2020 Best Selling Passenger Cars In Canada (All Models Ranked)
Total passenger car sales in Canada in 2020 were 258,500 units, down 19.7% from 2019. This decline was due to a number of factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic, economic uncertainty, and rising interest rates. These cars are popular among Canadian consumers due to their reliability, fuel efficiency, and affordability.
The top 5 best-selling passenger cars in Canada in 2020 were names we have seen before, including the Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla, Hyundai Elantra, Nissan Sentra and Kia Forte. Other popular passenger cars in Canada in 2020 included the Mazda3, Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, Hyundai Sonata, and Kia Rio.
Overall, the passenger car segment in Canada is expected to continue to decline in the coming years. However, passenger cars will remain an important part of the Canadian automotive market, as they offer a number of advantages over other types of vehicles, such as fuel efficiency and affordability.
Here Are The Most Popular Passenger Cars in Canada for 2020
| Model | Month | Month LY | Change | This Year Sales | Last Year Sales | YTD Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiat 124 Spider | 8 | 1 | 700.00 | 165 | 205 | -19.51 |
| BMW 2-Series | 155 | 36 | 330.56 | 1,357 | 1,202 | 12.90 |
| Mazda 3 | 2,994 | 960 | 211.88 | 14,788 | 21,276 | -30.49 |
| BMW 3-Series | 383 | 349 | 9.74 | 3,873 | 5,908 | -34.44 |
| Chrysler 300 | 27 | 41 | -34.15 | 413 | 2,699 | -84.70 |
| Nissan 370Z | 8 | 14 | -42.86 | 263 | 500 | -47.40 |
| BMW 4-Series | 137 | 108 | 26.85 | 963 | 2,279 | -57.74 |
| BMW 5-Series | 96 | 51 | 88.24 | 874 | 1,621 | -46.08 |
| Fiat 500 | 0 | 4 | -100.00 | 17 | 117 | -85.47 |
| Fiat 500L | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 11 | 16 | -31.25 |
| Mazda 6 | 220 | 48 | 358.33 | 1,137 | 1,402 | -18.90 |
| BMW 6-Series | 0 | 7 | -100.00 | 27 | 157 | -82.80 |
| Volvo 60-Series | 168 | 267 | -37.08 | 1,321 | 1,950 | -32.26 |
| BMW 7-Series | 20 | 22 | -9.09 | 188 | 375 | -49.87 |
| Porsche 718 | 40 | 32 | 25.00 | 553 | 321 | 72.27 |
| BMW 8-Series | 60 | 25 | 140.00 | 542 | 264 | 105.30 |
| Toyota 86 / FR-S | 10 | 12 | -16.67 | 234 | 262 | -10.69 |
| Volvo 90-Series | 21 | 12 | 75.00 | 137 | 295 | -53.56 |
| Porsche 911 | 68 | 186 | -63.44 | 914 | 1,281 | -28.65 |
| Mercedes-Benz A-Class | 138 | 260 | -46.92 | 2,353 | 3,632 | -35.21 |
| Audi A3 | 104 | 92 | 13.04 | 1,720 | 3,117 | -44.82 |
| Audi A4 | 219 | 118 | 85.59 | 2,229 | 3,917 | -43.09 |
| Audi A5 | 195 | 169 | 15.38 | 2,507 | 4,223 | -40.63 |
| Audi A6 | 69 | 44 | 56.82 | 527 | 687 | -23.29 |
| Audi A7 | 32 | 34 | -5.88 | 382 | 608 | -37.17 |
| Audi A8 | 8 | 13 | -38.46 | 127 | 137 | -7.30 |
| Hyundai Accent | 359 | 287 | 25.09 | 3,018 | 5,989 | -49.61 |
| Honda Accord | 1,736 | 493 | 252.13 | 7,844 | 11,381 | -31.08 |
| Nissan Altima | 133 | 171 | -22.22 | 1,418 | 3,342 | -57.57 |
| Mercedes-Benz AMG GT | 24 | 31 | -22.58 | 299 | 424 | -29.48 |
| Volkswagen Arteon | 27 | 81 | -66.67 | 352 | 456 | -22.81 |
| Toyota Avalon | 13 | 21 | -38.10 | 235 | 405 | -41.98 |
| Volkswagen Beetle | 3 | 52 | -94.23 | 460 | 2,910 | -84.19 |
| Chevrolet Bolt | 487 | 322 | 51.24 | 4,026 | 2,882 | 39.69 |
| Subaru BRZ | 83 | 22 | 277.27 | 692 | 647 | 6.96 |
| Mercedes-Benz C-Class | 376 | 328 | 14.63 | 3,970 | 6,824 | -41.82 |
| Chevrolet Camaro | 94 | 89 | 5.62 | 1,519 | 2,220 | -31.58 |
| Toyota Camry | 857 | 581 | 47.50 | 11,631 | 13,654 | -14.82 |
| Dodge Challenger | 103 | 75 | 37.33 | 1,368 | 2,341 | -41.56 |
| Dodge Charger | 322 | 45 | 615.56 | 1,659 | 4,615 | -64.05 |
| Honda Civic | 9,968 | 2,033 | 390.31 | 50,805 | 60,139 | -15.52 |
| Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class | 74 | 164 | -54.88 | 1,085 | 1,065 | 1.88 |
| Honda Clarity FCV | 84 | 0 | 0.00 | 749 | 911 | -17.78 |
| Lincoln Continental | 8 | 9 | -11.11 | 85 | 187 | -54.55 |
| Mini Cooper | 290 | 169 | 71.60 | 2,739 | 3,703 | -26.03 |
| Toyota Corolla | 2,815 | 2,431 | 15.80 | 37,156 | 47,596 | -21.93 |
| Chevrolet Corvette | 166 | 48 | 245.83 | 1,811 | 1,569 | 15.42 |
| Chevrolet Cruze | 13 | 151 | -91.39 | 621 | 9,900 | -93.73 |
| Cadillac CT4 | 75 | 0 | 0.00 | 355 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Cadillac CT5 | 123 | 0 | 0.00 | 851 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Cadillac CTS | 3 | 5 | -40.00 | 79 | 334 | -76.35 |
| Mercedes-Benz E / CLS-Class | 155 | 223 | -30.49 | 1,797 | 3,452 | -47.94 |
| Hyundai Elantra | 4,975 | 2,150 | 131.40 | 25,006 | 39,463 | -36.63 |
| Lexus ES | 124 | 123 | 0.81 | 1,550 | 2,154 | -28.04 |
| Jaguar F-Type | 22 | 6 | 266.67 | 190 | 268 | -29.10 |
| Honda Fit | 555 | 47 | 1,080.85 | 2,361 | 3,437 | -31.31 |
| Kia Forte | 3,864 | 797 | 384.82 | 16,715 | 15,549 | 7.50 |
| Ford Fusion | 260 | 137 | 89.78 | 5,152 | 8,753 | -41.14 |
| Genesis G70 | 288 | 77 | 274.03 | 1,173 | 1,119 | 4.83 |
| Genesis G80 | 96 | 24 | 300.00 | 189 | 324 | -41.67 |
| Genesis G90 | 18 | 6 | 200.00 | 59 | 82 | -28.05 |
| Maserati Ghibli | 7 | 3 | 133.33 | 94 | 151 | -37.75 |
| Alfa Romeo Giulia | 19 | 11 | 72.73 | 187 | 242 | -22.73 |
| Volkswagen Golf | 889 | 1,527 | -41.78 | 13,113 | 19,668 | -33.33 |
| Maserati GranTurismo | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 8 | 21 | -61.90 |
| Lexus GS | 1 | 5 | -80.00 | 35 | 114 | -69.30 |
| Nissan GT-R | 2 | 4 | -50.00 | 39 | 53 | -26.42 |
| BMW i3 | 13 | 6 | 116.67 | 168 | 311 | -45.98 |
| Acura ILX | 244 | 106 | 130.19 | 924 | 1,871 | -50.61 |
| Chevrolet Impala | 8 | 74 | -89.19 | 268 | 2,983 | -91.02 |
| Subaru Impreza | 1,279 | 600 | 113.17 | 6,643 | 9,065 | -26.72 |
| Subaru Impreza WRX | 1,068 | 137 | 679.56 | 3,687 | 2,706 | 36.25 |
| Honda Insight | 108 | 42 | 157.14 | 496 | 753 | -34.13 |
| Hyundai Ioniq | 1,076 | 21 | 5,023.81 | 5,117 | 3,667 | 39.54 |
| Lexus IS | 130 | 82 | 58.54 | 1,328 | 2,258 | -41.19 |
| Volkswagen Jetta | 926 | 1,149 | -19.41 | 10,552 | 17,260 | -38.86 |
| Kia K5 | 234 | 0 | 0.00 | 373 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Buick LaCrosse | 4 | 14 | -71.43 | 127 | 514 | -75.29 |
| Lexus LC | 19 | 1 | 1,800.00 | 137 | 74 | 85.14 |
| Nissan Leaf | 92 | 130 | -29.23 | 1,535 | 2,881 | -46.72 |
| Subaru Legacy | 294 | 156 | 88.46 | 1,360 | 1,752 | -22.37 |
| Lexus LS | 2 | 1 | 100.00 | 22 | 69 | -68.12 |
| Chevrolet Malibu | 389 | 229 | 69.87 | 3,287 | 5,970 | -44.94 |
| Nissan Maxima | 15 | 53 | -71.70 | 851 | 971 | -12.36 |
| Nissan Micra | 60 | 410 | -85.37 | 3,277 | 6,361 | -48.48 |
| Mitsubishi Mirage | 83 | 114 | -27.19 | 1,230 | 2,270 | -45.81 |
| Toyota Mirai | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 23 | 70 | -67.14 |
| Lincoln MKZ | 14 | 7 | 100.00 | 145 | 367 | -60.49 |
| Tesla Model 3 | 1,080 | 400 | 170.00 | 6,151 | 9,900 | -37.87 |
| Tesla Model S | 39 | 110 | -64.55 | 961 | 1,320 | -27.20 |
| Ford Mustang | 262 | 146 | 79.45 | 4,637 | 7,628 | -39.21 |
| Mazda MX-5 Miata | 11 | 7 | 57.14 | 520 | 774 | -32.82 |
| Acura NSX | 2 | 1 | 100.00 | 25 | 22 | 13.64 |
| Kia Optima | 108 | 108 | 0.00 | 835 | 1,671 | -50.03 |
| Porsche Panamera | 16 | 51 | -68.63 | 268 | 539 | -50.28 |
| Volkswagen Passat | 182 | 47 | 287.23 | 1,754 | 672 | 161.01 |
| Toyota Prius Family | 442 | 569 | -22.32 | 6,417 | 10,505 | -38.91 |
| Infiniti Q50 | 84 | 103 | -18.45 | 1,040 | 1,871 | -44.41 |
| Infiniti Q60 | 17 | 36 | -52.78 | 259 | 522 | -50.38 |
| Maserati Quattroporte | 2 | 1 | 100.00 | 31 | 71 | -56.34 |
| Audi R8 | 7 | 6 | 16.67 | 96 | 130 | -26.15 |
| Lexus RC | 22 | 11 | 100.00 | 239 | 305 | -21.64 |
| Buick Regal | 6 | 24 | -75.00 | 240 | 867 | -72.32 |
| Kia Rio | 929 | 472 | 96.82 | 4,493 | 4,916 | -8.60 |
| Acura RLX | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 23 | 55 | -58.18 |
| Mercedes-Benz S-Class | 40 | 38 | 5.26 | 553 | 828 | -33.21 |
| Nissan Sentra | 644 | 256 | 151.56 | 6,806 | 7,719 | -11.83 |
| Hyundai Sonata | 1,070 | 81 | 1,220.99 | 3,585 | 3,680 | -2.58 |
| Kia Soul | 2,294 | 654 | 250.76 | 9,869 | 11,868 | -16.84 |
| Chevrolet Spark | 566 | 419 | 35.08 | 6,291 | 5,483 | 14.74 |
| Kia Stinger | 264 | 82 | 221.95 | 1,289 | 1,569 | -17.85 |
| Toyota Supra | 36 | 10 | 260.00 | 394 | 252 | 56.35 |
| Ford Taurus | 3 | 4 | -25.00 | 20 | 1,951 | -98.97 |
| Porsche Taycan | 153 | 0 | 0.00 | 842 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Acura TLX | 648 | 270 | 140.00 | 2,650 | 2,873 | -7.76 |
| Audi TT | 11 | 5 | 120.00 | 188 | 348 | -45.98 |
| Hyundai Veloster | 176 | 56 | 214.29 | 1,051 | 1,420 | -25.99 |
| Nissan Versa | 48 | 0 | 0.00 | 125 | 2,369 | -94.72 |
| Jaguar XE | 4 | 6 | -33.33 | 77 | 157 | -50.96 |
| Jaguar XF | 3 | 19 | -84.21 | 46 | 106 | -56.60 |
| Cadillac XTS | 2 | 4 | -50.00 | 48 | 432 | -88.89 |
| Toyota Yaris | 172 | 120 | 43.33 | 2,399 | 6,256 | -61.65 |
| BMW Z4 | 11 | 13 | -15.38 | 210 | 178 | 17.98 |
| ∑ = 50,115 | ∑ = 23,115 | ∑ = 346,099 | ∑ = 488,225 |
Source: Automakers & ANDC
