What are the most popular cars in Brooklyn?
Counted out of 526,159 active registrations in Kings County, from New York State's own registration file. Part of the citywide study.
The most popular car in Brooklyn is the Honda CR-V, with 19,758 active registrations out of 526,159 registered vehicles in Kings County. Toyota is the most common make at 89,399. The figures come from the New York State DMV registration file, August 2026 snapshot.
- Registered vehicles
- 526,159
- Share of the city
- 24.8%
- Most registered model
- Honda CR-V
- Most common make
- Toyota
Data: August 2026 snapshot
What are the 15 most registered car models in Brooklyn?
The Honda CR-V is the most registered car model in Brooklyn, with 19,758 active registrations, 3.76% of the borough. The Toyota Sienna is second at 18,817 and the Toyota RAV4 is third at 17,597.
| # | Make and model | Registrations | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honda CR-V | 19,758 | #1 |
| 2 | Toyota Sienna | 18,817 | #4 |
| 3 | Toyota RAV4 | 17,597 | #2 |
| 4 | Toyota Camry | 17,587 | #3 |
| 5 | Nissan Rogue | 13,392 | #6 |
| 6 | Honda Odyssey | 12,611 | #11 |
| 7 | Honda Accord | 12,409 | #5 |
| 8 | Toyota Highlander | 10,499 | #7 |
| 9 | Lexus RX | 9,437 | #12 |
| 10 | Honda Pilot | 8,732 | #10 |
| 11 | Jeep Grand Cherokee | 8,631 | #8 |
| 12 | Honda Civic | 7,952 | #9 |
| 13 | Toyota Corolla | 7,259 | #13 |
| 14 | Nissan Altima | 6,708 | #14 |
| 15 | Subaru Forester | 6,614 | #15 |
How does Brooklyn differ from the rest of the city?
Brooklyn shares the city's number one, the Honda CR-V, but the sharpest difference further down the list is the Honda Odyssey: number 6 in Brooklyn at 2.40% of the borough, against number 11 citywide at 1.65% of the city.
That is one comparison, and it is the one the ranking supports: both numbers in it are in the table above. This page does not say why the difference exists. The registration file records what is registered and where the registrant receives mail, and it carries no information about who bought what or why.
Which car brands are most common in Brooklyn?
Toyota is the most common make in Brooklyn at 89,399 active registrations, followed by Honda at 72,175 and Nissan at 39,101.
| # | Make | Registrations | Share of borough |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toyota | 89,399 | 17.0% |
| 2 | Honda | 72,175 | 13.7% |
| 3 | Nissan | 39,101 | 7.4% |
| 4 | Ford | 30,812 | 5.9% |
| 5 | Mercedes-Benz | 21,704 | 4.1% |
| 6 | Lexus | 21,493 | 4.1% |
| 7 | BMW | 21,429 | 4.1% |
| 8 | Chevrolet | 21,277 | 4.0% |
How many cars are registered in Brooklyn?
Brooklyn has 526,159 currently registered vehicles, 24.8% of the 2,124,852 registered across the five boroughs.
The borough is the county on the registration, which is where the registrant receives mail rather than where the vehicle is driven. A company that registers a fleet at one address puts all of it in one borough regardless of where those vehicles work.
The other four boroughs.
Same file, same method, same snapshot, counted one county at a time.
New York State DMV vehicle registration file, August 2026 snapshot of the five New York City counties. Model names come from NHTSA's federal VIN decoder. A registration is a record in a state database, not a car on the road. How we counted. This page counts Kings County only.
Cite as: Nacmias Auto analysis of NYS DMV registration data, Aug 2026. Reuse with attribution is welcome.