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
51 Renault Clio 192k 38.5 37.8% Car type
52 Opel Corsa 191k 39.0 31.7% Car type
53 Mazda CX-3 191k 38.9 37.5% Car type
54 Ford Focus 189k 34.9 37.3% Car type
55 BMW 5 Series 188k 35.3 30.5% Car type
56 Audi Q3 186k 38.5 31.9% Car type
57 Audi A1 185k 37.3 29.9% Car type
58 Honda CR-V 183k 39.9 32.0% Car type
59 Nissan Qashqai 182k 39.7 34.5% Car type
60 BMW X3 (E83) 181k 23.1 0.0% Car type
61 Volkswagen Caddy 176k 39.5 28.1% Car type
62 Mitsubishi Triton 176k 39.2 27.6%
63 Range Rover Sport 176k 40.3 34.1% Car type
64 Nissan Micra 173k 39.8 31.6% Car type
65 BMW X5 (E70) 173k 40.5 0.0% Car type
66 BMW X1 170k 35.9 28.2% Car type
67 Toyota Camry 170k 35.5 49.1% Car type
68 Mazda BT-50 169k 39.8 27.3%
69 Toyota Avanza 169k 40.4 31.6% Car type
70 BMW 3 Series (E36) 168k 34.2 15.5%
71 BMW 3 Series (E46) 165k 34.8 15.2% Car type
72 Porsche Cayenne 165k 35.1 39.7% Car type
73 Mercedes-Benz A-Class 164k 36.2 27.5% Car type
74 Volkswagen Touareg 162k 39.8 30.0% Car type
75 Porsche 911 162k 33.5 25.6% 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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