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Car body types — 8 categories

Eight ways to shape a car.

Body type is the single most consequential choice in a new car — it determines who fits, what fits, where you can park, and how the car drives long before you pick an engine. Browse all 103,085 variants across the eight shapes the European market currently builds.

Hatchbacks29,348Sedans19,031Wagons17,531SUVs14,104MPVs14,017Coupés3,938Cabriolets3,835Pickups1,281

Catalog overview

Cars-Data.com indexes 103,085 cars in this catalog. The largest group is Hatchback with 29,348 models (28% of the total), ahead of Sedan with 19,031. Every option below links to a dedicated page with average power, efficiency and price plus the full list of matching cars, so you can compare them side by side.

02 — Market popularity

Most-built shapes, ranked.

Total variants in catalog, all years and all brands combined. SUVs and sedans together account for 32% of the European market.

01Hatchbacks
29,348 · 28.5%
02Sedans
19,031 · 18.5%
03Wagons
17,531 · 17.0%
04SUVs
14,104 · 13.7%
05MPVs
14,017 · 13.6%
06Coupés
3,938 · 3.8%
07Cabriolets
3,835 · 3.7%
08Pickups
1,281 · 1.2%
03 — Pick by use case

What do you actually do with it?

Eight common scenarios mapped to the shape that fits them best — plus a sensible second choice. Use this if you don't already know what you want.

02Family of five
SUVs14,104
03Long highway trips
Sedans19,031
04Cargo + outdoors
Pickups1,281
05Seven seats
MPVs14,017
06Weekend driving
Coupés3,938
07Open-top summer
Cabriolets3,835
08Practical estate
Wagons17,531