2009 U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings – Top 288 Best-Selling Vehicles – Every Vehicle Ranked By American Sales Volume

2009 was the fourth consecutive year in which the American auto industry reported

fewer automobile sales than in the prior year. The new vehicle market’s 21% collapse in 2009 fortunately marked the end of the rapid decline, as each of the three following year end results improved on a year-over-year basis.

America’s eight best-selling vehicles reported year-over-year declines in 2009. Pickup trucks, from the top-selling Ford F-Series (down 20%) to the disappearing Mazda B-Series (down 57%), were included in the mix of dreadful results. America’s five best-selling passenger cars, the top-selling utility vehicle, and the majority of minivans all failed to sell as often in 2009 as they had in 2008, when the market had slid 18%.

All 288 nameplates which were sold in the United States in 2009 are ranked in the exhaustive table which you can peruse, free of charge, any time you like. You can click any column header to sort the list differently: alphabetically, by 2008 rankings (although there’s a separate post for that) and by year-over-year change. Refresh the page or click the 2009 Rank column at the far left to return to the original format.

Historic monthly and yearly sales figures for currently marketed vehicles can always be accessed by selecting a make and model at GCBC’s Sales Stats page. Posts just like this one are crafted every month with monthly and year-to-date information. You can find completed ones under the All Vehicles Ranked label at GCBC’s Best Sellers page.

Click Column Headers To Sort – 2008 Rankings – 2010 Rankings

2009 Rank	Vehicle	2009 Year End	2008 Year End	% Change
#1	Ford F-Series	413,625	515,513	– 19.8%
#2	Toyota Camry	356,824	436,617	– 18.3%
#3	Chevrolet Silverado	316,544	465,065	– 31.9%
#4	Toyota Corolla/Matrix	296,874	351,007	– 15.4%
#5	Honda Accord	290,056	372,789	– 22.2%
#6	Honda Civic	259,722	339,289	– 23.5%
#7	Nissan Altima	203,568	269,668	– 24.5%
#8	Honda CR-V	191,214	197,279	– 3.1%
#9	Ford Fusion	180,671	147,569	+ 22.4%
#10	Dodge Ram	177,268	245,840	– 37.7%
#11	Ford Escape	173,044	156,544	+ 10.5%
#12	Chevrolet Impala	165,565	265,840	– 37.7%
#13	Chevrolet Malibu	161,568	178,253	– 9.4%
#14	Ford Focus	160,433	195,823	– 18.1%
#15	Toyota RAV4	149,088	137,020	+ 8.8%
#16	Toyota Prius	139,682	158,884	– 12.1%
#17	Hyundai Sonata	120,028	117,357	+ 2.3%
#18	GMC Sierra	111,842	168,544	– 33.6%
#19	Toyota Tacoma	111,824	144,655	– 22.7%
#20	Volkswagen Jetta	108,427	97,461	+ 11.3%
#21	Chevrolet Cobalt	104,724	188,045	– 44.3%
#22	Hyundai Elantra	103,269	94,720	+ 9.0%
#23	Honda Odyssey	100,133	135,493	– 26.1%
#24	Mazda 3	96,466	109,957	– 12.3%
#25	Lexus RX	93,379	84,181	+ 10.9%
#26	Chevrolet Traverse	91,074	9456	+ 863%
#27	BMW 3-Series	90,960	112,464	– 19.1%
#28	Dodge Grand Caravan	90,666	123,749	– 26.7%
#29	Ford Edge	88,548	110,798	– 20.1%
#30	Pontiac G6	87,171	140,240	– 37.8%
#31	Chevrolet Equinox	86,148	67,447	+ 27.7%
#32	Chrysler Town & Country	84,558	118,563	– 28.7%
#33	Toyota Sienna	84,064	115,944	– 27.5%
#34	Honda Pilot	83,901	96,746	– 13.3%
#35	Toyota Highlander	83,118	104,661	– 20.6%
#36	Nissan Versa	82,906	85,182	– 2.7%
#37	Nissan Sentra	82,706	99,797	– 17.1%
#38	Jeep Wrangler	82,044	84,615	– 3.0%
#39	Hyundai Santa Fe	80,343	70,994	+ 13.2%
#40	Toyota Tundra	79,385	137,249	– 42.2%
#41	Subaru Forester	77,781	60,748	+ 28.0%
#42	Nissan Rogue	77,222	73,053	+ 5.7%
#43	Chevrolet Tahoe	73,254	91,578	– 20.0%
#44	Chevrolet HHR	70,842	96,053	– 26.2%
#45	Hyundai Accent	68,086	50,431	+ 35.0%
#46	Honda Fit	67,315	79,794	– 15.6%
#47	Ford Mustang	66,623	91,251	– 27.0%
#48	Toyota Yaris	63,743	102,328	– 37.7%
#49	Chevrolet Camaro	61,648	—–	—–
#50	Dodge Charger	60,651	97,367	– 37.7%
#51	Ford Ranger	55,600	65,872	– 15.6%
#52	Subaru Outback **	55,356	—–	—–
#53	Toyota Venza	54,410	1474	+ 3591%
#54	Dodge Journey	53,826	47,097	+ 14.3%
#55	GMC Acadia	53,820	66,440	– 19.0%
#56	Nissan Maxima	53,351	47,072	+ 13.3%
#57	Nissan Murano	52,546	71,401	– 26.4%
#58	Mercedes-Benz C-Class	52,427	72,471	– 27.7%
#59	Ford Explorer	52,190	78,439	– 33.5%
#60	Jeep Grand Cherokee	50,328	73,678	– 31.7%
#61	Lexus ES	48,485	64,135	– 24.4%
#62	Infiniti G	47,174	64,181	– 26.5%
#63	Kia Spectra	47,114	68,465	– 31.2%
#64	Subaru Impreza	46,611	49,098	– 5.1%
#65	Ford Taurus	45,617	52,667	– 13.4%
#66	Mini Cooper	45,225	54,077	– 16.4%
#67	Jeep Liberty	43,503	66,911	– 35.0%
#68	Buick Enclave	43,150	44,706	– 3.5%
#69	Mercedes-Benz E-Class	43,072	38,576	+ 11.7%
#70	Kia Sportage	42,509	32,754	+ 29.8%
#71	Chevrolet Suburban	41,055	54,058	– 24.1%
#72	BMW 5-Series	40,109	45,915	– 12.6%
#73	Dodge Avenger	38,922	61,963	– 37.2%
#74	Cadillac CTS	38,817	58,774	– 34.0%
#75	Ford Flex	38,717	14,457	+ 168%
#76	Chrysler 300	38,606	62,352	– 38.1%
#77	Chevrolet Aveo	38,516	55,360	– 30.4%
#78	Lexus IS	38,077	49,432	– 23.0%
#79	Kia Optima	37,527	44,904	– 16.4%
#80	Audi A4	37,070	43,343	– 14.5%
#81	Dodge Caliber	36,098	84,158	– 57.1%
#82	Mazda 6	34,866	52,590	– 33.7%
#83	Kia Rio	34,666	36,532	– 5.1%
#84	Pontiac Vibe	33,842	46,551	– 27.3%
#85	Acura TL	33,620	46,766	– 28.1%
#86	Ford Crown Victoria	33,255	48,557	– 31.5%
#87	Chevrolet Colorado	32,413	54,346	– 40.4%
#88	Ford Expedition	31,655	55,123	– 42.6%
#89	Kia Soul	31,621	—–	—–
#90	Jeep Patriot	31,432	55,654	– 43.5%
#91	Buick Lucerne	31,292	54,930	– 43.0%
#92	Acura MDX	31,178	45,377	– 31.3%
#93	Subaru Legacy *	30,974	66,876	– 53.7%
#94	GMC Yukon	29,411	39,064	– 24.7%
#95	Mercury Mariner	28,688	32,306	– 11.2%
#96	Acura TSX	28,650	31,998	– 10.5%
#97	Saturn Vue	28,429	81,676	– 65.2%
#98	Nissan Frontier	28,415	44,997	– 36.9%
#99	Buick LaCrosse	27,818	36,873	– 24.6%
#100	Chrysler Sebring	27,460	71,663	– 61.7%
#101	Mercury Milan	27,403	31,393	– 12.7%
#102	Kia Sedona	27,398	26,915	+ 1.8%
#103	BMW X5	27,071	31,858	– 15.0%
#104	Toyota Avalon	26,935	42,790	– 37.1%
#105	Kia Forte	26,328	—–	—–
#106	Cadillac Escalade	25,884	39,710	– 34.8%
#107	Dodge Challenger	25,852	17,423	+ 48.4%
#108	Mercedes-Benz M-Class	25,799	34,320	– 24.8%
#109	Scion xB	25,461	45,220	– 43.7%
#110	Mercury Grand Marquis	24,783	29,766	– 16.7%
#111	Kia Sorento	24,460	29,699	– 17.6%
#112	Volkswagen CC	23,872	2105	+ 1034%
#113	Pontiac G8	23,157	15,002	+ 54.4%
#114	Lincoln MKZ	22,081	30,117	– 26.7%
#115	Mercedes-Benz GLK	21,944	—–	—–
#116	Hyundai Genesis	21,889	6167	+ 255%
#117	Nissan Cube	21,471	—–	—–
#118	Lincoln MKX	21,433	29,076	– 26.3%
#119	Saturn Aura	21,395	59,380	– 64.0%
#120	Mazda CX-9	21,132	26,100	– 19.0%
#121	Suzuki Aerio/SX4	20,713	29,563	– 29.9%
#122	Mazda CX-7	20,583	26,811	– 23.2%
#123	Honda Insight	20,572	—–	—–
#124	Cadillac SRX	20,237	16,156	+ 25.3%
#125	Mitsubishi Lancer	20,117	27,861	– 27.8%
#126	Toyota 4Runner	19,675	47,878	– 58.9%
#127	Nissan Titan	19,042	34,053	– 44.1%
#128	Mazda 5	18,488	22,021	– 16.0%
#129	Nissan Pathfinder	18,341	33,555	– 45.3%
#130	Scion tC	17,998	40,980	– 56.1%
#131	Chrysler PT Cruiser	17,941	50,910	– 64.8%
#132	Dodge Nitro	17,443	36,368	– 52.0%
#133	Cadillac DTS	17,330	30,479	– 43.1%
#134	Lincoln MKS	17,174	12,982	+ 32.3%
#135	GMC Yukon XL	16,819	26,404	– 36.3%
#136	Honda Ridgeline	16,474	33,875	– 51.4%
#137	Nissan Xterra	16,455	33,579	– 51.0%
#138	Chevrolet Avalanche	16,432	35,003	– 53.1%
#139	Toyota Sequoia	16,387	30,693	– 46.6%
#140	Volkswagen Golf/Rabbit	15,752	35,408	– 55.5%
#141.1	Volkswagen Golf	8071	15,338	– 47.4%
#141.2	Volkswagen Rabbit	7681	20,070	– 61.7%
#141	Hyundai Tucson	15,411	19,027	– 19.0%
#142	Mercedes-Benz GL-Class	15,012	23,328	– 35.6%
#143	Honda Element	14,884	26,447	– 43.7%
#144	Volkswagen Routan	14,681	3387	+ 333%
#145	Smart Fortwo	14,595	24,622	– 40.7%
#146	Scion xD	14,499	27,665	– 47.6%
#147	Kia Rondo	14,206	28,645	– 50.4%
#148	Volkswagen New Beetle	14,085	26,477	– 46.8%
#149	GMC Terrain	14,033	—–	—–
#150	Chevrolet Corvette	13,934	26,971	– 48.3%
#151	Volkswagen Tiguan	13,903	8664	+ 60.5%
#152	Audi Q5	13,790	—–	—–
#153	Nissan 350Z/370Z	13,117	10,337	+ 26.9%
#154	Saturn Outlook	13,115	25,340	– 48.2%
#155	Jeep Commander	12,655	27,694	– 54.3%
#156	Pontiac G5	12,362	25,439	– 51.4%
#157	Toyota FJ Cruiser	11,941	28,668	– 58.3%
#158	Mitsubishi Galant	11,740	26,941	– 56.4%
#159	Jeep Compass	11,739	25,349	– 53.7%
#160	Lincoln Town Car	11,375	15,653	– 27.3%
#161	Lexus LS	11,334	20,255	– 44.0%
#162	Mercedes-Benz S-Class	11,199	17,787	– 37.0%
#163	BMW 1-Series	11,182	12,018	– 7.0%
#164	Volkswagen Passat	11,138	30,034	– 62.9%
#165	Infiniti FX	11,024	12,660	– 12.9%
#166	Volvo XC90	10,757	18,980	– 43.3%
#167	Dodge Dakota	10,690	26,044	– 59.0%
#168	Kia Borrego	10,530	1869	+ 463%
#169	Land Rover Range Rover Sport	10,448	11,459	– 8.8%
#170	Mitsubishi Outlander	10,283	13,471	– 23.7%
#171	Hyundai Veracruz	10,210	11,004	– 7.2%
#172	Acura RDX	10,153	15,845	– 35.9%
#173	GMC Canyon	10,107	14,974	– 32.5%
#174	Nissan Armada	9903	15,685	– 36.9%
#175	Audi A5	9800	6282	+ 56.0%
#176	Pontiac Torrent	9638	20,625	– 53.3%
#177	Volvo XC60	9262	—–	—–
#178	BMW 7-Series	9254	12,276	– 24.6%
#179	Chevrolet TrailBlazer	8829	74,878	– 88.2%
#180	Hyundai Tiburon	8587	9111	– 5.8%
#181	Infiniti M	8501	15,618	– 45.6%
#182	Jaguar XF	8487	8578	– 1.1%
#183	Nissan Quest	8437	18,252	– 53.8%
#184	Volvo S80	8331	11,038	– 24.5%
#185	Land Rover Range Rover	8228	8602	– 4.3%
#186	Lincoln Navigator	8057	14,836	– 45.7%
#187	Volvo S40	7957	9687	– 17.9%
#188	Infiniti EX35	7950	12,873	– 38.2%
#189	Mazda MX-5 Miata	7917	10,977	– 27.9%
#190	Porsche Cayenne	7735	11,216	– 31.0%
#191	Suzuki Grand Vitara	7557	11,936	– 36.7%
#192	Hummer H3	7533	21,373	– 64.8%
#193	Lexus GS	7430	15,759	– 52.9%
#194	Audi Q7	7299	13,209	– 44.7%
#195	Volkswagen Eos	7204	12,837	– 43.9%
#196	Mercedes-Benz CLK	7150	10,844	– 34.1%
#197	Porsche 911	6839	8324	– 17.8%
#198	Audi A6	6786	11,956	– 43.2%
#199	Lexus HS250h	6699	—–	—–
#200	Mitsubishi Eclipse	6672	20,107	– 66.8%
#201	Infiniti QX56	6440	7657	– 15.9%
#202	Saturn Astra	6298	11,968	– 47.4%
#203	Mercury Sable	6256	16,187	– 61.4%
#204	Lexus GX	6235	16,424	– 62.0%
#205	Pontiac G3	6223	—–	—–
#206	Ford Taurus X	6106	23,112	– 73.6%
#207	BMW X3	6067	17,622	– 65.6%
#208	Cadillac STS	6037	14,790	– 59.2%
#209	Chrysler Aspen	5996	22,254	– 73.1%
#210	Subaru Tribeca	5930	10,975	– 46.0%
#211	Volvo S60	5895	8966	– 34.3%
#212	Volvo XC70	5825	9490	– 38.6%
#213	Pontiac Solstice	5642	10,739	– 47.5%
#214	Mazda Tribute	5525	10,806	– 48.9%
#215	Saab 9-3	5428	15,167	– 64.2%
#216	Volvo C70	5170	5563	– 7.1%
#217	Mercury Mountaineer	5169	10,596	– 51.2%
#218	GMC Envoy	4857	23,876	– 79.7%
#219	BMW X6	4787	4548	+ 5.3%
#220	Land Rover LR2	4433	5618	– 21.1%
#221	Volkswagen Touareg	4392	6755	– 35.0%
#222	Suzuki XL7	4357	22,551	– 80.7%
#223	Volvo C30	4267	4299	– 0.7%
#224	Mercedes-Benz SL-Class	4025	5464	– 26.3%
#225	Audi A3	3874	4759	– 18.6%
#226	Hyundai Azera	3808	14,461	– 73.7%
#227	Suzuki Forenza/Reno	3769	20,796	– 81.9%
#228	Kia Amanti	3704	3614	+ 2.5%
#229	Lexus LX	3616	7915	– 54.3%
#230	BMW 6-Series	3549	6533	– 45.7%
#231	BMW Z4	3523	5879	– 40.1%
#232	Dodge Durango	3521	21,420	– 83.6%
#233	Hyundai Entourage	3433	8470	– 59.5%
#234	Saturn Sky	3399	9162	– 62.9%
#235	Mitsubishi Endeavor	3228	5938	– 45.6%
#236	Land Rover LR3	3197	4039	– 20.8%
#237	Mercedes-Benz R-Class	2825	7733	– 63.5%
#238	Lincoln MKT	2580	—–	—–
#239	Mercedes-Benz SLK	2566	4941	– 48.1%
#240	Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class	2527	5775	– 56.2%
#241	Jaguar XK	2274	3581	– 36.5%
#242	Toyota Land Cruiser	2261	3801	– 40.5%
#243	Suzuki Equator	2221	13	+ 16,985%
#244	Saab 9-7X	2218	3660	– 39.4%
#245	Mazda RX-8	2217	3368	– 34.2%
#246	Volvo V50	2155	1856	+ 16.1%
#247	Acura RL	2043	4517	– 54.8%
#248	Porsche Cayman	1966	3513	– 44.0%
#249	Chrysler Pacifica	1955	7345	– 73.4%
#250	Mitsubishi Raider	1944	2935	– 33.8%
#251	Audi TT	1935	4486	– 56.9%
#252	Porsche Boxster	1909	2982	– 36.0%
#253	Volvo V70	1816	3224	– 43.7%
#254	Chevrolet Uplander	1758	40,456	– 95.7%
#255	Nissan GT-R	1534	1730	– 11.3%
#256	Hummer H2	1513	6095	– 75.2%
#257	Audi A8	1463	2825	– 48.2%
#258	Porsche Panamera	1247	—–	—–
#259	Mercedes-Benz CL-Class	1220	2733	– 55.4%
#260	Jaguar XJ	1161	2452	– 52.7%
#261	Saab 9-5	1034	2538	– 59.3%
#262	Honda S2000	795	2538	– 68.7%
#263	Cadillac XLR	787	1250	– 37.0%
#264	Lexus SC430	720	1986	– 63.7%
#265	Audi R8	699	900	– 22.3%
#266	Mercedes-Benz G-Class	662	931	– 28.9%
#267	Mazda B-Series	573	1319	– 56.6%
#268	Chrysler Crossfire	499	2021	– 75.3%
#269	Dodge Viper	482	1172	– 58.9%
#270	Pontiac Grand Prix	265	8636	– 96.9%
#271	Lincoln Mark LT	147	4631	– 96.8%
#272	Dodge Magnum	113	6912	– 98.4%
#273	Isuzu i-280/i-350	97	2998	– 96.8%
#274	Acura ZDX	79	—–	—–
#275	Suzuki Kizashi	71	—–	—–
#276	Isuzu Ascender	68	1756	– 96.1%
#277	Buick Terraza	33	544	– 93.9%
#278	Jaguar S-Type	24	904	– 97.3%
T279	Buick Relay	12	163	– 92.6%
T279	Saturn Ion	12	315	– 96.2%
T281	Jaguar X-Type	9	431	– 97.9%
T281	Buick Rendezvous	9	27	– 66.7%
#283	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	6	711	– 99.2%
#284	Honda FCX	5	11	– 54.5%
#285	Buick Rainier	4	117	– 96.6%
#286	Scion xA	3	39	– 92.3%
#287	Mitsubishi Montero	2	4	– 50.0%
#288	Buick Verona	1	3	– 66.7%
—	Overall Market	10,431,510	13,245,718	– 21.2%
—	Total	10,263,321	12,997,099	– 21.0%
—	—–	—–	—–	—–
—	Commercial Vans	168,189	248,619	– 32.4%
—	—–	—–	—–	—–

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC
Sales data for brands such as Aston Martin (1140), Ferrari (1500), Lamborghini (411), Lotus (600), Maybach (66), Rolls-Royce (360) etc. are unfortunately not broken down by model. Bracketed figures are estimates. Maserati sold 1273 vehicles in 2009, down 49% from 2509. Bentley sold 1367, down 49% from 2693.
* 2008 figures refer to sales of both the Legacy and Outback
** 2008 sales were unfortunately combined with sales of the 48th-ranked Legacy

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