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title: "Kia vs Subaru: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Kia or Subaru? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Car brands 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Kia vs Subaru: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Kia or Subaru? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Car brands 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**: Kia and Subaru
- **Competitive set**: Car brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Kia Share of Search**: 3.3%
- **Subaru Share of Search**: 3.1%

## Which is more popular in search, Kia or Subaru?

- In August 2026, Kia and Subaru were level on Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand, with an estimated 41.3K versus 38K branded searches, at 3.3% and 3.1% estimated Share of Search.
- Kia was ahead of Subaru in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Kia’s estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand moved from 3.5% to 3.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 43.4K to 41.3K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Subaru’s estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand moved from 3.2% to 3.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 40.1K to 38K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand car brands in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Subaru fell from 9th to 11th among car brands in New Zealand.
- In August 2026, Kia fell from 7th to 8th among car brands in New Zealand.

## Month by month

| Month | Kia estimated searches | Kia Share of Search | Kia rank | Subaru estimated searches | Subaru Share of Search | Subaru rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 43.4K | 3.5% | 7 | 40.1K | 3.2% | 10 |
| Nov 2025 | 42.9K | 3.6% | 7 | 36.9K | 3.1% | 12 |
| Dec 2025 | 42.8K | 3.8% | 6 | 35.6K | 3.2% | 8 |
| Jan 2026 | 54.3K | 4.2% | 5 | 42.2K | 3.2% | 9 |
| Feb 2026 | 45.3K | 3.8% | 6 | 38.2K | 3.2% | 9 |
| Mar 2026 | 57.5K | 3.9% | 5 | 38.8K | 2.6% | 12 |
| Apr 2026 | 49K | 3.7% | 6 | 35.1K | 2.7% | 12 |
| May 2026 | 54.8K | 4.2% | 4 | 37.9K | 2.9% | 12 |
| Jun 2026 | 41.9K | 3.5% | 8 | 38.9K | 3.3% | 9 |
| Jul 2026 | 41.8K | 3.6% | 7 | 37.5K | 3.2% | 9 |
| Aug 2026 | 41.3K | 3.3% | 8 | 38K | 3.1% | 11 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Kia’s and Subaru’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.

- **Kia**: Measured on the search terms “kia”, “kia car”, “kia cars”, “kia cerato”, “kia ev6”, “kia ev9”, “kia new zealand”, “kia nz”, “kia picanto”, “kia seltos”, “kia sorento”, “kia sportage”, “kia stonic”, “seltos”, “sorento”, “sportage” and “stonic”, summed into one figure.
- **Subaru**: Measured on the search terms “subaru”, “subaru brz”, “subaru car”, “subaru cars”, “subaru crosstrek”, “subaru forester”, “subaru impreza”, “subaru new zealand”, “subaru nz”, “subaru outback”, “subaru wrx” and “subaru xv”, summed into one figure.

- [Kia profile](/demand/nz/brands/kia)
- [Subaru profile](/demand/nz/brands/subaru)
- [All car brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-car-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 87 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, Kia or Subaru?

In August 2026, Kia and Subaru were level on Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand, with an estimated 41.3K versus 38K branded searches, at 3.3% and 3.1% estimated Share of Search.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Kia vs Subaru: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/kia-vs-subaru

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