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title: "Toyota vs Vauxhall: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?"
description: "Is Toyota or Vauxhall more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Car brands set in the United Kingdom. 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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# Toyota vs Vauxhall: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?

Is Toyota or Vauxhall more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Car brands set in the United Kingdom. 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**: Toyota and Vauxhall
- **Competitive set**: Car brands
- **Market**: United Kingdom
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Toyota Share of Search**: 5.8%
- **Vauxhall Share of Search**: 1.4%

## Is Toyota or Vauxhall more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Toyota had more branded searches than Vauxhall among car brands in the United Kingdom. Toyota had about 799,000 branded searches, while Vauxhall had 192,000. Toyota made up 5.8% of all car brand searches we track, and Vauxhall accounted for 1.4%.
- Toyota was ahead of Vauxhall in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Toyota’s share of searches among car brands in the United Kingdom moved from 5.7% to 5.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 802K to 799K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Vauxhall’s share of searches among car brands in the United Kingdom moved from 1.3% to 1.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 185K to 192K.

## Top car brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Toyota was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Vauxhall was mentioned in two out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in both Google AI Overviews. Toyota was listed before Vauxhall in three out of four answers that named either.

Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options.

| Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Toyota | 1st | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Honda | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Volkswagen | 3rd | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Lexus | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Mazda | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| BMW | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Skoda | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Suzuki | 6th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Mercedes-Benz | 9th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Vauxhall | 10th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Audi | 11th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Subaru | 12th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Tesla | 13th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Porsche | 14th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Kia | 15th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Nissan | 16th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Seat | 17th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Mitsubishi | 18th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Ford | 19th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Chevrolet | 20th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Cadillac | 21st | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Jeep | 22nd | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Aston Martin | 23rd | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Bentley | 24th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Rolls-Royce | 25th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Jaguar | 26th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Citroen | 27th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Land Rover | 28th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Lotus | 29th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Ferrari | 30th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Lamborghini | 31st | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Maserati | 32nd | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Alfa Romeo | 33rd | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Dacia | 34th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Fiat | 35th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Peugeot | 36th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Renault | 37th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Hyundai | 38th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Genesis | 39th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| BYD | 40th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Geely | 41st | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Omoda | 42nd | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Jaecoo | 43rd | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Volvo | 44th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Polestar | 45th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Cupra | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| MG | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| McLaren | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| MINI | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Chery | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Leapmotor | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| XPENG | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Ineos | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| KGM | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Isuzu | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about car brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which car should I buy in the UK?": 1. Toyota, 2. Honda, 3. Suzuki, 4. Tesla
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the most reliable car brands?": 1. Toyota, 2. Lexus, 3. Honda, 4. Suzuki, 5. Mazda, 6. Subaru
- Asked ChatGPT "What is the best family car to buy in the UK?": 1. Skoda, 2. Kia, 3. Dacia
- Searched Google, AI Overview "car brands": 1. BMW, 2. Mercedes-Benz, 3. Audi, 4. Volkswagen, 5. Porsche, 6. Toyota, 7. Honda, 8. Nissan, 9. Mazda, 10. Subaru, 11. Lexus, 12. Mitsubishi, 13. Ford, 14. Chevrolet, 15. Tesla, 16. Cadillac, 17. Jeep, 18. Aston Martin, 19. Bentley, 20. Rolls-Royce, 21. Jaguar, 22. Land Rover, 23. Vauxhall, 24. Lotus, 25. Ferrari, 26. Lamborghini, 27. Maserati, 28. Alfa Romeo, 29. Fiat, 30. Peugeot, 31. Renault, 32. Citroen, 33. Hyundai, 34. Kia, 35. Genesis, 36. BYD, 37. Geely, 38. Omoda, 39. Jaecoo, 40. Volvo, 41. Polestar
- Searched Google, AI Overview "new cars": 1. Volkswagen, 2. Seat, 3. Vauxhall, 4. Citroen

Not named in any answer: Cupra, MG, McLaren, MINI, Chery, Leapmotor, XPENG, Ineos, KGM and Isuzu.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United Kingdom on October 26, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for United Kingdom car brands in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Vauxhall rose from 27th to 26th among car brands in the United Kingdom.

## Month by month

| Month | Toyota estimated searches | Toyota Share of Search | Toyota rank | Vauxhall estimated searches | Vauxhall Share of Search | Vauxhall rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 802K | 5.7% | 1 | 185K | 1.3% | 30 |
| Nov 2025 | 736K | 5.9% | 1 | 183K | 1.5% | 28 |
| Dec 2025 | 708K | 6.1% | 1 | 151K | 1.3% | 31 |
| Jan 2026 | 894K | 5.8% | 1 | 215K | 1.4% | 27 |
| Feb 2026 | 799K | 5.8% | 1 | 198K | 1.4% | 27 |
| Mar 2026 | 878K | 5.8% | 1 | 224K | 1.5% | 26 |
| Apr 2026 | 791K | 5.4% | 1 | 197K | 1.4% | 29 |
| May 2026 | 815K | 5.6% | 1 | 185K | 1.3% | 29 |
| Jun 2026 | 779K | 5.6% | 1 | 183K | 1.3% | 29 |
| Jul 2026 | 794K | 5.9% | 1 | 176K | 1.3% | 29 |
| Aug 2026 | 846K | 5.9% | 1 | 197K | 1.4% | 27 |
| Sep 2026 | 799K | 5.8% | 1 | 192K | 1.4% | 26 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Toyota’s and Vauxhall’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.

- **Toyota**: Measured on the search terms “camry”, “corolla”, “hilux”, “land cruiser”, “prius”, “rav4”, “toyota”, “toyota aygo”, “toyota camry”, “toyota cars”, “toyota chr”, “toyota corolla”, “toyota highlander”, “toyota hilux”, “toyota kluger”, “toyota land cruiser”, “toyota prado”, “toyota rav4”, “toyota supra”, “toyota yaris” and “yaris”, summed into one figure.
- **Vauxhall**: Measured on the search terms “vauxhall astra”, “vauxhall cars”, “vauxhall corsa” and “vauxhall mokka”, summed into one figure.

- [Toyota profile](/demand/uk/brands/toyota)
- [Vauxhall profile](/demand/uk/brands/vauxhall)
- [All car brands in the United Kingdom](/demand/uk/categories/uk-car-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 55 brands.

## Methodology

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

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Toyota or Vauxhall more popular in search?

In September 2026, Toyota had more branded searches than Vauxhall among car brands in the United Kingdom. Toyota had about 799,000 branded searches, while Vauxhall had 192,000. Toyota made up 5.8% of all car brand searches we track, and Vauxhall accounted for 1.4%.

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