NYC TLC Fleet by Make and Model (2026)

In short: On October 12, 2026, the most common for-hire vehicle (FHV) in New York City was the Toyota Camry: 17,031 of 104,845 licensed FHVs, or 16.2%. Then come the Toyota Sienna (12,650; 12.1%), RAV4 (10,449; 10.0%), Highlander (10,281; 9.8%) and Tesla Model Y (6,155; 5.9%). Toyota alone makes 55.8% of all TLC vehicles, taxis included. The 60 most common models cover 93% of FHVs.

TLC's lists don't say what car each license is on. We decoded every VIN (vehicle identification number) with the U.S. government's NHTSA vPIC decoder and counted the results. Method and limits are at the end.

The numbers at a glance

Top 15 FHV models

Two groups stand out. Toyota sedans and SUVs (Camry, RAV4, Highlander) make up more than a third of all FHVs. Large SUVs (Suburban, Escalade ESV, Yukon XL) are also common, with about 7,700 between them. Battery-electric models (Model Y, Fisker Ocean, bZ4X, Model 3) are all in the top 15, a result of the EV-only license windows of 2019–2023 (see EV-only licenses).

The full list of 60 models, with FHV and medallion taxi counts:

By make

Hybrid, electric or gas

About 30% of FHVs decode as hybrids, 13.1% as fully electric and 55.8% as gas. Taxis are mostly hybrid (71.8%). Don't confuse this with TLC's own "veh" code on the FHV list, which leaves most vehicles blank; this page uses the VIN instead. The Camry is a good example of the caveat: vPIC reports 6,591 Camrys (FHVs and taxis together) as hybrid and 10,710 as gas, a split worth checking on any car you buy.

Wheelchair accessible models

The Toyota Sienna dominates accessible FHVs: 7,914 of the 9,348 FHVs flagged WAV. New FHV licenses are only open for WAVs on TLC's approved list; see approved wheelchair accessible vehicles.

How old the cars are

Median model year of the top models (all FHVs and taxis of that model): Camry 2021, Sienna 2023, RAV4 2022, Highlander 2021, Model Y 2023, Suburban 2023, CR-V 2022, Fisker Ocean 2023, Accord 2019, Escalade ESV 2023. The Accord is the oldest of the top ten.

Method and limits

• Source. TLC's daily lists of active FHVs (8wbx-tsch) and authorized medallion taxis (rhe8-mgbb), pulled October 12, 2026.
• Decoding. We grouped VINs by manufacturer, model descriptor and model-year pattern and decoded one representative VIN per group with NHTSA vPIC. Only counts are published; no VINs, plates or owners.
• Limits. 5 of 115,081 vehicles could not be decoded. vPIC sometimes gives a family name ("RX" rather than "RX 350h"), and its fuel fields can misclassify a few model years.
• Cross-check. TLC's February 2026 review says the two most common make-models active in the FHV fleet were the 2023 Tesla Model Y and the 2025 Toyota Camry Hybrid (report, p.7). That is consistent with our list: TLC splits by model year, we combine years.

What the data can't tell you

• Which app a car drives for. 101,350 FHVs are affiliated with black car bases, where app vehicles generally sit, and one car can drive for several apps.
• Who owns the cars: individual drivers, fleets or rental companies.
• Trim, mileage or condition.
• Trends over time. This is one day's snapshot.

Each common model has its own page with its numbers, for example the Toyota Camry, Toyota Sienna, Toyota RAV4 and Tesla Model Y. Short answer: what is the most common Uber car in NYC?. For taxis only: yellow taxi fleet by model. For EVs: EV fleet statistics. For how many cars are working each day, see how many Ubers and taxis are on the road. Thinking of using your own car? Read can I use my personal car for Uber in NYC?.