The top-three best selling vehicles in America in 2021 were three pickups: the Chevy Silverado, the Ram line and the Ford F-150. But none of those vehicles appears in a new list of the three most searched-for used cars and trucks. In fact, they don’t even make it into the top 10.
The data comes, rather strangely, from the team at Australia’s Compare The Market price website, which says it was able to determine the 50 most in-demand used cars in America by calculating the number of Google searches made for popular models of car, truck and SUV between April 2021 and March 2022.
Scanning the full list of 50 reveals some eye-catching details, such as the Porsche 911 making it to 29th spot, ahead of the Mini Cooper and Jeep Cherokee, while the Audi R8’s 38th place puts it one rung above the Toyota Prius. The Nissan Leaf, meanwhile, languishes in 49th place, which is surprising since Compare The Market says it’s the worst car in America for depreciation, losing almost 50 percent of its value in three years.
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But one electric car proved rather more popular than the Leaf, even breaking into the top three. Think you know what it is? Maybe you do, but we’d put money on you not getting both of the other two podium finishers correct. Let’s take a look at the 10 finalists.
10. Honda CR-V (261,640 searches)
9. Jeep Grand Cherokee (282,100)
8. Toyota Highlander (297,290)
7. Toyota Camry (301,890)
6. Honda Accord (318,660)
5. Toyota 4Runner (346,990)
4. Honda Civic (445,000)
3. Tesla Model 3 (490,360)
2. Toyota Tacoma (509,490)
1. Jeep Wrangler (760,940)
This data doesn’t means these were the most-bought used cars in 2021, and it lacks depth: people searching for “Porsche 911” could just as easily be daydreaming about a 1980s Carrera 3.2 as seriously considering picking up a new 992 Turbo. But it still makes for interesting reading, particularly the fact that the Jeep Wrangler attracted 50 percent more searches than the second-place Tacoma. We wonder if the hype surrounding the Ford Bronco had something to do with that. Did you guess any of the cars right?