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
76 BMW 7 Series 161k 34.7 29.4% Car type
77 Range Rover Evoque 158k 41.3 34.7%
78 Volkswagen Passat 158k 35.6 48.7% Car type
79 Nissan X-Trail 157k 39.2 30.4% Car type
80 Ford Mustang (fourth generation) 157k 39.5 17.4% Car type
81 Toyota Supra 156k 33.5 35.8% Car type
82 Audi Q5 155k 39.2 30.6% Car type
83 BMW M5 154k 33.6 18.2% Car type
84 Audi A6 153k 37.5 30.7% Car type
85 Chery Tiggo 152k 41.4 30.5% Car type
86 Ford Figo 150k 38.5 34.2% Car type
87 Audi A5 149k 38.5 29.8% Car type
88 BMW X6 147k 36.5 23.7% Car type
89 Mitsubishi Pajero 144k 37.6 38.3% Car type
90 Hyundai Venue 143k 38.3 42.8% Car type
91 Nissan GT-R 141k 32.5 33.1% Car type
92 Volkswagen Up 138k 38.8 32.3% Car type
93 Lamborghini Urus 137k 35.5 24.0% Car type
94 Mercedes-Benz E-Class 137k 36.5 27.4% Car type
95 Nissan Almera 137k 39.9 30.6% Car type
96 Kia Sorento 133k 40.0 33.1% Car type
97 Land Rover Defender 132k 39.9 26.3% Car type
98 Audi Q7 132k 39.5 31.1% Car type
99 Honda Jazz 131k 38.6 31.4%
100 Suzuki Celerio 130k 42.3 40.8%

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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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