List of land vehicles types by number of wheels

This is a list of land vehicles by their number of wheels. The number of wheels a land vehicle has can vary widely, from zero to many. The number of wheels a vehicle has can have a significant impact on its stability, manoeuvrability, and performance. This list aims to provide an overview of the various types of land vehicles categorized by their number of wheels.

0

• Hovercraft
• Litter (vehicle)
• Pogo Stick
• Sled
• Snowboard
• Snowmobile
• Space hopper
• Hoverboard

1

Litter wheel

• Unicycle ^[1]
• Electric unicycle ^[2]
• Litter wheel
• Monowheel ^[3]
• Onewheel
• Traditional western wheelbarrow
  • Wooden ox/Chinese wheelbarrow

2

Bicycle and dicycles

• Wheels in parallel
  • Cart
    • Pulled rickshaw
    • Hansom cab
    • Sulky
    • Tilbury (carriage)
  • Dicycle
    • Segway
    • Self-balancing scooter
  • Hand truck
  • Shopping caddy
• Wheels in tandem
  • Bicycle
    • Motorized bicycle
      • Electric bicycle
    • Penny-farthing
    • Recumbent bicycle
    • Safety bicycle
    • Cargo bike
  • Gyrocar/Bi-Autogo

at least 2

• A continuous track vehicle needs at minimum two wheels in order to work, but the majority have more than two
• Most wheeled suitcases have at least 2 wheels; some may have more

2–3

• Motorcycle (Usually 2 wheels but sometimes 3)
  • Cabin motorcycle
• Handcycle
• Rollator

3

Motorized tricycle, Cycle rickshaw, twike velomobile, Reliant Robin

• Bath chair
• Modern land sailing vehicles
• Motorcycle with sidecar (typically 3 wheels overall)
• Pallet jack
• Racing wheelchair
• Tricycle
  • Motorized tricycle
    • Steam tricycle
    • Whike
• Three-wheeler
  • Tilting three-wheeler
  • Forecar
• Trikke
• Twike
• Ultralight trike

4

Pram, car, ATV, quadracycle, mobility scooter, flatbed trolley, skateboard, wheelchair, caravan, toy wagon

• All-terrain vehicle (four-wheeler) ^[4]
• The majority of automobiles
• Baby transport
• Quadricycle / Microcar
• Quadracycle
  • Go kart
• Golf cart (motorised)
• Flatbed trolley
• Forklift
• Four-wheeler
• Knee scooter
• Mobility scooter
• Model car
• Pallet jack
• Recreational vehicle
• Riding mower
• Roller skates
• Serving cart
• Soapbox racer
• Skateboard
  • Snakeboard
  • Longboard
• Toy wagon
• Velomobile
• Wagon
  • Shopping cart
• Wheelchair

More than 4

• Pentacycle
• Six-wheel drive vehicle (6x6)
• Eight-wheel drive vehicle (8x8)
• Ten-wheel drive vehicle (10x10)
• Twelve-wheel drive vehicle (12x12)
• 18 wheeler
• Many tracked vehicles such as tanks
• Most rolling stock have more than four wheels, due to trucks having four wheels each, with multiple trucks per vehicle being common

See also

• Wheels
• Wheel and axle
• Rim
• Tires
• Single-track vehicle
• Tracked vehicles
• Vehicle category

References

1. Unicycle: What Is A Unicycle? Types, History, & Construction Archived 2022-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
2. Toll, Micah (November 15, 2018). "Electric unicycles: fun toys or serious last mile electric commuter vehicles?". Electrek.
3. US 92528,Hemmings, Richard C.,"Improvement in velocipede",published 1869-07-13 
4. "What is an ATV? | Terms & Information | ATV Safety Institute".