Few surprises in 2015 Canadian vehicle searches… except for one region.
Ever wonder what other people are looking for on autoTRADER.ca? Looking back at our post for 2014, you'll find a list of bread-and-butter commuters and hardworking pickups. Sensible Canadian sensibilities at play here, clearly. And it's the same story in 2015 – the Overall Top 10 are exactly the same, albeit in a slightly different configuration.
Whereas sales figures provide an insight into demand, these rankings reflect a combination of practical need and aspirational daydreaming – can you imagine a world where, alongside the F-150s and Civics, every other car is a 3 Series, Mustang, Corvette, or 911?
For this year's lists of the year’s most-searched-for vehicles, we’ve combined a few provinces and territories to give a better sense of what’s happening in a particular region. Are you surprised by any of our findings? Let us know in the comments.
Overall
The Honda Civic and Ford F-150 reign supreme again this year. The Honda CR-V moves up two spots to take the Accord’s place.
2015 |
2014
|
Vehicle |
1 |
1
●
|
Honda Civic |
2 |
2
●
|
Ford F-150 |
3 |
4
▲
|
Ford Mustang |
4 |
3
▼
|
BMW 3 Series |
5 |
5
●
|
Jeep Wrangler |
6 |
8
▲
|
Honda CR-V |
7 |
7
●
|
Chevrolet Corvette |
8 |
10
▲
|
Porsche 911 |
9 |
6
▼
|
Honda Accord |
10 |
8
▼
|
Mazda3 |
Alberta
The BMW 3 Series falls behind this year, though we’re guessing it’s due to BMW’s decision to split off the two-door variants into the 4 Series, rather than any decline in interest.
2015 |
2014
|
Vehicle |
1 |
1
●
|
Honda Civic |
2 |
2
●
|
Ford F-150 |
3 |
4
▲
|
Jeep Wrangler |
4 |
5
▲
|
Jeep Grand Cherokee |
5 |
6
▲
|
Ford Mustang |
6 |
3
▼
|
BMW 3 Series |
7 |
8
▲
|
Porsche 911 |
8 |
7
▼
|
Chevrolet Corvette |
9 |
10
▲
|
Ford Escape |
10 |
9
▼
|
Toyota Tacoma |
British Columbia
The Ford Mustang leaps up two spots following the debut of the all-new 2015 version.
2015 |
2014
|
Vehicle |
1 |
1
●
|
Honda Civic |
2 |
2
●
|
Ford F-150 |
3 |
3
●
|
BMW 3 Series |
4 |
6
▲
|
Ford Mustang |
5 |
4
▼
|
Toyota Tacoma |
6 |
5
▼
|
Jeep Wrangler |
7 |
7
●
|
Porsche 911 |
8 |
8
●
|
Mazda3 |
9 |
10
▲
|
Honda CR-V |
10 |
9
▼
|
Chevrolet Corvette |
Manitoba
The Chevrolet Corvette makes its entrance at number seven in Manitoba. Here’s to hoping the potential owners aren’t planning to do the big jump on River Road.
2015 |
2014
|
Vehicle |
1 |
1
●
|
Ford F-150 |
2 |
2
●
|
Honda Civic |
3 |
4
▲
|
Ford Mustang |
4 |
3
▼
|
Jeep Wrangler |
5 |
5
●
|
Honda CR-V |
6 |
6
●
|
Ford Escape |
7 |
--
✱
|
Chevrolet Corvette |
8 |
8
●
|
Jeep Grand Cherokee |
9 |
7
▼
|
GMC Sierra 1500 |
10 |
9
▼
|
BMW 3 Series |
-- |
10
✖
|
Toyota Tacoma |
Maritimes
Meanwhile in the Maritimes, the Corvette trades places with the Toyota RAV4, which has the dubious distinction of being the fifth-most-stolen vehicle in that region.
2015 |
2014
|
Vehicle |
1 |
1
●
|
Ford F-150 |
2 |
3
▲
|
Ford Mustang |
3 |
4
▲
|
Jeep Wrangler |
4 |
2
▼
|
Honda Civic |
5 |
5
●
|
Toyota Tacoma |
6 |
6
●
|
Honda CR-V |
7 |
9
▲
|
Toyota RAV4 |
8 |
8
●
|
BMW 3 Series |
9 |
7
▼
|
Chevrolet Corvette |
10 |
--
✱
|
Toyota Corolla |
-- |
10
✖
|
Chevrolet Camaro |
Ontario
Little has changed in the province, with the Wrangler, Accord, 911 and Mazda 3 doing a little shuffle.
2015 |
2014
|
Vehicle |
1 |
1
●
|
Honda Civic |
2 |
2
●
|
Ford F-150 |
3 |
3
●
|
BMW 3 Series |
4 |
4
●
|
Ford Mustang |
5 |
6
▲
|
Jeep Wrangler |
6 |
5
▼
|
Honda Accord |
7 |
7
●
|
Chevrolet Corvette |
8 |
8
●
|
Honda CR-V |
9 |
10
▲
|
Porsche 911 |
10 |
9
▼
|
Mazda3 |
Quebec
The Honda CR-V surges up from ninth place to fifth, overtaking the Wrangler. The Civic enjoys a commanding lead here, with almost twice the number of searches than the Mustang.
2015 |
2014
|
Vehicle |
1 |
1
●
|
Honda Civic |
2 |
3
▲
|
Ford Mustang |
3 |
2
▼
|
Ford F-150 |
4 |
4
●
|
BMW 3 Series |
5 |
9
▲
|
Honda CR-V |
6 |
5
▼
|
Jeep Wrangler |
7 |
6
▼
|
Mazda3 |
8 |
8
●
|
Toyota Corolla |
9 |
7
▼
|
Porsche 911 |
10 |
--
✱
|
Toyota RAV4 |
-- |
10
✖
|
Honda Accord |
Saskatchewan
The top three spots are stable in Saskatchewan, with the Silverado edging out the Tacoma for a place in this year’s list.
2015 |
2014
|
Vehicle |
1 |
1
●
|
Ford F-150 |
2 |
2
●
|
Ford Mustang |
3 |
3
●
|
Jeep Wrangler |
4 |
6
▲
|
Jeep Grand Cherokee |
5 |
4
▼
|
GMC Sierra 1500 |
6 |
5
▼
|
Honda Civic |
7 |
9
▲
|
Chevrolet Corvette |
8 |
7
▼
|
Ram 1500 |
9 |
--
✱
|
Chevrolet Silverado 1500 |
10 |
8
▼
|
Ford Escape |
-- |
10
✖
|
Toyota Tacoma |
The Territories
The top three are two trucks and a Jeep, and they’re the only ones that have stayed the same. Fully half of the list is composed of new entrants. Even the Corvette makes an appearance. Rear-wheel drive in snowy conditions? Yes, you can.
2015 |
2014
|
Vehicle |
1 |
1
●
|
Ford F-150 |
2 |
2
●
|
Jeep Wrangler |
3 |
3
●
|
Toyota Tacoma |
4 |
4
●
|
Ford Mustang |
5 |
--
✱
|
Ford F-350 |
6 |
--
✱
|
Ford Escape |
7 |
--
✱
|
Ford F-250 |
8 |
5
▼
|
Ram 1500 |
9 |
--
✱
|
Toyota Tundra |
10 |
--
✱
|
Chevrolet Corvette |
-- |
6
✖
|
GMC Sierra 1500 |
-- |
7
✖
|
Jeep Grand Cherokee |
-- |
8
✖
|
Honda Civic |
-- |
9
✖
|
Toyota RAV4 |
-- |
10
✖
|
BMW 3 Series |