The Most Popular Cars in America

• The most popular car makes in the U.S. include Toyota, Ford, Chevrolet, and Honda.
• The most popular vehicle was the Ford F-Series pickup truck, with 828,832 units sold in 2025.
• The brand with the most representation on the list of the top 25 most-sold cars was Toyota, which made up 16 percent of the top 25 car models sold.

The most common vehicle in America is the Ford F-150. It has been the best-selling vehicle in the U.S. for over four decades.

By Units Sold

The following are the most popular cars of 2025, such as the Ford F-Series and the Honda CR-V.¹

Toyotas made up 16 percent of the top 25 most popular models.

By State

In 2025, the Ford F-Series made up the No. 1 cars in 29 states, compared to six states for the Honda CR-V.² The Tesla Model Y was No. 1 in three states, including California.

According to data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Americans purchased about 12,648,000 new vehicles in 2024.⁵ That said, car sales have been on the decline since 2016, with the largest percentage decrease of 28 percent occurring between 2019 and 2020.

The COVID-19 pandemic certainly affected car buying — it caused supply chain issues, labor shortages, and car shortages. Plus, inventories had already been on the decline since 2015. It’s only in the past couple of years that those inventories have been increasing.⁶

Car sales dropped drastically from 2019 to 2022, though there’s been a steady increase since 2022. New and used automobile prices have continued to increase, due to factors such as tariffs and lower inventory.⁷ While there hasn’t been a sharp spike, as some experts anticipated, prices are not expected to meaningfully decrease in the near future. However, shopping for a used car is a great way to find a better deal.

The average price of a new car as of January 2026 is $49,191,⁸ while the average price of a used car as of December 2025 was $25,730.⁹ According to a recent survey by Cox Automotive, 66 percent of car buyers within the last 12 months considered both new and used cars, up from 57 percent in their previous survey.

Although electric vehicles (EVs) have become more commonplace and are manufactured by larger players aside from Tesla, it’s unlikely that any vehicle will take the Ford F-Series’ spot as the most popular vehicle type in the U.S. in the near future.

Prices for new and used cars are expected to continue to increase in 2026 due to general inflation and ongoing tariffs on imported cars, parts, and materials.