Awards

Meet the Winners

Our jury of 20+ automotive experts considered every vehicle available for Canadians to buy and voted on the best ones. Our experts are confident recommending these winners and they represent best buys for 2026, according to the country’s most trusted automotive awards.*

Most trusted awards program according to a 2023 Ipsos Research Automotive Awards Study

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Editorial 2024 toyota land cruiser 1958 004

Toyota Wins as Canada’s Most Trusted Automotive Brand in the 2024 AutoTrader Awards

Toyota has worked hard for generations to earn its reputation for building value-packed, reliable, and robust vehicles.

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Toyota Wins as Canada’s Most Trusted Automotive Brand in the 2024 AutoTrader Awards
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2024 Best Overall Green Car: Toyota Prius Prime

With its recent glow-up, this efficient PHEV now adds style to its repertoire.

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2024 Best Overall Green Car: Toyota Prius Prime
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2024 Best Subcompact SUV: Subaru Crosstrek

Practical SUV performs exceptionally well in almost any environment Canadians face.

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2024 Best Subcompact SUV: Subaru Crosstrek
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2024 Best Hybrid: Toyota Prius

Redesigned hybrid still has its trademark efficiency, but is more stylish and well-rounded than ever before.

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2024 Best Hybrid: Toyota Prius
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2024 Best Wagon: Volvo V60 / V60 Cross Country

Repeat winner delivers practicality while also prioritizing luxury and personality.

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2024 Best Wagon: Volvo V60 / V60 Cross Country
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2024 Best Mid-Size Luxury SUV: Porsche Cayenne / Cayenne Coupe

Overachieving luxury SUV sets the standard for performance in its segment.

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2024 Best Mid-Size Luxury SUV: Porsche Cayenne / Cayenne Coupe
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2024 Best PHEV: Toyota Prius Prime

Efficient PHEV is now stylish, has more range than ever, and drives like a premium car.

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2024 Best PHEV: Toyota Prius Prime
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2024 Best Minivan: Toyota Sienna

With its efficient hybrid powertrain and massive practicality, there’s a lot to like about the family-friendly Sienna.

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2024 Best Minivan: Toyota Sienna
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2024 Best Mainstream Performance Car: Toyota GR Corolla

High-strung three-cylinder power is just one of this hot hatchback’s highlights.

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2024 Best Mainstream Performance Car: Toyota GR Corolla
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2024 Best Subcompact Luxury SUV: BMW X1 / X2

A roomy cabin and outstanding driving dynamics make BMW’s smallest SUV a winner.

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2024 Best Subcompact Luxury SUV: BMW X1 / X2
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2024 Best Mainstream EV: Kia Niro EV

This EV has a practical and user-friendly approach to emissions-free driving.

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2024 Best Mainstream EV: Kia Niro EV
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2024 Best Compact Luxury SUV: Genesis GV70 / Electrified GV70

SUV impresses with its winning combination of unique style, poised driving dynamics, luxurious interiors, and undeniable value.

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2024 Best Compact Luxury SUV: Genesis GV70 / Electrified GV70
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2024 Best Compact SUV: Subaru Outback

When it comes to safety, flexibility, practicality, user-friendliness, and familiarity, the Outback is tough to beat.

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2024 Best Compact SUV: Subaru Outback
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2024 Best Full-Size Luxury SUV: 2024 BMW X7

This instantly recognizable three-row juggernaut shows luxury is about nailing the details.

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2024 Best Full-Size Luxury SUV: 2024 BMW X7
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2024 Best Premium EV: Hyundai Ioniq 6

Wild-looking EV impresses with its efficiency

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2024 Best Premium EV: Hyundai Ioniq 6
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2024 Best Full-Size SUV: Chevrolet Suburban / Tahoe

With realistic third-row room and a wide range of powertrains, Chevrolet’s largest SUVs deliver capability and capacity.

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2024 Best Full-Size SUV: Chevrolet Suburban / Tahoe
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2024 Best Compact Luxury Car: BMW 3 Series / 4 Series

Expertly balancing luxury, performance, and prestige, these BMWs are the segment benchmark.

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2024 Best Compact Luxury Car: BMW 3 Series / 4 Series
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2024 Best Compact / Mid-Size Truck: Ford Maverick

The Maverick is a small, clever truck that’s easy to live with and has a price that won’t break the bank.

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2024 Best Compact / Mid-Size Truck: Ford Maverick
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2024 Best Premium Performance Car: Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing

This rare breed of super sedan is the last of its kind and it’s a stunningly good performance car that’s also a relative bargain.

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2024 Best Premium Performance Car: Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing
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2024 Best Large Luxury Car: Porsche Taycan / Taycan Cross Turismo

Driver-focused four-door sets the standard for what EV luxury and performance should be like.

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2024 Best Large Luxury Car: Porsche Taycan / Taycan Cross Turismo
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2024 Best Mid-Size SUV: Toyota Grand Highlander

With more than a dozen entries out there, being named the best is a badge of honour.

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2024 Best Mid-Size SUV: Toyota Grand Highlander
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2024 Best Full-Size Truck: Ford F-150

The best-selling vehicle in the country has raised the bar and offers a diverse array of powertrains along with many clever features that make it work harder for Canadian

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2024 Best Full-Size Truck: Ford F-150
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2024 Best Family Sedan: Honda Accord

The perennial winner continues to impress with its well-rounded nature and focus on driver joy and practicality.

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2024 Best Family Sedan: Honda Accord
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2024 Best Vehicle for Adventure: Jeep Wrangler / Jeep Gladiator

This rugged and capable SUV is an icon for a reason.

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2024 Best Vehicle for Adventure: Jeep Wrangler / Jeep Gladiator
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2024 Best Small Car: Honda Civic

There are a dozen factors considered when voting on a winning car and the G80 excels in every criteria.

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2024 Best Small Car: Honda Civic
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2023 Best Compact Luxury Car: BMW i4

In a sign of the times, this is the first time an EV has won in this category.

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2023 Best Compact Luxury Car: BMW i4
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2023 Best New Safety Innovation: GM’s Ultra Cruise with Trailering

GM’s hands-free driving technology has made huge strides in making our roads safer.

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2023 Best New Safety Innovation: GM’s Ultra Cruise with Trailering
Editorial h2 f 150 lightning 2023

2023 Best Full-Size Truck: Ford F-150

The best-selling vehicle in the country has yet again raised the bar and offers a diverse array of powertrains along with many clever features that make it work harder fo

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2023 Best Full-Size Truck: Ford F-150
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2023 Best Overall Car: Genesis G80 / Electrified G80

There are a dozen factors considered when voting on a winning car and the G80 excels in every criteria.

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2023 Best Overall Car: Genesis G80 / Electrified G80
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2023 Best Mainstream Performance Car: Honda Civic Type R

Making a great car better is no easy feat, but Honda’s engineers have delivered.

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2023 Best Mainstream Performance Car: Honda Civic Type R
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2023 Best Full-Size Luxury SUV: Cadillac Escalade

As an SUV synonymous with luxury and class for decades, the Escalade is also high-tech and has incredible presence on the road and at the country club.

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2023 Best Full-Size Luxury SUV: Cadillac Escalade
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2023 Best New Technology Innovation: Ford Onboard Scales with Smart Hitch

This clever tech takes the guesswork out of safe towing and hauling.

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2023 Best New Technology Innovation: Ford Onboard Scales with Smart Hitch
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2023 Best Mid-Size Luxury SUV: Genesis GV80

The Genesis GV80 has style, presence, and looks expensive without the price tag to match.

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2023 Best Mid-Size Luxury SUV: Genesis GV80
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2023 Best Subcompact Car: Chevrolet Bolt EV

This user-friendly EV sets the tone for this segment going forward as a well-rounded runabout with a generous range and excellent practicality.

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2023 Best Subcompact Car: Chevrolet Bolt EV
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Toyota Wins as Canada’s Most Trusted Automotive Brand in the 2023 AutoTrader Awards

Toyota has worked hard for generations to earn its reputation for building value-packed, reliable, and robust vehicles.

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Toyota Wins as Canada’s Most Trusted Automotive Brand in the 2023 AutoTrader Awards
Editorial j3 jeep wrangler 2023

2023 Best Vehicle for Adventure: Jeep Wrangler / Jeep Gladiator

Jeep’s iconic off-roader has a broad array of powertrains, body styles, and attitudes to get you closer to your next adventure.

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2023 Best Vehicle for Adventure: Jeep Wrangler / Jeep Gladiator
Editorial f1 genesis gv60 2023

2023 Best Subcompact Luxury SUV: Genesis GV60

This is the first time an EV has won in this category, and the GV60 sets the bar high not just for EVs, but for its segment as a whole.

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2023 Best Subcompact Luxury SUV: Genesis GV60
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2023 Best Overall Truck: Ford Maverick

The Maverick is a small, clever truck that’s easy to live with and has a price that makes sense for a lot of Canadian drivers.

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2023 Best Overall Truck: Ford Maverick
Editorial f2 genesis gv70 2023

2023 Best Compact Luxury SUV: Genesis GV70

SUV impresses with its winning combination of unique style, poised driving dynamics, luxurious interiors, and undeniable value.

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2023 Best Compact Luxury SUV: Genesis GV70
Editorial b1 porsche taycan cross turismo 2022

2023 Best Wagon: Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo

Wagons are for practical enthusiasts and Porsche’s offering absolutely nails it with its electric speed machine.

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2023 Best Wagon: Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo
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2023 Best Family Sedan: Honda Accord

Even with a brand-new model on the way, the Honda Accord still manages to impress.

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2023 Best Family Sedan: Honda Accord
Editorial e1 subaru crosstrek 2023

2023 Best Subcompact SUV: Subaru Crosstrek

The Crosstrek offers Canadian drivers lots of value for the money in a practical and capable package.

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2023 Best Subcompact SUV: Subaru Crosstrek
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2023 Best Overall SUV: Subaru Outback

When it comes to safety, flexibility, practicality, user-friendliness, and familiarity, the Outback is tough to beat.

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2023 Best Overall SUV: Subaru Outback
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2023 Best Overall Green Car: Ford F-150 Lightning

This EV pickup is one of the most important vehicles of our generation and it does its job as a zero-emissions truck flawlessly.

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2023 Best Overall Green Car: Ford F-150 Lightning
Editorial h1 ford maverick 2022

2023 Best Compact / Mid-Size Truck: Ford Maverick

The Maverick is a small, clever truck that’s easy to live with and has a price that won’t break the bank.

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2023 Best Compact / Mid-Size Truck: Ford Maverick
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2023 Best PHEV: Toyota RAV4 Prime

The Toyota RAV4 already has a reputation for efficiency and reliability, but add in a hard-working plug-in hybrid powertrain and the RAV4 Prime becomes even more compelli

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2023 Best PHEV: Toyota RAV4 Prime
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2023 Best Compact SUV: Subaru Outback

When it comes to safety, flexibility, practicality, user-friendliness, and familiarity, the Outback is tough to beat.

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2023 Best Compact SUV: Subaru Outback
Editorial c2 genesis electrified g80 2023

2023 Best Large Luxury Car: Genesis G80 / Electrified G80

There are a dozen factors considered when voting on a winning car and the G80 excels in every criteria, which is something very few other cars can manage.

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2023 Best Large Luxury Car: Genesis G80 / Electrified G80
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2023 Best Premium EV: Ford F-150 Lightning

This EV pickup truck is one of the most important vehicles of our generation.

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2023 Best Premium EV: Ford F-150 Lightning
Editorial i1 hyundai ioniq 5 2023

2023 Best Mainstream EV: Hyundai Ioniq 5

With its retro-futuristic looks and an excellent electric powertrain, this EV sets the bar high for its segment.

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2023 Best Mainstream EV: Hyundai Ioniq 5
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