2026 U.S. Midsize Car Sales Figures – By Model
This page ranks 2026 United States midsize car sales by nameplate, covering the traditional family sedans, their hybrid variants and the electric models that now share the segment. Each nameplate with its own GCBC sales history page links to it from the rankings table, and the tables and charts update automatically as each new month of data is reported.
Through September 2026, the Toyota Camry leads the segment at 260,684 sales, up 11.2 percent year over year. The Honda Accord is second at 145,521, up 32.7 percent, the Kia K5 third at 58,681 and the Nissan Altima fourth at 56,424, down 25.6 percent.
The Accord has added the most units, 35,844, and the Hyundai Sonata is up 18.3 percent to 54,330. The Altima has lost the most, 19,411, and the Toyota Prius is down 37.5 percent to 29,223. In the third quarter alone the Camry sold 81,640 and the Accord 55,453.
- Sales Rankings Table
- Market Share Over Time
- Quarterly Sales With Quarter Over Quarter Change
- Month By Month Sales
Sales Rankings Table
The table below ranks the eleven midsize cars with September figures by U.S. sales, with monthly and year-to-date totals and year-over-year changes. In September 2026 the Camry led with 25,350 sales, ahead of the Accord at 16,507. The table is sorted by year-to-date sales, so the Sonata sits fifth on a bigger September than the fourth-placed Altima. The cars shown sold 62,409 units between them in September.
| # | Model | Sep 2026 | Sep YoY | 2026 YTD | YTD YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. Toyota Camry | 25,350 | +3.4% | 260,684 | +11.2% |
| 2 | 2. Honda Accord | 16,507 | +27.7% | 145,521 | +32.7% |
| 3 | 3. Kia K5 | 6,070 | +14.7% | 58,681 | +11.6% |
| 4 | 4. Nissan Altima | 4,538 | -1.5% | 56,424 | -25.6% |
| 5 | 5. Hyundai Sonata | 5,156 | +38.5% | 54,330 | +18.3% |
| 6 | 6. Toyota Prius | 3,169 | -16.9% | 29,223 | -37.5% |
| 7 | 7. Chevrolet Bolt | 1,377 | – | 8,090 | +17,487.0% |
| 8 | 8. Nissan Leaf | 213 | -9.7% | 2,318 | -49.9% |
| 9 | 9. Subaru Legacy | 2 | -99.9% | 2,208 | -87.0% |
| 10 | 10. Hyundai Ioniq 6 | 3 | -99.6% | 1,348 | -85.2% |
| 11 | 11. Toyota Mirai | 24 | -46.7% | 212 | +35.0% |
| Total | 62,409 | +7.9% | 619,039 | +3.8% |
YoY compares September 2026 with September 2025, and January through September of both years. Totals cover every row, not just the visible page.
Market Share Over Time
This chart shows how the leading midsize cars’ share of the segment has shifted quarter by quarter over the past five years. In the third quarter of 2026 the Toyota Camry held 40.2 percent of the segment, the Honda Accord 27.3 percent and the Kia K5 10.0 percent.
Toyota Camry 40.2%Honda Accord 27.3%Kia K5 10.0%Hyundai Sonata 8.5%Nissan Altima 7.0%Toyota Prius 4.8%Chevrolet Bolt 1.9%Nissan Leaf 0.3%Hyundai Ioniq 6 0.1%Toyota Mirai 0.0%Other 0.0%
Share of the tracked total by quarter, 2022 through Q3 2026. Legend shows the latest quarter.
Quarterly Sales With Quarter Over Quarter Change
The quarterly table below breaks each nameplate’s 2026 sales into quarters with quarter-over-quarter changes. Among nameplates with third-quarter figures, the segment moved from 230,056 units in the second quarter to 203,211 in the third, down 11.7 percent but up 8.1 percent on the third quarter of 2025. The Accord added the most units over the second quarter, 2,702, and the Camry gave up the most, 19,149. The Chevrolet Malibu recorded no third-quarter sales.
| # | Model | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | QoQ | Q3 2025 | Quarter YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toyota Camry | 81,640 | 100,789 | -19.0% | 79,096 | +3.2% |
| 2 | Honda Accord | 55,453 | 52,751 | +5.1% | 41,712 | +32.9% |
| 3 | Kia K5 | 20,287 | 19,588 | +3.6% | 18,016 | +12.6% |
| 4 | Hyundai Sonata | 17,273 | 22,510 | -23.3% | 12,928 | +33.6% |
| 5 | Nissan Altima | 14,136 | 19,317 | -26.8% | 13,728 | +3.0% |
| 6 | Toyota Prius | 9,705 | 9,781 | -0.8% | 12,932 | -25.0% |
| 7 | Chevrolet Bolt | 3,866 | 3,433 | +12.6% | 0 | – |
| 8 | Nissan Leaf | 634 | 1,016 | -37.6% | 701 | -9.6% |
| 9 | Hyundai Ioniq 6 | 107 | 412 | -74.0% | 2,810 | -96.2% |
| 10 | Toyota Mirai | 83 | 66 | +25.8% | 111 | -25.2% |
| 11 | Subaru Legacy | 27 | 393 | -93.1% | 5,889 | -99.5% |
| 12 | Chevrolet Malibu | 0 | 69 | -100.0% | 966 | -100.0% |
| 13 | Volkswagen Arteon | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | -100.0% |
QoQ compares Q3 2026 with Q2 2026. Quarter YoY compares Q3 2026 with Q3 2025.
Month By Month Sales
The matrix below shows U.S. sales month by month through 2026 for every midsize car with a 2026 sale, thirteen in all. The Camry’s biggest month of 2026 so far was May, at 35,797 sales.
| Model | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | 2026 YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota Camry | 21,764 | 25,811 | 30,680 | 33,419 | 35,797 | 31,573 | 30,536 | 25,754 | 25,350 | – | – | – | 260,684 |
| Honda Accord | 12,739 | 10,966 | 13,612 | 16,071 | 18,688 | 17,992 | 20,255 | 18,691 | 16,507 | – | – | – | 145,521 |
| Kia K5 | 6,276 | 6,053 | 6,477 | 6,537 | 6,673 | 6,378 | 6,694 | 7,523 | 6,070 | – | – | – | 58,681 |
| Nissan Altima | 7,859 | 7,254 | 7,858 | 6,523 | 6,272 | 6,522 | 4,801 | 4,797 | 4,538 | – | – | – | 56,424 |
| Hyundai Sonata | 3,140 | 3,909 | 7,498 | 7,105 | 8,456 | 6,949 | 5,218 | 6,899 | 5,156 | – | – | – | 54,330 |
| Toyota Prius | 3,893 | 2,903 | 2,941 | 2,301 | 3,451 | 4,029 | 3,139 | 3,397 | 3,169 | – | – | – | 29,223 |
| Chevrolet Bolt | 271 | 250 | 270 | 1,159 | 1,115 | 1,159 | 1,219 | 1,270 | 1,377 | – | – | – | 8,090 |
| Nissan Leaf | 229 | 211 | 228 | 343 | 330 | 343 | 207 | 214 | 213 | – | – | – | 2,318 |
| Subaru Legacy | 763 | 607 | 418 | 247 | 90 | 56 | 20 | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | 2,208 |
| Hyundai Ioniq 6 | 344 | 229 | 256 | 198 | 176 | 38 | 76 | 28 | 3 | – | – | – | 1,348 |
| Toyota Mirai | 27 | 21 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 36 | 24 | – | – | – | 212 |
| Chevrolet Malibu | 47 | 43 | 47 | 23 | 22 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 206 |
| Volkswagen Arteon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
2026 data reported through September.
For more 2026 U.S. sales data, see the Compact Car rankings, the Midsize Luxury Car rankings, the Large Car rankings and the complete by-model rankings pages.
