August 2015 YTD U.S. SUV And Crossover Sales Rankings – Top 96 Best-Selling SUVs In America – Every SUV Ranked

Only four of the 30 best-selling SUVs and crossovers in America are selling less often in 2015 than they did in 2014.

Only three of the 25 best-selling SUVs/CUVs in America are in decline.

And only one of the 22 top-selling SUV/crossover models on sale in the United States is less numerous in terms of new vehicle sales in the first eight months of 2015 than during the first eight months of 2014.

That final vehicle, the Ford Escape, is down 2% in 2015, a loss of 3905 units. It’s still America’s second-most-popular utility vehicle, 25,035 sales back of the top-selling Honda CR-V.

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The CR-V’s lead is substantial, and the consistency with which the CR-V has built up that lead is notable. In each of the last twelve months, the CR-V has been America’s top-selling SUV/crossover.

If it succeeds in holding on to this lead – and with four months remaining it’s all but certain that the CR-V will – than 2015 will be the fourth consecutive year and the eighth year in the last nine that the Honda CR-V will end a calendar year as America’s favourite SUV/crossover.

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The CR-V must now fend off added competition inside its own showroom. Granted, sales of the HR-V, Honda’s latest crossover entry, fell to the lowest total yet in August. The HR-V arrived four months ago.

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Indeed, August was the first month in which the HR-V and its subcompact crossover compatriots were made to tangle with the new Mazda CX-3. The CX-3 produced just as many sales in August as its big brother, the CX-5, lost.

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Reminder: these are year-to-date rankings, but you can sort SUVs/crossovers by August volume by clicking the August 2015 column header, or you can rank SUVs/crossovers by improvements or declines using the % columns. Or, most importantly, you can list automakers together by selecting the SUV/Crossover column header.

As always, you can find historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these vehicles by selecting a make and model at GCBC’s Sales Stats page.

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Rank	SUV/Crossover	August 2015 YTD	August 2014 YTD	% Change	August 2015	August 2014	% Change
#1	Honda CR-V	229,574	217,293	5.7%	34,771	34,079	2.0%
#2	Ford Escape	204,539	208,444	-1.9%	28,870	28,996	-0.4%
#3	Toyota RAV4	200,818	179,345	12.0%	30,534	35,614	-14.3%
#4	Chevrolet Equinox	192,505	167,539	14.9%	25,211	21,387	17.9%
#5	Nissan Rogue	188,143	137,339	37.0%	27,665	21,419	29.2%
#6	Ford Explorer	169,456	142,857	18.6%	23,671	19,391	22.1%
#6.1	Ford Explorer *	152,523	129,533	17.7%	21,658	17,748	22.0%
#6.2	Ford Explorer Police Interceptor *	16,933	13,324	27.1%	2,013	1,643	22.5%
#7	Jeep Cherokee	140,888	113,494	24.1%	18,763	18,235	2.9%
#8	Jeep Wrangler	139,930	120,113	16.5%	18,160	17,988	1.0%
#9	Jeep Grand Cherokee	126,091	123,456	2.1%	17,144	18,674	-8.2%
#10	Subaru Forester	114,204	105,356	8.4%	17,565	16,432	6.9%
#11	Toyota Highlander	104,448	94,984	10.0%	13,333	11,489	16.1%
#12	Honda Pilot	88,742	72,423	22.5%	10,202	10,810	-5.6%
#13	Ford Edge	85,447	78,356	9.1%	11,832	8,724	35.6%
#14	Chevrolet Traverse	84,106	71,739	17.2%	10,072	10,153	-0.8%
#15	Jeep Patriot	80,186	60,841	31.8%	11,058	9,120	21.3%
#16	Hyundai Santa Fe	77,648	69,962	11.0%	11,255	9,302	21.0%
#17	Kia Sorento	76,381	69,972	9.2%	10,211	9,302	9.8%
#18	Mazda CX-5	72,906	70,093	4.0%	10,033	10,709	-6.3%
#19	GMC Terrain	72,460	71,134	1.9%	9,237	9,680	-4.6%
#20	Dodge Journey	68,938	63,456	8.6%	9,375	9,147	2.5%
#21	GMC Acadia	68,776	57,481	19.7%	9,050	8,216	10.2%
#22	Toyota 4Runner	63,396	49,612	27.8%	8,811	7,657	15.1%
#23	Lexus RX	62,163	68,763	-9.6%	9,620	11,841	-18.8%
#24	Chevrolet Tahoe	58,609	64,837	-9.6%	8,221	8,216	0.1%
#25	Nissan Pathfinder	56,794	55,224	2.8%	7,054	7,896	-10.7%
#26	Cadillac SRX	43,863	38,008	15.4%	6,903	4,545	51.9%
#27	Buick Encore	43,661	32,585	34.0%	6,286	4,867	29.2%
#28	Buick Enclave	42,053	41,208	2.1%	7,389	5,800	27.4%
#29	Dodge Durango	41,222	43,447	-5.1%	5,604	5,765	-2.8%
#30	Nissan Murano	39,734	30,659	29.6%	5,800	5,594	3.7%
#31	Jeep Compass	39,707	43,252	-8.2%	7,523	4,749	58.4%
#32	Acura MDX	39,144	43,444	-9.9%	4,747	6,497	-26.9%
#33	BMW X5	37,965	28,623	32.6%	2,803	3,497	-19.8%
#34	Chevrolet Trax	36,911	—	—	5,985	—	—
#35	Kia Sportage	34,996	28,862	21.3%	5,749	4,494	27.9%
#36	Acura RDX	34,654	29,865	16.0%	4,364	3,984	9.5%
#37	Hyundai Tucson	33,151	33,369	-0.7%	6,609	5,266	25.5%
#38	Chevrolet Suburban	32,194	34,487	-6.6%	4,499	5,748	-21.7%
#39	Audi Q5	31,417	26,874	16.9%	5,051	3,757	34.4%
#40	Mercedes-Benz M-Class	29,490	28,654	2.9%	2,679	3,438	-22.1%
#41	Jeep Renegade	28,907	—	—	8,156	—	—
#42	Lexus NX	28,834	—	—	4,448	—	—
#43	Ford Expedition	26,994	29,093	-7.2%	3,401	2,623	29.7%
#44	GMC Yukon	26,048	27,458	-5.1%	4,493	4,715	-4.7%
#45	Infiniti QX60	25,533	20,431	25.0%	3,995	2,600	53.7%
#46	Honda HR-V	24,617	—	—	4,567	—	—
#47	Mitsubishi Outlander Sport	24,421	20,801	17.4%	3,286	2,869	14.5%
#48	Cadillac Escalade	22,321	17,834	25.2%	3,080	3,534	-12.8%
#48.1	Cadillac Escalade *	13,349	11,415	16.9%	1,770	2,277	-22.3%
#48.2	Cadillac Escalade ESV *	8,972	6,419	39.8%	1,310	1,257	4.2%
#49	Nissan Juke	19,354	30,439	-36.4%	2,360	2,353	0.3%
#50	Volkswagen Tiguan	19,249	17,446	10.3%	3,165	2,151	47.1%
#51	Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class	18,321	25,583	-28.4%	2,168	3,075	-29.5%
#52	GMC Yukon XL	17,912	19,763	-9.4%	2,175	3,319	-34.5%
#53	BMW X3	17,750	25,390	-30.1%	2,127	2,023	5.1%
#54	Mercedes-Benz GL-Class	16,881	15,574	8.4%	2,188	2,208	-0.9%
#55	Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class	16,522	—	—	2,169	—	—
#56	Volvo XC60	16,417	12,308	33.4%	2,361	1,792	31.8%
#57	Lexus GX	16,249	14,429	12.6%	2,221	2,198	1.0%
#58	Lincoln MKC	16,198	4,655	248%	2,411	1,760	37.0%
#59	Land Rover Range Rover Sport	13,898	12,790	8.7%	1,387	1,370	1.2%
#60	Ford Flex	13,796	16,826	-18.0%	1,303	1,942	-32.9%
#61	Lincoln MKX	13,031	17,139	-24.0%	1,763	2,059	-14.4%
#62	Mazda CX-9	12,601	12,843	-1.9%	1,753	1,911	-8.3%
#63	Audi Q7	12,480	11,740	6.3%	2,016	1,859	8.4%
#64	Mitsubishi Outlander	11,413	9,101	25.4%	2,188	1,134	92.9%
#65	Land Rover Range Rover	11,224	8,351	34.4%	1,058	1,113	-4.9%
#66	Porsche Cayenne	10,944	11,744	-6.8%	1,470	1,485	-1.0%
#67	Mini Countryman	10,879	15,216	-28.5%	1,398	2,412	-42.0%
#68	Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	9,573	8,215	16.5%	1,430	1,051	36.1%
#69	Infiniti QX80	9,488	8,119	16.9%	1,086	949	14.4%
#70	BMW X1	9,411	13,888	-32.2%	2,317	1,574	47.2%
#71	Nissan Xterra	9,246	12,092	-23.5%	1,132	1,254	-9.7%
#72	Porsche Macan	9,121	3,947	131%	1,340	969	38.3%
#73	Nissan Armada	8,958	8,411	6.5%	891	1,006	-11.4%
#74	Audi Q3	8,602	243	3,440%	1,189	243	389%
#75	Toyota Sequoia	8,155	7,814	4.4%	1,048	913	14.8%
#76	Lincoln Navigator	7,678	4,875	57.5%	1,054	588	79.3%
#77	Land Rover LR4	5,520	3,200	72.5%	468	586	-20.1%
#78	BMW X6	4,794	2,978	61.0%	443	27	1,541%
#79	Volkswagen Touareg	4,676	4,554	2.7%	690	686	0.6%
#80	BMW X4	4,006	663	504%	453	345	31.3%
#81	Volvo XC90	3,659	3,349	9.3%	918	318	189%
#82	Infiniti QX70	3,474	3,662	-5.1%	273	384	-28.9%
#83	Lincoln MKT	2,979	3,466	-14.1%	285	313	-8.9%
#84	Fiat 500X	2,323	—	—	1,029	—	—
#85	Land Rover Discovery Sport	2,261	—	—	881	—	—
#86	Mercedes-Benz G-Class	2,229	1,986	12.2%	267	248	7.7%
#87	Lexus LX	2,092	2,506	-16.5%	206	277	-25.6%
#88	Infiniti QX50	1,855	1,907	-2.7%	241	254	-5.1%
#89	Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class	1,802	—	—	1,802	—	—
#90	Toyota Land Cruiser	1,637	1,964	-16.7%	164	258	-36.4%
#91	Mini Paceman	1,215	1,304	-6.8%	282	228	23.7%
#92	Mazda CX-3	698	—	—	698	—	—
#93	Toyota FJ Cruiser	223	11,353	-98.0%	2	1,692	-99.9%
#94	Land Rover LR2	72	2,762	-97.4%	1	369	-99.7%
#95	Chevrolet Captiva Sport	55	35,201	-99.8%	1	1,893	-99.9%
#96	Acura ZDX	2	66	-97.0%	—	3	-100%
#97	Subaru Tribeca	—	671	-100%	—	23	-100%
#98	Hyundai Veracruz	—	1	-100%	—	—	—
	Total	4,005,908	3,563,601	12.4%	567,407	511,434	10.9%
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Source: Automakers & ANDC

* Italicized, asterisked, unranked lines are nothing more than available breakdowns, already included in the model’s total, not in addition to the model’s total.
^ Escalade here does not include sales of the EXT, which is shown with pickup trucks.
Rather than listing the 500L with the Mini Paceman and Countryman in these SUV/crossover rankings, it’s with cars in large part because it is not available with all-wheel-drive. The placement of numerous crossovers often prompts disagreement, but consider the vehicle type’s name: crossover. By its very definition, it crosses over from one category into another. The very act of calling, for example, the Toyota Venza a car or a utility vehicle requires ignorance of the fact that the Venza (or Outback, Crosstour, Encore, Countryman, 500L) is a square peg that can’t be squeezed through a round hole.