Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In America – October 2015

Extending a streak which began in September of last year, the Honda CR-V ended October 2015 as America’s top-selling SUV/crossover for a 14th consecutive month. Toyota’s second-ranked RAV4 was a scant 776 sales back, however, as CR-V growth stalled and RAV4 volume jumped 31%.

U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – October 2015 YTD
U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model – October 2015 YTD

The CR-V’s typical challenger over the years has been the Ford Escape, but Escape sales likewise slid 1% in October 2015, enabling the Nissan Rogue to grab third spot.

Aside from the CR-V and Escape, all the top-selling SUVs and crossovers posted October sales improvements, and most were substantial. The Rogue’s 70% uptick translated to 10,254 extra sales, year-over-year. Three other nameplates – Pilot, Patriot, CX-5 – jumped by more than 50%.

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Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these best-selling SUVs and crossovers 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 in October and will shortly publish the list of America’s 20 best-selling cars.

October 2016 • November 2015 • September 2015 • October 2014

Rank	Best-Selling SUV/Crossover	October 2015	October 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
#1	Honda CR-V	29,032	29,257	-0.8%	288,531	270,272	6.8%
#2	Toyota RAV4	28,256	21,524	31.3%	256,178	223,593	14.6%
#3	Nissan Rogue	24,939	14,685	69.8%	238,146	169,253	40.7%
#4	Ford Escape	24,719	24,919	-0.8%	257,731	255,081	1.0%
#5	Chevrolet Equinox	22,086	17,603	25.5%	236,128	202,408	16.7%
#6	Ford Explorer	20,723	16,496	25.6%	210,894	175,148	20.4%
#7	Jeep Cherokee	17,673	15,715	12.5%	178,785	143,848	24.3%
#8	Jeep Grand Cherokee	16,050	14,993	7.0%	157,899	151,303	4.4%
#9	Jeep Wrangler	15,751	13,665	15.3%	173,264	147,733	17.3%
#10	Subaru Forester	15,172	12,971	17.0%	144,740	130,911	10.6%
#11	Toyota Highlander	13,316	12,106	10.0%	130,074	117,632	10.6%
#12	Honda Pilot	12,913	7903	63.4%	111,893	88,150	26.9%
#13	Hyundai Santa Fe	11,060	8817	25.4%	99,460	87,724	13.4%
#14	Jeep Patriot	10,191	6524	56.2%	98,910	76,482	29.3%
#15	Ford Edge	10,011	7225	38.6%	105,720	93,726	13.3%
#16	GMC Terrain	9987	6803	46.8%	93,382	86,247	8.3%
#17	Dodge Journey	9525	6935	37.3%	88,920	77,621	14.6%
#18	Mazda CX-5	9264	5991	54.6%	91,277	84,181	8.4%
#19	Chevrolet Traverse	9155	7893	16.0%	102,118	87,453	16.8%
#20	Toyota 4Runner	8596	6311	36.2%	79,498	61,582	29.1%