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Cars in Orange County.

What vehicles are registered in Orange County? The DMV counted 2,533,472 vehicles across 87 ZIPs. Toyota leads. 6.9% are battery electric.

2,533,472vehicles

See Toyota across California
87ZIPs
80Named makes
6.9%Battery electric
9.6%Make not namedThe DMV pools small groups

The largest named makes

Each make count is a lower bound, because the DMV pools small groups.

Toyota
503,516+
Honda
283,318+
Ford
206,236+
Chevrolet
150,275+
Tesla
118,208+
Lexus
115,370+
Mercedes-Benz
111,500+
Nissan
109,864+
Hyundai
80,588+
BMW
80,082+
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Mazda
57,974+
Kia
55,645+
Subaru
52,355+
Jeep
49,348+
Volkswagen
47,089+
Audi
35,301+
GMC
32,087+
Acura
30,671+
Dodge
28,788+
Porsche
20,581+

The fuel mix

Gas
2,025,022
Battery electric
175,638
Gas hybrid
148,427
Flex-fuel
73,475
Diesel and diesel hybrid
60,141
Plug-in hybrid
44,372
Natural gas
3,040
Hydrogen fuel cell
2,764
Other fuel
593

Top plug-in models

From the state energy agency. Its count is a year newer than the DMV file and covers light-duty vehicles only.

1Tesla Model Y
67,252
2Tesla Model 3
48,360
3Tesla Model S
10,087
4Tesla Model X
9,962
5Hyundai Ioniq 5
6,407

Plug-in types

260,833 plug-in and fuel-cell vehicles in all.

Battery electric
210,842
Plug-in hybrid
47,567
Hydrogen fuel cell
2,424

How many new cars sold here are zero-emission?

New light-duty sales by quarter, from the state energy agency. The newest quarters are preliminary.

22.8% of new light-duty vehicles sold here in the latest three quarters were zero-emission, 28,040 of 122,952. A year earlier the share was 30.6%. Across California it was 19.6%.

2025 Q1 28.9% 12,554 of 43,439
2025 Q2 27.7% 12,773 of 46,155
2025 Q3 35.0% 16,210 of 46,329
2025 Q4 22.8% 9,285 of 40,800
2026 Q1preliminary 20.2% 7,824 of 38,703
2026 Q2preliminary 24.9% 10,644 of 42,744
2026 Q3preliminary 23.1% 9,572 of 41,505

Every ZIP in Orange County

The 25 largest by vehicle count.

ZIPCityVehiclesLargest named makeBattery electric
92683Westminster70,902Toyota5.1%
92704Santa Ana60,374Toyota2.6%
92805Anaheim60,172Toyota3.6%
92804Anaheim58,907Toyota3.6%
92630Lake Forest57,246Toyota8.0%
90631La Habra54,394Toyota4.3%
92677Laguna Niguel54,015Toyota9.3%
92618Irvine53,022Tesla20.1%
92708Fountain Valley50,091Toyota8.0%
92646Huntington Beach47,903Toyota5.6%
92647Huntington Beach46,915Toyota4.2%
92627Costa Mesa46,439Toyota4.5%
92801Anaheim45,689Toyota3.0%
92886Yorba Linda43,819Toyota9.3%
92703Santa Ana43,727Toyota1.9%
92620Irvine43,103Toyota16.3%
92707Santa Ana42,222Toyota2.0%
92870Placentia41,789Toyota5.6%
92705Santa Ana41,740Toyota6.6%
92840Garden Grove41,710Toyota4.0%
92626Costa Mesa41,202Toyota6.0%
92780Tustin41,039Toyota4.1%
90630Cypress40,526Toyota6.7%
92691Mission Viejo40,275Toyota6.0%
92833Fullerton40,104Toyota8.0%
See all 87 ZIPs
ZIPCityVehiclesLargest named makeBattery electric
92656Aliso Viejo39,778Toyota9.1%
92648Huntington Beach39,141Toyota7.1%
92692Mission Viejo39,082Toyota8.3%
90620Buena Park37,494Toyota4.5%
92867Orange37,203Toyota5.5%
92806Anaheim36,443Toyota3.1%
92688Rancho Santa Margarita35,839Toyota7.2%
92821Brea35,435Toyota7.5%
92660Newport Beach35,400Mercedes-Benz9.6%
92843Garden Grove34,175Toyota4.0%
92807Anaheim33,937Toyota7.6%
92701Santa Ana33,093Toyota1.9%
92675San Juan Capistrano32,493Toyota6.2%
92649Huntington Beach31,310Toyota5.9%
92672San Clemente30,656Toyota5.9%
92869Orange30,156Toyota5.9%
92802Anaheim28,659Toyota3.3%
92694Ladera Ranch28,479Toyota14.4%
90621Buena Park27,849Toyota6.5%
92841Garden Grove27,457Toyota4.7%
92679Trabuco Canyon27,339Toyota11.7%
92673San Clemente25,872Toyota9.2%
92653Laguna Hills25,774Toyota7.8%
92706Santa Ana25,155Toyota3.2%
92831Fullerton24,781Toyota5.2%
92614Irvine24,575Toyota9.8%
92602Irvine23,745Toyota18.2%
92629Dana Point23,229Toyota7.3%
90680Stanton23,044Toyota3.5%
92868Orange22,863Toyota3.7%
92782Tustin22,833Toyota14.1%
92651Laguna Beach22,182Toyota11.5%
92612Irvine20,924Toyota11.6%
90740Seal Beach20,781Toyota5.3%
92835Fullerton20,558Toyota9.2%
92604Irvine20,212Toyota9.3%
90720Los Alamitos19,982Toyota6.6%
92865Orange19,808Toyota4.3%
92887Yorba Linda18,364Toyota9.0%
92832Fullerton18,099Toyota4.1%
92606Irvine18,093Toyota11.1%
92844Garden Grove17,665Toyota4.9%
92663Newport Beach16,728Toyota8.6%
92808Anaheim16,693Toyota10.7%
92603Irvine15,598Toyota17.0%
92637Laguna Woods13,888Toyota4.2%
92845Garden Grove13,626Toyota4.3%
90623La Palma12,632Toyota7.8%
92610Foothill Ranch11,034Toyota11.9%
92625Corona del Mar10,909Mercedes-Benz12.6%
92866Orange10,849Toyota3.5%
92657Newport Coast9,596Mercedes-Benz19.5%
92624Capistrano Beach6,559Toyota5.2%
92655Midway City6,394Toyota3.7%
92861Villa Park5,843Toyota9.9%
92617Irvine5,252Toyota12.7%
92823Brea4,546Toyota14.3%
92662Newport Beach2,319Mercedes-Benz7.3%
92676Silverado2,057Toyota6.0%
90742Sunset Beach1,002ToyotaToo few
92678Trabuco Canyon380ToyotaToo few
92697Irvine285FordToo few

Also overlaps Orange County, counted in another county: 90638, 90716, 92530.

The largest cities

ZIPs grouped by postal city name.

1Anaheim 7 ZIPs
280,500
2Santa Ana 6 ZIPs
246,311
3Irvine 10 ZIPs
224,809
4Huntington Beach 4 ZIPs
165,269
5Garden Grove 5 ZIPs
134,633
6Orange 5 ZIPs
120,879
7Fullerton 4 ZIPs
103,542
8Costa Mesa 2 ZIPs
87,641
9Mission Viejo 2 ZIPs
79,357
10Westminster 1 ZIP
70,902
See all 43 cities
Anaheim · 280,500Santa Ana · 246,311Irvine · 224,809Huntington Beach · 165,269Garden Grove · 134,633Orange · 120,879Fullerton · 103,542Costa Mesa · 87,641Mission Viejo · 79,357Westminster · 70,902Buena Park · 65,343Tustin · 63,872Yorba Linda · 62,183Lake Forest · 57,246San Clemente · 56,528Newport Beach · 54,447La Habra · 54,394Laguna Niguel · 54,015Fountain Valley · 50,091Placentia · 41,789Cypress · 40,526Brea · 39,981Aliso Viejo · 39,778Rancho Santa Margarita · 35,839San Juan Capistrano · 32,493Ladera Ranch · 28,479Trabuco Canyon · 27,719Laguna Hills · 25,774Dana Point · 23,229Stanton · 23,044Laguna Beach · 22,182Seal Beach · 20,781Los Alamitos · 19,982Laguna Woods · 13,888La Palma · 12,632Foothill Ranch · 11,034Corona del Mar · 10,909Newport Coast · 9,596Capistrano Beach · 6,559Midway City · 6,394Villa Park · 5,843Silverado · 2,057Sunset Beach · 1,002

The most electric ZIPs

Battery-electric share of each ZIP's vehicles.

192618 Irvine
20.1%
292657 Newport Coast
19.5%
392602 Irvine
18.2%
492603 Irvine
17.0%
592620 Irvine
16.3%
692694 Ladera Ranch
14.4%
792823 Brea
14.3%
892782 Tustin
14.1%
992617 Irvine
12.7%
1092625 Corona del Mar
12.6%
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