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

SUVs and crossovers accounted for 39% of the new vehicles sold in Canada during the first three months of 2016, an astounding leap from 35% in the same period one year ago.

Led by the surging Toyota RAV4 and Honda CR-V, utility vehicle sales in Canada increased by more than 28,000 units in the first-quarter. The auto industry as a whole grew by fewer than 35,000 sales.

Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings – March 2016 YTD
Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – March 2016 YTD
Canada Car Sales Rankings By Model – March 2016 YTD

Though the RAV4 and CR-V both dramatically improved their first-quarter totals in 2016, a successful follow-up to their record-setting 2015 performances, neither grew as fast as the overall SUV/crossover sector.

The fourth-ranked Jeep Cherokee’s 50% gain and the eighth-ranked Ford Edge’s 146% year-over-year increase were the most noteworthy improvements among top sellers. Among SUVs in the top 20, the Hyundai Tucson, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Nissan Murano, Toyota Highlander, and Ford Explorer also posted above-average gains.

Canada SUV/Crossover Sales By Model – March 2017 YTD
Canada SUV/Crossover Sales By Model – April 2016 YTD
Canada SUV/Crossover Sales By Model – February 2016 YTD
Canada SUV/Crossover Sales By Model – March 2015 YTD

Clearly the SUV/crossover sector has also been helped by the addition of all-new, niche-filling nameplates which weren’t on sale at this time a year ago. The Honda HR-V, Mazda CX-3, Jeep Renegade, Land Rover Discovery Sport, Volvo XC90, and Fiat 500X added 6640 sales to the ledger, or 4% of sales.

A number of premium nameplates are expanding their market share, as well. The Mercedes-Benz GLE, the M-Class’s successor, is the top-selling luxury utility so far in 2016 thanks to a 47% year-over-year increase. Key rivals from BMW and Audi, the X5 and new Q7, are also growing far faster than the overall SUV/crossover sector’s rate of expansion.

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Reminder: these are 2016 year-to-date rankings, but you can sort vehicles by March 2016 volume by clicking the March 2016 column header, or you can rank vehicles by improvements or declines using the % columns.

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Canada Pickup Truck Sales By Model – March 2016
Canada Minivan Sales By Model – March 2016
Canada Commercial Van Sales By Model – March 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.

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Rank	SUV/Crossover	March 2016 YTD	March 2015 YTD	% Change	March 2016	March 2015	% Change
#1	Toyota RAV4	9,589	8,212	16.8%	3,970	3,422	16.0%
#2	Honda CR-V	8,725	7,748	12.6%	3,974	3,599	10.4%
#3	Ford Escape	8,205	8,358	-1.8%	3,484	3,529	-1.3%
#4	Jeep Cherokee	7,586	5,050	50.2%	2,836	2,173	30.5%
#5	Nissan Rogue	7,115	6,667	6.7%	2,993	2,902	3.1%
#6	Hyundai Santa Fe Sport ³	5,075	5,454	-6.9%	2,142	2,511	-14.7%
#7	Mazda CX-5	4,851	4,394	10.4%	2,198	2,065	6.4%
#8	Ford Edge	4,598	1,866	146%	2,259	602	275%
#9	Hyundai Tucson	4,331	3,465	25.0%	1,792	1,548	15.8%
#10	Jeep Wrangler	4,033	4,131	-2.4%	1,564	1,707	-8.4%
#11	Chevrolet Equinox	3,603	3,537	1.9%	1,544	1,658	-6.9%
#12	Dodge Journey	3,499	4,724	-25.9%	1,430	1,942	-26.4%
#13	Jeep Grand Cherokee	3,474	2,287	51.9%	1,395	911	53.1%
#14	Kia Sorento	3,204	3,901	-17.9%	1,309	1,884	-30.5%
#15	Nissan Murano	3,049	1,878	62.4%	1,270	748	69.8%
#16	Toyota Highlander	2,964	2,068	43.3%	1,210	836	44.7%
#17	Nissan Pathfinder	2,659	2,206	20.5%	1,073	917	17.0%
#18	Subaru Forester	2,573	2,331	10.4%	1,080	969	11.5%
#19	Ford Explorer	2,541	2,031	25.1%	1,121	970	15.6%
#20	Volkswagen Tiguan	2,260	2,430	-7.0%	841	1,015	-17.1%
#21	GMC Terrain	2,182	1,867	16.9%	829	849	-2.4%
#22	Subaru Outback	2,086	2,276	-8.3%	1,056	946	11.6%
#23	Honda HR-V	2,031	—	—	817	—	—
#24	Mazda CX-3	2,017	—	—	851	—	—
#25	Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class/M-Class ¤	1,927	1,309	47.2%	797	594	34.2%
#26	Hyundai Santa Fe XL ³	1,863	1,340	39.0%	1,187	677	75.3%
#27	Kia Sportage	1,836	1,064	72.6%	1,007	458	120%
#28	Subaru Crosstrek	1,829	1,536	19.1%	788	688	14.5%
#29	Chevrolet Trax	1,823	984	85.3%	1,019	448	128%
#30	Jeep Patriot	1,763	1,954	-9.8%	978	768	27.3%
#31	Honda Pilot	1,671	1,003	66.6%	658	431	52.7%
#32	Dodge Durango	1,653	596	177%	1,084	293	270%
#33	Lexus RX	1,583	1,395	13.5%	662	587	12.8%
#34	Toyota 4Runner	1,505	1,050	43.3%	600	461	30.2%
#35	Audi Q5	1,503	1,370	9.7%	694	574	20.9%
#36	Toyota Venza	1,407	1,347	4.5%	581	586	-0.9%
#37	Acura RDX	1,379	1,261	9.4%	694	492	41.1%
#38	BMW X5	1,338	1,062	26.0%	535	505	5.9%
#39	Mitsubishi Outlander	1,307	1,048	24.7%	516	454	13.7%
#40	Mitsubishi RVR	1,275	1,059	20.4%	524	427	22.7%
#41	Lexus NX	1,169	1,079	8.3%	519	444	16.9%
#42	BMW X3	1,137	951	19.6%	500	378	32.3%
#43	Jeep Renegade	1,119	1	111,800%	556	1	55,500%
#44	Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class	1,116	605	84.5%	440	199	121%
#45	Acura MDX	1,111	998	11.3%	431	421	2.4%
#46	Audi Q7	1,058	275	285%	382	119	221%
#47	GMC Acadia	999	1,149	-13.1%	388	534	-27.3%
#48	Nissan Juke	997	950	4.9%	423	464	-8.8%
#49	Infiniti QX60	954	824	15.8%	419	320	30.9%
#50	Jeep Compass	908	597	52.1%	478	175	173%
#51	Land Rover Range Rover Sport	907	598	51.7%	419	223	87.9%
#52	Cadillac SRX	897	694	29.3%	369	339	8.8%
#53	BMW X1	890	557	59.8%	392	251	56.2%
#54	Audi Q3	832	676	23.1%	415	240	72.9%
#55	Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class/GLK-Class ¤	825	1,065	-22.5%	304	565	-46.2%
#56	Land Rover Discovery Sport	753	—	—	429	—	—
#57	Lincoln MKX	752	425	76.9%	319	181	76.2%
#58	Buick Encore	743	854	-13.0%	363	371	-2.2%
#59	Chevrolet Tahoe	613	542	13.1%	277	266	4.1%
#60	Volvo XC90	596	—	—	391	—	—
#61	Chevrolet Traverse	594	623	-4.7%	294	252	16.7%
#62	Infiniti QX50	588	473	24.3%	252	209	20.6%
#63	Cadillac Escalade	534	453	17.9%	210	187	12.3%
#63.1	Cadillac Escalade *	399	361	10.5%	150	147	2.0%
#63.2	Cadillac Escalade ESV *	135	92	46.7%	60	40	50.0%
#64	Lincoln MKC	517	545	-5.1%	208	254	-18.1%
#65	Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	476	693	-31.3%	272	353	-22.9%
#66	GMC Yukon	469	372	26.1%	180	141	27.7%
#67	Mercedes-Benz GL-Class	468	505	-7.3%	40	224	-82.1%
#68	GMC Yukon XL	452	268	68.7%	192	106	81.1%
#69	Buick Enclave	440	505	-12.9%	189	227	-16.7%
T70	Chevrolet Suburban	420	176	139%	151	57	165%
T70	Porsche Cayenne	420	358	17.3%	244	176	38.6%
#72	Ford Flex	414	121	242%	247	100	147%
#73	Porsche Macan	410	251	63.3%	164	143	14.7%
#74	Ford Expedition	399	402	-0.7%	151	191	-20.9%
#75	Mazda CX-9	327	266	22.9%	102	110	-7.3%
#76	Land Rover Range Rover	298	202	47.5%	91	93	-2.2%
T77	BMW X4	277	238	16.4%	117	96	21.9%
T77	Volvo XC60	277	343	-19.2%	91	129	-29.5%
#79	BMW X6	275	260	5.8%	97	102	-4.9%
#80	Volkswagen Touareg	274	517	-47.0%	111	140	-20.7%
#81	Infiniti QX80	265	149	77.9%	100	71	40.8%
#82	Land Rover LR4	225	122	84.4%	135	38	255%
#83	Toyota Sequoia	194	160	21.3%	78	47	66.0%
#84	Nissan Xterra	190	215	-11.6%	70	65	7.7%
#85	Nissan Armada	161	103	56.3%	73	52	40.4%
#86	Mini Countryman	153	186	-17.7%	55	75	-26.7%
#87	Infiniti QX70	144	109	32.1%	52	53	-1.9%
#88	Mercedes-Benz G-Class	137	31	342%	56	10	460%
#89	Fiat 500X	125	—	—	79	—	—
#90	Lexus GX460	122	179	-31.8%	40	73	-45.2%
#91	Lexus LX570	121	82	47.6%	52	36	44.4%
#92	Lincoln Navigator	115	105	9.5%	35	42	-16.7%
#93	Lincoln MKT	30	47	-36.2%	9	15	-40.0%
#94	Acura ZDX	1	—	—	—	—	—
#95	Land Rover LR2	—	42	-100%	—	19	-100%
#96	Toyota Land Cruiser º	—	21	-100%	—	10	-100%
#97	Toyota FJ Cruiser	—	7	-100%	—	1	-100%
#98	Subaru Tribeca	—	4	-100%	—	1	-100%
—	Total	156,600	128,232	22.1%	67,813	55,535	22.1%
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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 4.4% to 3329 in March; up 2.1% to 6938
¤ Automakers release sales figures for the M-Class and GLE together and the GLK and GLC together.
º Land Cruiser is a commercial vehicle in Canada.