Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In America - July 2016

Sales of new vehicles in the United States failed grow in a meaningful fashion in July 2016, flatlining compared with July 2015. Yet U.S. sales of SUVs and crossovers continued to blossom, as the two leading utility vehicles in July both reported all-time record monthly sales.

The Honda CR-V's 36,017-unit performance, produced by a 13% year-over-year improvement, stood head and shoulders above any of the perennial best-selling SUV/CUV's prior achievements. The CR-V has been America's top-selling utility vehicle every year since 2012, and in eight of the last nine years. 

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U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - July 2016 YTD
U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - July 2016 YTD

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Trailing the Toyota RAV4 by more than 9000 sales heading into June, the Honda CR-V is now only 2679 sales abaft and appears poised to reassert its position of authority in America's SUV/crossover market.

The Nissan Rogue, meanwhile, improved its July sales performance by 33%, a gain of 8217 sales compared with July 2015. 2719 sales behind the leading CR-V, the Rogue bested the RAV4 by 1427 sales in July. It was the Rogue's best ever month of U.S. sales. 

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In all, 15 of the 20 top-selling SUVs and crossovers in America reported improved sales in July 2016. The biggest gains were reported by the Rogue, Subaru Outback, and the 19th-ranked Jeep Renegade.

Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these best-selling SUVs and crossovers can always be accessed through the dropdown menu at GCBC's Sales Stats page, and for those not viewing the mobile version of this site, near the top right of this page, as well. Mobile users can now thumb across the table for full-width access. GoodCarBadCar has already published the list of America's best-selling trucks in July and will shortly publish the list of America's 20 best-selling cars.

August 2016 • June 2016 • July 2015

Rank	Best-Selling SUV/Crossover	July 2016	July 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
#1	Honda CR-V	36,017	31,785	13.3%	195,092	194,803	0.1%
#2	Nissan Rogue	33,298	25,081	32.8%	182,181	160,478	13.5%
#3	Toyota RAV4	31,871	26,709	19.3%	197,771	170,284	16.1%
#4	Ford Escape	26,260	29,253	-10.2%	181,638	175,669	3.4%
#5	Chevrolet Equinox	21,882	21,609	1.3%	143,202	167,294	-14.4%
#6	Ford Explorer	19,192	23,381	-17.9%	148,299	145,785	1.7%
#7	Jeep Wrangler	18,741	19,828	-5.5%	119,042	121,272	-1.8%
#8	Jeep Grand Cherokee	16,704	16,191	3.2%	116,850	109,176	7.0%
#9	Jeep Cherokee	15,451	17,460	-11.5%	116,424	122,568	-5.0%
#10	Toyota Highlander	15,213	12,727	19.5%	97,142	91,115	6.6%
#11	Chevrolet Traverse	15,173	12,604	20.4%	69,805	74,034	-5.7%
#12	Subaru Forester	14,856	15,811	-6.0%	95,111	96,639	-1.6%
#13	Subaru Outback	14,704	10,863	35.4%	92,090	82,180	12.1%
#14	Hyundai Santa Fe	14,336	11,655	23.0%	71,772	66,393	8.1%
#15	Jeep Patriot	11,288	10,211	10.5%	71,926	69,638	3.3%
#16	Mazda CX-5	10,831	9530	13.7%	62,442	62,873	-0.7%
#17	Ford Edge	10,512	10,020	4.9%	81,550	73,615	10.8%
#18	Honda Pilot	10,350	9584	8.0%	72,524	78,540	-7.7%
#19	Jeep Renegade	10,057	6410	56.9%	61,907	19,920	211%
#20	Kia Sorento	9854	9749	1.1%	68,932	66,170	4.2%

Source: Automakers
The Subaru Outback and XV Crosstrek, formerly ranked with cars, are now eligible for best-selling SUV/crossover status on GCBC.

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