2020 Best Selling SUV Cars In the United States (All Models Ranked)
In 2020, SUVs and crossovers continued to be incredibly popular among U.S. consumers. Even with the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, which impacted both production and dealership sales, these vehicles held their ground in the market.
Maintaining its position at the top, the Toyota RAV4‘s combination of reliability, fuel efficiency, and advanced safety features made it a favorite among compact SUV buyers. A mainstay in the compact SUV segment, the Honda CR-V continued its strong sales thanks to its blend of practicality, efficiency, and reputation for reliability. Chevrolet Equinox Sales Figures is the perfect compact SUV offering remained popular due to its blend of technology, safety features, and value for money.
The Ford Escape, redesigned for the 2020 model year, presented a fresh design, hybrid and plug-in hybrid options, and modern tech features to attract buyers. The Nissan Rogue, especially with a new redesign arriving for the 2021 model year, remained a key player in the compact SUV market, known for its comfort and value proposition.
Here Are The Most Popular SUVs in the U.S for 2020
This sales data table looks at annual sales performance for the passenger car segment in the United States for the full year and is ranked from most popular passenger car to least popular.
| Model | Month | Month LY | Change | YTD | YTD LY | YTD Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota 4Runner | 16,869 | 11,529 | 46.32 | 129,052 | 131,864 | -2.13 |
| Fiat 500X | 121 | 146 | -17.12 | 1,444 | 2,519 | -42.68 |
| GMC Acadia | 8,242 | 6,411 | 28.56 | 72,538 | 99,430 | -27.05 |
| Nissan Armada | 817 | 2,967 | -72.46 | 19,638 | 32,044 | -38.72 |
| Subaru Ascent | 6,692 | 8,280 | -19.18 | 67,623 | 81,958 | -17.49 |
| Volkswagen Atlas | 7,852 | 7,400 | 6.11 | 83,201 | 81,508 | 2.08 |
| Volkswagen Atlas Sport | 4,271 | 0 | 0.00 | 15,147 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Lincoln Aviator | 3,154 | 2,116 | 49.05 | 23,080 | 8,324 | 177.27 |
| Chevrolet Blazer | 8,961 | 7,576 | 18.28 | 94,598 | 58,116 | 62.77 |
| Ford Bronco Sport | 5,098 | 0 | 0.00 | 5,120 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Toyota C-HR | 3,308 | 3,303 | 0.15 | 42,936 | 48,930 | -12.25 |
| Porsche Cayenne | 2,290 | 1,482 | 54.52 | 18,092 | 19,001 | -4.78 |
| Jeep Cherokee | 14,626 | 13,845 | 5.64 | 135,854 | 191,397 | -29.02 |
| Jeep Compass | 11,628 | 10,952 | 6.17 | 107,968 | 143,933 | -24.99 |
| Lincoln Corsair / MKC | 2,755 | 2,486 | 10.82 | 26,226 | 25,816 | 1.59 |
| Mini Countryman | 1,181 | 696 | 69.68 | 9,363 | 14,042 | -33.32 |
| Honda CR-V | 38,120 | 36,098 | 5.60 | 323,502 | 384,168 | -15.79 |
| Subaru CrossTrek | 14,957 | 10,140 | 47.50 | 119,716 | 131,152 | -8.72 |
| Mazda CX-3 | 437 | 1,409 | -68.99 | 8,335 | 16,229 | -48.64 |
| Mazda CX-30 | 4,408 | 868 | 407.83 | 38,064 | 899 | 4,134.04 |
| Mazda CX-5 | 17,954 | 15,734 | 14.11 | 146,420 | 154,543 | -5.26 |
| Mazda CX-9 | 2,872 | 3,236 | -11.25 | 27,638 | 26,861 | 2.89 |
| Land Rover Defender | 2,776 | 0 | 0.00 | 9,100 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Land Rover Discovery / LR4 | 386 | 1,234 | -68.72 | 5,811 | 9,184 | -36.73 |
| Land Rover Discovery Sport | 733 | 1,503 | -51.23 | 7,760 | 12,337 | -37.10 |
| Dodge Durango | 4,770 | 4,931 | -3.27 | 57,828 | 67,598 | -14.45 |
| Jaguar E-Pace | 347 | 624 | -44.39 | 3,696 | 4,782 | -22.71 |
| Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross | 595 | 1,420 | -58.10 | 10,319 | 19,661 | -47.52 |
| Ford EcoSport | 4,817 | 4,627 | 4.11 | 60,544 | 60,599 | -0.09 |
| Ford Edge | 12,541 | 12,387 | 1.24 | 108,886 | 138,514 | -21.39 |
| Buick Enclave | 4,757 | 3,339 | 42.47 | 38,479 | 51,156 | -24.78 |
| Buick Encore | 2,444 | 9,383 | -73.95 | 44,353 | 102,401 | -56.69 |
| Buick Encore GX | 6,541 | 0 | 0.00 | 42,240 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Buick Envision | 3,267 | 2,759 | 18.41 | 34,943 | 33,230 | 5.15 |
| Chevrolet Equinox | 30,561 | 30,323 | 0.78 | 270,994 | 346,049 | -21.69 |
| Cadillac Escalade | 3,645 | 2,927 | 24.53 | 24,545 | 35,424 | -30.71 |
| Ford Escape | 17,373 | 15,669 | 10.87 | 178,495 | 241,387 | -26.05 |
| Audi eTron | 784 | 746 | 5.09 | 7,202 | 5,369 | 34.14 |
| Ford Expedition | 10,052 | 7,990 | 25.81 | 77,838 | 86,423 | -9.93 |
| Ford Explorer | 26,081 | 16,886 | 54.45 | 226,215 | 187,061 | 20.93 |
| Jaguar F-Pace | 1,157 | 2,018 | -42.67 | 10,891 | 15,491 | -29.69 |
| Subaru Forester | 16,006 | 16,436 | -2.62 | 176,996 | 180,179 | -1.77 |
| Mercedes-Benz G-Class | 986 | 816 | 20.83 | 7,723 | 6,092 | 26.77 |
| Mercedes-Benz GL/GLS-Class | 2,022 | 2,902 | -30.32 | 22,172 | 22,615 | -1.96 |
| Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class | 3,408 | 2,096 | 62.60 | 25,348 | 21,514 | 17.82 |
| Mercedes-Benz GLB | 1,725 | 1,173 | 47.06 | 23,185 | 1,173 | 1,876.56 |
| Mercedes-Benz GLC/GLK-Class | 7,186 | 6,436 | 11.65 | 52,626 | 72,439 | -27.35 |
| Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class | 6,166 | 5,787 | 6.55 | 48,153 | 48,664 | -1.05 |
| Jeep Grand Cherokee | 21,949 | 19,074 | 15.07 | 209,786 | 242,969 | -13.66 |
| Genesis GV80 | 1,459 | 0 | 0.00 | 1,517 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Lexus GX | 4,139 | 3,220 | 28.54 | 28,519 | 25,945 | 9.92 |
| Toyota Highlander | 26,778 | 20,449 | 30.95 | 212,276 | 239,437 | -11.34 |
| Honda HR-V | 8,428 | 9,199 | -8.38 | 84,027 | 99,104 | -15.21 |
| Jaguar I-Pace | 154 | 176 | -12.50 | 1,946 | 2,594 | -24.98 |
| Dodge Journey | 3,698 | 4,047 | -8.62 | 40,341 | 74,687 | -45.99 |
| Nissan Kicks | 6,253 | 4,123 | 51.66 | 58,858 | 58,193 | 1.14 |
| Hyundai Kona | 8,349 | 6,678 | 25.02 | 76,253 | 73,326 | 3.99 |
| Toyota Land Cruiser | 606 | 360 | 68.33 | 3,146 | 3,536 | -11.03 |
| Lexus LX | 821 | 562 | 46.09 | 4,512 | 4,718 | -4.37 |
| Porsche Macan | 2,091 | 1,675 | 24.84 | 18,633 | 22,667 | -17.80 |
| Acura MDX | 6,040 | 5,636 | 7.17 | 47,816 | 52,019 | -8.08 |
| Lincoln MKT | 159 | 91 | 74.73 | 329 | 3,388 | -90.29 |
| Lincoln MKX/Nautilus | 2,693 | 2,544 | 5.86 | 22,743 | 31,610 | -28.05 |
| Tesla Model X | 4,241 | 1,811 | 134.18 | 26,100 | 19,600 | 33.16 |
| Tesla Model Y | 1,928 | 0 | 0.00 | 40,001 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nissan Murano | 5,165 | 5,187 | -0.42 | 58,256 | 68,361 | -14.78 |
| Ford Mustang Mach E | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Lincoln Navigator | 2,294 | 1,797 | 27.66 | 15,253 | 18,656 | -18.24 |
| Hyundai Nexo | 13 | 15 | -13.33 | 208 | 267 | -22.10 |
| Kia Niro | 1,534 | 2,238 | -31.46 | 17,434 | 24,421 | -28.61 |
| Lexus NX | 8,256 | 7,955 | 3.78 | 55,784 | 58,715 | -4.99 |
| Subaru Outback | 17,272 | 16,661 | 3.67 | 153,290 | 181,178 | -15.39 |
| Mitsubishi Outlander | 1,413 | 3,977 | -64.47 | 27,133 | 37,965 | -28.53 |
| Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV | 148 | 269 | -44.98 | 1,964 | 2,810 | -30.11 |
| Mitsubishi Outlander Sport | 1,670 | 2,496 | -33.09 | 28,835 | 26,144 | 10.29 |
| Hyundai Palisade | 8,123 | 5,654 | 43.67 | 81,905 | 28,736 | 185.03 |
| Honda Passport | 4,344 | 3,677 | 18.14 | 39,567 | 36,285 | 9.05 |
| Nissan Pathfinder | 4,262 | 5,894 | -27.69 | 48,579 | 65,691 | -26.05 |
| Honda Pilot | 13,054 | 11,250 | 16.04 | 123,813 | 135,008 | -8.29 |
| Audi Q3 | 3,837 | 4,295 | -10.66 | 27,252 | 14,822 | 83.86 |
| Audi Q5 | 8,121 | 6,268 | 29.56 | 50,435 | 67,516 | -25.30 |
| Audi Q7 | 3,311 | 3,967 | -16.54 | 25,372 | 34,649 | -26.77 |
| Audi Q8 | 1,694 | 1,711 | -0.99 | 12,072 | 14,256 | -15.32 |
| Infiniti QX30 | 1 | 50 | -98.00 | 149 | 3,229 | -95.39 |
| Infiniti QX50 | 2,435 | 1,815 | 34.16 | 20,885 | 18,616 | 12.19 |
| Infiniti QX60 | 2,072 | 4,113 | -49.62 | 22,879 | 43,162 | -46.99 |
| Infiniti QX80 | 1,863 | 2,580 | -27.79 | 16,125 | 19,113 | -15.63 |
| Land Rover Range Rover | 1,542 | 2,008 | -23.21 | 13,982 | 18,831 | -25.75 |
| Land Rover Range Rover Evoque | 1,002 | 1,372 | -26.97 | 10,510 | 11,529 | -8.84 |
| Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 2,699 | 2,826 | -4.49 | 20,053 | 25,768 | -22.18 |
| Land Rover Range Rover Velar | 1,542 | 1,547 | -0.32 | 12,817 | 17,087 | -24.99 |
| Toyota RAV4 | 46,846 | 41,282 | 13.48 | 430,387 | 448,068 | -3.95 |
| Acura RDX | 5,820 | 6,263 | -7.07 | 52,785 | 62,876 | -16.05 |
| Jeep Renegade | 6,565 | 6,459 | 1.64 | 62,847 | 76,886 | -18.26 |
| Nissan Rogue | 23,338 | 27,331 | -14.61 | 227,936 | 350,447 | -34.96 |
| Lexus RX | 14,514 | 14,069 | 3.16 | 101,059 | 111,036 | -8.99 |
| Hyundai Santa Fe | 12,500 | 10,350 | 20.77 | 101,513 | 127,373 | -20.30 |
| Kia Seltos | 6,107 | 0 | 0.00 | 46,280 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Toyota Sequoia | 1,048 | 876 | 19.63 | 7,364 | 10,289 | -28.43 |
| Kia Sorento | 5,415 | 7,899 | -31.45 | 74,677 | 96,531 | -22.64 |
| Kia Sportage | 7,915 | 8,125 | -2.58 | 84,343 | 88,977 | -5.21 |
| Alfa Romeo Stelvio | 1,359 | 856 | 58.76 | 10,282 | 9,444 | 8.87 |
| Chevrolet Suburban | 5,235 | 3,373 | 55.20 | 33,644 | 51,928 | -35.21 |
| Chevrolet Tahoe | 11,064 | 6,942 | 59.38 | 88,237 | 101,189 | -12.80 |
| Kia Telluride | 9,824 | 6,824 | 43.96 | 75,119 | 58,932 | 27.47 |
| GMC Terrain | 9,822 | 9,239 | 6.31 | 86,020 | 101,470 | -15.23 |
| Volkswagen Tiguan | 9,686 | 7,931 | 22.13 | 110,502 | 109,963 | 0.49 |
| Chevrolet TrailBlazer | 6,658 | 0 | 0.00 | 34,292 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Chevrolet Traverse | 16,013 | 11,075 | 44.59 | 125,546 | 147,122 | -14.67 |
| Chevrolet Trax | 10,065 | 10,878 | -7.47 | 106,299 | 116,817 | -9.00 |
| Hyundai Tuscon | 11,881 | 11,224 | 5.85 | 123,657 | 137,381 | -9.99 |
| Lexus UX | 1,848 | 1,933 | -4.40 | 16,962 | 16,723 | 1.43 |
| Hyundai Venue | 2,639 | 787 | 235.32 | 17,587 | 1,077 | 1,532.96 |
| Toyota Venza | 4,495 | 0 | 0.00 | 13,073 | 9 | 145,155.56 |
| Jeep Wrangler | 19,705 | 17,126 | 15.06 | 201,310 | 228,042 | -11.72 |
| BMW X1 | 1,666 | 1,788 | -6.82 | 14,368 | 17,815 | -19.35 |
| BMW X2 | 610 | 1,093 | -44.19 | 7,368 | 11,293 | -34.76 |
| BMW X3 | 9,076 | 8,090 | 12.19 | 59,777 | 70,110 | -14.74 |
| BMW X4 | 1,117 | 1,333 | -16.20 | 7,662 | 8,758 | -12.51 |
| BMW X5 | 7,193 | 7,757 | -7.27 | 50,513 | 54,595 | -7.48 |
| BMW X6 | 1,105 | 557 | 98.38 | 7,291 | 4,240 | 71.96 |
| BMW X7 | 2,716 | 3,159 | -14.02 | 23,230 | 21,574 | 7.68 |
| Volvo XC40 | 3,350 | 1,979 | 69.28 | 23,778 | 17,647 | 34.74 |
| Volvo XC60 | 4,289 | 3,537 | 21.26 | 32,078 | 30,578 | 4.91 |
| Volvo XC90 | 4,943 | 4,609 | 7.25 | 34,251 | 35,760 | -4.22 |
| Cadillac XT4 | 2,694 | 2,928 | -7.99 | 22,473 | 31,987 | -29.74 |
| Cadillac XT5 | 4,222 | 3,677 | 14.82 | 35,224 | 49,878 | -29.38 |
| Cadillac XT6 | 2,759 | 2,361 | 16.86 | 22,610 | 11,560 | 95.59 |
| GMC Yukon | 9,546 | 6,903 | 38.29 | 63,442 | 74,672 | -15.04 |
| ∑ = 850,843 | ∑ = 740,966 | ∑ = 7,489,041 | ∑ = 8,241,731 |
2020 U.S New SUV Sales by Month (All Models)
This sales data table looks at monthly sales performance for the passenger car segment in the United States on a month to month basis for the entire year so far. It includes all major passenger car models sold in the U.S market and you can see that the monthly passenger car sales trends clearly. Seeing the individual passenger car model sales performance in this way gives you a good sense of the momentum (good or bad).
