2015 Year End U.S. Passenger Car Sales Rankings - Top 160 Best-Selling Cars In America - Every Car Ranked

As overall U.S. new vehicle volume reached record highs of more than 17.4 million sales in calendar year 2015, year-over-year volume of the Toyota Camry-led passenger car sector slipped 2%.

Camry volume was flat. Sales of the second-ranked Toyota Corolla – the Camry's little brother – were up 7%. But six of the 11 top-selling vehicles in America reported fewer U.S. sales in 2015 than in 2014, and the declines generated by some relatively popular cars were particularly harsh.

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The Chevrolet Cruze, Detroit's top-selling compact, fell 17%. The Volkswagen Jetta and Volkswagen Passat both slid 19%. Chevrolet Impala volume plunged 17%. Toyota Prius sales fell 13%.

Numerous luxury cars were partly to blame for the passenger car market's decline, as legions of consumers veered away from conventional premium sedans into small premium brand crossovers. The BMW 3-Series, Lexus ES, Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Lexus IS, BMW 5-Series – five of the eight best-selling premium brand cars in America – all recorded noteworthy decreases.

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U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - January 2016
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - November 2015 YTD
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - 2015 Year End

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On the flip side, besides the Toyota Corolla's climb from third spot last year to second spot in 2015, many cars were more popular in 0215 than they were in 2014. The Chrysler 200, Ford Mustang, and Subaru Impreza were the three highest-volume cars with double-digit percentage improvements. 

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But automakers are beginning to catch on, and more and more new vehicle releases aren't of the traditional car variety. Rather than replace the Mazda 2, Mazda USA discontinued the 2 and introduced the CX-3 crossover. The CX-3 was joined by a handful of other new subcompact CUV entries in 2015, too. But all-new cars, not just replacements but completely new-to-the-table dishes? They were rare last year. The Scion iA and Scion iM stand out. But the others are all niche market premium players: two Cross Country Volvos, a Mercedes-AMG GT supercar, and the hydrogen-powered Toyota Mirai. 

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U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - 2015 Year End
U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - 2015 Year End
U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - 2015 Year End

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Reminder: these are 2015 calendar year rankings, but you can sort cars by December volume by clicking the December 2015 column header, or you can rank cars by improvements or declines using the % columns. Or, most importantly, you can list automakers together by selecting the Car column header.

As always, you can find historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these vehicles by selecting a make and model at GCBC's Sales Stats page.

Click Column Headers To Sort • January 2016 • November 2015 • December 2014

Rank	Car	2015	2014	% Change	Dec. 2015	Dec. 2014	% Change
#1	Toyota Camry	429,355	428,606	0.2%	37,299	31,618	18.0%
#2	Toyota Corolla	363,332	339,498	7.0%	32,445	30,125	7.7%
#3	Honda Accord	355,557	388,374	-8.5%	35,056	31,589	11.0%
#4	Honda Civic	335,384	325,981	2.9%	32,796	25,337	29.4%
#5	Nissan Altima	333,398	335,644	-0.7%	29,462	32,331	-8.9%
#6	Ford Fusion	300,170	306,860	-2.2%	25,576	23,166	10.4%
#7	Hyundai Elantra	241,706	222,023	8.9%	14,242	18,860	-24.5%
#8	Chevrolet Cruze	226,602	273,060	-17.0%	16,849	17,800	-5.3%
#9	Hyundai Sonata	213,303	216,936	-1.7%	22,820	17,924	27.3%
#10	Nissan Sentra	203,509	183,268	11.0%	19,760	15,393	28.4%
#11	Ford Focus	202,478	219,634	-7.8%	11,005	14,883	-26.1%
#12	Chevrolet Malibu	194,854	188,519	3.4%	12,155	16,817	-27.7%
#13	Chrysler 200	177,889	117,363	51.6%	8,579	16,229	-47.1%
#14	Kia Optima	159,414	159,020	0.2%	13,682	11,827	15.7%
#15	Subaru Outback	152,294	138,790	9.7%	16,067	14,772	8.8%
#16	Kia Soul	147,133	145,316	1.3%	12,159	9,906	22.7%
#17	Nissan Versa	144,528	139,781	3.4%	11,058	9,129	21.1%
#18	Volkswagen Jetta	131,109	160,873	-18.5%	14,073	15,578	-9.7%
#18.1	Volkswagen Jetta Sedan *	128,438	141,354	-9.1%	14,073	14,572	-3.4%
#18.2	Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen *	2,671	19,519	-86.3%	---	1,006	-100%
#19	Ford Mustang	122,349	82,635	48.1%	8,742	9,511	-8.1%
#20	Toyota Prius	118,020	136,040	-13.2%	10,175	9,291	9.5%
#20.1	Toyota Prius *	113,829	122,776	-7.3%	10,153	8,799	15.4%
#20.2	Toyota Prius Plug-In *	4,191	13,264	-68.4%	22	492	-95.5%
#21	Chevrolet Impala	116,825	140,280	-16.7%	9,060	13,088	-30.8%
#22	Mazda 3	107,885	104,985	2.8%	9,838	9,719	1.2%
#23	Subaru Impreza	100,519	83,488	20.4%	9,148	8,624	6.1%
#23.1	Subaru Impreza *	66,785	57,996	15.2%	6,059	5,808	4.3%
#23.2	Subaru Impreza WRX/STI	33,734	25,492	32.3%	3,089	2,816	9.7%
#24	Dodge Charger	94,725	94,099	0.7%	8,667	8,422	2.9%
#25	BMW 3-Series	94,527	100,970	-6.2%	5,262	13,339	-60.6%
#26	Subaru XV Crosstrek	88,927	70,956	25.3%	8,090	5,482	47.6%
#27	Dodge Dart	87,392	83,858	4.2%	6,731	6,881	-2.2%
#28	Mercedes-Benz C-Class	86,080	75,065	14.7%	7,023	8,224	-14.6%
#29	Kia Forte	78,919	69,336	13.8%	5,411	5,306	2.0%
#30	Volkswagen Passat	78,207	96,649	-19.1%	3,596	8,257	-56.4%
#31	Chevrolet Camaro	77,502	86,297	-10.2%	5,366	6,628	-19.0%
#32	Dodge Challenger	66,365	51,611	28.6%	4,744	4,938	-3.9%
#33	Volkswagen Golf	65,308	33,675	93.9%	5,715	4,405	29.7%
#33.1	Volkswagen Golf GTI *	23,669	17,362	36.3%	2,369	1,789	32.4%
#33.2	Volkswagen Golf *	19,257	15,941	20.8%	1,191	2,379	-49.9%
#33.3	Volkswagen Golf SportWagen *	14,009	---	---	897	---	---
#33.4	Volkswagen e-Golf *	4,232	357	1,085%	609	237	157%
#33.5	Volkswagen Golf R *	4,141	15	27,507%	649	---	---
#34	Lexus ES	64,969	72,508	-10.4%	7,856	7,782	1.0%
#35	Chevrolet Sonic	64,775	93,518	-30.7%	7,293	5,456	33.7%
#36	Ford Fiesta	64,458	63,192	2.0%	3,550	3,724	-4.7%
#37	Hyundai Accent	61,486	63,309	-2.9%	2,718	8,566	-68.3%
#38	Subaru Legacy	60,447	52,270	15.6%	5,759	5,457	5.5%
#39	Toyota Avalon	60,063	67,183	-10.6%	5,816	6,501	-10.5%
#40	Mazda 6	57,897	53,224	8.8%	4,168	4,323	-3.6%
#41	Chrysler 300	53,109	53,382	-0.5%	4,856	3,992	21.6%
#42	Honda Fit	52,724	59,340	-11.1%	4,197	6,450	-34.9%
#43	Mercedes-Benz E-Class	49,736	66,401	-25.1%	4,999	5,119	-2.3%
#44	Ford Taurus	48,816	62,629	-22.1%	4,022	3,748	7.3%
#44.1	Ford Taurus *	39,051	52,395	-25.5%	3,250	3,061	6.2%
#44.2	Ford Taurus Police Interceptor *	9,765	10,234	-4.6%	772	687	12.4%
#45	Acura TLX	47,080	19,127	146%	3,508	3,834	-8.5%
#46	Lexus IS	46,430	51,358	-9.6%	5,028	5,939	-15.3%
#47	BMW 4-Series	46,082	41,442	11.2%	5,601	5,859	-4.4%
#48	BMW 5-Series	44,162	52,704	-16.2%	2,985	5,517	-45.9%
#49	Infiniti Q50	43,874	36,899	18.9%	4,678	3,855	21.3%
#50	Buick LaCrosse	42,035	51,468	-18.3%	3,158	5,034	-37.3%
#51	Nissan Maxima	40,359	50,401	-19.9%	4,771	3,180	50.0%
#52	Mini Cooper	40,120	31,385	27.8%	2,823	4,545	-37.9%
#52.1	Mini Cooper 2-Door *	19,778	21,495	-8.0%	956	3,063	-68.8%
#52.2	Mini Cooper 4-Door *	15,189	1,348	1,027%	1,247	1,113	12.0%
#52.3	Mini Cooper Convertible *	3,098	3,536	-12.4%	147	219	-32.9%
#52.4	Mini Cooper Roadster *	1,103	1,437	-23.2%	4	95	-95.8%
#52.5	Mini Cooper Clubman *	492	2,613	-81.2%	464	4	11,500%
#52.6	Mini Cooper Coupe *	460	956	-51.9%	5	51	-90.2%
#53	Toyota Prius C	38,469	40,570	-5.2%	2,846	2,839	0.2%
#54	Audi A3	35,984	22,250	61.7%	3,252	2,690	20.9%
#55	Chevrolet Corvette	33,329	34,839	-4.3%	2,453	3,552	-30.9%
#56	Chevrolet Spark	32,853	39,159	-16.1%	1,384	3,007	-54.0%
#57	Buick Verano	31,886	43,743	-27.1%	2,545	3,017	-15.6%
#58	Audi A4	31,831	38,679	-17.7%	3,426	3,599	-4.8%
#58.1	Audi A4 Sedan *	29,013	33,993	-14.7%	3,172	3,197	-0.8%
#58.2	Audi A4 Allroad *	2,818	4,686	-39.9%	254	402	-36.8%
#59	Hyundai Genesis	31,374	29,992	4.6%	3,094	2,923	5.9%
#60	Lincoln MKZ	30,901	34,009	-9.1%	3,207	2,636	21.7%
#61	Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class	29,643	27,365	8.3%	1,912	2,664	-28.2%
#62	Toyota Prius V	28,290	30,762	-8.0%	2,040	2,284	-10.7%
#63	Cadillac ATS	26,873	29,890	-10.1%	3,451	2,465	40.0%
#64	Fiat 500	25,084	33,708	-25.6%	1,501	2,302	-34.8%
#65	Hyundai Veloster	24,245	27,598	-12.1%	2,246	1,685	33.3%
#66	Kia Rio	23,742	35,933	-33.9%	997	1,924	-48.2%
#67	Lexus GS	23,117	22,198	4.1%	3,423	2,745	24.7%
#68	Cadillac XTS	23,112	24,335	-5.0%	3,070	2,276	34.9%
#69	Audi A6	22,850	23,941	-4.6%	2,456	2,945	-16.6%
#70	Volkswagen Beetle	22,667	29,182	-22.3%	1,311	2,270	-42.2%
#70.1	Volkswagen Beetle Coupe *	13,025	17,414	-25.2%	958	1,600	-40.1%
#70.2	Volkswagen Beetle Convertible *	9,642	11,768	-18.1%	353	670	-47.3%
#71	Mercedes-Benz S-Class	21,934	25,276	-13.2%	2,163	2,832	-23.6%
#72	Ford C-Max	21,768	27,595	-21.1%	1,416	1,962	-27.8%
#73	Mitsubishi Mirage	21,515	16,708	28.8%	1,262	1,135	11.2%
#74	Toyota Venza	21,351	29,991	-28.8%	401	2,419	-83.4%
#75	Buick Regal	19,504	22,560	-13.5%	2,571	1,811	42.0%
#76	Cadillac CTS	19,485	31,115	-37.4%	2,441	2,652	-8.0%
#77	Acura ILX	18,531	17,854	3.8%	1,960	1,730	13.3%
#78	Mitsubishi Lancer	17,691	16,495	7.3%	1,324	1,547	-14.4%
#79	Nissan Leaf	17,269	30,200	-42.8%	1,347	3,102	-56.6%
#80	Toyota Yaris	16,779	13,274	26.4%	377	1,605	-76.5%
#81	Volvo S60	16,706	20,457	-18.3%	1,486	1,866	-20.4%
#82	Scion tC	16,459	17,947	-8.3%	976	1,128	-13.5%
#83	Chevrolet Volt	15,393	18,805	-18.1%	2,114	1,490	41.9%
#84	Scion xB	15,223	16,583	-8.2%	886	1,480	-40.1%
#85	Lexus RC	14,784	1,922	669%	1,711	1,042	64.2%
#86	Lexus CT200h	14,657	17,673	-17.1%	1,464	1,608	-9.0%
#87	BMW 2-Series	13,020	7,345	77.3%	2,143	724	196%
#88	Audi A5	12,934	16,620	-22.2%	1,000	1,292	-22.6%
#89	BMW i3	11,024	6,092	81.0%	1,422	1,013	40.4%
#90	Scion FR-S	10,507	14,062	-25.3%	588	834	-29.5%
#91	Porsche 911	9,898	10,433	-5.1%	654	776	-15.7%
#92	BMW 7-Series	9,292	9,744	-4.6%	1,266	1,096	15.5%
#93	Honda Crosstour	9,104	11,802	-22.9%	613	863	-29.0%
#94	Infiniti Q40	8,605	15,590	-44.8%	31	1,184	-97.4%
#95	Mazda MX-5 Miata	8,591	4,745	81.1%	706	378	86.8%
#96	Infiniti Q70	8,449	5,034	67.8%	786	656	19.8%
#97	BMW 6-Series	8,146	8,647	-5.8%	1,461	890	64.2%
#98	Fiat 500L	7,863	12,413	-36.7%	308	1,482	-79.2%
#99	Audi A7	7,721	8,133	-5.1%	841	524	60.5%
#100	Scion iA	7,605	---	---	1,808	---	---
#101	Smart Fortwo	7,484	10,453	-28.4%	669	973	-31.2%
#102	Nissan 370Z	7,391	7,199	2.7%	481	446	7.8%
#103	Kia Cadenza	7,343	9,267	-20.8%	598	548	9.1%
#104	Lexus LS	7,165	8,559	-16.3%	854	1,020	-16.3%
#105	Lincoln MKS	6,877	8,160	-15.7%	471	927	-49.2%
#106	Volkswagen CC	6,276	9,995	-37.2%	633	623	1.6%
#107	Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class	6,152	6,981	-11.9%	581	575	1.0%
#108	Jaguar XF	5,933	5,880	0.9%	559	772	-27.6%
#109	Hyundai Azera	5,539	7,232	-23.4%	358	697	-48.6%
#110	Subaru BRZ	5,296	7,504	-29.4%	413	416	-0.7%
#111	Volvo XC70	5,118	5,093	0.5%	432	470	-8.1%
#112	Scion iM	5,097	---	---	1,245	---	---
#113	Audi A8	4,990	5,904	-15.5%	424	732	-42.1%
#114	Porsche Panamera	4,985	5,740	-13.2%	256	320	-20.0%
#115	Jaguar F-Type	4,629	4,112	12.6%	430	448	-4.0%
#116	Volvo V60	4,362	4,990	-12.6%	296	357	-17.1%
#117	Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class	4,182	4,737	-11.7%	290	384	-24.5%
#118	Mercedes-Benz SL-Class	4,060	5,030	-19.3%	380	539	-29.5%
#119	Infiniti Q60	3,949	7,740	-49.0%	290	658	-55.9%
#120	Jaguar XJ	3,611	4,329	-16.6%	207	375	-44.8%
#121	Porsche Cayman	3,561	3,417	4.2%	200	198	1.0%
#122	Porsche Boxster	3,102	3,875	-19.9%	214	144	48.6%
#123	Honda CR-Z	3,073	3,562	-13.7%	316	224	41.1%
#124	Volkswagen Eos	2,993	3,411	-12.3%	242	204	18.6%
#125	Chevrolet SS	2,895	2,479	16.8%	134	93	44.1%
#126	Volvo V60 Cross Country	2,769	---	---	202	---	---
#127	Kia K900	2,524	1,330	89.8%	162	93	74.2%
#128	Hyundai Equus	2,332	3,415	-31.7%	201	343	-41.4%
#129	BMW i8	2,265	555	308%	656	158	315%
#130	Acura RLX	2,195	3,413	-35.7%	159	233	-31.8%
#131	Mercedes-Benz B-Class	1,906	776	146%	97	326	-70.2%
#132	Volvo S80	1,887	1,753	7.6%	176	79	123%
#133	Chevrolet Caprice PPV	1,845	3,727	-50.5%	220	288	-23.6%
#134	BMW Z4	1,829	2,151	-15.0%	253	168	50.6%
#135	Honda Insight	1,458	3,965	-63.2%	22	311	-92.9%
#136	Mercedes-AMG GT	1,277	---	---	162	---	---
#137	Dodge Avenger	1,268	51,705	-97.5%	75	455	-83.5%
#138	Audi TT	1,167	1,158	0.8%	238	12	1,883%
#139	Nissan GT-R	1,105	1,436	-23.1%	84	156	-46.2%
#140	Cadillac ELR	1,024	1,310	-21.8%	135	118	14.4%
#141	Nissan Cube	943	3,785	-75.1%	13	186	-93.0%
#142	Scion xD	794	7,377	-89.2%	8	288	-97.2%
#143	Dodge Viper	676	760	-11.1%	63	89	-29.2%
#144	Alfa Romeo 4C	663	91	629%	57	67	-14.9%
#145	Audi R8	495	735	-32.7%	15	64	-76.6%
#146	Scion iQ	482	2,040	-76.4%	2	87	-97.7%
#147	Mazda 2	297	13,615	-97.8%	1	159	-99.4%
#148	Jaguar XK	293	1,452	-79.8%	1	88	-98.9%
#149	Volvo S60 Cross Country	287	---	---	104	---	---
#150	Porsche 918 Spyder	203	96	111%	---	39	-100%
#151	Mitsubishi i MiEV	115	196	-41.3%	9	12	-25.0%
#152	Acura TL	88	10,616	-99.2%	---	76	-100%
#153	Toyota Mirai	72	---	---	15	---	---
#154	Mercedes-Benz CL-Class	54	221	-75.6%	---	14	-100%
#155	Acura TSX	35	6,287	-99.4%	---	17	-100%
#156	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG	29	232	-87.5%	---	6	-100%
#157	Lexus LFA	9	17	-47.1%	1	1	0.0%
#158	Volvo C70	7	779	-99.1%	---	1	-100%
#159	Mercedes-Benz R-Class	4	8	-50.0%	---	1	-100%
#160	Honda FCX	2	2	0.0%	2	1	100%
#161	Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class	---	2	-100%	---	---	---
#162	Mitsubishi Galant	---	122	-100%	---	---	---
#163	Volvo C30	---	66	-100%	---	---	---
	Total	7,780,707	7,935,340	-1.9%	656,6830	679,303	-3.3%
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Source: Automakers & ANDC & WSJ
* Italicized, asterisked, unranked lines are nothing more than available breakdowns, already included in the model's total, not in addition to the model's total.
² Total Prius Family sales: down 10.9% to 184,794 in 2015; up 4.6% to 15,076.
³ BMW has traditionally chosen to include sales of the 4-Series within figures for the 3-Series, presumably for year-over-year consistency's sake, while also combining the 1-Series and 2-Series. Now, since July, we have a 3-Series/4-Series breakdown. (Hyundai does the same with the Genesis and Genesis Coupe.)
Total 3-Series/4-Series sales: down 1.1% to 140,609 in 2015; down 43.4% to 10,863 in December.
Sales data for brands such as Aston Martin, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lotus, Rolls-Royce etc. are unfortunately not broken down by model. ANDC estimates say sales for Aston Martin and Lotus in 2015 were 1020 and 80, respectively. Tesla, unfortunately, doesn't release model-specific monthly U.S. sales data, but we source estimates from HybridCars.com. Model S sales estimate: up 59.5% to 26,400, up 84% to 3500 in December.