BMW vs Mazda:Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?
In August 2026, Mazda had more branded searches than BMW among car brands in New Zealand. Mazda was estimated to have 52.3K branded searches compared to BMW’s 38.5K, and held a 4.2% Share of Search versus BMW’s 3.1%.
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Which is more popular in search, BMW or Mazda?
Compare automotive marques sought by New Zealanders for new and used cars, utes, and SUVs, using branded searches made in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.
Share of Search by month for Mazda, BMW. The figures are in the table below the chart.
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| Month | Toyota | Mitsubishi | BYD | Ford | Mazda | Honda | Tesla | Kia | Nissan | BMW | Subaru | Volkswagen | Audi | Mercedes-Benz | Suzuki | Hyundai | Porsche | Lamborghini | Zeekr | Land Rover | Lexus | Holden | Jaecoo | GWM | Jeep | Ferrari | Aston Martin | Jaguar | Skoda | Chery | Geely | Volvo | Mclaren | Dodge | Rolls-Royce | Haval | MG | Denza | Leapmotor | Peugeot | Isuzu | Cupra | XPENG | Chevrolet | MINI | Dongfeng | Polestar | LDV | Mahindra | Bentley | Cadillac | Alfa Romeo | Fiat | Maserati | GMC | KGM | Daihatsu | Lotus | Chrysler | Infiniti | Genesis | Renault | Citroen | Tank | Datsun | RAM | Smart | Hummer | Ineos | Opel | Abarth | Saab | TVR | Seat | Morgan | Ora | Caterham | Jac | Lada | Lincoln | Alpine | DS | Plymouth | Rover | Austin | Proton | Pontiac |
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| Oct 2025 | 14.1% | 4.9% | 2.6% | 4.5% | 4.1% | 4% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 3.9% | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 1.8% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.75% | 0.83% | 1% | 1% | 0.81% | 0.91% | 0.86% | 0.58% | 0.3% | 0.86% | 1.3% | 0.88% | 0.69% | 0.88% | 0.74% | 0.12% | 0.49% | 0.68% | 0.7% | 0.68% | 0.19% | 0.56% | 0.52% | 0.21% | 0.66% | 0.39% | 0.52% | 0.5% | 0.42% | 0.36% | 0.4% | 0.44% | 0.36% | 0.4% | 0.25% | 0.26% | 0.35% | 0.28% | 0.17% | 0.28% | 0.25% | 0.29% | 0.24% | 0.18% | 0.16% | 0.14% | 0.17% | 0.15% | 0.06% | 0.1% | 0.09% | 0.06% | 0.05% | 0.04% | 0.03% | 0.05% | 0.05% | 0.05% | 0.03% | 0.04% | 0.03% | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.01% | <0.01% |
| Nov 2025 | 14% | 4.8% | 3.1% | 5% | 4% | 3.7% | 3.1% | 3.6% | 3.9% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2.1% | 0.64% | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 0.77% | 0.82% | 1% | 1.1% | 0.83% | 0.88% | 0.94% | 0.58% | 0.32% | 0.89% | 1.4% | 0.86% | 0.71% | 0.73% | 0.84% | 0.23% | 0.43% | 0.65% | 0.67% | 0.63% | 0.27% | 0.48% | 0.55% | 0.54% | 0.63% | 0.38% | 0.44% | 0.45% | 0.43% | 0.37% | 0.42% | 0.45% | 0.37% | 0.37% | 0.25% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.26% | 0.17% | 0.28% | 0.25% | 0.19% | 0.24% | 0.17% | 0.12% | 0.14% | 0.18% | 0.13% | 0.07% | 0.1% | 0.08% | 0.06% | 0.06% | 0.03% | 0.04% | 0.05% | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.02% | 0.05% | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | <0.01% |
| Dec 2025 | 14% | 4.9% | 2.8% | 4.5% | 3.9% | 4.2% | 3% | 3.8% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 1.8% | 0.66% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 0.73% | 0.86% | 1% | 1% | 0.73% | 1% | 0.93% | 0.66% | 0.35% | 0.88% | 1.2% | 0.79% | 0.6% | 0.84% | 0.84% | 0.68% | 0.43% | 0.7% | 0.71% | 0.72% | 0.19% | 0.58% | 0.57% | 0.36% | 0.65% | 0.39% | 0.48% | 0.55% | 0.46% | 0.38% | 0.42% | 0.49% | 0.41% | 0.4% | 0.26% | 0.28% | 0.4% | 0.27% | 0.16% | 0.29% | 0.25% | 0.23% | 0.27% | 0.17% | 0.13% | 0.15% | 0.23% | 0.2% | 0.07% | 0.09% | 0.09% | 0.05% | 0.06% | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.05% | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.06% | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% |
| Jan 2026 | 15% | 4.9% | 3.8% | 4.9% | 4.3% | 4% | 3.1% | 4.2% | 3.5% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 3% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.6% | 2% | 1.4% | 0.59% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 0.84% | 0.97% | 0.97% | 0.97% | 0.7% | 0.76% | 0.92% | 0.62% | 0.34% | 0.9% | 0.82% | 0.7% | 0.63% | 0.84% | 0.93% | 0.53% | 0.44% | 0.66% | 0.67% | 0.66% | 0.28% | 0.46% | 0.51% | 0.32% | 0.6% | 0.37% | 0.48% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.35% | 0.38% | 0.42% | 0.35% | 0.38% | 0.27% | 0.27% | 0.3% | 0.24% | 0.17% | 0.25% | 0.25% | 0.2% | 0.22% | 0.18% | 0.14% | 0.12% | 0.16% | 0.14% | 0.07% | 0.09% | 0.08% | 0.06% | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.05% | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.03% | 0.07% | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% |
| Feb 2026 | 15.4% | 5% | 3% | 4.3% | 4.5% | 4.2% | 2.8% | 3.8% | 3.5% | 3% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 1.7% | 0.72% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 0.82% | 0.83% | 0.97% | 1% | 0.69% | 0.7% | 0.97% | 0.66% | 0.38% | 0.85% | 0.88% | 0.81% | 0.6% | 0.78% | 0.83% | 0.5% | 0.38% | 0.71% | 0.71% | 0.66% | 0.33% | 0.53% | 0.52% | 0.39% | 0.52% | 0.41% | 0.42% | 0.43% | 0.42% | 0.37% | 0.39% | 0.4% | 0.37% | 0.37% | 0.27% | 0.24% | 0.33% | 0.33% | 0.19% | 0.28% | 0.26% | 0.22% | 0.22% | 0.17% | 0.15% | 0.13% | 0.17% | 0.14% | 0.07% | 0.1% | 0.08% | 0.05% | 0.06% | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.05% | 0.04% | 0.05% | 0.03% | 0.04% | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% |
| Mar 2026 | 13.4% | 4.4% | 7.1% | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 5% | 3.9% | 3.8% | 3% | 2.6% | 2.7% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.1% | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1% | 0.88% | 0.75% | 0.85% | 0.64% | 0.68% | 0.86% | 0.81% | 0.7% | 0.86% | 0.83% | 0.65% | 0.55% | 0.86% | 0.98% | 0.37% | 0.6% | 0.58% | 0.58% | 0.6% | 0.55% | 0.44% | 0.48% | 1.4% | 1% | 0.34% | 0.37% | 0.4% | 0.43% | 0.29% | 0.4% | 0.31% | 0.3% | 0.29% | 0.24% | 0.21% | 0.23% | 0.22% | 0.14% | 0.26% | 0.22% | 0.18% | 0.21% | 0.13% | 0.18% | 0.12% | 0.14% | 0.14% | 0.09% | 0.08% | 0.07% | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.05% | 0.03% | 0.06% | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% |
| Apr 2026 | 13.3% | 4.6% | 6.9% | 3.7% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 4.7% | 3.7% | 3.3% | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.2% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 0.94% | 0.76% | 0.81% | 0.66% | 0.73% | 0.86% | 0.95% | 0.83% | 0.96% | 0.73% | 0.71% | 0.65% | 0.83% | 0.89% | 0.47% | 0.72% | 0.61% | 0.54% | 0.6% | 0.64% | 0.61% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 0.83% | 0.35% | 0.38% | 0.39% | 0.4% | 0.33% | 0.37% | 0.34% | 0.33% | 0.28% | 0.25% | 0.23% | 0.25% | 0.25% | 0.16% | 0.25% | 0.21% | 0.2% | 0.19% | 0.15% | 0.19% | 0.13% | 0.13% | 0.15% | 0.07% | 0.09% | 0.08% | 0.05% | 0.05% | 0.04% | 0.03% | 0.05% | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.02% | 0.03% | 0.01% | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.01% | <0.01% |
| May 2026 | 14.3% | 5% | 5% | 3.9% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 4.2% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.1% | 0.96% | 0.93% | 0.84% | 1.2% | 0.75% | 0.81% | 0.75% | 0.75% | 0.65% | 0.97% | 0.72% | 0.68% | 0.67% | 0.82% | 0.71% | 0.54% | 0.6% | 0.63% | 0.61% | 0.77% | 0.52% | 0.46% | 0.49% | 0.65% | 0.76% | 0.3% | 0.34% | 0.47% | 0.41% | 0.38% | 0.39% | 0.36% | 0.34% | 0.29% | 0.3% | 0.28% | 0.26% | 0.3% | 0.15% | 0.22% | 0.22% | 0.19% | 0.2% | 0.14% | 0.19% | 0.14% | 0.13% | 0.13% | 0.07% | 0.09% | 0.08% | 0.05% | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.05% | 0.05% | 0.05% | 0.04% | 0.02% | 0.03% | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.02% | 0.01% | <0.01% |
| Jun 2026 | 13.4% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 4.2% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 2.9% | 2.6% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 1.7% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 0.78% | 1% | 0.91% | 1.1% | 0.81% | 0.87% | 0.73% | 0.7% | 0.55% | 0.97% | 0.8% | 0.74% | 0.74% | 0.81% | 0.76% | 0.45% | 0.73% | 0.62% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0.44% | 0.54% | 0.53% | 0.54% | 0.64% | 0.34% | 0.36% | 0.44% | 0.45% | 0.36% | 0.35% | 0.38% | 0.39% | 0.36% | 0.27% | 0.26% | 0.28% | 0.29% | 0.17% | 0.24% | 0.23% | 0.19% | 0.19% | 0.19% | 0.17% | 0.13% | 0.15% | 0.12% | 0.06% | 0.1% | 0.08% | 0.06% | 0.05% | 0.04% | 0.03% | 0.08% | 0.04% | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% |
| Jul 2026 | 13.4% | 5% | 4.2% | 4.4% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 1.7% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1% | 1.1% | 0.87% | 1.1% | 0.84% | 0.71% | 0.74% | 0.74% | 0.7% | 0.81% | 1% | 0.73% | 0.66% | 0.78% | 0.81% | 0.58% | 0.63% | 1% | 0.62% | 0.83% | 0.82% | 0.47% | 0.46% | 0.52% | 0.59% | 0.34% | 0.37% | 0.44% | 0.42% | 0.38% | 0.76% | 0.4% | 0.37% | 0.36% | 0.27% | 0.24% | 0.24% | 0.29% | 0.25% | 0.24% | 0.22% | 0.24% | 0.18% | 0.18% | 0.16% | 0.14% | 0.13% | 0.13% | 0.07% | 0.1% | 0.07% | 0.05% | 0.06% | 0.04% | 0.03% | 0.05% | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.05% | 0.03% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | <0.01% | 0.03% |
| Aug 2026 | 13.8% | 4.9% | 4.3% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0.9% | 0.85% | 0.83% | 0.82% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.75% | 0.73% | 0.72% | 0.71% | 0.71% | 0.65% | 0.64% | 0.62% | 0.59% | 0.57% | 0.55% | 0.52% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.49% | 0.48% | 0.46% | 0.42% | 0.42% | 0.41% | 0.37% | 0.37% | 0.35% | 0.3% | 0.27% | 0.27% | 0.27% | 0.25% | 0.24% | 0.23% | 0.23% | 0.22% | 0.19% | 0.17% | 0.16% | 0.15% | 0.14% | 0.12% | 0.1% | 0.08% | 0.07% | 0.05% | 0.05% | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% |
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How has the BMW and Mazda comparison changed over the last 12 months?
3 findings
- Mazda was ahead of BMW in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, BMW’s estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand moved from 3.3% to 3.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 40.9K to 38.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Mazda’s estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand moved from 4.1% to 4.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 50.1K to 52.3K.
How did search popularity change for New Zealand car brands in August 2026?
2 changes
Mazda’s estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 3.6% to 4.2% in August 2026.
In August 2026, BMW rose from 11th to 10th among car brands in New Zealand.
How each brand is measured
Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using BMW’s and Mazda’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.
BMW
17 branded search terms
- bmw
- bmw car
- bmw cars
- bmw i4
- bmw i8
- bmw ix
- bmw ix3
- bmw m2
- bmw m3
- bmw m4
- bmw m5
- bmw new zealand
- bmw nz
- bmw x1
- bmw x3
- bmw x5
- bmw x7
Mazda
17 branded search terms
- axela
- demio
- mazda
- mazda axela
- mazda bt 50
- mazda car
- mazda cars
- mazda cx 3
- mazda cx 30
- mazda cx 5
- mazda cx 60
- mazda cx5
- mazda mazda 3
- mazda mx 5
- mazda new zealand
- mazda nz
- mx5
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