Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In America - May 2015

Despite a 1% drop in sales compared with May 2014, the Honda CR-V was the best-selling SUV in America in May 2015.

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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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The CR-V, American Honda's best-selling model year-to-date, was the third-ranked Honda during the month of May. Surging toward the top of the leaderboard last month was the Chevrolet Equinox, which overtook the Ford Escape to earn second spot for the second consecutive month. The CR-V has been the top-selling SUV/crossover in the United States in nine consecutive months.

The overwhelming majority of America's most popular SUVs and crossovers are significantly more popular this year than last, as evidenced by the lack of red font in the list below. Jeep was the stand-out utility vehicle brand in May with the brand's best-ever month of sales, the Wrangler's first-ever month above 20,000 units, and record Cherokee sales, as well.

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 May and will shortly publish the list of America's 20 best-selling cars.

May 2016 • June 2015 • April 2015 • May 2014

Rank	Best-Selling SUV/Crossover	May 2015	May 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
#1	Honda CR-V	32,090	32,430	-1.0%	134,669	128,563	4.7%
#2	Chevrolet Equinox	29,456	22,695	29.8%	123,925	99,083	25.1%
#3	Ford Escape	29,248	31,896	-8.3%	122,290	127,780	-4.3%
#4	Toyota RAV4	28,808	23,465	22.8%	118,732	95,363	24.5%
#5	Nissan Rogue	25,901	18,722	38.3%	112,154	84,236	33.1%
#6	Jeep Wrangler	22,324	19,235	16.1%	83,291	69,298	20.2%
#7	Ford Explorer	22,304	22,623	-1.4%	99,855	87,170	14.6%
#8	Jeep Cherokee	19,669	15,992	23.0%	86,954	67,095	29.6%
#9	Jeep Grand Cherokee	18,209	18,068	0.8%	77,616	74,558	4.1%
#10	Toyota Highlander	15,432	12,329	25.2%	64,557	60,583	6.6%
#11	Subaru Forester	15,157	14,146	7.2%	66,770	61,083	9.3%
#12	Ford Edge	14,399	10,756	33.9%	51,008	51,368	-0.7%
#13	Honda Pilot	11,760	10,054	17.0%	59,863	40,850	46.5%
#14	Jeep Patriot	10,782	8242	30.8%	49,944	37,055	34.8%
#15	Kia Sorento	10,743	10,548	1.8%	47,454	42,090	12.7%
#16	Mazda CX-5	10,717	9291	15.3%	43,970	42,332	3.9%
#17	GMC Acadia	10,498	6282	67.1%	39,634	33,147	19.6%
#18	Chevrolet Traverse	10,275	10,108	1.7%	52,709	41,461	27.1%
#19	GMC Terrain	9674	8734	10.8%	46,199	41,944	10.1%
#20	Dodge Journey	8813	8833	-0.2%	41,456	39,703	4.4%

Source: Automakers
* Subaru's Outback, if you deem it to be an SUV and not a car - it truly crosses over - attracted 12,384 buyers in May, a 6% YOY increase.

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