What Long Island drives islandwide
The Honda Accord is the most prevalent passenger vehicle on Long Island, according to an analysis of information on 1,940,332 cars, vans, SUVs and pickups in state and federal databases. Gray, or silver, is the most popular color, and 2015 models lead all others. Among the 2017 models, smaller SUVs account for five of the eight most prevalent vehicles registered to a local address.
Here is the data on the most prevalent makes and/or models across Long Island as of March 2017. For a list breaking that down by ZIP Code, click here. Most vehicles since the mid-1980s are identifiable by make and model. For older cars we are able to note just the maker. Commercial vehicles are excluded. For more on how this database was compiled, click here. This database was posted on April 28, 2017.
| Rank | Make and/or model | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Rank 24 | Make and/or model Volkswagen Jetta | Number 18,012 |
| Rank 41 | Make and/or model Volkswagen Passat | Number 10,232 |
| Rank 93 | Make and/or model Volkswagen Tiguan | Number 4,341 |
| Rank 123 | Make and/or model Volkswagen Beetle (modern) | Number 3,161 |
| Rank 185 | Make and/or model Volkswagen GTI | Number 1,711 |
| Rank 193 | Make and/or model Volkswagen Golf | Number 1,600 |
| Rank 244 | Make and/or model Volkswagen Touareg | Number 1,009 |
| Rank 274 | Make and/or model Volkswagen Eos | Number 859 |
| Rank 329 | Make and/or model Volkswagen Jetta Wagon | Number 632 |
| Rank 354 | Make and/or model Volkswagen Golf GTI | Number 549 |
| Rank 356 | Make and/or model Volkswagen | Number 536 |
| Rank 361 | Make and/or model Volkswagen Rabbit | Number 523 |
| Rank 379 | Make and/or model Volkswagen Routan | Number 446 |
| Rank 416 | Make and/or model Volkswagen Cabrio | Number 343 |
| Rank 438 | Make and/or model Volkswagen CC | Number 268 |
| Rank 485 | Make and/or model Volkswagen Golf SportWagen | Number 188 |
| Rank 516 | Make and/or model Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen | Number 141 |
| Rank 518 | Make and/or model Volkswagen Golf Wagon | Number 139 |
| Rank 548 | Make and/or model Volkswagen Golf R | Number 95 |
| Rank 556 | Make and/or model Volkswagen R32 | Number 85 |
| Rank 557 | Make and/or model Volkswagen Cabriolet | Number 84 |
| Rank 573 | Make and/or model Volkswagen Golf/Golf GTI/Golf R Hatchback/Golf Sportwagen/Golf Alltrack | Number 65 |
| Rank 586 | Make and/or model Volkswagen Euro Van | Number 51 |
| Rank 598 | Make and/or model Volkswagen Camper | Number 39 |
| Rank 605 | Make and/or model Volkswagen Vanagon | Number 32 |
| Rank 608 | Make and/or model Volkswagen Jetta III | Number 29 |
| Rank 614 | Make and/or model Volkswagen Phaeton | Number 23 |
| Rank 618 | Make and/or model Volkswagen Corrado | Number 19 |
| Rank 620 | Make and/or model Volkswagen e-Golf | Number 17 |
| Rank 620 | Make and/or model Volkswagen scirocco | Number 17 |
| Rank 627 | Make and/or model Dodge, Chrysler, Volkswagen, Jeep, Fiat, Ram, Lancia | Number 10 |
| Rank 628 | Make and/or model Volkswagen Rabbit, Jetta | Number 9 |
| Rank 629 | Make and/or model Volkswagen Vanagon, Camper | Number 8 |
| Rank 630 | Make and/or model Volkswagen FOX | Number 7 |
| Rank 634 | Make and/or model Volkswagen Golf GTI, Golf/Golf GTI/Golf R Hatchback/Golf Sportwagen/Golf Alltrack | Number 3 |
| Rank 635 | Make and/or model Volkswagen Golf III | Number 2 |
| Rank 636 | Make and/or model Volkswagen Dasher | Number 1 |
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