Most Common Cars Featured in Video Games

Carwow has revealed Ford as the car brand that appears the most in video games, followed by Chevrolet and Toyota. Data from Internet Game Cars Database were analysed by Carwow to reveal the most common cars in video games.

Volkswagen Beetle has been found to be the model that is most common on virtual roads. The American classic Chevrolet Camaro Mk.I is second on the list. Ford Crown Victoria Sedan, a model that is often used as a police car is in third place. Chevrolet Step Van is in fourth place and 2002 Ferrari Enzo is in fifth place.

10 Most Common Cars in Video Games:

1. Volkswagen Beetle – featured in 337 games
2. Chevrolet Camaro Mk.I – featured in 198 games
3. Ford Crown Victoria Sedan – featured in 179 games
4. Chevrolet Step Van – featured in 156 games
5. 2002 Ferrari Enzo – featured in 119 games
6. Toyota Supra Mk.IV JZA80 – featured in 91 games
7. Toyota Hilux – featured in 88 games
8. Ford E-Series Ambulance – featured in 86 games
9. 1987 Ferrari F40 – featured in 84 games
10. 1995 Ferrari F50 – featured in 83 games

10 Most Featured Car Brands in Video Games:

1. Ford – featured in 8707 games
2. Chevrolet – featured in 6242 games
3. Toyota – featured in 4299 games
4. Nissan – featured in 4264 games
5. Honda – featured in 3141 games
6. Dodge – featured in 2933 games
7. Mercedes-Benz – featured in 2739 games
8. Volkswagen – featured in 2640 games
9. BMW – featured in 2548 games
10. Ferrari – featured in 2203 games

“We like to think we know cars pretty well, but with gamer Brits spending on average 6.76^* hours a week playing video games we realised we didn’t actually know much about the virtual cars people were behind the wheel of. We had expectations that the most common video game cars would be over-the-top supercars or indestructible 4x4s, so it was quite a surprise to see that it was actually the classic Volkswagen Beetle that was the top model. The good news is that if gamers grow attached to their virtual ‘bug,’ the VW Beetle is a model that can be snapped up fairly easily in real life – so gamers could recreate their virtual driving experiences with relative ease,” Carwow’s Consumer Expert Vix Leyton said.  Read the full research and see the full top 50.