January 2016 U.S. SUV And Crossover Sales Rankings - Top 97 Best-Selling SUVs In America - Every SUV Ranked

U.S. auto sales volume dipped slightly in January 2016, a modest decline during an abbreviated month. Sales of SUVs and crossovers, of course, jumped 6% to nearly 440,000 units.

The Toyota RAV4 was America's top-selling utility vehicle for a third consecutive month. After four years of Honda CR-V leadership – and with the CR-V getting off to 2015 on the wrong foot – is 2016 the year the RAV4 grabs the SUV/crossover sales victory for the first time?

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There's no doubt 2016 began with a tight race for top spot. The RAV4 led the second-ranked Nissan Rogue by only 1792 units. The Ford Escape finished January only 543 sales back of the Rogue. The CR-V trailed the Escape by only 11 sales. Chevrolet's Equinox was only 634 sales back of the CR-V.

The Lexus RX was America's best-selling premium utility vehicle, finishing January as the 21st-best-selling utility vehicle overall, 2178 sales ahead of the Cadillac SRX.

On the premium front, it's worth noting the misleading Mercedes-Benz sales figures. Mercedes-Benz is changing the names of many products. As a result, consider the totals achieved by certain Benzes and their predecessors. ML and new GLE sales were up 17% to 3663. The GLK and new GLC doubled to 2849 sales.

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U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - February 2016 YTD
U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - 2015 Year End
U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - January 2015

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For the purposes of total SUV/crossover and passenger car sales tallies, the Subaru Outback, Subaru Crosstrek, and Toyota Venza are now tabulated with SUVs/crossovers, not cars. This was not the case last year. The Outback ranked 11th in January sales; the Crosstrek ranked 24th. 

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Top 11 Best-Selling Pickup Trucks In America - January 2016
Commercial Van Sales In America - January 2016
Minivan Sales In America - January 2016

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Compared with January 2015, new entrants over the last year include the Jeep Renegade, Honda HR-V, aforementioned GLE and GLC, the Mazda CX-3, Land Rover Discovery Sport, and Fiat 500X.

At any time, click the Rank column to return to the original format. If you're on a mobile device, you may need to choose the full version of the site (at the bottom of the page) in order to use the sortable function.

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U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - January 2016
U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - January 2016
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - January 2016

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Reminder: these are January 2016 rankings, but you can sort SUVs/crossovers by January volume by clicking the January 2016 column header – which produces the same results this month – or you can rank SUVs/crossovers by improvements or declines using the % columns. Or, most importantly, you can list automakers together by selecting the SUV/Crossover 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 • February 2016 • December 2015 • January 2015

Rank	SUV/Crossover	Jan. 2016 YTD	Jan. 2015 YTD	% Change
#1	Toyota RAV4	21,554	19,824	8.7%
#2	Nissan Rogue	19,762	15,649	26.3%
#3	Ford Escape	19,219	20,054	-4.2%
#4	Honda CR-V	19,208	23,211	-17.2%
#5	Chevrolet Equinox	18,574	19,555	-5.0%
#6	Ford Explorer	16,614	17,036	-2.5%
#6.1	Ford Explorer *	14,266	14,995	-4.9%
#6.2	Ford Explorer Police Interceptor *	2,348	2,041	15.0%
#7	Jeep Cherokee	15,347	15,154	1.3%
#8	Jeep Grand Cherokee	13,164	12,806	2.8%
#9	Subaru Forester	11,904	11,210	6.2%
#10	Toyota Highlander	11,258	11,060	1.8%
#11	Subaru Outback	11,197	11,351	-1.4%
#12	Jeep Wrangler	10,797	11,683	-7.6%
#13	Ford Edge	9,533	7,581	25.7%
#14	GMC Terrain	8,835	8,844	-0.1%
#15	Honda Pilot	8,561	12,315	-30.5%
#16	Dodge Journey	8,456	7,041	20.1%
#17	Jeep Patriot	8,273	7,563	9.4%
#18	Toyota 4Runner	7,496	6,945	7.9%
#19	Mazda CX-5	7,063	5,949	18.7%
#20	Chevrolet Traverse	7,014	10,151	-30.9%
#21	Lexus RX	6,956	6,569	5.9%
#22	Kia Sorento	6,695	7,543	-11.2%
#23	Nissan Pathfinder	6,451	6,138	5.1%
#24	Subaru XV Crosstrek	6,448	6,513	-1.0%
#25	Jeep Renegade	6,362	---	---
#26	Chevrolet Tahoe	6,199	6,607	-6.2%
#27	Dodge Durango	6,079	3,585	69.6%
#28	Nissan Murano	5,516	3,773	46.2%
#29	GMC Acadia	5,385	5,898	-8.7%
#30	Hyundai Tucson	5,218	3,036	71.9%
#31	Hyundai Santa Fe	5,139	7,749	-33.7%
#32	Jeep Compass	5,089	4,317	17.9%
#33	Buick Encore	4,920	3,465	42.0%
#34	Kia Sportage	4,803	3,054	57.3%
#35	Cadillac SRX	4,778	3,485	37.1%
#36	Honda HR-V	4,177	---	---
#37	Chevrolet Trax	3,746	1,839	104%
#38	Buick Enclave	3,692	3,497	5.6%
#39	Acura MDX	3,576	4,381	-18.4%
#40	Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class	3,515	---	---
#41	Chevrolet Suburban	3,270	4,130	-20.8%
#42	Lexus NX	3,133	2,812	11.4%
#43	Acura RDX	3,104	3,517	-11.7%
#44	Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class	3,041	1,878	61.9%
#45	Ford Expedition	2,855	2,460	16.1%
#46	Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class	2,765	---	---
#47	Audi Q5	2,691	2,927	-8.1%
#48	BMW X5	2,584	3,214	-19.6%
#49	GMC Yukon	2,567	2,649	-3.1%
#50	Volkswagen Tiguan	2,528	1,473	71.6%
#51	Volvo XC90	2,375	38	6,150%
#52	Infiniti QX60	2,372	2,577	-8.0%
#53	Audi Q7	2,336	880	165%
#54	Mitsubishi Outlander Sport	2,233	2,267	-1.5%
#55	Lincoln MKX	2,052	1,358	51.1%
T56	BMW X3	2,002	1,341	49.3%
T56	Cadillac Escalade ^	2,002	2,764	-27.6%
T56.1	Cadillac Escalade *	1,227	1,664	-26.3%
T56.2	Cadillac Escalade ESV *	775	1,100	-29.5%
#58	GMC Yukon XL	1,995	1,965	1.5%
#59	Ford Flex	1,991	1,458	36.6%
#60	BMW X1	1,937	518	274%
#61	Mercedes-Benz GL-Class	1,796	2,121	-15.3%
#62	Lexus GX	1,608	1,803	-10.8%
#63	Mitsubishi Outlander	1,543	1,003	53.8%
#64	Nissan Juke	1,510	2,001	-24.5%
#65	Land Rover Range Rover	1,475	1,481	-0.4%
#66	Porsche Macan	1,469	796	84.5%
#67	Lincoln MKC	1,436	1,602	-10.4%
#68	Porsche Cayenne	1,395	1,116	25.0%
#69	Mazda CX-3	1,375	---	---
#70	Land Rover Range Rover Sport	1,361	1,752	-22.3%
#71	Infiniti QX80	1,164	1,248	-6.7%
#72	Land Rover Discovery Sport	1,040	---	---
#73	Fiat 500X	1,018	---	---
#74	Infiniti QX50	994	188	429%
#75	Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	933	1,403	-33.5%
#76	Audi Q3	902	873	3.3%
#77	Volvo XC60	860	1,517	-43.3%
#78	Toyota Sequoia	852	904	-5.8%
#79	Land Rover LR4	846	609	38.9%
#80	Nissan Armada	774	1,029	-24.8%
#81	Lincoln Navigator	700	916	-23.6%
#82	Lexus LX	585	293	99.7%
#83	Mazda CX-9	512	1,269	-59.7%
#84	Lincoln MKT	505	268	88.4%
#85	Mini Countryman	504	745	-32.3%
#86	Infiniti QX70	436	557	-21.7%
#87	BMW X6	385	433	-11.1%
#88	Volkswagen Touareg	354	482	-26.6%
#89	Mercedes-Benz G-Class	338	231	46.3%
#90	Toyota Land Cruiser	273	251	8.8%
#91	BMW X4	262	396	-33.8%
#92	Toyota Venza	184	2,105	-91.3%
#93	Mercedes-Benz M-Class	148	3,144	-95.3%
#94	Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class	84	1,398	-94.0%
#95	Nissan Xterra	18	998	-98.2%
#96	Mini Paceman	8	82	-90.2%
#97	Toyota FJ Cruiser	1	158	-99.4%
#98	Land Rover LR2	---	36	-100%
#99	Chevrolet Captiva Sport	---	10	-100%
---	Total	438,054	411,875	6.4%
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Source: Automakers & ANDC
* 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.

^ Escalade here does not include sales of the EXT, which is shown with pickup trucks.
Rather than listing the 500L with the Mini Paceman and Countryman in these SUV/crossover rankings, it's with cars in large part because it is not available with all-wheel-drive. The placement of numerous crossovers often prompts disagreement, but consider the vehicle type's name: crossover. By its very definition, it crosses over from one category into another. The very act of calling, for example, the Volvo XC70 a car or a utility vehicle requires ignorance of the fact that the XC70 (or Outback, Crosstour, Encore, Countryman, 500L) is a square peg that can't be squeezed through a round hole.