Most featured car model across 65 hit TV shows in America is a secret hidden in plain sight
Published on May 17, 2026 at 11:54 PM (UTC+4)
by Alessandro Renesis
Last updated on May 17, 2026 at 11:54 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Mason Jones
A car company conducted a study to find out the most featured car models across hit TV shows in America, and the result is so obvious it’s almost surprising.
It’s like gathering data to find out what’s the most consumed beverage in the world and finding out it’s mineral water or tea.
Mind you, the top 10 also includes both surprises and predictable choices.
Including an evergreen that’ll never die.
The top 10 includes some evergreen gems
A B2B car company called eCarsTrade took the time to scroll the Internet Movie Cars Database (IMCDb) pages of 65 Americans’ favorite TV shows and compiled a list of the top 10 most featured cars.
At number 10, we’ve got the Nissan Altima – a regular on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
This car is quite common in the US, which is probably the reason people won’t even have noticed.
At number 9, you’ll find a car whose presence is easy to explain: the Mercedes-Benz S-Class.
The S-Class doesn’t sound common, but it is.
It’s a car that’s been around forever, and there are so many variants it’s basically everywhere.
You’ve got the classic model driven by the baddie, the almost-new version driven by agencies on a budget, and the brand-spanking-new one driven by the rich guy who generally turns out to be a bad guy, too.
At number 8 – featured on NCIS, The Rookie, Dexter, Stranger Things (among others) – the Ford Mustang, which really doesn’t need an introduction, followed at number 7 by the unkillable, unmistakable Ford Crown Vic.
This is an easy pick, but with a caveat.
According to eCarsTrade, the Crown Vic occupies the seventh position when it was featured as a livery car, yellow cab or limo.
The 6th place, in case you’re wondering, is occupied by the Honda Accord.
The Crown Vic returns for number 5 as a law enforcement agency car.
At number 4, with 116 appearances in shows like NCIS, Supernatural, The Walking Dead, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, we’ve got the Ford Econoline, the most popular van in America.
Top 3 cars featured in TV shows
At number 3, an equally unremarkable car, the Toyota Corolla.
Mind you, it’s all relative.
We called it unremarkable, but this is still one of the best-selling cars in history.
At number 2, another best seller, the Honda Civic, with 124 appearances.
It is everywhere on both Supernatural and The Rookie.
The most featured TV car in America
Claiming the 1st spot, the most featured TV car in America, is the Toyota Camry.
The Camry is a best seller, generally either just behind or just ahead of the Corolla, and so perhaps this shouldn’t surprise us.
It’s not like we were expecting the most featured cars across 65 TV shows to be the Cybertruck or the Lamborghini Egoista.
After beginning his automotive writing career at DriveTribe, Alessandro has been with Supercar Blondie since the launch of the website in 2022. In fact, he penned the very first article published on supercarblondie.com. He’s covered subjects from cars to aircraft, watches, and luxury yachts - and even crypto. He can largely be found heading up the site’s new-supercar and SBX coverage and being the first to bring our readers the news that they’re hungry for.
