Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada - August 2016

A brief one-month hiatus ended with the Honda Civic reclaiming its title as Canada's best-selling car in August 2016. Civic sales declined, falling 15% after a 16% drop in July. But Honda Canada still reported 5737 Civic sales in August 2016, 894 more than the Hyundai Elantra managed.

Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - August 2016 YTD
Canada Car Sales Rankings By Model - August 2016 YTD

The Elantra, like the Civic's four other top challengers, reported fewer Canadian sales in August 2016 than in August 2015. In fact, as Canadian passenger car volume tumbled 9% in August, 14 of Canada's 20 best-selling cars reported year-over-year declines.

The exceptions were noteworthy, from the Hyundai Accent's 24% increase to the Toyota Camry's midsize-trend-bucking 0.3% uptick to the 9% boost from the most popular premium brand car in Canada, Mercedes-Benz's C-Class.

As a whole, however, the passenger car story is a discouraging one in Canada. Barely more than one-third of the new vehicles sold in Canada in August were cars. And of the roughly 59,000 cars sold in Canada last month, one-third originate from the top five cars on this list, leaving scraps for dozens of other models.

Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these best-selling cars 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 Canada's best-selling trucks in August and will shortly publish a list of Canada's most popular SUVs and crossovers.

September 2016 • July 2016 • August 2015

Rank	Best-Selling Car	August 2016	August 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
#1	Honda Civic	5,737	6,711	-14.5%	44,295	42,667	3.8%
#2	Hyundai Elantra	4,843	4,998	-3.1%	35,969	32,882	9.4%
#3	Toyota Corolla	3,772	4,318	-12.6%	31,988	34,601	-7.6%
#4	Mazda 3	2,492	3,102	-19.7%	19,004	24,762	-23.3%
#5	Chevrolet Cruze	2,440	2,771	-11.9%	16,245	21,527	-24.5%
#6	Hyundai Accent	2,373	1,922	23.5%	14,683	14,582	0.7%
#7	Volkswagen Jetta	2,185	2,801	-22.0%	15,221	20,485	-25.7%
#8	Volkswagen Golf	1,567	1,833	-14.5%	14,304	14,263	0.3%
#9	Toyota Camry	1,455	1,450	0.3%	11,805	12,195	-3.2%
#10	Ford Focus	1,439	1,876	-23.3%	11,816	14,272	-17.2%
#11	Kia Soul	1,414	1,297	9.0%	8,412	9,172	-8.3%
#12	Kia Forte	1,223	938	30.4%	8,642	8,655	-0.2%
#13	Nissan Sentra	1,182	1,242	-4.8%	11,171	10,524	6.1%
#14	Subaru Impreza	1,163	925	25.7%	8,024	7,820	2.6%
#15	Hyundai Sonata	1,155	1,441	-19.8%	6,504	9,885	-34.2%
#16	Honda Accord	1,062	1,203	-11.7%	9,442	9,621	-1.9%
#17	Ford Fusion	1,008	1,757	-42.6%	9,598	11,460	-16.2%
#18	Chrysler 200	1,000	1,138	-12.1%	5,479	8,348	-34.4%
#19	Nissan Micra	980	1,116	-12.2%	7,157	8,267	-13.4%
#20	Mercedes-Benz C-Class	821	756	8.6%	6,301	7,025	-10.3%