2025 AutoTrader Awards: Winners Revealed for Canada's Most Trusted Automotive Awards

Experts vote for the best vehicles in 28 segments, recognizing best buys for Canadian drivers.

TORONTO, Jan. 17, 2025 /CNW/ - The winners of the 2025 AutoTrader Awards have been announced today, revealing the best vehicles in the country as voted by some of Canada's foremost automotive experts. AutoTrader Awards are the most trusted and influential automotive awards in Canada.*

"As the country's leading and most trusted automotive marketplace, AutoTrader is dedicated to empowering Canadians during their car-buying journey," said Jodi Lai, AutoTrader's Editor-in-Chief. "So, it's important that we are also source of unbiased and trustworthy car advice, and that's what these awards are all about."

AutoTrader Awards celebrate automotive excellence, and the winners of the 28 categories represent best buys for Canadian drivers. The expert jury of more than 20 automotive journalists from all over the country vote on the vehicles they can most confidently recommend to family and friends. These vehicles go above and beyond what's expected to offer drivers a well-rounded vehicle that excels in all areas. The experts consider factors such as value, practicality, user-friendliness, performance, safety, innovation, overall excellence, and more, when voting for winning vehicles. Every vehicle that's available to buy is eligible for an award, but the winners raise the bar.

"We know that picking a new vehicle can be overwhelming because there are so many good options competing for your hard-earned dollars," Lai said. "AutoTrader Awards are here to take out some of the guesswork and are a solid jumping off point for someone researching their next vehicle."

Whether a car shopper is looking for a new truck, electric vehicle, family-hauler, hybrid, sports car, or SUV, our experts have voted for the best vehicles in 28 categories, meaning AutoTrader Awards are also the country's most comprehensive, with a winner for every need and driver type.

2025 AutoTrader Award Winners

Best Overall Car	Honda Civic / Hatchback / Hybrid
Best Overall SUV	Kia EV9
Best Overall Truck	Ford Maverick / Hybrid
Best Overall Green Vehicle	Kia EV9
Canada's Most Trusted Car Brand**	Toyota
Best Small Car	Honda Civic / Hatchback / Hybrid
Best Family Sedan	Toyota Camry
Best Wagon	Audi A6 Allroad / RS 6 Avant
Best Compact Luxury Car	BMW 4 Series / i4
Best Large Luxury Car	BMW 5 Series / i5 / PHEV
Best Mainstream Performance Car	Acura Integra Type S
Best Premium Performance Car	Porsche 911
Best Subcompact SUV	Subaru Crosstrek
Best Compact SUV	Subaru Outback
Best Mid-Size SUV	Toyota Grand Highlander / Hybrid
Best Full-Size SUV	Chevrolet Suburban / Tahoe
Best Subcompact Luxury SUV	BMW X1 / X2
Best Compact Luxury SUV	Porsche Macan / Macan EV
Best Mid-Size Luxury SUV	Porsche Cayenne / Coupe
Best Full-Size Luxury SUV	Cadillac Escalade / IQ
Best Minivan	Toyota Sienna
Best Compact / Mid-Size Truck	Ford Maverick / Hybrid
Best Full-Size Truck	Ford F-150 / Hybrid / Lightning
Best Mainstream EV	Kia EV9
Best Premium EV	BMW i4
Best Hybrid	Toyota Prius
Best PHEV	Toyota Prius PHEV
Best Vehicle for Adventure	Jeep Wrangler / Jeep Gladiator

To learn more about the 2025 AutoTrader Awards winners and the judging process, please visit: AutoTrader.ca/Awards

About AutoTrader

AutoTrader is the largest and most trusted automotive marketplace in Canada. Offering the largest inventory of new and used cars, AutoTrader boasts hundreds of thousands of new and used vehicles for sale to Canadians across the country. AutoTrader receives over 25 million monthly visits to the marketplace and the AutoTrader app has been downloaded by more than 7 million Canadians. Visitors can buy or sell cars, trucks or other motorized vehicles quickly, easily, and confidently. Buyers can search based on vehicle model, make, colour and geographic location to find the deal that is right for them. AutoTrader is also an online destination for automotive research and entertainment, featuring news, reviews, videos, and podcasts from award-winning automotive journalists. Follow AutoTrader on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.

* Most trusted automotive awards and most influential in purchase consideration (highest out of the option list), according to 2023 Ipsos Automotive Awards Research.

** Canada's Most Trusted Car Brand is the only category in which our experts don't vote. This award is the result of a third-party survey of Canadian consumers. These are the findings of a study conducted by AutoTrader from November 04 to 06, 2024 among a nationally representative sample of 1,505 Canadian adults (18+) who are members of the online Angus Reid Forum. The survey was conducted in English and French. For comparison purposes only, a probability sample of this size would carry a margin of error of +/- 2.5 percentage points at 95% confidence level.

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