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Cars in Riverside County.

What vehicles are registered in Riverside County? The DMV counted 1,902,445 vehicles across 71 ZIPs. Toyota leads. 3.5% are battery electric.

1,902,445vehicles

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71ZIPs
69Named makes
3.5%Battery electric
9.4%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
356,550+
Honda
212,677+
Ford
196,148+
Chevrolet
174,618+
Nissan
117,074+
Hyundai
64,811+
Kia
59,516+
Jeep
48,677+
Mercedes-Benz
48,082+
Lexus
45,771+
See all 20 makes
Dodge
44,470+
Tesla
41,295+
GMC
40,759+
BMW
38,299+
Volkswagen
31,301+
Mazda
29,038+
Subaru
28,957+
Ram
22,331+
Acura
17,156+
Cadillac
13,547+

The fuel mix

Gas
1,570,165
Gas hybrid
87,926
Diesel and diesel hybrid
79,904
Flex-fuel
75,052
Battery electric
66,713
Plug-in hybrid
20,194
Natural gas
1,960
Hydrogen fuel cell
413
Other fuel
118

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
24,673
2Tesla Model 3
21,166
3Tesla Model S
3,301
4Toyota Prius Prime
3,221
5Ford Mustang Mach-E
2,935

Plug-in types

107,980 plug-in and fuel-cell vehicles in all.

Battery electric
85,114
Plug-in hybrid
22,448
Hydrogen fuel cell
418

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.

14.5% of new light-duty vehicles sold here in the latest three quarters were zero-emission, 11,605 of 79,937. A year earlier the share was 20.0%. Across California it was 19.6%.

2025 Q1 19.2% 4,994 of 26,004
2025 Q2 18.4% 5,306 of 28,764
2025 Q3 22.4% 6,311 of 28,235
2025 Q4 14.2% 3,679 of 25,980
2026 Q1preliminary 12.3% 3,026 of 24,658
2026 Q2preliminary 16.5% 4,666 of 28,274
2026 Q3preliminary 14.5% 3,913 of 27,005

Every ZIP in Riverside County

The 25 largest by vehicle count.

ZIPCityVehiclesLargest named makeBattery electric
92503Riverside71,106Toyota3.1%
92509Riverside67,874Toyota1.8%
92592Temecula61,813Toyota5.8%
92563Murrieta55,063Toyota6.1%
92882Corona54,569Toyota4.3%
92553Moreno Valley51,985Toyota1.5%
92562Murrieta51,836Toyota4.2%
92223Beaumont51,449Toyota4.0%
92584Menifee49,120Toyota5.3%
92570Perris48,760Toyota1.4%
92504Riverside47,781Toyota2.4%
92530Lake Elsinore46,136Toyota2.5%
92880Corona45,623Toyota9.1%
92201Indio44,887Toyota1.5%
92571Perris43,587Toyota2.1%
92234Cathedral City42,273Toyota2.5%
92507Riverside40,668Toyota3.1%
92557Moreno Valley39,259Toyota2.5%
92879Corona38,090Toyota3.3%
92506Riverside37,868Toyota4.0%
92505Riverside36,736Toyota2.3%
92544Hemet35,761Toyota1.3%
91752Mira Loma34,770Toyota3.8%
92555Moreno Valley34,248Toyota3.5%
92591Temecula33,978Toyota5.4%
See all 71 ZIPs
ZIPCityVehiclesLargest named makeBattery electric
92545Hemet32,518Toyota1.8%
92236Coachella31,567Toyota0.8%
92883Corona31,439Toyota8.1%
92253La Quinta29,959Toyota4.5%
92595Wildomar29,665Toyota2.8%
92596Winchester29,519Toyota6.1%
92508Riverside28,828Toyota5.2%
92240Desert Hot Springs28,361Toyota1.5%
92220Banning26,635Toyota1.9%
92881Corona26,468Toyota5.8%
92203Indio25,983Toyota3.9%
92543Hemet25,675Toyota1.2%
92551Moreno Valley24,117Toyota1.9%
92260Palm Desert23,985Toyota3.7%
92860Norco23,232Ford2.3%
92211Palm Desert23,163Toyota4.7%
92583San Jacinto23,060Toyota1.3%
92532Lake Elsinore22,897Toyota7.5%
92585Sun City22,886Toyota4.2%
92262Palm Springs20,174Toyota6.5%
92586Sun City18,794Toyota1.7%
92501Riverside16,889Toyota2.4%
92270Rancho Mirage16,873Mercedes-Benz8.2%
92582San Jacinto16,551Toyota2.2%
92274Thermal16,440Toyota0.3%
92264Palm Springs16,010Toyota6.5%
92587Quail Valley15,489Toyota3.2%
92225Blythe10,986Chevrolet0.5%
92320Calimesa9,968Toyota3.0%
92567Nuevo9,323Toyota1.2%
92254Mecca8,775Toyota0.4%
92276Thousand Palms8,087Toyota1.2%
92241Desert Hot Springs6,980Toyota1.1%
92548Homeland6,545Toyota1.9%
92590Temecula6,022Ford4.0%
92210Indian Wells4,314Mercedes-Benz7.0%
92539Anza3,540Toyota0.9%
92549Idyllwild3,514Toyota1.8%
92536Aguanga3,166Toyota2.0%
92230Cabazon2,627Ford0.8%
92518March Air Reserve Base2,625Ford13.7%
92561Mountain Center1,540Toyota3.1%
92282Whitewater935ToyotaToo few
92258North Palm Springs674ToyotaToo few
92521Riverside204DodgeToo few
92239Desert Center203FordToo few

Also overlaps Riverside County, counted in another county: 92028, 92277, 92324, 92373, 92399.

The largest cities

ZIPs grouped by postal city name.

1Riverside 9 ZIPs
347,954
2Corona 5 ZIPs
196,189
3Moreno Valley 4 ZIPs
149,609
4Murrieta 2 ZIPs
106,899
5Temecula 3 ZIPs
101,813
6Hemet 3 ZIPs
93,954
7Perris 2 ZIPs
92,347
8Indio 2 ZIPs
70,870
9Lake Elsinore 2 ZIPs
69,033
10Beaumont 1 ZIP
51,449
See all 43 cities
Riverside · 347,954Corona · 196,189Moreno Valley · 149,609Murrieta · 106,899Temecula · 101,813Hemet · 93,954Perris · 92,347Indio · 70,870Lake Elsinore · 69,033Beaumont · 51,449Menifee · 49,120Palm Desert · 47,148Cathedral City · 42,273Sun City · 41,680San Jacinto · 39,611Palm Springs · 36,184Desert Hot Springs · 35,341Mira Loma · 34,770Coachella · 31,567La Quinta · 29,959Wildomar · 29,665Winchester · 29,519Banning · 26,635Norco · 23,232Rancho Mirage · 16,873Thermal · 16,440Quail Valley · 15,489Blythe · 10,986Calimesa · 9,968Nuevo · 9,323Mecca · 8,775Thousand Palms · 8,087Homeland · 6,545Indian Wells · 4,314Anza · 3,540Idyllwild · 3,514Aguanga · 3,166Cabazon · 2,627March Air Reserve Base · 2,625Mountain Center · 1,540Whitewater · 935North Palm Springs · 674Desert Center · 203

The most electric ZIPs

Battery-electric share of each ZIP's vehicles.

192518 March Air Reserve Base
13.7%
292880 Corona
9.1%
392270 Rancho Mirage
8.2%
492883 Corona
8.1%
592532 Lake Elsinore
7.5%
692210 Indian Wells
7.0%
792262 Palm Springs
6.5%
892264 Palm Springs
6.5%
992596 Winchester
6.1%
1092563 Murrieta
6.1%
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