What are the most popular cars in Manhattan?
Counted out of 231,183 active registrations in New York County, from New York State's own registration file. Part of the citywide study.
The most popular car in Manhattan is the Honda CR-V, with 7,661 active registrations out of 231,183 registered vehicles in New York County. Toyota is the most common make at 27,146. The figures come from the New York State DMV registration file, August 2026 snapshot.
- Registered vehicles
- 231,183
- Share of the city
- 10.9%
- Most registered model
- Honda CR-V
- Most common make
- Toyota
Data: August 2026 snapshot
What are the 15 most registered car models in Manhattan?
The Honda CR-V is the most registered car model in Manhattan, with 7,661 active registrations, 3.31% of the borough. The Toyota RAV4 is second at 5,785 and the Honda Accord is third at 4,512.
| # | Make and model | Registrations | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honda CR-V | 7,661 | #1 |
| 2 | Toyota RAV4 | 5,785 | #2 |
| 3 | Honda Accord | 4,512 | #5 |
| 4 | Toyota Camry | 4,378 | #3 |
| 5 | Jeep Grand Cherokee | 4,157 | #8 |
| 6 | Toyota Sienna | 4,050 | #4 |
| 7 | Land Rover Range Rover | 3,850 | #38 |
| 8 | Toyota Highlander | 3,785 | #7 |
| 9 | Subaru Forester | 3,674 | #15 |
| 10 | BMW X5 | 3,436 | #23 |
| 11 | Lexus RX | 3,075 | #12 |
| 12 | BMW X3 | 3,071 | #30 |
| 13 | Subaru Outback | 3,056 | #33 |
| 14 | Honda Pilot | 3,025 | #10 |
| 15 | Ford Transit | 2,877 | #16 |
How does Manhattan differ from the rest of the city?
Manhattan shares the city's number one, the Honda CR-V, but the sharpest difference further down the list is the Land Rover Range Rover: number 7 in Manhattan at 1.67% of the borough, against number 38 citywide at 0.58% 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 Manhattan?
Toyota is the most common make in Manhattan at 27,146 active registrations, followed by Honda at 24,421 and BMW at 16,600.
| # | Make | Registrations | Share of borough |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toyota | 27,146 | 11.7% |
| 2 | Honda | 24,421 | 10.6% |
| 3 | BMW | 16,600 | 7.2% |
| 4 | Mercedes-Benz | 16,366 | 7.1% |
| 5 | Ford | 15,825 | 6.8% |
| 6 | Subaru | 11,253 | 4.9% |
| 7 | Jeep | 9,524 | 4.1% |
| 8 | Audi | 9,103 | 3.9% |
How many cars are registered in Manhattan?
Manhattan has 231,183 currently registered vehicles, 10.9% 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 New York County only.
Cite as: Nacmias Auto analysis of NYS DMV registration data, Aug 2026. Reuse with attribution is welcome.