Top 25 Best-Selling SUVs In America – 2013 Year End

The crown looked safe but not entirely secure at the end of November 2013, but 31 days later Honda proved more than capable of keeping the Honda CR-V atop the U.S. SUV leaderboard. It was joined by its big brother, the Pilot, America’s 11th-best-selling utility vehicle.

Other Japanese brands placed SUVs and crossovers in fourth, seventh, tenth, twelfth, 14th, 19th, and 22nd places. The Toyota RAV4’s 27% year-over-year improvement, the Subaru Forester’s 62% jump, the Nissan Pathfinder’s 108% increase, and the Mazda CX-5’s 84% leap were among the biggest year-over-year increases among America’s 25 leading SUVs and crossovers.

• All 270 Vehicles Ranked By 2013 Year End & December U.S. Sales
• All 91 SUVs Ranked By 2013 U.S. Sales

There are three Fords in this group, from the second-ranked Escape to the ninth-ranked Edge. There are three Chevrolets, two GMCs, and one Buick. That leaves five Detroit (Italian?) brand vehicles: three Jeeps and two Dodges. No German SUVs – premium brand or otherwise – are in the top 25. The Kia Sorento and Hyundai Santa Fe tag team positioned themselves as America’s 13th and 18th-best-selling SUVs in America in 2013.

Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these best-selling SUVs can always be accessed through the dropdown menu at GCBC’s Sales Stats page, and for those not viewing the mobile version of this site, near the top right of this page, as well. GoodCarBadCar has already published the list of America’s best-selling trucks and best-selling cars in 2013 and has also posted December-specific editions.

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Rank	Best-Selling SUV/Crossover	2013	2012	% Change
#1	Honda CR-V	303,904	281,652	7.9%
#2	Ford Escape	295,993	261,008	13.4%
#3	Chevrolet Equinox	238,192	218,621	9.0%
#4	Toyota RAV4	218,249	171,877	27.0%
#5	Ford Explorer	192,397	164,207	17.2%
#6	Jeep Grand Cherokee	174,275	154,734	12.6%
#7	Nissan Rogue	162,751	142,349	14.3%
#8	Jeep Wrangler	155,502	141,669	9.8%
#9	Ford Edge	129,109	127,969	0.9%
#10	Toyota Highlander	127,572	121,055	5.4%
#11	Honda Pilot	126,678	114,848	10.3%
#12	Subaru Forester	123,592	76,347	61.9%
#13	Kia Sorento	105,649	119,597	-11.7%
#14	Lexus RX	103,920	95,381	9.0%
#15	GMC Terrain	99,525	97,786	1.8%
#16	Chevrolet Traverse	96,467	85,606	12.7%
#17	GMC Acadia	89,793	78,280	14.7%
#18	Hyundai Santa Fe	88,844	71,016	25.1%
#19	Nissan Pathfinder	88,632	42,621	108%
#20	Chevrolet Tahoe	83,502	68,904	21.2%
#21	Dodge Journey	83,933	79,563	5.5%
#22	Mazda CX-5	79,544	43,319	83.6%
#23	Jeep Patriot	75,797	62,010	22.2%
#24	Dodge Durango	60,727	42,589	42.6%
#25	Buick Enclave	60,534	56,703	6.8%