Top Gear Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Top Gear books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
Crap Cars (By: Richard Porter)
Buy on Amazon2004
My Dad Had One of Those (By: Richard Porter)
Buy on Amazon2007
Top Gear's Midlife Crisis Cars (By: Matt Master)
Buy on Amazon2008
Top Gear Best Bits The Races (By: Sam Philip)
Buy on Amazon2008
The Big Book of Top Gear 2009 (By: Richard Porter)
Buy on Amazon2008
Top Gear: Daft Cars (By: Matt Master)
Buy on Amazon2009
Top Gear: The Alternative Highway Code (By: Richard Porter)
Buy on Amazon2010
Top Gear Awesome Adventures: South America (By: Sam Philip)
Buy on Amazon2010
The Big Book of Top Gear 2011
Buy on Amazon2010
Top Gear Drivers' Handbook (By: Richard Porter)
Buy on Amazon2011
Top Gear Portfolio: The World's Greatest Cars (By: Top Gear Magazine)
Buy on Amazon2011
A Top Gear Christmas (By: Richard Porter)
Buy on Amazon2011
Top Gear Ambitious But Rubbish (By: Richard Porter)
Buy on Amazon2012
Top Gear: Motor Mania (By: Ivan Berg,Nik Berg)
Buy on Amazon2012
Top Gear: How to Parachute into a Moving Car (By: Richard Porter)
Buy on Amazon2013
The Top Gear Guide to Britain (By: Richard Porter)
Buy on Amazon2013
Top Gear: Epic Failures: 50 Great Motoring Cock-Ups (By: Richard Porter)
Buy on Amazon2014
Where's Stig (By: )
Buy on Amazon2014
Top Gear: Dream Cars: The Hot 100 (By: Sam Philip)
Buy on Amazon2014
Top Gear: Planet Garage (By: Richard Porter)
Buy on Amazon2015
The Top Gear Story (By: Richard Porter)
Buy on Amazon2019
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Top Gear series is publication order: 1. Crap Cars (By: Richard Porter) (2004), 2. My Dad Had One of Those (By: Richard Porter) (2007), 3. Top Gear's Midlife Crisis Cars (By: Matt Master) (2008), 4. Top Gear Best Bits The Races (By: Sam Philip) (2008), 5. The Big Book of Top Gear 2009 (By: Richard Porter) (2008), and 16 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Top Gear series by Jeremy Clarkson contains 21 books. The series began in 2004 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Top Gear series is written by Jeremy Clarkson. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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