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April 2017 YTD U.S. Passenger Car Sales Rankings – Top 158 Best-Selling Cars In America – Every Car Ranked

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U.S. sales of passenger cars dropped 11% in April 2017 and are down 12% so far this year, losses of 66,000 and 270,000 units, respectively.

It begins at the top of the heap and carries all the way to the bottom. The five top-selling cars in America, from the Toyota Camry through to the Nissan Altima, are all selling less often in 2017 than in 2016.

U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model – March 2017 YTD
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model – April 2016 YTD

But the red ink continues throughout these complete year-to-date sales rankings of every passenger car on the market. Continuing nameplates such as the Jaguar XF, Acura ILX, Chevrolet Sonic, Lexus RC, Kia Rio, and BMW 2-Series are all down by at least 40%, year-over-year.

The problems cross all sectors of the car market and all manufacturers. Consumers want crossovers, not cars. Sales of SUVs and crossovers are up nearly 8% this year, and for every car sold in America in the first four months of 2017 there have been 1.1 SUVs/crossovers sold.

Pickup Truck Sales In America – April 2017
Minivan Sales In America – April 2017
U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – April 2017 YTD
U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales By Model – April 2017 YTD

There is one controversial addition to the passenger car fleet for April 2017. Toyota sold its first 550 copies of the C-HR, which the brand wants you to consider as a subcompact crossover. But Toyota isn’t offering all-wheel drive in the U.S. market, and the C-HR has roughly the same dimensions as the old Toyota Matrix.

It’s a car.

Reminder: these are 2017 year-to-date rankings, but you can sort cars by April volume by clicking the April 2017 column header, or you can rank cars by improvements or declines using the % columns. Or, most importantly, you can list automakers together by selecting the Car column header.

As always, you can find historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these vehicles by selecting a make and model at GCBC’s Sales Stats page.

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Rank
Car
April
2017 YTD
April
2016 YTD
%
Change
April
2017
April
2016
% Change
#1 Toyota Camry 114,887 130,284 -11.8% 31,428 34,039 -7.7%
#2 Honda Civic 112,865 122,634 -8.0% 31,211 35,331 -11.7%
#3 Toyota Corolla 112,539 122,139 -7.9% 31,104 33,653 -7.6%
#3.1 Toyota Corolla Sedan * 105,222 116,371 -9.6% 29,136 32,111 -9.3%
#3.2 Toyota Corolla iM * 7,317 5,768 26.9% 1,968 1,542 27.6%
#4 Honda Accord 96,753 108,599 -10.9% 26,938 31,526 -14.6%
#5 Nissan Altima 94,248 113,816 -17.2% 20,263 28,484 -28.9%
#6 Chevrolet Cruze 75,240 51,394 46.4% 21,317 14,153 50.6%
#7 Nissan Sentra 71,669 82,089 -12.7% 20,255 19,145 5.8%
#8 Hyundai Elantra 70,548 51,724 36.4% 16,346 12,361 32.2%
#9 Ford Fusion 67,483 95,724 -29.5% 16,697 20,730 -19.5%
#10 Hyundai Sonata 54,163 76,668 -29.4% 16,294 15,211 7.1%
#11 Chevrolet Malibu 52,369 79,985 -34.5% 17,364 21,763 -20.2%
#12 Ford Focus 49,902 66,198 -24.6% 13,197 15,983 -17.4%
#13 Nissan Versa 39,397 45,664 -13.7% 8,322 9,165 -9.2%
#14 Kia Optima 37,676 40,992 -8.1% 10,731 11,224 -4.4%
#15 Subaru Impreza 37,351 29,392 27.1% 11,077 7,932 39.6%
#15.11 Subaru Impreza * 26,622 18,843 41.3% 8,038 4,836 66.2%
#15.2 Subaru Impreza WRX/STI * 10,729 10,549 1.7% 3,039 3,096 -1.8%
#16 Kia Forte 35,558 33,662 5.6% 10,496 9,740 7.8%
#17 Volkswagen Jetta 33,961 38,717 -12.3% 9,398 10,694 -12.1%
#17.1 Volkswagen Jetta Sedan * 33,961 38,716 -12.3% 9,398 10,694 -12.1%
#17.2 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen * 1 -100%
#18 Kia Soul 33,102 44,593 -25.8% 9,182 11,517 -20.3%
#19 Ford Mustang 30,527 42,862 -28.8% 8,063 12,726 -36.6%
#20 Dodge Charger 29,256 33,573 -12.9% 6,937 7,228 -4.0%
#21 Mercedes-Benz C-Class 28,440 23,484 21.1% 7,821 5,645 38.5%
#22 Toyota Prius 27,736 30,582 -9.3% 7,621 8,927 -14.6%
#22.1 Toyota Prius * 21,571 30,555 -29.4% 5,802 8,923 -35.0%
#22.2 Toyota Prius Prime * 6,165 27 22,733% 1,819 4 45,375%
#23 Mazda 3 26,586 32,855 -19.1% 5,980 10,722 -44.2%
#24 Chevrolet Impala 25,235 38,803 -35.0% 3,213 8,249 -61.1%
#25 Volkswagen Golf 25,164 17,241 46.0% 7,187 5,108 40.7%
#25.1 Volkswagen Golf GTI * 7,307 7,085 3.1% 1,702 1,988 -14.4%
25.2 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack * 6,269 1,530
#25.3 Volkswagen Golf * 4,591 4,046 13.5% 1,249 1,104 13.1%
#25.4 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen * 3,895 3,321 17.3% 2,032 1,012 0.8%
#25.5 Volkswagen Golf R * 1,828 1,851 -1.2% 367 678 -45.9%
#25.6 Volkswagen e-Golf * 1,274 938 35.8% 307 326 -5.8%
#26 Volkswagen Passat 24,415 19,692 24.0% 6,148 5,629 9.2%
#27 Chevrolet Camaro 24,035 26,038 -7.7% 8,737 7,457 17.2%
#28 Dodge Challenger 22,316 22,431 -0.5% 6,591 6,303 4.6%
#29 Hyundai Accent 21,714 30,759 -29.4% 6,951 12,933 -46.3%
#30 Nissan Maxima 21,161 20,798 1.7% 5,564 4,573 21.7%
#31 Chrysler 300 19,011 22,458 -15.3% 3,948 5,317 -25.7%
#32 BMW 3-Series 18,131 18,781 -3.5% 3,494 4,681 -25.4%
#33 Toyota Yaris 17,600 14,480 21.5% 5,001 4,388 14.0%
#33.1 Toyota Yaris iA * 12,314 10,432 18.0% 3,479 3,023 15.1%
#33.2 Toyota Yaris Hatchback * 5,286 4,048 30.6% 1,522 1,365 11.5%
#34 Subaru Legacy 17,102 20,069 -14.8% 4,399 5,591 -21.3%
#35 Honda Fit 16,773 16,645 0.8% 4,871 5,132 -5.1%
#36 Ford Fiesta 16,373 15,325 6.8% 3,329 4,462 -25.4%
#37 Ford Taurus 16,104 17,821 -9.6% 3,418 4,365 -21.7%
#37.1 Ford Taurus * 13,562 14,720 -7.9% 2,710 3,539 -23.4%
#37.2 Ford Taurus Police Interceptor * 2,542 3,101 -18.0% 708 826 -14.3%
#38 Mercedes-Benz E-Class 15,726 13,001 21.0% 3,854 4,441 -13.2%
#39 Infiniti Q50 13,009 15,538 -16.3% 2,559 3,670 -30.3%
#40 Mazda 6 12,941 14,212 -8.9% 2,249 3,929 -42.8%
#41 Lexus ES 12,906 17,460 -26.1% 3,400 4,442 -23.5%
#42 Acura TLX 12,382 12,866 -3.8% 5,258 3,779 39.1%
#43 Audi A4 12,050 9,958 21.0% 3,482 3,130 11.2%
#44.1 Audi A4 Sedan * 11,236 9,361 20.0% 3,246 2,983 8.8%
#44.2 Audi A4 Allroad * 814 597 36.3% 236 147 60.5%
#44 BMW 4-Series 11,962 12,451 -3.9% 3,882 3,226 20.3%
#45 Toyota Avalon 11,343 16,234 -30.1% 2,747 4,033 -31.9%
#46 Mini Cooper 10,098 11,981 -15.7% 2,522 3,538 -28.7%
#46.1 Mini Cooper 2-Door * 3,451 4,434 -22.2% 883 1,142 -22.7%
#46.2 Mini Cooper Clubman * 2,450 2,579 -5.0% 551 884 -37.7%
#46.3 Mini Cooper 4-Door * 2,445 4,428 -44.8% 652 976 -33.2%
#46.4 Mini Cooper Convertible * 1,751 540 224% 436 536 -18.7%
#47 BMW 5-Series 9,754 14,164 -31.1% 3,113 4,454 -30.1%
#48 Mitsubishi Mirage 9,606 9,534 0.8% 2,136 3,302 -35.3%
#49 Chrysler 200 9,477 22,118 -57.2% 2,857 6,203 -53.9%
#50 Lincoln MKZ 9,301 8,683 7.1% 2,658 2,129 24.8%
#51 Chevrolet Sonic 9,265 17,729 -47.7% 1,645 5,102 -67.8%
#52 Chevrolet Spark 8,840 8,237 7.3% 1,700 3,082 -44.8%
#53 Chevrolet Corvette 8,560 9,512 -10.0% 2,756 3,142 -12.3%
#54 Audi A3 8,193 10,373 -21.0% 2,104 2,869 -26.7%
#55 Lexus IS 7,858 11,472 -31.5% 2,154 2,654 -18.8%
#56 Kia Niro 7,828 2,939
#57 Chevrolet Volt 7,370 5,970 23.5% 1,807 1,983 -8.9%
#58 Buick LaCrosse 6,968 10,788 -35.4% 1,983 1,813 9.4%
#59 Hyundai Veloster 6,471 9,258 -30.1% 923 2,792 -66.9%
#60 Mitsubishi Lancer 6,053 6,477 -6.5% 832 1,023 -18.7%
#61 Dodge Dart 5,944 20,597 -71.1% 1,286 4,356 -70.5%
#62 Cadillac XTS 5,592 7,394 -24.4% 914 1,521 -39.9%
#63 Volkswagen Beetle 5,405 4,490 20.4% 1,497 1,171 27.8%
#63.1 Volkswagen Beetle Coupe * 3,096 2,483 24.7% 732 480 52.5%
#63.2 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible * 2,309 2,007 15.0% 765 691 10.7%
#64 Fiat 500 5,221 5,099 2.4% 1,201 1,504 -20.1%
#65 Audi A6 5,186 4,977 4.2% 1,508 1,619 -6.9%
#66 Mercedes-Benz S-Class 5,139 5,496 -6.5% 1,491 1,329 12.2%
#67 Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class 5,077 9,005 -43.6% 1,067 2,121 -49.7%
#68 Ford C-Max 5,063 6,287 -19.5% 1,469 2,228 -34.1%
#69 Toyota Prius C 5,061 8,309 -39.1% 1,161 1,676 -30.7%
#70 Genesis G80 5,035 1,083
#71 Cadillac ATS 4,751 6,254 -24.0% 1,405 1,737 -19.1%
#72 Mazda MX-5 Miata 4,701 3,495 34.5% 1,319 1,086 21.5%
#73 Kia Rio 4,535 7,889 -42.5% 1,463 2,523 -42.0%
#74 Buick Regal 4,451 6,843 -35.0% 1,143 1,306 -12.5%
#75 Chevrolet Bolt 4,384 1,292
#76 Nissan Leaf 4,350 3,718 17.0% 1,063 787 35.1%
#77 Lincoln Continental 4,212 1,003
#78 Infiniti Q60 4,115 503 718% 744 94 691%
#79 Volvo S60 3,950 3,556 11.1% 1,002 921 8.8%
#79.1 Volvo S60 * 3,890 3,347 16.2% 982 859 14.3%
#79.2 Volvo S60 CC * 60 209 -71.3% 20 62 -67.7%
#80 Jaguar XE 3,764 742
#81 Toyota Prius V 3,545 4,970 -28.7% 926 1,322 -30.0%
#82 Cadillac CT6 3,382 320 957% 978 285 243%
#83 Cadillac CTS 3,359 5,308 -36.7% 873 1,335 -34.6%
#84 BMW 2-Series 3,097 5,181 -40.2% 848 1,780 -52.4%
#85 BMW 7-Series 3,097 3,185 -2.8% 994 872 14.0%
#86 Acura ILX 3,088 5,920 -47.8% 832 1,633 -49.1%
#87 Porsche 911 2,958 3,182 -7.0% 940 1,023 -8.1%
#88 Buick Verano 2,717 10,624 -74.4% 673 2,399 -71.9%
#89 Lexus CT 2,486 2,933 -15.2% 794 577 37.6%
#90 Toyota 86/Scion FR-S 2,421 2,414 0.3% 639 684 -6.6%
#91 Infiniti Q70 2,405 2,110 14.0% 443 547 -19.0%
#92 Audi A5 2,318 2,714 -14.6% 1,007 813 23.9%
#93 Lexus GS 2,292 4,990 -54.1% 597 1,001 -40.4%
#94 Buick Cascada 2,134 2,487 -14.2% 692 1,090 -36.5%
#95 Lexus RC 2,083 3,682 -43.4% 522 813 -35.8%
#96 Maserati Ghibli 1,925 2,263 -14.9% 512 801 -36.1%
#97 BMW i3 1,919 1,576 21.8% 516 814 -36.6%
#98 Audi A7 1,885 2,009 -6.2% 459 543 -15.5%
#99 Chevrolet SS 1,779 1,131 57.3% 250 592 -57.8%
#100 Volvo V60 1,748 1,487 17.6% 750 359 109%
#100.1 Volvo V60 * 962 940 2.3% 401 213 88.3%
#100.2 Volvo V60 CC * 786 547 43.7% 349 146 139%
#101 Porsche Panamera 1,715 1,334 28.6% 1,098 371 196%
#102 Jaguar XF 1,686 3,288 -48.7% 401 506 -20.8%
#103 Hyundai Ioniq 1,648 1,316
#104 Nissan 370Z 1,637 1,833 -10.7% 389 489 -20.5%
#105 Kia Cadenza 1,625 2,085 -22.1% 500 533 -6.2%
#106 Alfa Romeo Giulia 1,600 634
#107 Jaguar F-Type 1,572 1,419 10.8% 406 295 37.6%
#108 Volvo S90 1,525 484
#109 Genesis G90 1,519 316
#110 Subaru BRZ 1,431 1,677 -14.7% 444 466 -4.7%
#111 Fiat 124 Spider 1,426 465
#112 Smart Fortwo 1,426 1,766 -19.3% 365 466 -21.7%
#113 Lexus LS 1,238 1,637 -24.4% 294 397 -25.9%
#114 Hyundai Azera 1,225 1,865 -34.3% 273 510 -46.5%
#115 Mercedes-Benz SLC-Class 1,191 1,315 -9.4% 326 465 -29.9%
#116 Audi A8 1,084 1,315 -17.6% 291 330 -11.8%
#117 BMW 6-Series 1,029 1,117 -7.9% 240 278 -13.7%
#118 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class 994 1,199 -17.1% 270 312 -13.5%
#119 Jaguar XJ 966 1,374 -29.7% 304 285 6.7%
#120 Porsche Cayman 883 1,258 -29.8% 215 449 -52.1%
#121 Audi TT 819 966 -15.2% 198 303 -34.7%
#122 Hyundai Genesis 814 12,019 -93.2% 116 3,374 -96.6%
#123 Porsche Boxster 757 909 -16.7% 319 224 42.4%
#124 Volkswagen CC 712 1,221 -41.7% 150 230 -34.8%
#125 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class 649 1,466 -55.7% 205 441 -53.5%
#126 Volvo V90 CC 613 478
#127 Maserati Quattroporte 555 588 -5.6% 177 164 7.9%
#128 Toyota C-HR 550 550
#129 BMW Z4 455 321 41.7% 186 104 78.8%
#130 Honda CR-Z 421 736 -42.8% 85 253 -66.4%
#131 Toyota Mirai 417 138 202% 106 41 159%
#132 Fiat 500L 399 1,728 -76.9% 115 466 -75.3%
#133 Acura RLX 399 487 -18.1% 106 156 -32.1%
#134 Mercedes-AMG GT 364 500 -27.2% 87 140 -37.9%
#135 Maserati GranTurismo 347 465 -25.4% 103 101 2.0%
#136 Bentley Continental GT 330 252 31.0% 70 84 -16.7%
#137 Audi R8 301 123 145% 102 96 6.3%
#138 Nissan GT-R 246 208 18.3% 51 46 10.9%
#139 Dodge Viper 234 198 18.2% 56 61 -8.2%
#140 Mercedes-Benz B-Class 225 217 3.7% 66 56 17.9%
#141 Acura NSX 224 91
#142 Alfa Romeo 4C 183 217 -15.7% 43 59 -27.1%
#143 BMW i8 180 305 -41.0% 23 130 -82.3%
#144 Chevrolet Caprice PPV 172 203 -15.3% 61 18 239%
#145 Scion tC 156 3,838 -95.9% 14 1,077 -98.7%
#146 Kia K900 147 323 -54.5% 39 77 -49.4%
#147 Honda FCX 126 34
#148 Lincoln MKS 80 2,580 -96.9% 21 662 -96.8%
#149 Bentley Flying Spur 69 95 -27.4% 11 17 -35.3%
#150 Volvo XC70 60 1,336 -95.5% 10 377 -97.3%
#151 Bentley Mulsanne 35 25 40.0% 10 9 11.1%
#152 Hyundai Equus 16 781 -98.0% 164 -100%
T153 Ford GT 7 2
T153 Cadillac ELR 7 357 -98.0% 2 95 -97.9%
#155 Mitsubishi i MiEV 6 14 -57.1% 2 6 -66.7%
#156 Volvo S80 5 193 -95.9% 2 47 -95.7%
#157 Honda Crosstour 3 638 -99.5% 72 -100%
#158 Honda Insight 2 30 -93.3% 1 9 -88.9%
#291 Scion xB 2,418 -100% 312 -100%
#292 Volkswagen Eos 381 -100% 39 -100%
#293 Infiniti Q40 52 -100% 4 -100%
#294 Dodge Avenger 31 -100% 8 -100%
#296 Nissan Cube 14 -100% 1 -100%
#297 Scion xD 8 -100% 1 -100%
#298 Lexus LFA 5 -100%
#299 Scion iQ 4 -100% 1 -100%
#300 Jaguar XK 3 -100% 1 -100%
#302 Mazda 2 3 -100% 3 -100%
#303 Acura TSX 2 -100%
#304 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG 1 -100%
#305 Porsche 918 Spyder 1 -100% 1 -100%

Total  °
2,030,430 2,300,267 -11.7% 541,274 607,767 -10.9%

Source: Automakers & ANDC & WSJ
* Italicized, asterisked, unranked lines are nothing more than available breakdowns, already included in the model’s total, not in addition to the model’s total.
² Total Prius Family sales: -19% to 9708 in April; -17% to 36,342 YTD.
³ Hyundai USA combines sales of the Genesis and Genesis Coupe.
° Overall market figure is a combination of all reported sales figures.
Sales data for brands such as Aston Martin, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lotus, Rolls-Royce etc. are unfortunately not broken down by model. estimates say sales for Aston Martin and Lotus in 2017’s first four months were 228 and 12 units, respectively. 
Tesla, unfortunately, doesn’t release model-specific monthly U.S. sales data, but we source estimates from HybridCars.com and The Wall Street Journal.
HybridCars.com Model S sales estimate: -29% to 1200 in April; down 13% to 7200 YTD.
WSJ Model S estimate: down 12% to 1850 in April; down 6% to 7650 YTD.