Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In America – September 2015

For a 13th consecutive month, the Honda CR-V was America’s top-selling SUV in September 2015.

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

A 26% year-over-year CR-V increase propelled the Honda forward with an additional 6203 sales, enough to overcome the Ford Escape’s 31% surge, the Toyota RAV4’s 19% leap forward, and the Nissan Rogue’s 45% improvement. The Escape, RAV4, and Rogue all sold more often in September 2014 than the CR-V did in September 2014.

In order to stay at the top of the SUV/CUV heap, in other words, a nameplate must needs grow.

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Only one of America’s 20 top-selling utility vehicles, the 20th-ranked Jeep Patriot, recorded fewer September sales in 2015 than in September 2014. The Patriot and its Compass twin are faced with a new challenger in Jeep’s own showrooms. Jeep sold 7924 Renegades in September.

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 September and will shortly publish the list of America’s 20 best-selling cars.

September 2016 • October 2015 • August 2015 • September 2014

Rank	Best-Selling SUV/Crossover	September 2015	September 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
#1	Honda CR-V	29,925	23,722	26.1%	259,499	241,015	7.7%
#2	Ford Escape	28,473	21,718	31.1%	233,012	230,162	1.2%
#3	Toyota RAV4	27,104	22,724	19.3%	227,922	202,069	12.8%
#4	Nissan Rogue	25,064	17,229	45.5%	213,207	154,568	37.9%
#5	Chevrolet Equinox	21,537	17,266	24.7%	214,042	184,805	15.8%
#6	Ford Explorer	20,715	15,795	31.1%	190,171	158,652	19.9%
#7	Jeep Cherokee	20,224	14,639	38.2%	161,112	128,133	25.7%
#8	Jeep Wrangler	17,583	13,955	26.0%	157,513	134,068	17.5%
#9	Jeep Grand Cherokee	15,758	12,854	22.6%	141,849	136,310	4.1%
#10	Subaru Forester	15,364	12,584	22.1%	129,568	117,940	9.9%
#11	Toyota Highlander	12,310	10,542	16.8%	116,758	105,526	10.6%
#12	GMC Terrain	10,935	8310	31.6%	83,395	79,444	5.0%
#13	Hyundai Santa Fe	10,752	8945	20.2%	88,400	78,907	12.0%
#14	Dodge Journey	10,457	7230	44.6%	79,395	70,686	12.3%
#15	Ford Edge	10,262	7695	33.4%	95,709	86,051	11.2%
#16	Honda Pilot	10,238	7824	30.9%	98,980	80,247	23.3%
#17	Kia Sorento	9380	6606	42.0%	85,761	76,578	12.0%
#18	Mazda CX-5	9107	8097	12.5%	82,013	78,190	4.9%
#19	Chevrolet Traverse	8857	7821	13.2%	92,963	79,560	16.8%
#20	Jeep Patriot	8533	9117	-6.4%	88,719	69,958	26.8%

Source: Automakers
This post was updated at 10.02.2015 to reflect slight alterations to figures provided by Toyota for the RAV4 and Highlander.
We list the Subaru Outback in the passenger car category, but if you prefer to think of the Outback – perhaps the true crossover – as an SUV, it would have ranked 11th in September.