2026 U.S. Small Luxury Car Sales Figures – By Model
This page ranks 2026 United States small luxury car sales by nameplate, from the compact German sedans and coupes that define the class to the electric and Japanese entries that have moved into it. 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 BMW 3-Series leads the rankings table at 29,987 sales, up 38.8 percent year over year. The BMW 4-Series is second at 24,093, down 23.8 percent, the Lexus IS third at 22,257, up 51.7 percent, and the Acura Integra fourth at 20,100, up 37.3 percent.
The IS has grown fastest of the nameplates in the table and the 3-Series has added the most units, 8,390. The Acura TLX has fallen 82.0 percent to 1,104. In the third quarter alone the 3-Series sold 11,256 and the 4-Series 8,520.
- 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 small luxury cars in the September table by U.S. sales, with monthly and year-to-date totals and year-over-year changes. The cars shown sold 13,679 units between them in September. The largest car outside the table is the Tesla Model 3, at 42,000 through June, followed by the Mercedes-Benz C-Class; the Audi A5 and A3 and the Mercedes-Benz CLE and CLA are also absent.
| # | Model | Sep 2026 | Sep YoY | 2026 YTD | YTD YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. Tesla Model 3 | 10,521 | -36.1% | 71,000 | -45.0% |
| 2 | 2. BMW 3-Series | 3,868 | +40.9% | 29,987 | +37.3% |
| 3 | 3. BMW 4-Series | 2,938 | -3.3% | 24,093 | -24.4% |
| 4 | 4. Lexus IS | 2,227 | +55.8% | 22,257 | +51.7% |
| 5 | 5. Mercedes-Benz C-Class | 2,570 | +20.6% | 20,937 | -13.6% |
| 6 | 6. Acura Integra | 1,541 | -1.7% | 20,100 | +37.3% |
| 7 | 7. Audi A5 | 1,706 | +51.1% | 14,197 | +21.9% |
| 8 | 8. BMW 2-Series | 1,470 | -18.0% | 13,443 | -8.9% |
| 9 | 9. Cadillac CT5 | 1,331 | -6.8% | 11,924 | -2.0% |
| 10 | 10. Mercedes-Benz CLE | 842 | -21.6% | 10,147 | -12.3% |
| 11 | 11. Audi A3 | 776 | +47.0% | 7,690 | +19.2% |
| 12 | 12. Mercedes-Benz CLA | 246 | -51.3% | 4,429 | -28.4% |
| 13 | 13. Cadillac CT4 | 254 | -49.9% | 3,904 | -4.0% |
| 14 | 14. Acura TLX | 2 | -99.7% | 1,104 | -82.0% |
| 15 | 15. Alfa Romeo Giulia | 47 | -53.9% | 670 | -42.6% |
| 16 | 16. Lexus RC | 1 | -99.0% | 239 | -77.9% |
| 17 | 17. Infiniti Q50 | 0 | -100.0% | 1 | -99.8% |
| Total | 30,340 | -13.9% | 256,122 | -17.9% |
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 small luxury cars’ share of the segment has shifted quarter by quarter over the past five years. In the third quarter of 2026 the BMW 3-Series held 25.8 percent of the segment, the BMW 4-Series 19.5 percent and the Lexus IS 18.8 percent.
Tesla Model 3 31.7%BMW 3-Series 12.3%BMW 4-Series 9.3%Lexus IS 9.0%Mercedes-Benz C-Class 8.3%Acura Integra 6.6%Audi A5 5.8%BMW 2-Series 5.0%Cadillac CT5 4.6%Mercedes-Benz CLE 2.9%Other 4.6%
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 48,188 units in the second quarter to 43,636 in the third, down 9.4 percent but up 13.8 percent on the third quarter of 2025. The 3-Series added the most units over the second quarter, 714, and the Integra gave up the most, 2,197. The Tesla Model 3, the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, CLE and CLA and the Audi A5 and A3 show no third-quarter sales in the table because their figures are not yet in GCBC’s data, and they update when they are.
| # | Model | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | QoQ | Q3 2025 | Quarter YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tesla Model 3 | 29,000 | 24,000 | +20.8% | 49,061 | -40.9% |
| 2 | BMW 3-Series | 11,256 | 10,542 | +6.8% | 7,689 | +46.4% |
| 3 | BMW 4-Series | 8,520 | 9,618 | -11.4% | 8,508 | +0.1% |
| 4 | Lexus IS | 8,186 | 9,026 | -9.3% | 4,810 | +70.2% |
| 5 | Mercedes-Benz C-Class | 7,545 | 6,581 | +14.6% | 6,495 | +16.2% |
| 6 | Acura Integra | 6,013 | 8,210 | -26.8% | 4,716 | +27.5% |
| 7 | Audi A5 | 5,315 | 4,510 | +17.8% | 3,365 | +57.9% |
| 8 | BMW 2-Series | 4,537 | 4,463 | +1.7% | 5,022 | -9.7% |
| 9 | Cadillac CT5 | 4,162 | 4,311 | -3.5% | 4,000 | +4.1% |
| 10 | Mercedes-Benz CLE | 2,667 | 4,292 | -37.9% | 3,692 | -27.8% |
| 11 | Audi A3 | 2,555 | 2,862 | -10.7% | 1,571 | +62.6% |
| 12 | Cadillac CT4 | 793 | 1,564 | -49.3% | 1,422 | -44.2% |
| 13 | Mercedes-Benz CLA | 728 | 2,163 | -66.3% | 1,555 | -53.2% |
| 14 | Alfa Romeo Giulia | 151 | 267 | -43.4% | 286 | -47.2% |
| 15 | Acura TLX | 16 | 150 | -89.3% | 2,495 | -99.4% |
| 16 | Lexus RC | 2 | 37 | -94.6% | 275 | -99.3% |
| 17 | Audi A4 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | -100.0% |
| 18 | Audi A6 Sportback e-tron | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 19 | Infiniti Q50 | 0 | 0 | – | 28 | -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 small luxury car with a 2026 sale, nineteen in all.
| Model | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | 2026 YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla Model 3 | 6,152 | 5,684 | 6,164 | 7,797 | 8,482 | 7,721 | 8,716 | 9,763 | 10,521 | – | – | – | 71,000 |
| BMW 3-Series | 2,802 | 2,586 | 2,801 | 3,425 | 3,726 | 3,391 | 3,577 | 3,811 | 3,868 | – | – | – | 29,987 |
| BMW 4-Series | 2,037 | 1,881 | 2,037 | 3,125 | 3,399 | 3,094 | 2,839 | 2,743 | 2,938 | – | – | – | 24,093 |
| Lexus IS | 1,715 | 1,327 | 2,003 | 2,998 | 3,140 | 2,888 | 2,959 | 3,000 | 2,227 | – | – | – | 22,257 |
| Mercedes-Benz C-Class | 2,330 | 2,151 | 2,330 | 2,138 | 2,326 | 2,117 | 2,453 | 2,522 | 2,570 | – | – | – | 20,937 |
| Acura Integra | 1,362 | 1,785 | 2,730 | 2,591 | 2,968 | 2,651 | 2,370 | 2,102 | 1,541 | – | – | – | 20,100 |
| Audi A5 | 1,496 | 1,381 | 1,495 | 1,465 | 1,594 | 1,451 | 1,734 | 1,875 | 1,706 | – | – | – | 14,197 |
| BMW 2-Series | 1,520 | 1,403 | 1,520 | 1,450 | 1,577 | 1,436 | 1,646 | 1,421 | 1,470 | – | – | – | 13,443 |
| Cadillac CT5 | 1,181 | 1,090 | 1,180 | 1,456 | 1,400 | 1,455 | 1,403 | 1,428 | 1,331 | – | – | – | 11,924 |
| Mercedes-Benz CLE | 1,091 | 1,007 | 1,090 | 1,394 | 1,517 | 1,381 | 903 | 922 | 842 | – | – | – | 10,147 |
| Audi A3 | 778 | 718 | 777 | 930 | 1,011 | 921 | 892 | 887 | 776 | – | – | – | 7,690 |
| Mercedes-Benz CLA | 522 | 486 | 530 | 703 | 764 | 696 | 244 | 238 | 246 | – | – | – | 4,429 |
| Cadillac CT4 | 529 | 489 | 529 | 528 | 508 | 528 | 267 | 272 | 254 | – | – | – | 3,904 |
| Acura TLX | 368 | 320 | 250 | 81 | 48 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 2 | – | – | – | 1,104 |
| Alfa Romeo Giulia | 86 | 80 | 86 | 90 | 87 | 90 | 52 | 52 | 47 | – | – | – | 670 |
| Lexus RC | 80 | 81 | 39 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 239 |
| Audi A6 Sportback e-tron | 56 | 52 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 164 |
| Audi A4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Infiniti Q50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 |
2026 data reported through September.
For more 2026 U.S. sales data, see the Midsize Luxury Car rankings, the Large Luxury Car rankings, the Compact Car rankings and the complete by-model rankings pages.
