What are the most popular cars on Staten Island?
Counted out of 287,874 active registrations in Richmond County, from New York State's own registration file. Part of the citywide study.
The most popular car on Staten Island is the Nissan Rogue, with 8,932 active registrations out of 287,874 registered vehicles in Richmond County. Toyota is the most common make at 34,527. The figures come from the New York State DMV registration file, August 2026 snapshot.
- Registered vehicles
- 287,874
- Share of the city
- 13.5%
- Most registered model
- Nissan Rogue
- Most common make
- Toyota
Data: August 2026 snapshot
What are the 15 most registered car models on Staten Island?
The Nissan Rogue is the most registered car model on Staten Island, with 8,932 active registrations, 3.10% of the borough. The Honda CR-V is second at 8,811 and the Toyota RAV4 is third at 7,658.
| # | Make and model | Registrations | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nissan Rogue | 8,932 | #6 |
| 2 | Honda CR-V | 8,811 | #1 |
| 3 | Toyota RAV4 | 7,658 | #2 |
| 4 | Jeep Grand Cherokee | 6,474 | #8 |
| 5 | Honda Accord | 6,011 | #5 |
| 6 | Toyota Camry | 5,906 | #3 |
| 7 | Toyota Sienna | 5,185 | #4 |
| 8 | Honda Civic | 4,802 | #9 |
| 9 | Lexus RX | 4,783 | #12 |
| 10 | Nissan Altima | 4,313 | #14 |
| 11 | Hyundai Tucson | 4,210 | #17 |
| 12 | Toyota Corolla | 4,069 | #13 |
| 13 | Honda Pilot | 4,010 | #10 |
| 14 | Hyundai Elantra | 3,910 | #25 |
| 15 | Toyota Highlander | 3,672 | #7 |
How does Staten Island differ from the rest of the city?
The Nissan Rogue leads on Staten Island while the Honda CR-V leads citywide, and the sharpest difference further down the list is the Hyundai Elantra: number 14 on Staten Island at 1.36% of the borough, against number 25 citywide at 0.80% 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 on Staten Island?
Toyota is the most common make on Staten Island at 34,527 active registrations, followed by Honda at 32,182 and Nissan at 25,261.
| # | Make | Registrations | Share of borough |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toyota | 34,527 | 12.0% |
| 2 | Honda | 32,182 | 11.2% |
| 3 | Nissan | 25,261 | 8.8% |
| 4 | Ford | 21,550 | 7.5% |
| 5 | Hyundai | 16,896 | 5.9% |
| 6 | Chevrolet | 14,480 | 5.0% |
| 7 | Jeep | 13,842 | 4.8% |
| 8 | Mercedes-Benz | 12,808 | 4.4% |
How many cars are registered on Staten Island?
Staten Island has 287,874 currently registered vehicles, 13.5% 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 Richmond County only.
Cite as: Nacmias Auto analysis of NYS DMV registration data, Aug 2026. Reuse with attribution is welcome.