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 765,649 units sold in 2024.
• The brand with the plurality of the top 25 most-sold cars was Toyota, which made up 20 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

Check out the most popular cars of 2024, such as the Ford F-Series and the Honda CR-V.¹

Toyotas made up 20 percent of the top 25 most popular models. Learn about the best auto insurance for Toyotas.

By State

While there was no single most popular car in the Northeast, the Ford F-Series was the most popular car in the South and Midwest. Altogether, the Ford F-Series made up the No. 1 cars in 24 states, compared to eight states for the Chevrolet Silverado.² The Tesla Model Y electric vehicle was No. 1 in four states, including California.

Buying a new car? You’re not alone. In 2021, the last time the Bureau of Transportation Statistics released national data, Americans purchased about 2,376,000 vehicles. 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 had an effect on car buying — it caused supply chain issues, labor shortages, and car shortages. It’s only in the past couple of years that those inventories are increasing.⁵

Car sales dropped drastically from 2019 to 2022, though there’s been a steady increase since 2023.⁶ New and used automobile prices are set to increase due to tariffs place on imported cars, car parts, and steel and aluminum. This is on top of the increases already set by the previous new car shortage and inflation. As anyone who has shopped for a used car or new vehicle knows, the new car shortage has caused prices to skyrocket.

Vehicle purchases began increasing in the past couple of years, which means car ownership in the U.S. isn’t going anywhere. In fact, as electric vehicles (EVs) become more commonplace and are manufactured by larger players aside from Tesla, we expect a greater number of the most popular vehicles in 2025 to be EVs.

For more information, read our frequently asked questions below, or check out our research on what consumers are looking for in new cars. While price is a top factor in buying decisions for 54 percent of car shoppers, most people’s budgets don’t match the average prices of cars. Many customers have to sacrifice features they want to buy cars they can afford. We expect prices increase in 2025 due to newly-implemented tariffs on imported cars, parts, and materials.