2015 Year End Canada SUV And Crossover Sales Rankings – Top 95 Best-Selling SUVs In Canada – Every SUV Ranked

Canadians bought and leased more new vehicles in calendar year 2015 than at any point in the auto industry’s history. Yet if the sales of SUVs and crossovers are subtracted from the equation, auto sales were actually down 2% compared with 2014.

Canadian SUV/crossover sales jumped 13% to nearly 690,000 units in 2015. Nearly half those sales were derived from the ten most popular utility vehicle nameplates.

Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings – 2015 Year End
Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – 2015 Year End
Canada Car Sales Rankings By Model – 2015 Year End

The Ford Escape ranked first in Canadian SUV/crossover sales in 2015, just as the Escape always does. Yet strangely, Escape sales plunged 9%, a sharp drop given the category’s rapid rise. In other words, the Escape lost market share. Escape volume in 2015 was still far stronger than the volume generated by any other SUV/CUV nameplate – better than all but four vehicles in all – but the Escape’s share of this sector fell from 8.6% in 2014 to 7.0% in 2015.

Is Ford worried? Perhaps not terribly. They’ve already shown a refreshed Escape for the 2017 model year, meant to stem the tide as newer nameplates begin to make headway.

From the Toyota RAV4 to the Nissan Rogue, Jeep Cherokee, and Hyundai Tucson, numerous top sellers are growing their sales far faster than the sector in which they compete. Each of those vehicles, plus the Honda CR-V and Mazda CX-5, posted record Canadian sales in 2015.

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

For many vehicles, the CX-5 most notably, the arrival of a subcompact CUV sibling has had no impact on the success of the high-volume compact. The CX-3, Canada’s 29th-best-selling utility vehicle in 2015 despite missing the first four months of the year, generated 6861 Canadian sales in the final eight months of 2015. Yet during those eight months, CX-5 sales increased all but once: the month of the CX-3’s arrival.

Reminder: these are year end rankings, but you can sort vehicles by December 2015 volume by clicking the December 2015 column header, 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.

Top 25 Best-Selling Cars In Canada – 2015 Year End
Top 25 Best-Selling SUVs In Canada – 2015 Year End
Canada Pickup Truck Sales By Model – 2015 Year End
Canada Minivan Sales By Model – 2015 Year End
Canada Commercial Van Sales By Model – 2015 Year End

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	2015	2014	% Change	Dec. 2015	Dec. 2014	% Change
#1	Ford Escape	47,726	52,198	-8.6%	3,159	3,314	-4.7%
#2	Toyota RAV4	42,246	36,639	15.3%	2,949	2,624	12.4%
#3	Honda CR-V	38,961	37,684	3.4%	2,478	4,603	-46.2%
#4	Nissan Rogue	35,841	28,827	24.3%	2,620	2,098	24.9%
#5	Jeep Cherokee	31,833	22,529	41.3%	2,886	1,938	48.9%
#6	Hyundai Santa Fe Sport ³	26,685	27,580	-3.2%	1,864	1,819	2.5%
#7	Dodge Journey	25,646	24,715	3.8%	2,257	1,548	45.8%
#8	Mazda CX-5	22,281	19,920	11.9%	1,714	1,347	27.2%
#9	Jeep Wrangler	20,880	23,057	-9.4%	1,215	1,396	-13.0%
#10	Chevrolet Equinox	19,766	19,559	1.1%	1,558	1,386	12.4%
#11	Ford Edge	16,580	17,940	-7.6%	519	1,096	-52.6%
#12	Hyundai Tucson	16,362	11,856	38.0%	813	515	57.9%
#13	Ford Explorer	15,615	12,677	23.2%	1,253	999	25.4%
#14	Kia Sorento	14,372	13,982	2.8%	876	886	-1.1%
#15	Subaru Forester	12,706	12,302	3.3%	1,067	906	17.8%
#16	Jeep Grand Cherokee	11,605	13,150	-11.7%	953	1,039	-8.3%
#17	Volkswagen Tiguan	11,459	10,096	13.5%	965	561	72.0%
#18	GMC Terrain	10,844	11,524	-5.9%	786	685	14.7%
#19	Toyota Highlander	10,412	9,749	6.8%	769	775	-0.8%
#20	Nissan Murano	10,128	4,706	115%	876	375	134%
#21	Nissan Pathfinder	9,898	9,688	2.2%	826	776	6.4%
#22	Jeep Patriot	9,372	5,959	57.3%	530	361	46.8%
#23	Honda HR-V	8,959	—	—	779	—	—
#24	Honda Pilot	8,230	6,113	34.6%	742	413	79.7%
#25	Audi Q5	8,203	7,862	4.3%	633	604	4.8%
#26	Chevrolet Trax	8,156	8,533	-4.4%	590	470	25.5%
#27	Acura RDX	7,380	6,557	12.6%	467	551	-15.2%
#28	Lexus RX	7,063	7,913	-10.7%	711	570	24.7%
#29	Mazda CX-3	6,861	—	—	687	—	—
#30	Hyundai Santa Fe XL ³	6,561	4,894	34.1%	457	385	18.7%
#31	Kia Sportage	6,509	6,025	8.0%	414	230	80.0%
#32	GMC Acadia	6,452	5,973	8.0%	566	572	-1.0%
#33	Lexus NX	6,127	296	1,970%	383	296	29.4%
#34	Mitsubishi Outlander	6,108	5,330	14.6%	425	339	25.4%
#35	Mercedes-Benz M-Class	6,008	5,532	8.6%	457	375	21.9%
#36	Acura MDX	5,814	6,272	-7.3%	552	658	-16.1%
#37	Mitsubishi RVR	5,786	6,594	-12.3%	364	429	-15.2%
#38	Toyota 4Runner	5,736	4,022	42.6%	484	297	63.0%
#39	BMW X5	5,381	5,470	-1.6%	422	391	7.9%
#40	Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class	5,304	5,599	-5.3%	587	484	21.3%
#41	Buick Encore	4,915	5,683	-13.5%	285	647	-56.0%
#42	Cadillac SRX	4,886	4,134	18.2%	256	252	1.6%
#43	BMW X3	4,527	5,219	-13.3%	320	326	-1.8%
#44	Nissan Juke	4,473	3,641	22.9%	271	178	52.2%
#45	Chevrolet Traverse	3,998	3,886	2.9%	225	227	-0.9%
#46	Infiniti QX60	3,863	3,613	6.9%	312	359	-13.1%
#47	Jeep Compass	3,729	5,808	-35.8%	339	154	120%
#48	Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class	3,719	964	286%	248	255	-2.7%
#49	Dodge Durango	3,659	2,977	22.9%	205	235	-12.8%
#50	Audi Q3	3,596	1,566	130%	331	245	35.1%
#51	Buick Enclave	3,361	3,528	-4.7%	188	303	-38.0%
#52	Lincoln MKC	2,970	1,849	60.6%	247	321	-23.1%
#53	BMW X1	2,942	2,735	7.6%	255	134	90.3%
#54	Lincoln MKX	2,900	2,702	7.3%	437	194	125%
#55	Land Rover Range Rover Sport	2,680	2,580	3.9%	294	254	15.7%
#56	Mercedes-Benz GL-Class	2,473	2,339	5.7%	287	161	78.3%
#57	Porsche Cayenne	2,389	1,904	25.5%	175	131	33.6%
#58	Chevrolet Tahoe	2,364	1,779	32.9%	248	161	54.0%
#59	Infiniti QX50	2,283	1,897	20.3%	188	149	26.2%
#60	Ford Expedition	2,282	1,659	37.6%	261	323	-19.2%
#61	Jeep Renegade	2,261	—	—	310	—	—
#62	Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	2,162	1,706	26.7%	131	155	-15.5%
#63	Porsche Macan	2,121	1,223	73.4%	146	152	-3.9%
#64	Cadillac Escalade	2,085	821	154%	144	111	29.7%
#64.1	Cadillac Escalade *	1,612	617	161%	114	76	50.0%
#64.2	Cadillac Escalade ESV *	473	204	132%	30	35	-14.3%
#65	Volkswagen Touareg	2,028	2,332	-13.0%	64	218	-70.6%
#66	Ford Flex	1,789	2,365	-24.4%	88	23	283%
#67	GMC Yukon	1,711	2,005	-14.7%	141	163	-13.5%
#68	Nissan Xterra	1,707	991	72.3%	103	63	63.5%
#69	Audi Q7	1,658	1,959	-15.4%	21	124	-83.1%
#70	Volvo XC60	1,646	1,542	6.7%	111	112	-0.9%
#71	GMC Yukon XL	1,579	1,760	-10.3%	183	181	1.1%
#72	Mini Countryman	1,412	1,786	-20.9%	84	95	-11.6%
#73	Chevrolet Suburban	1,354	966	40.2%	135	117	15.4%
#74	BMW X6	1,274	897	42.0%	78	149	-47.7%
#75	BMW X4	1,144	490	134%	79	77	2.6%
#76	Mazda CX-9	1,139	1,543	-26.2%	71	111	-36.0%
#77	Land Rover Range Rover	1,101	896	22.9%	123	80	53.8%
#78	Land Rover Discovery Sport	991	—	—	295	—	—
#79	Volvo XC90	957	427	124%	94	22	327%
#80	Infiniti QX80	727	521	39.5%	71	39	82.1%
#81	Land Rover LR4	706	446	58.3%	57	53	7.5%
#82	Toyota Sequoia	663	713	-7.0%	67	67	0.0%
#83	Lexus GX460	662	582	13.7%	51	58	-12.1%
#84	Nissan Armada	634	462	37.2%	47	53	-11.3%
#85	Fiat 500X	609	—	—	56	—	—
#86	Lincoln Navigator	550	328	67.7%	55	41	34.1%
#87	Infiniti QX70	528	466	13.3%	39	32	21.9%
#88	Lexus LX570	348	342	1.8%	45	39	15.4%
#89	Mercedes-Benz G-Class	269	260	3.5%	45	23	95.7%
#90	Lincoln MKT	217	289	-24.9%	13	20	-35.0%
#91	Toyota Land Cruiser º	180	106	69.8%	7	6	16.7%
#92	Land Rover LR2	80	655	-87.8%	—	90	-100%
#93	Toyota FJ Cruiser	8	618	-98.7%	—	5	-100%
#94	Subaru Tribeca	5	120	-95.8%	—	1	-100%
#95	Acura ZDX	1	6	-83.3%	—	—	—
—	Total	686,171	609,408	12.6%	50,979	45,600	11.8%
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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 2.4% to 33,246 in 2015; up 5.3% to 2321 in December.
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.