Lexus vs Toyota:Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?
In August 2026, Toyota had more branded searches than Lexus among car brands in New Zealand. Toyota was estimated to have 171K branded searches compared to Lexus’ 16.9K, and held a 13.8% Share of Search versus Lexus’ 1.4%.
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Which is more popular in search, Lexus or Toyota?
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 Toyota, Lexus. 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 Lexus and Toyota comparison changed over the last 12 months?
3 findings
- Toyota was ahead of Lexus in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Lexus’ estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand moved from 1.3% to 1.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 16.2K to 16.9K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Toyota’s estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand moved from 14.1% to 13.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 174K to 171K.
How did search popularity change for New Zealand car brands in August 2026?
1 change
In August 2026, Lexus fell from 20th to 21st among car brands in New Zealand.
How each brand is measured
Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Lexus’ and Toyota’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.
Lexus
12 branded search terms
- lexus
- lexus car
- lexus cars
- lexus es
- lexus is
- lexus lx
- lexus new zealand
- lexus nx
- lexus nz
- lexus rx
- lexus rz
- lexus ux
Toyota
24 branded search terms
- camry
- corolla
- gr86
- hilux
- land cruiser
- prius
- rav4
- toyota
- toyota camry
- toyota car
- toyota cars
- toyota chr
- toyota corolla
- toyota gr86
- toyota highlander
- toyota hilux
- toyota land cruiser
- toyota new zealand
- toyota nz
- toyota prado
- toyota rav4
- toyota supra
- toyota yaris
- yaris
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