Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America – March 2016

March 2016 was the seventh consecutive month in which the Toyota Camry led all passenger cars in U.S. sales.

The Camry, also America’s best-selling car in each of the last 14 years, tumbled 9% in March 2016 as the industry performed well below expectations. Year-over-year, with a longer auto sales month in 2016, the Camry’s daily selling rate was actually down 16%.

U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model – March 2016 YTD
U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – March 2016 YTD

Yet the midsize Toyota’s closest challenger, the Nissan Altima, was more than 2100 sales behind, even as Altima volume jumped 9% compared with March 2015.

The Honda Civic led all small cars with a 22% jump to 32,855 units. The Toyota Corolla trailed by only 299 units but slid 8%.

No premium automaker landed a car amongst the 20 top-selling cars in America in March 2016. The (Mexican-made) Volkswagen Jetta was, as is often the case, the only European model among the top sellers. Hyundai-Kia positioned five cars in the top 20. Chevrolet, Ford, and Nissan each had three.

Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these best-selling cars 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 SUVs in March 2016.

March 2017 • April 2016 • February 2016 • March 2015

Rank	Best-Selling Car	March 2016	March 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
#1	Toyota Camry	36,991	40,800	-9.3%	96,244	100,505	-4.2%
#2	Nissan Altima	34,856	31,993	8.9%	85,332	86,875	-1.8%
#3	Honda Civic	32,855	26,985	21.8%	87,303	66,722	30.8%
#4	Toyota Corolla	32,556	35,532	-8.4%	84,260	90,728	-7.1%
#5	Honda Accord	30,523	26,018	17.3%	77,073	68,645	12.3%
#6	Ford Fusion	29,675	29,044	2.2%	74,994	71,470	4.9%
#7	Hyundai Sonata	28,778	18,340	56.9%	61,457	44,690	37.5%
#8	Nissan Sentra	26,201	21,277	23.1%	62,944	51,026	23.4%
#9	Chevrolet Malibu	22,058	16,552	33.3%	58,222	42,401	37.3%
#10	Ford Focus	18,618	20,497	-9.2%	50,215	52,994	-5.2%
#11	Hyundai Elantra	17,505	28,794	-39.2%	39,363	56,742	-30.6%
#12	Nissan Versa	16,244	14,543	11.7%	36,499	36,998	-1.3%
#13	Ford Mustang	12,563	12,663	-0.8%	30,136	29,811	1.1%
#14	Kia Soul	12,043	12,731	-5.4%	33,076	30,838	7.3%
#15	Kia Optima	11,725	15,485	-24.3%	29,768	36,463	-18.4%
#16	Chevrolet Impala	11,465	8942	28.2%	30,554	27,221	12.2%
#17	Volkswagen Jetta	10,471	11,583	-9.6%	28,023	31,363	-10.6%
#18	Kia Forte	10,406	7537	38.1%	23,922	19,508	22.6%
#19	Chevrolet Cruze	9881	23,598	-58.1%	37,241	60,592	-38.5%
#20	Dodge Charger	9817	8828	11.2%	27,746	26,218	5.8%

Source: Automakers
^ Prius breakdown by variant
The Subaru Outback and Subaru XV Crosstrek, formerly listed among cars at GCBC, are now ranked with SUVs/crossovers.