5% Car type
41 BMW M4 217k 33.4 17.6% Car type
42 Volkswagen Jetta 214k 36.1 43.4% Car type
43 Jeep Grand Cherokee 210k 40.6 29.3%
44 Suzuki Jimny 209k 41.6 35.8% Car type
45 BMW X3 205k 36.7 25.9% Car type
46 BMW 1 Series 204k 34.7 27.9% Car type
47 Jaguar Land Rover 198k 41.8 26.0%
48 Audi R8 195k 37.2 29.1% Car type
49 BMW X3 (F25) 195k 25.1 12.5% Car type
50 Mazda3 194k 39.0 29.8%

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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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