Pickups retain top 3 spots on best-selling used vehicles list, with notable twists
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The top 10 best-selling used vehicles in 2025 didn’t change all that much from 2024. In fact, the top four on the list — which was compiled by iSeeCars based on sales of used vehicles from the last five model years — remained the same.
And eight of the top 10 from 2024 cracked the list again in 2025.
There was, however, one notable exception.
That would be the Chevrolet Malibu, which vaulted from No. 29 in 2024 to No. 8 last year, accounting for a 1.5% share of sales for vehicles up to 5 years old, iSeeCars said.
The reason? General Motors cancelled production of that passenger car model in 2025, so what likely happened, iSeeCars says, is that rental car companies pulled those vehicles from fleets and into the used-car market.
The Toyota Corolla moved from No. 11 to No. 9, but otherwise the top 10 list was fairly steady from a year ago.
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The Ford F-150 (2.8% share of sales of used vehicles up to 5 years old), Chevrolet Silverado 1500 (2.5% share), Ram 1500 (1.8%) and Chevrolet Equinox (1.8%), respectively, repeated as the top four.
“If you like stability in your rankings, this year’s list of most popular used cars will make you happy,” iSeeCars executive analyst Karl Brauer said in the analysis. “The rankings show minimal variations from 2024, though the dominance of full-size trucks is shrinking.”
Still, however, they commanded the top three spots littered with trucks and SUVs.
“The ever-popular truck and SUV segments continue to resonate with used car buyers,” said Brauer. “This means only four actual ‘cars’ are among the 20 most popular used cars in 2025: the Toyota Camry, Chevrolet Malibu, Toyota Corolla, and Honda Civic.”
iSeeCars also broke out the best-selling used electric vehicles, among other segments. Telsa models still led the way — the Model 3 repeated as No. 1 with a 19.5% share of sales of used EVs up to 5 years old and the Model Y was once again No. 2 with a 19.3% share — but other automakers are seeing gains.
The Volkswagen ID.4 came in at No. 4 on the used EV list (3.9% share) after placing No. 9 in 2024. The Ford Mustang Mach-E moved from fourth to third after grabbing 5% of the used EV market.
The Chevrolet Bolt (2.8%) tumbled from No. 3 to No. 7, but the Hyundai Ioniq 5 jumped from No. 17 to No. 8 after getting a 2.4% share.
“Most electric models are moving up in rankings, though the Chevrolet Bolt and Bolt EUV both dropped four rankings in 2025,” said Brauer. “GM cancelled the Bolt in 2023, despite its market success, but restarted production this year in an effort to regain lost share in the EV segment.”
The full iSeeCars analysis and rankings from other segments can be found here.
