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What people are buying in New York

Passenger-class vehicle registrations on file with the NY DMV (everything registered, not just recent purchases): 9,272,477 passenger registrations (snapshot updated 2026-10-02).

Top makes

Make (DMV code)RegistrationsShare
Toyota (TOYOT)1,183,14312.8%
Honda (HONDA)1,114,48412.0%
Chevrolet (CHEVR)902,4499.7%
Ford (FORD)773,5018.3%
Nissan (NISSA)596,3216.4%

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By model year

New York registrations by model year20002027high 740,572low 20,384
Model yearRegistrations
202720,384
2026584,089
2025740,572
2024708,028
2023531,184

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Top makes, newest model years

Model years 2026 and 2027 only, a rough proxy for recent purchases.

MakeRegistrations
Honda80,918
Chevrolet68,241
Toyota60,244
Nissan41,044
Hyundai36,960

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EV share

177,289 of 9,272,477 passenger registrations (1.9%) list the fuel type Electric. NY does not split out plug-in hybrids.

Source: New York State DMV, Vehicle, Snowmobile, and Boat Registrations (data.ny.gov, w4pv-hbkt), data date: snapshot updated 2026-10-02. New York publishes the make as a short DMV code (for example TOYOT, HONDA, CHEVR) and no model name. Makes with fewer than 10 registrations per model year are left out.

Top makes by county

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Plug-in share of all light-duty vehicles (DOE)

2025: 334,400 electric plus plug-in hybrid vehicles out of 11,354,900 light-duty vehicles, 2.9%. Counts are rounded to the nearest 100 by DOE.

Plug-in vehicles registered in New York, 2016 to 202520162025high 334,400low 18,200

Source: U.S. Department of Energy, Alternative Fuels Data Center, Vehicle Registration Counts by State (National Laboratory of the Rockies, Experian data), data date: through 2025.

What this means for you

The most-registered vehicles here have the deepest local used market, which usually means more buyers when you sell and more listings to compare when you shop. Popularity is not a quality or reliability rating, and this is not advice to buy or sell any car.

Auto loans in New York: who's lending and their complaint records (Lender Tracker)

Coverage: make and model counts exist only where a state publishes them for free (Washington for all vehicles; Washington and Connecticut for plug-ins; New York by make and model year). Maryland and Delaware publish fuel-type counts only. Full 50-state make and model data is sold by private vendors (for example S&P Global Mobility and Experian) and requires a paid license, so we don't show it.

FAQ

Where does the New York data come from?

New York State DMV, Vehicle, Snowmobile, and Boat Registrations (data.ny.gov, w4pv-hbkt), data date snapshot updated 2026-10-02.

Estimates, not financial advice. Taxes, insurance, PMI and fees vary by lender, county and city; confirm with your lender, dealer and state agency before acting.