# The best-selling cars in history

The car models with the most units sold worldwide according to World Wide Mobility and the motoring press, counting each nameplate across all its generations.

- 11 votes · 12 items
- Dec 31, 2025 · motero_veracruz
- https://even.best/en/l/209/the-best-selling-cars-in-history

## Top 12

1. **Toyota Corolla** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — More than 50 million units since 1966: the best-selling car in history.
2. **Volkswagen Golf** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — More than 30 million since 1974, Europe's benchmark compact.
3. **Volkswagen Passat** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — More than 27 million of Volkswagen's family saloon.
4. **Honda Civic** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Japanese compact since 1972, fifth in the ranking.
5. **Honda Accord** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Honda's midsize saloon since 1976, the first built in the US by a Japanese brand.
6. **Ford Escort** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — More than 20 million between Europe and the Americas.
7. **Ford Model T** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — About 15 million between 1908 and 1927; the car that put the world on wheels.
8. **Toyota RAV4** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The world's best-selling compact SUV in recent years.
9. **Ford F-Series** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — More than 40 million pickups; America's best-selling vehicle for decades.
10. **Toyota Camry** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — More than 17 million of the midsize saloon, America's leader for years.
11. **Lada Classic (VAZ-2101)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Based on the Fiat 124, built in Togliatti from 1970 to 2012.
12. **Volkswagen Beetle** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — 21.5 million of the original built until 2003 in Mexico.

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