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title: "CarJam vs MotorWeb: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, CarJam or MotorWeb? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Vehicle history check services set 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."
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# CarJam vs MotorWeb: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, CarJam or MotorWeb? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Vehicle history check services set 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.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: CarJam and MotorWeb
- **Competitive set**: Vehicle history check services
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **CarJam Share of Search**: 99.7%
- **MotorWeb Share of Search**: 0.28%

## Which is more popular in search, CarJam or MotorWeb?

- In August 2026, CarJam had more branded searches than MotorWeb among vehicle history check services in New Zealand. CarJam was estimated to have 545K branded searches compared to MotorWeb’s 1.5K, and held a 99.7% Share of Search versus MotorWeb’s 0.28%.
- CarJam was ahead of MotorWeb in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, CarJam’s estimated Share of Search among vehicle history check services in New Zealand held steady at 99.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 527K to 545K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, MotorWeb’s estimated Share of Search among vehicle history check services in New Zealand held steady at 0.28%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.5K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand vehicle history check services in August 2026?

Neither CarJam nor MotorWeb moved beyond provider rounding among vehicle history check services in Aug 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | CarJam estimated searches | CarJam Share of Search | CarJam rank | MotorWeb estimated searches | MotorWeb Share of Search | MotorWeb rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 527K | 99.7% | 1 | 1.5K | 0.28% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 527K | 99.7% | 1 | 1.5K | 0.29% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 526K | 99.8% | 1 | 1.2K | 0.22% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 527K | 99.7% | 1 | 1.6K | 0.3% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 527K | 99.8% | 1 | 1.2K | 0.23% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 528K | 99.7% | 1 | 1.6K | 0.3% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 527K | 99.8% | 1 | 1.2K | 0.23% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 527K | 99.8% | 1 | 1.2K | 0.23% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 527K | 99.8% | 1 | 1.2K | 0.23% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 544K | 99.8% | 1 | 1.2K | 0.22% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 545K | 99.7% | 1 | 1.5K | 0.28% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using CarJam’s and MotorWeb’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.

- **CarJam**: Measured on the search terms “carjam”, “carjam aus”, “carjam check”, “carjam co n”, “carjam co nz”, “carjam free”, “carjam near me”, “carjam nz”, “carjam online”, “carjam plate check”, “carjam rego check”, “carjam report”, “https www carjam co nz”, “www carjam” and “www carjam co nz”, summed into one figure.
- **MotorWeb**: Measured on the search terms “motorweb”, “motorweb co nz” and “motorweb nz”, summed into one figure.

- [CarJam profile](/demand/nz/brands/carjam)
- [MotorWeb profile](/demand/nz/brands/motorweb)
- [All vehicle history check services in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-vehicle-history-checks): The set both shares are measured inside, 3 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, CarJam or MotorWeb?

In August 2026, CarJam had more branded searches than MotorWeb among vehicle history check services in New Zealand. CarJam was estimated to have 545K branded searches compared to MotorWeb’s 1.5K, and held a 99.7% Share of Search versus MotorWeb’s 0.28%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "CarJam vs MotorWeb: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/carjam-vs-motorweb

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