Top 20 Worst-Selling Vehicles In America for January 2018
Here you will find the Top 20 Worst-Selling Vehicle sales leaders in the United States for January 2018. Each month we compile the Top 20 Worst-Selling Vehicle sales data and reports for North American markets and analyze it to create the Worst selling list below.
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Our Take On The Top 20 Worst-Selling Vehicle Sales Numbers
The biggest percentage drop year-on-year in the USA for vehicles selling above 2500 units was for the Dodge Journey. Sales of the Journey fell 73.4% compared with last January, thoughthat was the Journey’s strongest sales month ever across its almost nine-year lifespan.
The Nissan Quest’s sales dropped by the absolute most year-on-year. The 99.9% year-on-year drop only tells part of the story, with the Quest minivan going from selling almost 2000 units back in January 2017 to just a single unit this January.
It’s joined in the single-sales club by other outgoing models such as the Dodge Avenger and Toyota FJ Cruiser for the first month of 2018, all of which were outsold by low-volume supercars like the Ford GT, Audi R8 and Acura NSX.
Top 20 Worst-Selling Vehicles Rankings
This sales table of shows the Top Vehicle sales performers in the United States, including their year on year growth rates both for the most recent month and year to date figures. Note that this table is sortable and that it fees the chart below. You can easily change the chart by filtering and sorting the below table.
For reference US = United States Sales for the month, US LY = Last Year’s United States Sales for the month, US vs LY = The Year on Year Growth Rate, YTD = United States Sales Year to Date, YTD LY = Last Year’s United States Year to Date Sales, YTD vs LY = The Year on Year Growth Rate.
Worst Selling Vehicles by Percentage Decline (Minimum 2500 sales)
| Model | US | US LY | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dodge Journey | 3,362 | 12,636 | -73.40 |
| Chevrolet Impala | 3,150 | 5,972 | -47.30 |
| Chevrolet Cruze | 10,858 | 19,949 | -45.60 |
| Volkswagen Golf | 3,541 | 5,766 | -38.60 |
| Volkswagen Jetta | 4,522 | 6,846 | -33.90 |
| Kia Optima | 5,198 | 7,849 | -33.80 |
| Ford Fusion | 10,352 | 15,515 | -33.30 |
| Mercedes-Benz C-Class | 4,419 | 6,453 | -31.50 |
| Ford Focus | 6,610 | 9,577 | -31.00 |
| Jeep Renegade | 6,639 | 9,365 | -29.10 |
| Dodge Charger | 5,193 | 7,153 | -27.40 |
| Nissan Pathfinder | 5,286 | 7,281 | -27.40 |
| Kia Soul | 5,938 | 7,792 | -23.80 |
| Hyundai Sonata | 6,027 | 7,894 | -23.70 |
| Chevrolet Camaro | 2,867 | 3,588 | -20.10 |
| Nissan Versa | 7,248 | 8,870 | -18.30 |
| GMC Sierra | 11,224 | 13,732 | -18.30 |
| Honda CR-V | 24,326 | 29,287 | -16.90 |
| GMC Acadia | 7,444 | 8,899 | -16.40 |
| Subaru Forester | 10,848 | 12,853 | -15.60 |
| Model | US | US LY | % Change |
| ∑ = 145,052 | ∑ = 207,277 |
Worst Selling Vehicles by Percentage Decline
| Model | US | US LY | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nissan Quest | 1 | 1,878 | -99.90 |
| Lexus CT | 3 | 393 | -99.20 |
| Chrysler Town & Country | 2 | 138 | -98.60 |
| BMW Z4 | 2 | 70 | -97.10 |
| Jeep Patriot | 148 | 4,700 | -96.90 |
| Dodge Viper | 2 | 53 | -96.20 |
| Dodge Dart | 83 | 1,397 | -94.10 |
| Buick Verano | 25 | 410 | -93.90 |
| Honda CR-Z | 8 | 89 | -91.00 |
| Volvo XC60 | 79 | 804 | -90.20 |
| Chrysler 200 | 251 | 1,861 | -86.50 |
| Nissan Juke | 190 | 1,304 | -85.40 |
| Nissan Leaf | 150 | 772 | -80.60 |
| Infiniti QX70 | 202 | 842 | -76.00 |
| Dodge Journey | 3,362 | 12,636 | -73.40 |
| Volkswagen CC | 49 | 167 | -70.70 |
| Hyundai Veloster | 744 | 2,438 | -69.50 |
| Alfa Romeo 4C | 12 | 38 | -68.40 |
| Smart Fortwo | 105 | 324 | -67.60 |
| Hyundai Accent | 2,429 | 7,062 | -65.60 |
| Model | US | US LY | % Change |
| ∑ = 7,847 | ∑ = 37,376 |
Worst Selling Vehicles by Volume
| Model | US | US LY | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dodge Avenger | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nissan Quest | 1 | 1,878 | -99.90 |
| Toyota FJ Cruiser | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| BMW Z4 | 2 | 70 | -97.10 |
| Chrysler Town & Country | 2 | 138 | -98.60 |
| Dodge Viper | 2 | 53 | -96.20 |
| Lexus CT | 3 | 393 | -99.20 |
| Volvo XC40 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Honda CR-Z | 8 | 89 | -91.00 |
| Ford GT | 10 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Alfa Romeo 4C | 12 | 38 | -68.40 |
| Jaguar XF Sportbrake | 20 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Chevrolet Caprice PPV | 22 | 60 | -63.30 |
| Kia K900 | 22 | 34 | -35.30 |
| Chevrolet SS | 23 | 64 | -64.10 |
| Audi R8 | 24 | 65 | -63.10 |
| Buick Verano | 25 | 410 | -93.90 |
| BMW i8 | 32 | 50 | -36.00 |
| Acura NSX | 34 | 50 | -32.00 |
| Nissan GT-R | 34 | 65 | -47.70 |
| Model | US | US LY | % Change |
| ∑ = 285 | ∑ = 3,457 |