January 2014 U.S. SUV And Crossover Sales Rankings - Top 85 Best-Selling SUVs In America - Every SUV Ranked

As numbers were being steadily released early on Monday, it became increasingly clear that January 2014 was not the brightest of months for the U.S. auto industry. Compared with the first month in 2010, 2011, and 2012, auto sales were higher. But contrasted with January 2013, new vehicle sales were down 3%.

A closer look at specific vehicles, however, shows that one vehicle category was mostly spared the wrath of winter. Customers looking for utility vehicles - SUVs and CUVs and crossovers and whatever-you-wanna-call-thems - arrived at dealers in larger numbers in January 2014 than they did a year ago.

True, sales of the leading Ford Escape declined 2.4%, but it still outsold 2013's best-selling utility vehicle, the Honda CR-V. Sales of the Chevrolet Equinox, Ford Explorer, Ford Edge, Kia Sorento, GMC Terrain, Honda Pilot, and Dodge Journey also declined, but the majority of the 20 top sellers sold more often this January than last. And in some cases, the increases were significant.

• All 248 Vehicle Ranked By January 2014 U.S. Sales
• All 143 Cars Ranked By January 2014 U.S. Sales

Toyota RAV4 sales shot up by 5270 units, year-over-year. Nissan Rogue sales rose by 4880 units. The Subaru Forester's 4206-unit gain wasn't far off the pace set by two of its three better-selling Japanese rivals. Acura MDX volume increased by 1666 units, the biggest volume increase among premium brand utility vehicles.

At the SUV-only brands, Jeep reported improved sales of every continuing model while also adding 10,505 sales via the new Cherokee. 36,291 Cherokees have been sold in the United States since it replaced the Liberty in September. At Land Rover, increases were posted by four out of five models - only Evoque sales dropped - and the brand was up 11%. 

In total, SUV and crossover sales grew 5% in January 2014. 

There were important improvements introduced in October's ranking of vehicle sales. Prior year figures now include the actual numbers from last year, not just the percentage increase from last year. As a result, included in this year's rankings are vehicles like the Suzuki Grand Vitara and Jeep Liberty, nameplates which collected sales last January but not this year. At any time, click the Rank column to return to the original format. If you're on a mobile device, you may need to choose the full version of the site (at the bottom of the page) in order to use the sortable function.

You can sort SUVs and crossovers by January volume by clicking the January 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.

Click Column Headers To Sort • January 2015 • February 2014 • December 2013

Rank	SUV/Crossover	January 2014	January 2013	% Change
#1	Ford Escape	19,459	19,939	-2.4%
#2	Honda CR-V	18,232	17,809	2.4%
#3	Toyota RAV4	16,880	11,610	45.4%
#4	Chevrolet Equinox	14,547	17,223	-15.5%
#5	Nissan Rogue	13,831	8,951	54.5%
#6	Ford Explorer	12,810	15,207	-15.8%
#6.1	Ford Explorer *	11,696	14,554	-19.6%
#6.2	Ford Explorer Police Interceptor *	1,114	653	70.6%
#7	Jeep Grand Cherokee	12,207	11,065	10.3%
#8	Subaru Forester	10,771	6,565	64.1%
#9	Toyota Highlander	10,676	8,831	20.9%
#10	Jeep Cherokee	10,505	---	---
#11	Jeep Wrangler	9,553	8,854	7.9%
#12	Ford Edge	9,411	9,614	-2.1%
#13	Kia Sorento	7,098	8,005	-11.3%
#14	GMC Terrain	7,063	8,550	-17.4%
#15	Hyundai Santa Fe	6,721	5,991	12.2%
#16	Honda Pilot	6,224	7,405	-15.9%
#17	Dodge Journey	5,936	8,179	-27.4%
#18	Lexus RX	5,607	5,394	3.9%
#19	Jeep Patriot	5,577	5,248	6.3%
#20	GMC Acadia	5,463	5,188	5.3%
#21	Chevrolet Traverse	5,368	6,770	-20.7%
#22	Nissan Pathfinder	5,308	6,281	-15.5%
#23	Mazda CX-5	4,998	5,242	-4.7%
#24	Cadillac SRX	4,446	4,380	1.5%
#25	Acura MDX	4,241	2,575	64.7%
#26	Dodge Durango	4,128	3,380	22.1%
#27	Jeep Compass	4,068	3,116	30.6%
#28	Toyota 4Runner	3,958	4,485	-11.8%
#29	Chevrolet Captiva Sport	3,765	3,936	-4.3%
#30	Hyundai Tucson	3,533	3,493	1.1%
#31	Chevrolet Tahoe	3,514	3,619	-2.9%
#32	Buick Enclave	3,509	4,895	-28.3%
#33	Nissan Juke	3,442	2,361	45.8%
#34	Mercedes-Benz M-Class	2,824	2,928	-3.6%
#35	Audi Q5	2,774	2,344	18.3%
#36	BMW X5	2,754	4,084	-32.6%
#37	Acura RDX	2,730	2,489	9.7%
#38	BMW X3	2,699	2,005	34.6%
#39	Kia Sportage	2,587	2,422	6.8%
#40	Lincoln MKX	2,479	1,829	35.5%
#41	Infiniti QX60/JX	2,380	1,970	20.8%
#42	Buick Encore	2,366	353	570%
#43	Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class	2,302	2,396	-3.9%
#44	Nissan Murano	2,188	2,996	-27.0%
#45	Ford Expedition	2,139	2,492	-14.2%
#46	Mitsubishi Outlander Sport	1,838	1,350	36.1%
#47	Volkswagen Tiguan	1,777	2,114	-15.9%
#48	Chevrolet Suburban	1,705	2,292	-25.6%
#49	Ford Flex	1,650	1,615	2.2%
#50	Land Rover Range Rover Sport	1,612	1,251	28.9%
#51	Mercedes-Benz GL-Class	1,541	2,015	-23.5%
#52	Nissan Xterra	1,518	997	52.3%
#53	Mazda CX-9	1,490	2,116	-29.6%
#54	Lexus GX460	1,443	733	96.9%
#55	BMW X1	1,332	1,165	14.3%
#56	GMC Yukon	1,287	1,690	-23.8%
#57	Audi Q7	1,268	889	42.6%
#58	Land Rover Range Rover	1,221	1,156	5.6%
#59	Toyota FJ Cruiser	1,162	1,232	-5.7%
#60	Porsche Cayenne	1,158	1,500	-22.8%
#61	Cadillac Escalade ^	1,085	1,375	-21.1%
#61.1	Cadillac Escalade *	704	857	-17.9%
#61.2	Cadillac Escalade ESV *	381	518	-26.4%
#62	Mini Countryman	1,074	1,416	-24.2%
#63	Nissan Armada	1,029	1,198	-14.1%
#64	Infiniti QX80/QX56	1,023	1,168	-12.4%
#65	Volvo XC60	942	1,566	-39.8%
#66	Mitsubishi Outlander	941	613	53.5%
#67	Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	879	929	-5.4%
#68	GMC Yukon XL	865	1,196	-27.7%
#69	Toyota Sequoia	787	1,180	-33.3%
#70	Infiniti QX70/FX	645	592	9.0%
#71	Land Rover LR4	599	564	6.2%
#72	Volkswagen Touareg	544	962	-43.5%
#73	Volvo XC90	459	506	-9.3%
#74	BMW X6	382	380	0.5%
#75	Lincoln Navigator	375	589	-36.3%
#76	Land Rover LR2	363	300	21.0%
#77	Lincoln MKT	362	411	-11.9%
#78	Lexus LX570	356	332	7.2%
#79	Toyota Land Cruiser	257	277	-7.2%
#80	Infiniti QX50/EX	197	168	17.3%
#81	Mercedes-Benz G-Class	122	176	-30.7%
#82	Mini Paceman	111	---	---
#83	Subaru Tribeca	86	159	-45.9%
#84	Acura ZDX	14	31	-54.8%
#85	Hyundai Veracruz	1	32	-96.9%
#86	Jeep Liberty	---	2,035	-100%
#87	Suzuki Grand Vitara	---	234	-100%
#88	Mitsubishi Endeavor	---	5	-100%
---	Total	328,571	312,978	5.0%
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Source: Automakers & ANDC

* Italicized 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.

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