May 2015 YTD U.S. Passenger Car Sales Rankings - Top 154 Best-Selling Cars In America - Every Car Ranked

U.S. sales of traditional passenger cars declined by more than 3% in May 2015, the best May ever for the overall U.S. auto industry. Indeed, the majority of new car nameplates played no role in enhancing the growth of the overall industry. Rather, they were detractors.

From the best-selling Toyota Camry's 12% year-over-year decline to the Chevrolet Cruze's 27% drop, most of the most popular cars in America weren't as popular in May 2015 as they were in May 2014.

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U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - May 2016 YTD
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - June 2015 YTD
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - April 2015 YTD
U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - May 2014 YTD

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But Volkswagen wagon sales - the departing Jetta SportWagen and the new Golf SportWagen - were up 8%. 

To 2013 units. 

Or just 6% of the Volkswagen brand's volume in the United States last month.

Wagon loyalists are, in fact, loyal. But there aren't that many to be loyal. In its first month on sale, Honda sold 6381 copies of the HR-V, a Fit-based crossover that really, truly is an ever-so-slightly elevated hatchback/wagon. It's about to be shockingly popular, but don't for a second think that Honda could have sold 6381 copies of a Civic wagon last month if only it a Civic wagon was on sale. 

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Top 13 Best-Selling Pickup Trucks In America - May 2015 YTD
Commercial Van Sales In America - May 2015 YTD
Minivan Sales In America - May 2015 YTD

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No, when Americans think car, they continue to think of reliable passenger vehicles with trunks: Camry, Corolla, Altima, Civic, Accord, Fusion, and Cruze. Not a single one of those seven top-selling nameplates are available as a hatch or a wagon. And it's not hurting them at all.

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U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - May 2015 YTD
U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - May 2015 YTD
U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - May 2015 YTD

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Reminder: these are year-to-date rankings, but you can sort cars by May volume by clicking the May 2015 column header, or you can rank cars by improvements or declines using the % columns. Or, most importantly, you can list automakers together by selecting the Car 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 • May 2016 • June 2015 • April 2015 • May 2014

Rank	Car	May 2015 YTD	May 2014 YTD	% Change	May 2015	May 2014	% Change
#1	Toyota Camry	178,408	181,876	-1.9%	43,837	49,584	-11.6%
#2	Toyota Corolla	159,486	143,409	11.2%	36,768	36,611	0.4%
#3	Nissan Altima	142,613	150,342	-5.1%	33,630	36,053	-6.7%
#4	Honda Civic	129,574	134,796	-3.9%	34,472	36,089	-4.5%
#5	Honda Accord	128,269	152,949	-16.1%	32,373	39,637	-18.3%
#6	Ford Fusion	127,749	137,894	-7.4%	31,325	33,881	-7.5%
#7	Chevrolet Cruze	105,291	119,330	-11.8%	23,752	32,393	-26.7%
#8	Hyundai Elantra	102,085	95,329	7.1%	23,432	21,867	7.2%
#9	Ford Focus	95,028	94,690	0.4%	23,934	23,683	1.1%
#10	Nissan Sentra	88,701	76,801	15.5%	20,616	21,932	-6.0%
#11	Chrysler 200	88,009	37,833	133%	20,007	3,140	537%
#12	Chevrolet Malibu	81,292	87,368	-7.0%	21,461	19,288	11.3%
#13	Hyundai Sonata	80,622	81,152	-0.7%	18,018	20,404	-11.7%
#14	Kia Optima	66,478	68,947	-3.6%	16,349	16,843	-2.9%
#15	Subaru Outback	60,405	51,230	17.9%	12,384	11,641	6.4%
#16	Nissan Versa	56,765	56,327	0.8%	10,121	11,243	-10.0%
#17	Ford Mustang	56,571	36,600	54.6%	13,616	9,761	39.5%
#18	Kia Soul	56,142	62,677	-10.4%	13,886	15,606	-11.0%
#19	Volkswagen Jetta	55,938	64,217	-12.9%	12,875	13,915	-7.5%
#19.1	Volkswagen Jetta Sedan *	53,634	55,646	-3.6%	12,650	12,049	5.0%
#19.2	Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen *	2,304	8,571	-73.1%	225	1,866	-87.9%
#20	BMW 3-Series & 4-Series ³	54,173	45,114	20.1%	12,868	10,915	17.9%
#21	Chevrolet Impala	49,665	64,121	-22.5%	11,506	13,348	-13.8%
#22	Toyota Prius ²	47,040	59,489	-20.9%	12,648	18,636	-32.1%
#22.1	Toyota Prius Sedan *	44,614	51,760	-13.8%	11,921	15,944	-25.2%
#22.2	Toyota Prius Plug-In *	2,426	7,729	-68.6%	727	2,692	-73.0%
#23	Mazda 3	45,627	43,324	5.3%	10,317	10,682	-3.4%
#24	Dodge Charger	43,058	41,323	4.2%	7,777	8,277	-6.0%
#25	Dodge Dart	42,353	30,742	37.8%	8,667	8,644	0.3%
#26	Subaru Impreza	39,109	36,992	5.7%	8,538	8,616	-0.9%
#26.1	Subaru Impreza *	26,240	25,822	1.6%	5,643	5,659	-0.3%
#26.2	Subaru Impreza WRX/STi *	12,869	11,170	15.2%	2,895	2,957	-2.1%
#27	Kia Forte	35,275	32,105	9.9%	8,584	7,196	19.3%
#28	Volkswagen Passat	35,211	42,553	-17.3%	8,180	8,955	-8.7%
#29	Mercedes-Benz C-Class	35,021	27,427	27.7%	7,413	5,284	40.3%
#30	Subaru XV Crosstrek	34,893	28,331	23.2%	7,876	5,778	36.3%
#31	Chevrolet Camaro	33,982	38,951	-12.8%	9,753	10,340	-5.7%
#32	Honda Fit	30,965	18,126	70.8%	6,342	3,485	82.0%
#33	Dodge Challenger	30,166	21,904	37.7%	7,438	5,748	29.4%
#34	Hyundai Accent	29,435	28,544	3.1%	4,428	6,117	-27.6%
#35	Chevrolet Sonic	29,082	40,672	-28.5%	9,067	8,784	3.2%
#36	Ford Fiesta	27,518	28,631	-3.9%	9,426	7,209	30.8%
#37	Mazda 6	26,975	22,125	21.9%	5,580	5,461	2.2%
#38	Subaru Legacy	24,647	14,723	67.4%	5,000	3,053	63.8%
#39	Volkswagen Golf	24,579	8,941	175%	6,308	1,793	252%
#39.1	Volkswagen Golf GTI *	9,485	4,844	95.8%	1,826	1,108	64.8%
#39.2	Volkswagen Golf *	9,270	4,083	127%	1,972	685	188%
#39.3	Volkswagen Golf SportWagen *	3,120	---	---	1,788	---	---
#39.4	Volkswagen Golf R *	1,479	14	10,464%	312	---	---
#39.5	Volkswagen e-Golf *	1,225	---	---	410	---	---
#40	Lexus ES	24,299	27,662	-12.2%	5,553	6,523	-14.9%
#41	Toyota Avalon	23,680	26,426	-10.4%	5,486	7,324	-25.1%
#42	Chrysler 300	20,750	22,448	-7.6%	4,042	4,653	-13.1%
#43	BMW 5-Series	20,616	19,677	4.8%	4,257	4,752	-10.4%
#44	Ford Taurus	19,923	28,379	-29.8%	4,938	6,994	-29.4%
#44.1	Ford Taurus *	15,543	24,054	-35.4%	3,931	6,020	-34.7%
#44.2	Ford Taurus Police Interceptor *	4,380	4,325	1.3%	1,007	974	3.4%
#45	Lexus IS	19,599	19,641	-0.2%	4,345	4,403	-1.3%
#46	Mercedes-Benz E-Class	18,641	28,097	-33.7%	3,942	6,168	-36.1%
#47	Acura TLX	18,186	---	---	4,352	---	---
#48	Buick LaCrosse	17,738	19,948	-11.1%	3,954	4,681	-15.5%
#49	Mini Cooper	17,259	9,366	84.3%	3,814	3,244	17.6%
#49.1	Mini Cooper 2-Door *	8,802	5,417	62.5%	1,731	2,248	-23.0%
#49.2	Mini Cooper 4-Door *	6,375	---	---	1,578	---	---
#49.3	Mini Cooper Convertible *	1,314	1,369	-4.0%	318	351	-9.4%
#49.4	Mini Cooper Roadster *	550	597	-7.9%	136	175	-22.3%
#49.5	Mini Cooper Coupe *	207	434	-52.3%	48	92	-47.8%
#49.6	Mini Cooper Clubman *	11	1,549	-99.3%	3	378	-99.2%
#50	Infiniti Q50	16,930	15,583	8.6%	3,423	2,938	16.5%
#51	Toyota Prius C	16,165	16,992	-4.9%	3,763	4,590	-18.0%
#52	Chevrolet Spark	15,552	18,591	-16.3%	2,705	5,177	-47.8%
#53	Chevrolet Corvette	15,500	15,021	3.2%	3,514	3,328	5.6%
#54	Buick Verano	15,279	18,106	-15.6%	3,246	3,816	-14.9%
#55	Hyundai Genesis	14,757	10,937	34.9%	3,168	3,437	-7.8%
#56	Audi A3	14,423	5,283	173%	3,493	2,261	54.5%
#57	Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class	13,712	8,918	53.8%	2,816	1,214	132%
#58	Fiat 500	13,107	14,851	-11.7%	2,614	3,337	-21.7%
#59	Lincoln MKZ	12,717	15,986	-20.4%	3,296	3,714	-11.3%
#60	Kia Rio	12,415	16,709	-25.7%	3,615	3,929	-8.0%
#61	Toyota Prius V	11,893	11,971	-0.7%	3,152	3,567	-11.6%
#62	Mitsubishi Mirage	11,832	6,816	73.6%	3,369	1,700	98.2%
#63	Audi A4	11,760	15,653	-24.9%	3,008	3,450	-12.8%
#63.1	Audi A4 Sedan *	10,684	14,034	-23.9%	2,785	3,123	-10.8%
#63.2	Audi A4 Allroad *	1,076	1,619	-33.5%	223	327	-31.8%
#64	Toyota Venza	11,180	13,932	-19.8%	2,298	3,324	-30.9%
#65	Volkswagen Beetle	10,809	13,543	-20.2%	2,685	2,729	-1.6%
#65.1	Volkswagen Beetle Coupe *	6,054	7,948	-23.8%	1,330	1,461	-9.0%
#65.2	Volkswagen Beetle Convertible *	4,755	5,595	-15.0%	1,355	1,268	6.9%
#66	Nissan Maxima	10,468	19,923	-47.5%	1,578	3,256	-51.5%
#67	Cadillac ATS	10,296	12,552	-18.0%	2,353	2,497	-5.8%
#68	Cadillac XTS	10,143	9,797	3.5%	1,709	1,959	-12.8%
#69	Toyota Yaris	9,878	7,210	37.0%	2,401	1,616	48.6%
#70	Lexus GS	9,499	8,611	10.3%	1,884	1,753	7.5%
#71	Mitsubishi Lancer	9,367	7,696	21.7%	1,463	1,422	2.9%
#72	Hyundai Veloster	9,136	12,416	-26.4%	2,249	2,971	-24.3%
#73	Mercedes-Benz S-Class	8,987	9,451	-4.9%	1,922	2,173	-11.6%
#74	Audi A6	8,978	9,719	-7.6%	2,027	2,151	-5.8%
#75	Ford C-Max	8,702	10,510	-17.2%	2,607	2,833	-8.0%
#76	Cadillac CTS	8,154	13,834	-41.1%	1,792	2,905	-38.3%
#77	Scion tC	7,944	7,854	1.1%	1,878	1,921	-2.2%
#78	Buick Regal	7,859	10,560	-25.6%	1,830	2,396	-23.6%
#79	Nissan Leaf	7,742	10,389	-25.5%	2,104	3,117	-32.5%
#80	Scion xB	7,376	7,000	5.4%	1,498	1,532	-2.2%
#81	Volvo S60	7,352	8,884	-17.2%	1,507	1,814	-16.9%
#82	Infiniti Q40	6,929	7,049	-1.7%	1,164	1,694	-31.3%
#83	Acura ILX	6,809	7,429	-8.3%	1,673	1,629	2.7%
#84	Lexus CT200h	6,005	6,816	-11.9%	1,436	1,762	-18.5%
#85	Audi A5	5,618	6,984	-19.6%	1,341	1,914	-29.9%
#86	Lexus RC	5,601	---	---	1,343	---	---
#87	Fiat 500L	5,546	5,643	-1.7%	1,245	1,434	-13.2%
#88	BMW 6-Series	4,846	5,011	-3.3%	351	401	-12.5%
#89	Scion FR-S	4,745	6,534	-27.4%	1,274	1,664	-23.4%
#90	Chevrolet Volt	4,397	6,838	-35.7%	1,618	1,684	-3.9%
#91	BMW 7-Series	4,391	3,163	38.8%	943	607	55.4%
#92	BMW 2-Series (& 1-Series) ³	4,275	2,588	65.2%	1,119	957	16.9%
#93	Porsche 911	4,259	4,359	-2.3%	841	864	-2.7%
#94	BMW i3	3,905	336	1,062%	818	336	143%
#95	Infiniti Q70	3,871	2,346	65.0%	691	398	73.6%
#96	Honda Crosstour	3,759	5,703	-34.1%	887	1,011	-12.3%
#97	Nissan 370Z	3,335	3,452	-3.4%	800	927	-13.7%
T98	Lincoln MKS	3,304	4,086	-19.1%	613	851	-28.0%
T98	Hyundai Azera	3,304	3,486	-5.2%	432	667	-35.2%
#100	Jaguar XF	3,144	3,130	0.4%	488	416	17.3%
#101	Lexus LS	3,072	3,372	-8.9%	615	693	-11.3%
#102	Kia Cadenza	2,930	4,380	-33.1%	526	990	-46.9%
#103	Smart Fortwo	2,850	3,974	-28.3%	837	689	21.5%
#104	Audi A7	2,707	3,783	-28.4%	838	861	-2.7%
#105	Volkswagen CC	2,559	4,950	-48.3%	582	1,030	-43.5%
#106	Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class	2,357	2,668	-11.7%	522	623	-16.2%
#107	Subaru BRZ	2,259	3,738	-39.6%	606	852	-28.9%
#108	Mazda MX-5 Miata	2,214	2,251	-1.6%	449	530	-15.3%
#109	Porsche Panamera	2,055	2,448	-16.1%	358	465	-23.0%
#110	Volvo XC70	2,022	1,777	13.8%	387	431	-10.2%
#111	Infiniti Q60	1,926	3,268	-41.1%	367	1,004	-63.4%
#112	Mercedes-Benz SL-Class	1,898	2,173	-12.7%	420	458	-8.3%
#113	Audi A8	1,870	2,049	-8.7%	416	432	-3.7%
#114	Volvo V60	1,862	2,269	-17.9%	241	553	-56.4%
#115	Jaguar F-Type	1,701	1,309	29.9%	369	431	-14.4%
#116	Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class	1,659	1,978	-16.1%	411	453	-9.3%
#117	Jaguar XJ	1,547	1,914	-19.2%	317	336	-5.7%
#118	Porsche Cayman	1,376	1,562	-11.9%	304	312	-2.6%
#119	Porsche Boxster	1,245	1,772	-29.7%	307	411	-25.3%
#120	Chevrolet SS	1,180	1,445	-18.3%	287	297	-3.4%
T121	Honda CR-Z	1,088	1,697	-35.9%	246	389	-36.8%
T121	Volkswagen Eos	1,088	1,540	-29.4%	349	467	-25.3%
#123	Hyundai Equus	989	1,527	-35.2%	170	324	-47.5%
#124	Acura RLX	976	1,855	-47.4%	239	324	-26.2%
#125	BMW Z4	967	1,099	-12.0%	78	108	-27.8%
#126	Honda Insight	965	2,000	-51.8%	139	493	-71.8%
#127	Mercedes-Benz B-Class	930	---	---	278	---	---
#128	Volvo V60 CC	929	---	---	293	---	---
#129	Dodge Avenger	898	35,119	-97.4%	111	6,055	-98.2%
#130	Nissan Cube	675	1,958	-65.5%	108	354	-69.5%
#131	Nissan GT-R	667	481	38.7%	111	94	18.1%
#132	Scion xD	659	3,608	-81.7%	92	823	-88.8%
#133	Chevrolet Caprice PPV	644	1,298	-50.4%	124	241	-48.5%
#134	Volvo S80	640	834	-23.3%	147	110	33.6%
#135	BMW i8	596	---	---	117	---	---
#136	Kia K900	542	592	-8.4%	133	227	-41.4%
#137	Cadillac ELR	531	293	81.2%	116	52	123%
#138	Mercedes-AMG GT	501	---	---	296	---	---
#139	Scion iQ	369	1,028	-64.1%	64	241	-73.4%
#140	Audi R8	312	357	-12.6%	73	52	40.4%
#141	Alfa Romeo 4C	295	---	---	40	---	---
#142	Dodge Viper	289	318	-9.1%	58	63	-7.9%
#143	Mazda 2	259	5,854	-95.6%	10	1,294	-99.2%
#144	Jaguar XK	227	701	-67.6%	30	121	-75.2%
#145	Porsche 918 Spyder	106	---	---	20	---	---
#146	Acura TL	76	8,026	-99.1%	10	1,480	-99.3%
#147	Mercedes-Benz CL-Class	52	133	-60.9%	---	18	-100%
#148	Mitsubishi i MiEV	49	75	-34.7%	18	35	-48.6%
#149	Acura TSX	27	4,744	-99.4%	4	941	-99.6%
#149.1	Acura TSX Sedan *	25	4,269	-99.4%	4	859	-99.5%
#149.2	Acura TSX SportWagon *	2	475	-99.6%	---	82	-100%
#150	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG	23	142	-83.8%	3	35	-91.4%
#151	Audi TT	14	745	-98.1%	1	189	-99.5%
#152	Volvo C70	7	675	-99.0%	---	91	-100%
T153	Mercedes-Benz R-Class	4	6	-33.3%	1	---	---
T153	Lexus LFA	4	10	-60.0%	---	1	-100%
#155	Mitsubishi Galant	---	122	-100%	---	---	---
#156	Volvo C30	---	64	-100%	---	1	-100%
#157	Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class	---	1	-100%	---	---	---
#158	Honda FCX	---	1	-100%	---	---	---
---	Total	3,284,533	3,309,783	-0.8%	767,937	795,151	-3.4%
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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.
² Total Prius Family sales: down 15% to 75,098 YTD; down 27% to 19,563 YTD.
³ BMW has chosen to include sales of the 4-Series within figures for the 3-Series, presumably for year-over-year consistency's sake, while also combining the 1-Series and 2-Series. Hyundai does the same with the Genesis and Genesis Coupe.
Sales data for brands such as Aston Martin, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lotus, Rolls-Royce etc. are unfortunately not broken down by model. ANDC estimates say sales for those brands in the first five months of 2015 were 425, 885, 315, 61, and 475, respectively. Tesla, unfortunately, doesn't release model-specific monthly U.S. sales data, but Automotive News now issues estimates for the brand, and those estimates say Tesla sold 1700 cars in May; 8500 YTD. HybridCars.com, which typically estimated much lower Model S sales, estimates 2300 May sales; 9100 YTD.