Top 20 Worst-Selling Vehicles In America – 2015 Year End

Not only do these lists of mostly extinct models display the zones in which the U.S. auto industry lost sales in 2015, they also, for the most part, showcase sectors in which their respective automakers have decided not to compete in the future.

U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model: 2015 Year End

Take the Volvo C70 as an example. Volvo isn’t replacing the brand’s hardtop convertible with a separate “sporting model” in the near future. The defunct Toyota FJ Cruiser isn’t being replaced with a futuristic Jeep Wrangler rival in place of the retro FJ. Mazda’s 2 departure is the same as Mazda USA’s departure from the conventional American subcompact market.

The Chevrolet Avalanche represents GM’s focus on conventional full-size pickup trucks, not elongated crew cabs with flexible beds/cabins. The Scion iQ is gone, leaving Smart to focus on the true U.S. city car market on its own.

There are exceptions, of course. Acura’s TSX and TL are gone, but Acura sold 47,080 copies of the TLX in 2015. The Land Rover LR2 made way for the Discovery Sport and its 7611 sales in 2015. The Honda Ridgeline and Infiniti Q60? We’ll see their production replacements soon.

You can always select a make and model at GCBC’s Sales Stats page to find historical monthly and yearly sales figures from both Canada and the United States. Pertinent links are clickable at the bottom of this post, but you can also find related links at the Best Sellers page.

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Rank	Worst-Selling Vehicle By Percentage Decline	% Change	2015	2014
#1	Chevrolet Captiva Sport	-99.8%	55	35,368
#2	Acura TSX	-99.4%	35	6287
#3	Acura TL	-99.2%	88	10,616
#4	Volvo C70	-99.1%	7	779
#5	Toyota FJ Cruiser	-98.4%	229	14,718
#6	Land Rover LR2	-97.9%	77	3619
#7	Mazda 2	-97.8%	297	13,615
#8	Dodge Avenger	-97.5%	1268	51,705
#9	Acura ZDX	-97.4%	2	78
#10	Honda Ridgeline	-96.1%	520	13,389
#11	Chevrolet Avalanche	-91.3%	8	92
#12	Scion xD	-89.2%	794	7377
#13	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG	-87.5%	29	232
#14	Jaguar XK	-79.8%	293	1452
#15	Scion iQ	-76.4%	482	2040
#16	Mercedes-Benz CL-Class	-75.6%	54	221
#17	Nissan Cube	-75.1%	943	3785
#18	Honda Insight	-63.2%	1458	3965
#19	Mercedes-Benz R-Class	-50.0%	4	8
#20	Infiniti Q60	-49.0%	3949	7740

Rank	Worst-Selling Vehicle By Volume	2015	2014	% Change
#1	Acura ZDX	2	78	-97.4%
#2	Mercedes-Benz R-Class	4	8	-50.0%
#3	Volvo C70	7	779	-99.1%
#4	Chevrolet Avalanche	8	92	-91.3%
#5	Lexus LFA	9	17	-47.1%
#6	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG	29	232	-87.5%
#7	Acura TSX	35	6287	-99.4%
#8	Mercedes-Benz CL-Class	54	221	-75.6%
#9	Chevrolet Captiva Sport	55	35,368	-99.8%
#10	Land Rover LR2	77	3619	-97.9%
#11	Acura TL	88	10,616	-99.2%
#12	Mitsubishi i MiEV	115	196	-41.3%
#13	Porsche 918 Spyder	203	96	111%
#14	Toyota FJ Cruiser	229	14,718	-98.4%
#15	Jaguar XK	293	1452	-79.8%
#16	Mazda 2	297	13,615	-97.8%
#17	Scion iQ	482	2040	-76.4%
#18	Audi R8	495	735	-32.7%
#19	Honda Ridgeline	520	13,389	-96.1%
#20	Alfa Romeo 4C	663	91	629%

Source: Automakers & ANDC
Vehicles which sold at least once in 2014 but didn’t sell at all in 2015: Hyundai Veracruz, Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class, Mitsubishi Galant, Subaru Tribeca, Volkswagen Routan, Volvo C30. We have not made any vehicle eligible for 2015’s worst sellers lists which weren’t on sale at the beginning of 2015.
Aston Martin, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lotus, Rolls-Royce do not release monthly sales data. Bentley and Maserati do not report model-specific sales data.