August 2016 YTD U.S. Passenger Car Sales Rankings - Top 164 Best-Selling Cars In America - Every Car Ranked

U.S. sales of passenger cars plunged 14% in August 2016, dragging the overall auto industry down despite measurable growth from pickup trucks, healthy SUV/crossover sales, and a surging commercial van market.

Among America's 11 best-selling cars through the first two-thirds of 2016, 10 reported fewer sales in August 2016 than in August 2015. The only exception, Honda's new tenth-gen Civic, increased its U.S. August volume by fewer than 800 units.

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U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - September 2016 YTD
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - July 2016 YTD
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - August 2015 YTD

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The other 10 combined for a decline of 53,815 units, a loss compounded by August declines of the 13th, 14th, 16th, 17th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 23rd, and 25th-most-popular cars in America.

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Year-to-date, the worst passenger car sales declines are inevitably posted by discontinued cars (such as the Volkswagen Eos and Sccion xB) and cars in the midst of a replacement phase (Infiniti Q60 and Volvo S80). 

But there are also continuing nameplates which are simply selling far less often this year than last. Blame the end of the product lifecycle; blame the freshness of competitors. Toyota Yaris sales are down 48% this year. Sales of the core two-door Mini Cooper are down 45%. Volkswagen Beetle sales plunged 44% in the first two-thirds of 2016. Fiat 500 sales and Volkswagen Golf volume is down 44%, as well. 

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Pickup Truck Sales In America - August 2016
Minivan Sales In America - August 2016

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There are always exceptions, many of which can be credited to redesigns. Audi TT sales are up 492% this year as Audi launches a third-gen TT. The new Nissan Maxima is up 87%, Chevrolet Volt volume is up 72%, and BMW 2-Series sales jumped 55% through August.

Reminder: these are 2016 year-to-date rankings, but you can sort cars by August volume by clicking the August 2016 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.

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

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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 • September 2016 • July 2016 • August 2015

Rank	Car	Aug. 2016 YTD	Aug. 2015 YTD	% Change	Aug. 2016	Aug. 2015	% Change
#1	Toyota Camry	266,746	291,843	-8.6%	32,864	37,592	-12.6%
#2	Honda Civic	255,599	221,471	15.4%	32,807	32,031	2.4%
#3	Toyota Corolla	244,651	252,106	-3.0%	30,741	31,726	-3.1%
#4	Honda Accord	231,415	231,173	0.1%	30,115	40,931	-26.4%
#5	Nissan Altima	217,290	238,200	-8.8%	19,646	32,327	-39.2%
#6	Ford Fusion	189,892	206,533	-8.1%	19,052	28,270	-32.6%
#7	Nissan Sentra	155,806	140,074	11.2%	14,256	15,662	-9.0%
#8	Chevrolet Malibu	148,868	130,095	14.4%	16,723	17,553	-4.7%
#9	Hyundai Sonata	139,932	141,556	-1.1%	14,888	21,818	-31.8%
#10	Hyundai Elantra	137,668	173,238	-20.5%	20,733	22,405	-7.5%
#11	Ford Focus	128,889	150,427	-14.3%	11,772	16,321	-27.9%
#12	Chevrolet Cruze	122,796	163,938	-25.1%	22,342	14,661	52.4%
#13	Kia Soul	95,938	99,069	-3.2%	12,253	17,108	-28.4%
#14	Nissan Versa	94,902	91,779	3.4%	10,585	14,875	-28.8%
#15	Volkswagen Jetta	81,449	89,692	-9.2%	11,720	11,112	5.5%
#15.1	Volkswagen Jetta Sedan *	81,444	87,047	-6.4%	11,720	11,002	6.5%
#15.2	Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen *	5	2,645	-99.8%	---	110	-100%
#16	Ford Mustang	80,829	86,769	-6.8%	8,299	9,997	-17.0%
#17	Kia Optima	80,317	106,584	-24.6%	9,470	13,980	-32.3%
#18	Kia Forte	71,352	57,912	23.2%	8,307	6,862	21.1%
#19	Toyota Prius ²	68,630	79,644	-13.8%	10,179	10,794	-5.7%
#19.1	Toyota Prius *	68,582	75,826	-9.6%	10,177	10,450	-2.6%
#19.2	Toyota Prius Plug-In *	48	3,818	-98.7%	2	344	-99.4%
#20	Chevrolet Impala	67,119	76,107	-11.8%	5,684	9,880	-42.5%
#21	Mazda 3	66,781	74,542	-10.4%	7,297	10,161	-28.2%
#22	Dodge Charger	66,466	67,802	-2.0%	8,614	6,964	23.7%
#23	Subaru Impreza	62,772	67,025	-6.3%	8,513	10,441	-18.5%
#23.1	Subaru Impreza *	40,284	44,907	-10.3%	5,319	7,074	-24.8%
#23.2	Subaru Impreza WRX/STI *	22,488	22,118	1.7%	3,194	3,367	-5.1%
#24	Hyundai Accent	54,705	44,985	21.6%	8,329	4,733	76.0%
#25	Mercedes-Benz C-Class	49,734	56,875	-12.6%	6,125	7,154	-14.4%
#26	Chevrolet Camaro	47,958	56,298	-14.8%	5,604	6,236	-10.1%
#27	Volkswagen Passat	46,751	56,508	-17.3%	7,389	7,409	-0.3%
#28	Chrysler 200	45,886	128,673	-64.3%	4,210	12,538	-66.4%
#29	BMW 3-Series	45,660	60,688	-24.8%	5,885	10,163	-42.1%
#30	Dodge Challenger	45,260	47,346	-4.4%	5,262	5,014	4.9%
#31	Nissan Maxima	42,807	22,930	86.7%	6,064	4,250	42.7%
#32	Subaru Legacy	41,369	37,954	9.0%	5,800	4,281	35.5%
#33	Lexus ES	39,230	41,767	-6.1%	5,840	7,286	-19.8%
#34	Chrysler 300	38,429	33,069	16.2%	5,275	4,339	21.6%
#35	Honda Fit	38,187	42,867	-10.9%	5,370	2,901	85.1%
#36	Chevrolet Sonic	37,258	46,755	-20.3%	4,122	4,677	-11.9%
#37	Volkswagen Golf	36,513	44,516	-18.0%	4,840	7,075	-31.6%
#37.1	Volkswagen Golf GTI *	15,350	14,992	2.4%	2,081	1,907	9.1%
#37.2	Volkswagen Golf *	8,467	15,000	-43.6%	1,141	1,873	-39.1%
#37.3	Volkswagen Golf SportWagen *	7,544	10,073	-25.1%	1,057	2,478	-57.3%
#37.4	Volkswagen Golf R *	2,899	2,239	29.5%	107	436	-75.5%
#37.5	Volkswagen e-Golf *	2,253	2,212	1.9%	454	381	19.2%
#38	Ford Fiesta	34,577	46,872	-26.2%	4,946	5,892	-16.1%
#39	Dodge Dart	34,500	61,102	-43.5%	2,898	6,343	-54.3%
#40	Mazda 6	31,810	42,550	-25.2%	4,006	5,402	-25.8%
#41	Toyota Avalon	31,184	39,490	-21.0%	4,116	5,491	-25.0%
#42	Ford Taurus	30,869	34,017	-9.3%	3,414	4,050	-15.7%
#42.1	Ford Taurus *	24,456	27,485	-11.0%	2,531	3,447	-26.6%
#42.2	Ford Taurus Police Interceptor *	6,413	6,532	-1.8%	883	603	46.4%
#43	Mercedes-Benz E-Class	29,326	31,152	-5.9%	4,623	4,006	15.4%
#44	Infiniti Q50	26,804	28,046	-4.4%	3,745	3,839	-2.4%
#45	BMW 5-Series	26,184	29,779	-12.1%	2,606	4,012	-35.0%
#46	Mini Cooper	25,810	28,466	-9.3%	3,651	3,429	6.5%
#46.1	Mini Cooper Hardtop 4-Door *	8,083	10,425	-22.5%	840	1,128	-25.5%
#46.2	Mini Cooper Hardtop 2-Door *	7,822	14,321	-45.4%	769	1,594	-51.8%
#46.3	Mini Cooper Clubman *	7,020	---	---	1,533	---	---
#46.4	Mini Cooper Convertible *	2,875	2,208	30.2%	509	229	122%
#46.5	Mini Cooper Coupe *	6	438	-98.6%	---	155	-100%
#46.6	Mini Cooper Roadster	4	1,074	-99.6%	---	323	-100%
#47	Acura TLX	25,632	30,055	-14.7%	3,595	4,353	-17.4%
#48	Chevrolet Spark	25,458	25,468	0.0%	2,938	2,772	6.0%
#49	Lesus IS	24,085	32,237	-25.3%	3,525	4,537	-22.3%
#50	BMW 4-Series	23,747	31,023	-23.5%	2,285	2,940	-22.3%
#51	Audi A3	22,654	24,260	-6.6%	3,032	3,188	-4.9%
#52	Kia Rio	22,024	18,796	17.2%	3,325	1,734	91.8%
#53	Scion iA	21,949	---	---	2,515	---	---
#54	Audi A4	21,620	20,048	7.8%	3,121	2,743	13.8%
#54.1	Audi A4 Sedan *	20,496	18,306	12.0%	2,965	2,541	16.7%
#54.2	Audi A4 Allroad *	1,124	1,742	-35.5%	156	202	-22.8%
#55	Buick Verano	21,439	22,625	-5.2%	4,652	2,648	75.7%
#56	Hyundai Genesis ³	20,818	22,184	-6.2%	1,317	2,440	-46.0%
#57	Lincoln MKZ	20,415	20,473	-0.3%	2,754	2,571	7.1%
#58	Chevrolet Corvette	19,890	23,826	-16.5%	3,063	2,725	12.4%
#59	Buick LaCrosse	17,920	28,669	-37.5%	1,598	4,508	-64.6%
#60	Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class	17,706	21,164	-16.3%	1,811	2,622	-30.9%
#61	Hyundai Veloster	16,917	15,537	8.9%	1,986	2,276	-12.7%
#62	Mitsubishi Mirage	15,994	16,623	-3.8%	1,541	1,569	-1.8%
#63	Toyota Prius C ²	14,434	26,282	-45.1%	1,459	3,844	-62.0%
#64	Cadillac ATS	14,360	16,544	-13.2%	2,477	2,449	1.1%
#65	Chevrolet Volt	14,295	8,315	71.9%	2,081	1,380	50.8%
#66	Buick Regal	13,765	12,378	11.2%	2,205	1,450	52.1%
#67	Ford C-Max	13,721	15,325	-10.5%	1,586	2,224	-28.7%
#68	Cadillac XTS	12,977	14,423	-10.0%	2,264	1,531	47.9%
#69	Audi A6	12,110	15,359	-21.2%	1,960	2,022	-3.1%
#70	Scion iM	12,079	---	---	1,397	---	---
#71	Mercedes-Benz S-Class	11,974	14,040	-14.7%	1,698	2,045	-17.0%
#72	BMW 2-Series	11,493	7,394	55.4%	728	1,024	-28.9%
#73	Acura ILX	10,831	11,744	-7.8%	1,172	1,660	-29.4%
#74	Cadillac CTS	10,645	12,934	-17.7%	1,426	1,730	-17.6%
#75	Mitsubishi Lancer	10,616	13,154	-19.3%	1,089	1,240	-12.2%
#76	Fiat 500	10,100	17,982	-43.8%	1,243	2,102	-40.9%
#77	Toyota Prius V ²	10,019	19,904	-49.7%	1,346	3,119	-56.8%
#78	Lexus GS	9,898	14,638	-32.4%	1,228	1,795	-31.6%
#79	Volkswagen Beetle	9,820	17,527	-44.0%	1,519	2,127	-28.6%
#79.1	Volkswagen Beetle Coupe *	5,851	9,846	-40.6%	1,117	1,287	-13.2%
#79.2	Volkswagen Beetle Convertible *	3,969	7,681	-48.3%	402	840	-52.1%
#80	Volvo S60	8,755	11,283	-22.4%	1,109	1,473	-24.7%
#81	BMW 7-Series	8,038	6,229	29.0%	1,230	90	1,267%
#82	Scion tC	7,952	12,317	-35.4%	1,062	1,534	-30.8%
#83	Nissan Leaf	7,922	12,383	-36.0%	1,066	1,393	-23.5%
#84	Toyota Yaris	7,818	14,949	-47.7%	440	858	-48.7%
#85	Lexus RC	7,334	9,299	-21.1%	1,065	1,337	-20.3%
#86	Mazda MX-5 Miata	7,088	5,128	38.2%	823	1,344	-38.8%
#87	Porsche 911	6,582	6,789	-3.0%	749	939	-20.2%
#88	Lexus CT200h	6,183	10,001	-38.2%	819	1,504	-45.5%
#89	Audi A5	5,926	8,867	-33.2%	848	1,043	-18.7%
#90	BMW i3	5,372	6,183	-13.1%	1,013	792	27.9%
#91	Buick Cascada	5,326	---	---	622	---	---
#92	Scion FR-S	5,103	7,766	-34.3%	638	960	-33.5%
#93	Jaguar XF	5,093	4,381	16.3%	483	321	50.5%
#94	Maserati Ghibli	4,473	5,086	-12.1%	516	1,044	-50.6%
#95	Nissan 370Z	4,292	5,309	-19.2%	590	635	-7.1%
#96	Infiniti Q70	4,093	5,682	-28.0%	439	626	-29.9%
#97	Lincoln MKS	4,083	4,925	-17.1%	325	552	-41.1%
#98	Cadillac CT6	4,048	---	---	1,242	---	---
#99	Audi A7	4,047	4,882	-17.1%	574	757	-24.2%
#100	Volvo XC70	3,919	3,497	12.1%	778	445	74.8%
#101	Lexus LS	3,768	4,864	-22.5%	457	532	-14.1%
#102	Smart Fortwo	3,439	4,682	-26.5%	353	617	-42.8%
#103	Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class	3,426	4,317	-20.6%	446	278	60.4%
#104	Kia Cadenza	3,363	4,021	-16.4%	272	322	-15.5%
#105	Hyundai Azera	3,356	4,358	-23.0%	398	291	36.8%
#106	Subaru BRZ	3,062	3,832	-20.1%	302	498	-39.4%
#107	Porsche Panamera	2,985	3,328	-10.3%	445	466	-4.5%
#108	Jaguar XE	2,773	---	---	901	---	---
#109	Jaguar F-Type	2,746	3,013	-8.9%	386	436	-11.5%
#110	BMW 6-Series	2,695	5,653	-52.3%	297	258	15.1%
#111	Scion xB	2,672	11,384	-76.5%	14	1,376	-99.0%
#112	Fiat 500L	2,658	6,334	-58.0%	131	314	-58.3%
#113	Audi A8	2,616	3,376	-22.5%	348	441	-21.1%
#114	Porsche Cayman	2,602	2,415	7.7%	231	497	-53.5%
#115	Mercedes-Benz SL-Class	2,520	2,873	-12.3%	443	342	29.5%
#116	Volvo V60	2,459	3,157	-22.1%	342	289	18.3%
#117	Jaguar XJ	2,452	2,563	-4.3%	306	371	-17.5%
#118	Mercedes-Benz SLC-Class & SLK-Class	2,321	2,798	-17.0%	346	394	-12.2%
#119	Chevrolet SS	2,148	2,199	-2.3%	14	344	-95.9%
#120	Volkswagen CC	2,121	4,106	-48.3%	247	546	-54.8%
#121	Audi TT	1,970	333	492%	281	309	-9.1%
#122	Porsche Boxster	1,966	2,082	-5.6%	243	274	-11.3%
#123	Volvo V60 CC	1,878	1,766	6.3%	414	273	51.6%
#124	Honda CR-Z	1,699	1,895	-10.3%	222	333	-33.3%
#125	Maserati Quattroporte	1,508	1,448	4.1%	252	122	107%
#126	Genesis G80	1,497	---	---	1,497	---	---
#127	Hyundai Equus	1,237	1,518	-18.5%	83	185	-55.1%
#128	Acura RLX	951	1,600	-40.6%	118	187	-36.9%
#129	Fiat 124 Spider	941	---	---	460	---	---
#130	BMW i8	931	1,160	-19.7%	145	210	-31.0%
#131	Infiniti Q60	916	2,922	-68.7%	169	311	-45.7%
#132	Maserati GranTurismo	899	972	-7.5%	99	79	25.3%
#133	Mercedes-AMG GT	847	783	8.2%	112	87	28.7%
#134	BMW Z4	776	1,313	-40.9%	101	123	-17.9%
#135	Honda Crosstour	720	6,450	-88.8%	7	930	-99.2%
#136	Toyota Mirai	641	---	---	371	---	---
#137	Bentley Continental GT	641	1,064	-39.8%	106	115	-7.8%
#138	Kia K900	553	1,576	-64.9%	53	386	-86.3%
#139	Chevrolet Caprice PPV	552	1,119	-50.7%	7	176	-96.0%
#140	Cadillac ELR	517	704	-26.6%	6	45	-86.7%
#141	Volvo S80	500	1,018	-50.9%	99	60	65.0%
#142	Nissan GT-R	455	891	-48.9%	88	65	35.4%
#143	Volvo S90	451	---	---	194	---	---
#144	Audi R8	446	439	1.6%	96	35	174%
#145	Mercedes-Benz B-Class	417	1,540	-72.9%	57	172	-66.9%
#146	Dodge Viper	408	456	-10.5%	58	37	56.8%
#147	Volvo S60 CC	400	50	700%	40	50	-20.0%
#148	Volkswagen Eos	387	1,800	-78.5%	---	208	-100%
#149	Alfa Romeo 4C	375	451	-16.9%	37	97	-61.9%
#150	Bentley Flying Spur	240	504	-52.4%	51	102	-50.0%
#151	Bentley Mulsanne	88	117	-24.8%	19	11	72.7%
#152	Mitsubishi i MiEV	65	90	-27.8%	25	6	317%
#153	Honda Insight	62	1,289	-95.2%	9	85	-89.4%
#154	Infiniti Q40	59	8,348	-99.3%	---	264	-100%
#155	Acura NSX	45	---	---	22	---	---
#156	Nissan Cube	15	888	-98.3%	---	46	-100%
#157	Scion xD	9	766	-98.8%	1	16	-93.8%
T158	Lexus LFA	6	7	-14.3%	---	1	-100%
T158	Scion iQ	6	458	-98.7%	---	9	-100%
#160	Acura TSX	4	31	-87.1%	1	1	0.0%
T161	Jaguar XK	3	264	-98.9%	---	15	-100%
T161	Mazda 2	3	288	-99.0%	---	5	-100%
T163	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG	1	27	-96.3%	---	---	---
T163	Porsche 918 Spyder	1	197	-99.5%	---	22	-100%
#165	Dodge Avenger	---	1,197	-100%	---	45	-100%
#166	Acura TL	---	85	-100%	---	1	-100%
#167	Mercedes-Benz CL-Class	---	52	-100%	---	---	---
	Total  °	4,704,038	5,165,402	-8.9%	579,569	676,116	-13.6%
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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 26.9% to 12,984 in July; down 26% to 93,083 YTD.
³ Hyundai USA combines sales of the Genesis and Genesis Coupe. Mercedes-Benz USA, not GCBC, is also intermittently combining E-Class and CLS-Class sales figures. 
† Tesla figures are estimates from HybridCars.com estimates.
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 2016's first eight months were 688 and 112 units, respectively. 
Tesla, unfortunately, doesn't release model-specific monthly U.S. sales data, but we source estimates from HybridCars.com and The Wall Street Journal.
HybridCars.com Model S sales estimate: up 100% to 3200 in July; up 13.1% to 17,300 YTD. 
WSJ Model S estimate: up 20% to 2400 in July; up 32.4% to 17,150 YTD.