January 2016 Canada SUV And Crossover Sales Rankings – Top 94 Best-Selling SUVs In Canada – Every SUV Ranked

Canadian sales of SUVs and crossovers exploded with a 22% year-over-year improvement to nearly 43,000 units in January 2016, equal to four out of every ten new vehicles sold in the first month of the year.

Cars are fading, earning 9200 fewer sales than the SUV/crossover sector in Canada in January 2016. SUVs, led by the Toyota RAV4 for a second consecutive January, added 7613 sales to the industry’s ledger in the lowest-volume month of the year.

Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings – January 2016
Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – January 2016
Canada Car Sales Rankings By Model – January 2016

Yes, January is when Canadians simply don’t turn up to new vehicle showrooms. Yet in 2016, January sales across the industry soared to a 15-year high. Why? Well, you guessed it, because they wanted more utility vehicles.

1025 more Jeep Cherokees this January than last. 504 more Hyundai Tucsons. 416 more Nissan Muranos. 524 more Mercedes-Benz SUVs.

Canada SUV/Crossover Sales By Model – January 2017
Canada SUV/Crossover Sales By Model – February 2016 YTD
Canada SUV/Crossover Sales By Model – 2015 Year End
Canada SUV/Crossover Sales By Model – January 2016

Aside from SUVs and crossovers, Canadian sales of new vehicles rose just 3% last month largely on the strength of pickup trucks, which jumped 21%. But taking utility vehicles into account, the industry surged 10%.

Reminder: these are year-to-date rankings, but you can sort vehicles by January 2016 volume by clicking the January 2016 column header – which will give you the same results – or you can rank vehicles by improvements or declines using the % columns.

Or, most importantly, you can list automakers together by selecting the SUV/Crossover column header. At any time, click the Rank column to return to the original format. If you’re on a mobile device, you may need to choose the full version of the site (at the bottom of the page) in order to use the sortable function. This list of SUVs and crossovers now includes the Subaru Outback and Crosstrek as well as Toyota’s Venza – they’re no longer linked with cars on GCBC.

Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada – January 2016
Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In Canada – January 2016
Canada Pickup Truck Sales By Model – January 2016
Canada Minivan Sales By Model – January 2016
Canada Commercial Van Sales By Model – January 2016

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.

Click Column Headers To Sort • January 2017 • February 2016 • December 2015 • January 2015

Rank	SUV/Crossover	Jan. 2016 YTD	Jan. 2015 YTD	% Change
#1	Toyota RAV4	2,483	2,501	-0.7%
#2	Jeep Cherokee	2,428	1,403	73.1%
#3	Ford Escape	2,372	2,475	-4.2%
#4	Nissan Rogue	2,089	1,874	11.5%
#5	Honda CR-V	2,039	1,863	9.4%
#6	Hyundai Santa Fe Sport ³	1,500	1,368	9.6%
#7	Mazda CX-5	1,267	1,054	20.2%
#8	Hyundai Tucson	1,142	638	79.0%
#9	Jeep Grand Cherokee	1,140	769	48.2%
#10	Ford Edge	1,139	750	51.9%
#11	Dodge Journey	1,119	1,200	-6.8%
#12	Jeep Wrangler	1,075	1,183	-9.1%
#13	Nissan Murano	989	573	72.6%
#14	Chevrolet Equinox	908	802	13.2%
#15	Kia Sorento	878	1,055	-16.8%
#16	Toyota Highlander	806	630	27.9%
#17	Subaru Forester	798	707	12.9%
#18	Nissan Pathfinder	752	587	28.1%
#19	Volkswagen Tiguan	738	670	10.1%
#20	Honda HR-V	725	—	—
#21	Ford Explorer	634	494	28.3%
#22	GMC Terrain	613	460	33.3%
#23	Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class/M-Class	605	337	79.5%
#24	Subaru Crosstrek	531	486	9.3%
#25	Mazda CX-3	527	—	—
#26	Lexus RX	524	429	22.1%
#27	Honda Pilot	506	289	75.1%
#28	Subaru Outback	480	615	-22.0%
#29	Toyota 4Runner	465	291	59.8%
T30	Audi Q5	419	396	5.8%
T30	Kia Sportage	419	291	44.0%
#32	Chevrolet Trax	377	267	41.2%
#33	Acura MDX	364	337	8.0%
#34	Mitsubishi RVR	354	315	12.4%
#35	Nissan Juke	341	211	61.6%
#36	Mitsubishi Outlander	340	253	34.4%
#37	Hyundai Santa Fe XL ³	336	231	45.5%
#38	Audi Q7	334	89	275%
#39	Acura RDX	333	363	-8.3%
#40	Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class	315	234	34.6%
#41	Toyota Venza	312	319	-2.2%
#42	Mercedes-Benz GL-Class	308	142	117%
#43	Lexus NX	306	380	-19.5%
#44	Dodge Durango	300	177	69.5%
#45	GMC Acadia	299	298	0.3%
#46	BMW X5	292	259	12.7%
#47	Jeep Patriot	285	443	-35.7%
#48	Cadillac SRX	284	214	32.7%
#49	Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class/GLC-Class	274	280	-2.1%
#50	Infiniti QX60	268	236	13.6%
#51	BMW X3	264	296	-10.8%
#52	Jeep Renegade	259	—	—
#53	Lincoln MKX	229	121	89.3%
#54	Land Rover Range Rover Sport	220	213	3.3%
#55	BMW X1	210	168	25.0%
#56	Audi Q3	188	256	-26.6%
#57	Buick Encore	184	227	-18.9%
#58	Jeep Compass	165	205	-19.5%
T59	Chevrolet Traverse	161	180	-10.6%
T69	Infiniti QX50	161	123	30.9%
#61	Cadillac Escalade	153	153	0.0%
#61.1	Cadillac Escalade *	124	123	0.8%
#61.2	Cadillac Escalade ESV *	29	30	-3.3%
#62	Chevrolet Suburban	146	48	204%
#63	Lincoln MKC	145	140	3.6%
#64	GMC Yukon	137	116	18.1%
#65	Land Rover Discovery Sport	136	—	—
#66	GMC Yukon XL	129	94	37.2%
#67	Chevrolet Tahoe	128	104	23.1%
#68	Buick Enclave	120	141	-14.9%
#69	Land Rover Range Rover	114	56	104%
#70	Porsche Macan	112	56	100%
#71	Ford Expedition	111	80	38.8%
#72	Ford Flex	105	15	600%
#73	Volvo XC90	103	—	—
#74	Infiniti QX80	94	30	213%
#75	Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	87	127	-31.5%
#76	Mazda CX-9	86	93	-7.5%
#77	Porsche Cayenne	78	100	-22.0%
T78	BMW X6	72	93	-22.6%
T78	Nissan Xterra	72	58	24.1%
T78	Volvo XC60	72	113	-36.3%
#81	Volkswagen Touareg	67	172	-61.0%
#82	BMW X4	66	76	-13.2%
#83	Toyota Sequoia	48	58	-17.2%
#84	Mini Countryman	43	51	-15.7%
#85	Lexus GX460	40	62	-35.5%
#86	Infiniti QX70	38	35	8.6%
#87	Lincoln Navigator	36	29	24.1%
#88	Land Rover LR4	35	41	-14.6%
T89	Mercedes-Benz G-Class	30	15	100%
T89	Lexus LX570	30	18	66.7%
#91	Nissan Armada	27	27	0.0%
#92	Fiat 500X	25	—	—
#93	Lincoln MKT	12	7	71.4%
#94	Acura ZDX	1	—	—
#95	Land Rover LR2	—	13	-100%
#96	Toyota Land Cruiser º	—	6	-100%
#97	Subaru Tribeca	—	2	-100%
#98	Toyota FJ Cruiser	—	2	-100%
—	Total	42,871	35,258	21.6%
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Source: Automakers & Global Automakers Of Canada & ANDC
* Italicized unranked lines are nothing more than available breakdowns, already included in the model’s total, not in addition to the model’s total.
³ Total Santa Fe sales: up 14.8% to 1836.
º Land Cruiser is a commercial vehicle in Canada.
Rather than listing the 500L with the Mini Countryman in these SUV/crossover rankings, it’s with cars in large part because it is not available with all-wheel-drive. The placement of numerous crossovers often prompts disagreement, but consider the vehicle type’s name: crossover. By its very definition, it crosses over from one category into another. The very act of calling, for example, the Toyota Venza a car or a utility vehicle requires ignorance of the fact that the Venza (or Outback, Crosstour, Encore, Countryman, 500L) is a square peg that can’t be squeezed through a round hole.