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Cars in San Diego County.

What vehicles are registered in San Diego County? The DMV counted 2,631,492 vehicles across 113 ZIPs. Toyota leads. 4.9% are battery electric.

2,631,492vehicles

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113ZIPs
76Named makes
4.9%Battery electric
9.8%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
508,590+
Honda
275,169+
Ford
270,885+
Chevrolet
165,111+
Nissan
156,573+
Lexus
83,347+
Hyundai
80,461+
Tesla
79,613+
BMW
74,580+
Mercedes-Benz
72,083+
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Jeep
69,787+
Kia
68,606+
Subaru
66,794+
Volkswagen
62,713+
Mazda
61,982+
Dodge
39,374+
GMC
30,281+
Acura
29,611+
Audi
28,655+
Ram
18,804+

The fuel mix

Gas
2,129,738
Gas hybrid
160,261
Battery electric
130,171
Flex-fuel
85,776
Diesel and diesel hybrid
85,696
Plug-in hybrid
36,366
Natural gas
2,897
Hydrogen fuel cell
523
Other fuel
64

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
43,674
2Tesla Model 3
36,612
3Tesla Model S
7,042
4Tesla Model X
5,191
5Ford Mustang Mach-E
5,070

Plug-in types

199,107 plug-in and fuel-cell vehicles in all.

Battery electric
157,781
Plug-in hybrid
40,829
Hydrogen fuel cell
497

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.

19.0% of new light-duty vehicles sold here in the latest three quarters were zero-emission, 19,804 of 104,462. A year earlier the share was 25.5%. Across California it was 19.6%.

2025 Q1 24.1% 8,884 of 36,805
2025 Q2 22.8% 8,850 of 38,803
2025 Q3 29.7% 11,017 of 37,057
2025 Q4 18.9% 6,365 of 33,753
2026 Q1preliminary 16.0% 5,370 of 33,494
2026 Q2preliminary 20.7% 7,598 of 36,767
2026 Q3preliminary 20.0% 6,836 of 34,201

Every ZIP in San Diego County

The 25 largest by vehicle count.

ZIPCityVehiclesLargest named makeBattery electric
92154San Diego81,874Toyota2.2%
91911Chula Vista72,155Toyota1.8%
91910Chula Vista63,285Toyota2.8%
92126San Diego58,662Toyota6.3%
92114San Diego54,029Toyota2.1%
92021El Cajon53,574Toyota2.1%
91977Spring Valley48,973Toyota2.5%
92105San Diego48,639Toyota2.1%
92028Fallbrook47,743Toyota3.9%
92071Santee46,821Toyota3.5%
92020El Cajon46,806Toyota2.7%
92130San Diego46,318Toyota16.1%
92064Poway44,948Toyota7.5%
92056Oceanside44,847Toyota4.1%
92027Escondido44,746Toyota2.8%
92057Oceanside44,445Toyota4.1%
92024Encinitas44,354Toyota8.3%
91950National City44,169Toyota1.4%
91913Chula Vista44,082Toyota7.3%
92026Escondido42,878Toyota4.1%
92101San Diego42,650Ford7.6%
92129San Diego42,287Toyota9.5%
92117San Diego41,622Toyota4.7%
92025Escondido41,110Toyota3.0%
92084Vista40,854Toyota3.0%
See all 113 ZIPs
ZIPCityVehiclesLargest named makeBattery electric
92111San Diego40,465Toyota3.8%
92069San Marcos40,378Toyota4.4%
92078San Marcos39,794Toyota7.9%
92040Lakeside38,227Ford2.1%
92128San Diego38,102Toyota8.3%
92127San Diego37,363Toyota14.9%
92019El Cajon36,351Toyota4.7%
92009Carlsbad36,299Toyota9.9%
92115San Diego35,954Toyota3.6%
92113San Diego35,571Toyota1.1%
92065Ramona35,466Ford2.6%
92173San Ysidro34,624Toyota1.1%
92109San Diego31,110Toyota5.1%
92131San Diego30,866Toyota10.9%
92104San Diego30,748Toyota6.5%
92037La Jolla30,383Toyota10.9%
91942La Mesa30,335Toyota3.1%
92083Vista30,013Toyota2.2%
92102San Diego29,744Toyota2.1%
92054Oceanside29,532Toyota3.2%
92123San Diego29,504Ford4.8%
91915Chula Vista27,284Toyota7.0%
92139San Diego26,971Toyota2.3%
92122San Diego26,962Toyota8.2%
91941La Mesa26,697Toyota4.8%
92120San Diego25,691Toyota5.8%
92008Carlsbad25,223Toyota5.9%
92103San Diego24,894Toyota7.3%
92081Vista24,627Toyota4.5%
92058Oceanside24,285Toyota3.0%
92029Escondido23,525Toyota5.8%
91945Lemon Grove22,917Toyota2.3%
92116San Diego22,713Toyota5.2%
92082Valley Center22,670Toyota3.6%
92110San Diego22,157Toyota4.2%
92011Carlsbad20,521Toyota9.2%
92107San Diego20,259Toyota4.4%
92119San Diego19,244Toyota4.4%
92108San Diego18,786Toyota7.4%
92124San Diego18,781Toyota6.3%
91932Imperial Beach17,832Toyota1.7%
91902Bonita17,018Toyota4.3%
91901Alpine15,743Ford2.8%
92010Carlsbad15,599Toyota7.9%
92106San Diego15,417Toyota6.4%
91914Chula Vista15,008Toyota7.7%
92118Coronado12,758Toyota6.9%
92014Del Mar12,457Toyota11.9%
92067Rancho Santa Fe11,274Mercedes-Benz13.4%
92075Solana Beach10,701Toyota9.3%
91935Jamul9,475Toyota4.3%
92007Cardiff-by-the-Sea9,339Toyota7.3%
91978Spring Valley8,657Toyota4.2%
92121San Diego8,157Ford6.9%
92003Bonsall5,603Toyota5.2%
91906Campo5,350Ford1.1%
92036Julian4,995Ford1.5%
92004Borrego Springs4,813Toyota0.9%
91980Tecate4,276ToyotaToo few
91962Pine Valley2,801Ford1.8%
91916Descanso2,753Ford1.2%
92061Pauma Valley2,612Toyota2.4%
91963Potrero2,592ToyotaToo few
91905Boulevard2,572Ford0.5%
92059Pala2,499Chevrolet1.3%
92070Santa Ysabel1,921FordToo few
92086Warner Springs1,757Toyota1.1%
92091Rancho Santa Fe1,646Mercedes-BenzToo few
92055Camp Pendleton1,405Honda0.4%
91917Dulzura1,006ToyotaToo few
92136San Diego915HondaToo few
91934Jacumba891ToyotaToo few
92092La Jolla828ToyotaToo few
92093La Jolla805FordToo few
91931Guatay577FordToo few
92145San Diego570HondaToo few
92066Ranchita551ToyotaToo few
92060Palomar Mountain519ToyotaToo few
92182San Diego277FordToo few
91948Mount Laguna202FordToo few
92135San Diego136None namedToo few
92140San Diego95None namedToo few
92134San Diego90None namedToo few
92179San Diego27None namedToo few
92147San Diego23None namedToo few
92096San Marcos22None namedToo few
92132San Diego12None namedToo few
92161San Diego9None namedToo few

Also overlaps San Diego County, counted in another county: 92562, 92672.

The largest cities

ZIPs grouped by postal city name.

1San Diego 40 ZIPs
1,007,694
2Chula Vista 5 ZIPs
221,814
3Escondido 4 ZIPs
152,259
4Oceanside 4 ZIPs
143,109
5El Cajon 3 ZIPs
136,731
6Carlsbad 4 ZIPs
97,642
7Vista 3 ZIPs
95,494
8San Marcos 3 ZIPs
80,194
9Spring Valley 2 ZIPs
57,630
10La Mesa 2 ZIPs
57,032
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San Diego · 1,007,694Chula Vista · 221,814Escondido · 152,259Oceanside · 143,109El Cajon · 136,731Carlsbad · 97,642Vista · 95,494San Marcos · 80,194Spring Valley · 57,630La Mesa · 57,032Fallbrook · 47,743Santee · 46,821Poway · 44,948Encinitas · 44,354National City · 44,169Lakeside · 38,227Ramona · 35,466San Ysidro · 34,624La Jolla · 32,016Lemon Grove · 22,917Valley Center · 22,670Imperial Beach · 17,832Bonita · 17,018Alpine · 15,743Rancho Santa Fe · 12,920Coronado · 12,758Del Mar · 12,457Solana Beach · 10,701Jamul · 9,475Cardiff-by-the-Sea · 9,339Bonsall · 5,603Campo · 5,350Julian · 4,995Borrego Springs · 4,813Tecate · 4,276Pine Valley · 2,801Descanso · 2,753Pauma Valley · 2,612Potrero · 2,592Boulevard · 2,572Pala · 2,499Santa Ysabel · 1,921Warner Springs · 1,757Camp Pendleton · 1,405Dulzura · 1,006Jacumba · 891Guatay · 577Ranchita · 551Palomar Mountain · 519Mount Laguna · 202

The most electric ZIPs

Battery-electric share of each ZIP's vehicles.

192130 San Diego
16.1%
292127 San Diego
14.9%
392067 Rancho Santa Fe
13.4%
492014 Del Mar
11.9%
592037 La Jolla
10.9%
692131 San Diego
10.9%
792009 Carlsbad
9.9%
892129 San Diego
9.5%
992075 Solana Beach
9.3%
1092011 Carlsbad
9.2%
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