Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America - October 2016

Updated at 11:08 AM AT on 11.02.2016

Ford, because of a fire at the automaker's headquarters on Hallowe'en, was unable to report their October 2016 YTD auto sales information on Tuesday, November 1, along with other automakers. Without those figures, we were unable to issue a final report on America's 20 best-selling cars in October 2016.

U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - October 2016 YTD
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - October 2016 YTD

Now we can.

The Toyota Corolla, including its new Corolla iM sibling, was America's top-selling car in October 2016. Subtract the iM and the Corolla still ranked second, 1046 sales back of its sibling, the Toyota Camry, America's best-selling car so far this year.

The Toyotas were followed by a pair of Hondas, a Nissan and a Ford, two Chevrolets, and two Hyundais in the top 10. 13 of the current top 20 best-selling cars in America posted year-over-year declines. The best increase belonged to the Kia Forte, which jumped 54% beyond October 2015's total.

But keep in mind, October 2016 had two fewer selling days than October 2015, the longest sales month on the calendar in 2015 and longer than any sales month this year. That means that the Honda Civic, which suffered a 5% loss in total volume, actually achieved a 2% increase in its daily selling rate.

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 America's best-selling trucks and best-selling SUVs in October 2016.

November 2016 • September 2016 • October 2015

Rank	Best-Selling Car	October 2016	October 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
#1	Toyota Corolla	29,735	29,359	1.3%	318,737	309,454	3.0%
	Toyota Corolla Sedan *	*28,516*	27,951	2.0%	304,334	306,691	-0.8%
	Toyota Corolla iM *	*1219*	1408	-13.4%	14,403	2761	422%
#2	Toyota Camry	29,562	34,781	-15.0%	327,015	361,111	-9.4%
#3	Honda Civic	26,359	27,789	-5.1%	310,142	277,538	11.7%
#4	Honda Accord	25,551	30,121	-15.2%	284,170	294,935	-3.6%
#5	Nissan Altima	20,257	20,948	-3.3%	262,578	283,372	-7.3%
#6	Ford Fusion	18,686	23,668	-21.0%	229,148	255,143	-10.2%
#7	Chevrolet Cruze	17,126	15,710	9.0%	155,138	193,680	-19.9%
#8	Chevrolet Malibu	16,151	24,725	-34.7%	186,540	171,886	8.5%
#9	Hyundai Elantra	15,917	15,868	0.3%	172,967	209,830	-17.6%
#10	Hyundai Sonata	14,972	16,071	-6.8%	170,251	173,751	-2.0%
#11	Nissan Sentra	14,168	14,974	-5.4%	183,644	169,244	8.5%
#12	Kia Soul	13,036	12,246	6.5%	120,859	124,929	-3.3%
#13	Kia Optima	9974	14,381	-30.6%	99,301	132,684	-25.2%
#14	Ford Focus	9368	16,423	-43.0%	149,417	180,287	-17.1%
#15	Nissan Versa	8911	13,855	-35.7%	115,366	123,687	-6.7%
#16	Volkswagen Jetta	8068	8551	-5.6%	97,811	103,344	-5.4%
#17	Kia Forte	8013	5198	54.2%	87,621	68,498	27.9%
#18	Mazda 3	6946	8342	-16.7%	81,077	90,641	-10.6%
#19	Dodge Charger	6792	8936	-24.0%	79,062	81,519	-3.0%
#20	Hyundai Accent	6498	5102	27.4%	68,698	53,727	27.9%

Source: Automakers
^ Prius breakdown by variant
The Subaru Outback and Subaru XV Crosstrek, formerly listed among cars at GCBC, are now ranked with SUVs/crossovers.

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