Most Popular Car Colors, 2003–2006

Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff

(Percentage of vehicles manufactured during these model years in North America)

Luxury 2006 2005 2004 2003
 1. White/White Pearl 25% 18% 29% 31%
 2. Black 22 16 12 11
 3. Silver 16 20 261 411
 4. Gray 12 5
 5. Blue 7 13 9 4
 6. Red 7 7 9 4
 7. Yellow/Gold 6 6 4 4
 8. Green 3 5
 9. Light Brown 2 10 11
10. Others 1 4
Sport/Compact 2006 2005 2004 2003
 1. Silver 18% 20% 20% 20%
 2. Black 15 14 13 14
 3. Gray 15 17 8 12
 4. Red 15 9 17 16
 5. Blue 13 16 13 14
 6. White/White Pearl 10 10 9 9
 7. Green 2 6 4
 8. Light Brown 6 5 9 8
 9. Yellow/Gold 4 1 4 3
10. Others 2 2 3 4
Full/Intermediate 2006 2005 2004 2003
 1. Silver 25% 21% 24% 25%
 2. Blue 13 11 6 6
 3. Gray 12 14 11 13
 4. White/White Pearl 12 11 13 12
 5. Black 10 10 9 9
 6. Red 10 13 12 9
 7. Light Brown 10 12 17 16
 8. Green 4 4 5 5
 9. Yellow/Gold 4 3 1 2
10. Others 1 2 3
SUV/Truck/Van 2006 2005 2004 2003
 1. White/White Pearl 26% 21% 20% 22%
 2. Silver 16 16 16 17
 3. Gray 13 17 10 9
 4. Black 13 10 12 12
 5. Red 11 11 14 16
 6. Blue 10 12 12 9
 7. Light Brown 6 7 9 6
 8. Green 4 4 5 7
 9. Yellow/Orange 1 1 1
10. Others 1 1 2
1. Includes gray. Source: DuPont Herberts Automotive Systems, Troy, Mich. 2005 DuPont Automotive Color Popularity Survey Results. Web: www.automotive.dupont.com .

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