May 2016 YTD Canada Passenger Car Sales Rankings - Top 137 Best-Selling Cars In Canada - Every Car Ranked

The Canadian auto industry's sharp 13% year-over-year passenger car sales decline in May 2016 was not entirely unexpected. Through the first four months of 2015, car volume was down 5%, and May 2016 was an abbreviated sales month, with two fewer selling days than May 2015.

Nevertheless, new car dealers lost more than 10,000 sales in May 2016. the figures are much worse for the market outside the all-conquering Honda Civic, sales of which ballooned above 8000 units for the first time in five years. 

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Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - April 2016 YTD
Canada Vehicle Sales By Model - April 2016 YTD
Canada SUV/Crossover Sales By Model - May 2016 YTD

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Excluding the Civic, Canadian car sales were down 15%, a loss of more than 11,000 sales. The Hyundai Elantra, Toyota Corolla, Mazda 3, Chevrolet Cruze, and Volkswagen Jetta – the Honda Civic's five chief rivals – combined for 16,563 sales in May 2016, a loss of 4250 units compared with May 2015.

We know the story well. Much of the losses carved out by the aforementioned cars (as well as their lower-volume alternatives) are cancelled out by gains produced by their small crossover siblings. 

That wasn't entirely true in May, however. Honda, Hyundai, Toyota, Mazda, Chevrolet, and Volkswagen small utilities – CR-V, Tucson, RAV4, CX-5, Equinox, Tiguan – collectively improved by 868 units.

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Canada Car Sales Rankings By Model - June 2016 YTD
Canada Car Sales Rankings By Model - April 2016 YTD
Canada Car Sales Rankings By Model - May 2015 YTD

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Through the first five months of 2016, there's still no denying that the overall industry is producing greater and greater volume by selling higher-priced, higher-margin vehicles. As car sales fall, automakers are finding more Canadian consumers willing to pony up for pickup trucks and SUVs.

Reminder: these are 2016 year-to-date rankings, but you can sort cars by May 2016 volume by clicking the May 2016 column header, or you can rank them by improvements or declines using the % columns. 

Or, most importantly, you can list automakers together by selecting the Car column header. 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.

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Canada Pickup Truck Sales By Model - May 2016 YTD
Canada Minivan Sales By Model - May 2016 YTD

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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 • June 2016 • April 2016 • May 2015

Rank	Car	May 2016 YTD	May 2015 YTD	% Change	May 2016	May 2015	% Change
#1	Honda Civic	26,961	23,559	14.4%	8,240	7,467	10.4%
#2	Hyundai Elantra	20,695	19,025	8.8%	4,510	4,733	-4.7%
#3	Toyota Corolla	19,377	20,421	-5.1%	5,385	5,938	-9.3%
#4	Mazda 3	11,324	14,991	-24.5%	2,861	3,381	-15.4%
#5	Chevrolet Cruze	9,465	12,928	-26.8%	1,574	3,718	-57.7%
#6	Volkswagen Jetta	9,056	12,480	-27.4%	2,233	3,043	-26.6%
#7	Volkswagen Golf	9,003	8,567	5.1%	2,259	2,021	11.8%
#7.1	Volkswagen Golf *	7,919	7,333	8.0%	2,003	1,731	15.7%
#7.2	Volkswagen Golf GTI *	1,084	1,234	-12.2%	256	290	-11.7%
#8	Hyundai Accent	8,142	8,335	-2.3%	2,766	2,804	-1.4%
#9	Toyota Camry	7,388	7,522	-1.8%	1,618	2,003	-19.2%
#10	Nissan Sentra	6,336	6,394	-0.9%	1,645	1,596	3.1%
#11	Ford Focus	6,098	8,224	-25.9%	1,507	2,618	-42.4%
#12	Honda Accord	5,858	5,696	2.8%	1,567	1,721	-8.9%
#13	Chevrolet Malibu	5,744	4,710	22.0%	928	1,357	-31.6%
#14	Kia Forte	5,099	5,155	-1.1%	1,119	2,226	-49.7%
#15	Ford Fusion	4,823	6,257	-22.9%	1,404	1,935	-27.4%
#16	Subaru Impreza	4,701	4,804	-2.1%	1,127	1,344	-16.1%
#16.1	Subaru Impreza *	3,081	3,515	-12.3%	818	945	-13.4%
#16.2	Subaru Impreza WRX/STI *	1,620	1,289	25.7%	309	399	-22.6%
#17	Kia Soul	4,566	4,686	-2.6%	1,138	1,074	6.0%
#17.1	Kia Soul *	4,320	4,686	-7.8%	1,075	1,074	0.1%
#17.2	Kia Soul EV *	246	---	---	63	---	---
#18	Nissan Micra	4,400	4,968	-11.4%	934	1,278	-26.9%
#19	Nissan Altima	4,035	3,473	16.2%	1,138	691	64.7%
#20	Ford Mustang	3,911	3,294	18.7%	1,359	1,401	-3.0%
#21	Mercedes-Benz C-Class	3,600	4,538	-20.7%	1,027	1,014	1.3%
#22	Hyundai Sonata	3,584	6,062	-40.9%	1,565	1,125	39.1%
#23	Toyota Yaris	3,538	3,409	3.8%	890	1,069	-16.7%
#24	Honda Fit	3,395	4,756	-28.6%	795	1,074	-26.0%
#25	Kia Rio	3,267	4,460	-26.7%	698	1,043	-33.1%
#26	Buick Verano	3,234	2,266	42.7%	837	587	42.6%
#27	Mitsubishi Lancer	3,157	2,354	34.1%	734	711	3.2%
#28	Nissan Versa	3,154	3,985	-20.9%	981	1,031	-4.8%
#29	Chrysler 200	3,057	5,532	-44.7%	1,444	1,398	3.3%
#30	BMW 3-Series	2,727	3,635	-25.0%	731	851	-14.1%
#31	Chrysler 300	2,518	2,728	-7.7%	766	920	-16.7%
#32	Chevrolet Sonic	2,458	2,748	-10.6%	912	721	26.5%
#33	Mini Cooper †	2,286	2,123	7.7%	713	685	4.1%
#34	Kia Optima	2,236	2,556	-12.5%	346	410	-15.6%
#35	Scion iM	2,164	---	---	493	---	---
#36	Audi A4 º	2,154	2,486	-13.4%	676	650	4.0%
#37	Dodge Charger	2,101	2,975	-29.4%	371	801	-53.7%
#38	BMW 4-Series	2,076	2,075	0.0%	400	638	-37.3%
#39	Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class	1,873	1,581	18.5%	443	404	9.7%
#40	Volkswagen Passat ¤	1,794	2,580	-30.5%	360	579	-37.8%
#40.1	Volkswagen Passat *	1,709	2,350	-27.3%	345	556	-38.0%
#40.2	Volkswagen Passat CC *	85	230	-63.0%	15	23	-34.8%
#41	Acura TLX	1,734	2,002	-13.4%	387	452	-14.4%
#42	Ford Fiesta	1,676	1,904	-12.0%	322	596	-46.0%
#43	Dodge Challenger	1,659	1,599	3.8%	665	566	17.5%
#44	Audi A3	1,613	1,660	-2.8%	448	432	3.7%
#45	Mercedes-Benz E-Class & CLS-Class ¤	1,514	1,268	19.4%	300	360	-16.7%
#46	Mitsubishi Mirage	1,481	1,607	-7.8%	435	326	33.4%
#47	Volkswagen Beetle	1,382	1,178	17.3%	358	327	9.5%
#48	Ford Taurus	1,366	1,508	-9.4%	464	643	-27.8%
#49	Chevrolet Impala	1,315	1,141	15.2%	358	307	16.6%
#50	Subaru Legacy	1,305	1,559	-16.3%	299	350	-14.6%
#51	Lexus IS	1,225	1,421	-13.8%	271	400	-32.3%
#52	Chevrolet Camaro	1,177	1,452	-18.9%	404	596	-32.2%
#53	Nissan Maxima	1,156	249	364%	253	11	2,200%
#54	Chevrolet Spark	1,111	633	75.5%	400	365	9.6%
#55	Infiniti Q50	1,089	1,244	-12.5%	230	276	-16.7%
#56	Toyota Prius C ²	1,030	1,399	-26.4%	305	336	-9.2%
#57	Cadillac ATS	1,021	1,195	-14.6%	173	319	-45.8%
#58	Mercedes-Benz B-Class	1,010	913	10.6%	219	250	-12.4%
#59	BMW 2-Series	997	600	66.2%	262	239	9.6%
#60	Chevrolet Volt	972	305	219%	270	59	358%
#61	Toyota Prius ²	969	688	40.8%	290	167	73.7%
#62	Acura ILX	944	940	0.4%	159	257	-38.1%
#63	Toyota Prius V ²	887	923	-3.9%	276	188	46.8%
#64	BMW 5-Series	871	677	28.7%	219	171	28.1%
#65	Mazda 6	863	1,096	-21.3%	194	269	-27.9%
#66	Lexus ES	814	936	-13.0%	205	261	-21.5%
#67	Hyundai Veloster	781	1,494	-47.7%	308	419	-26.5%
#68	Dodge Dart	742	1,759	-57.8%	174	453	-61.6%
#69	Audi A5	713	741	-3.8%	196	227	-13.7%
#70	Chevrolet Corvette	700	894	-21.7%	219	450	-51.3%
#71	Hyundai Genesis ‡	589	681	-13.5%	105	129	-18.6%
#72	Smart Fortwo	569	307	85.3%	34	116	-70.7%
#73	Mazda MX-5 Miata	525	209	151%	156	55	184%
#74	Scion FR-S	505	534	-5.4%	145	185	-21.6%
#75	Nissan Leaf	494	387	27.6%	121	112	8.0%
#76	Fiat 500	442	1,367	-67.7%	140	503	-72.2%
#76.1	Fiat 500 *	272	995	-72.7%	88	348	-74.7%
#76.2	Fiat 500 Convertible *	170	372	-54.3%	52	155	-66.5%
#77	Scion tC	436	463	-5.8%	121	127	-4.7%
#78	Hyundai Genesis Coupe ‡	430	557	-22.8%	144	112	28.6%
#79	Porsche 911	424	384	10.4%	181	114	58.8%
#80	Audi A6	420	363	15.7%	107	93	15.1%
#81	Nissan 370Z	412	238	73.1%	106	83	27.7%
#82	Mercedes-Benz S-Class	408	438	-6.8%	90	143	-37.1%
#83	Buick LaCrosse	364	430	-15.3%	75	88	-14.8%
#84	Lincoln MKZ	361	469	-23.0%	65	101	-35.6%
#85	Audi A7	354	277	27.8%	74	125	-40.8%
#86	Buick Regal	353	511	-30.9%	43	80	-46.3%
#87	Volvo S60	321	324	-0.9%	65	84	-22.6%
#88	Cadillac CTS	320	319	0.3%	57	76	-25.0%
#89	Audi TT	317	20	1,485%	94	4	2,250%
#90	Ford C-Max	317	216	46.8%	76	65	16.9%
#91	Subaru BRZ	313	390	-19.7%	95	134	-29.1%
#92	Jaguar F-Type	270	189	42.9%	60	60	0.0%
#93	Jaguar XF	262	249	5.2%	42	41	2.4%
#94	BMW i-Series	252	206	22.3%	49	59	-16.9%
#95	Volvo V60	227	485	-53.2%	72	146	-50.7%
#96	Lexus CT200h	224	360	-37.8%	55	101	-45.5%
#97	Toyota Avalon	224	363	-38.3%	49	67	-26.9%
#98	BMW 6-Series	212	236	-10.2%	39	61	-36.1%
#99	Cadillac XTS	209	275	-24.0%	27	85	-68.2%
#100	Lexus RC	199	324	-38.6%	66	85	-22.4%
#101	BMW 7-Series	195	106	84.0%	45	17	165%
#102	Lexus GS	184	172	7.0%	42	43	-2.3%
#103	Lincoln MKS	172	94	83.0%	40	29	37.9%
#104	Fiat 500L	159	1,569	-89.9%	42	712	-94.1%
#105	Porsche Cayman	150	94	59.6%	43	29	48.3%
#106	Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class	147	138	6.5%	27	42	-35.7%
#107	Porsche Boxster	118	144	-18.1%	30	52	-42.3%
#108	Volvo XC70	115	198	-41.9%	22	54	-59.3%
#109	Porsche Panamera	113	121	-6.6%	32	29	10.3%
#110	Audi A8	108	101	6.9%	25	34	-26.5%
#111	Jaguar XJ	103	105	-1.9%	18	24	-25.0%
#112	Kia Cadenza	89	80	11.3%	18	16	12.5%
#113	Infiniti Q70	89	97	-8.2%	9	24	-62.5%
#114	Mercedes-AMG GT	84	34	147%	19	34	-44.1%
#115	Mercedes-Benz SL-Class	71	128	-44.5%	16	40	-60.0%
#116	Acura RLX	57	88	-35.2%	8	12	-33.3%
#117	Volkswagen Eos	50	196	-74.5%	3	60	-95.0%
#118	Lexus LS	49	67	-26.9%	9	18	-50.0%
#119	Scion xB	47	495	-90.5%	---	129	-100%
#120	Nissan GT-R	45	56	-19.6%	2	18	-88.9%
#121	BMW Z4	43	53	-18.9%	9	14	-35.7%
#122	Audi R8	41	60	-31.7%	22	11	100%
#123	Mitsubishi i MiEV	38	56	-32.1%	2	21	-90.5%
#124	Alfa Romeo 4C	36	17	112%	7	2	250%
#125	Dodge Viper	31	78	-60.3%	6	45	-86.7%
#126	Mazda 2	27	532	-94.9%	0	105	-100%
#127	Infiniti Q60	22	184	-88.0%	0	63	-100%
#128	Volvo S80	21	49	-57.1%	0	12	-100%
#129	Cadillac CT6	19	---	---	15	---	---
#130	Honda CR-Z	17	33	-48.5%	3	8	-62.5%
#131	Kia K900	11	15	-26.7%	4	4	0.0%
#132	Cadillac ELR	6	18	-66.7%	1	2	-50.0%
#133	Honda Crosstour	5	232	-97.8%	---	22	-100%
#134	Hyundai Equus	5	16	-68.8%	2	2	0.0%
#135	Scion iQ	2	101	-98.0%	---	29	-100%
#136	Honda Insight	1	---	---	---	---	---
#137	Porsche 918 Spyder	1	11	-90.9%	---	4	-100%
#138	Toyota Matrix	---	295	-100%	---	---	---
#139	Scion xD	---	27	-100%	---	---	---
#140	Jaguar XK	---	19	-100%	---	4	-100%
#141	Dodge Avenger	---	8	-100%	---	---	---
#142	BMW 1-Series	---	3	-100%	---	---	---
#143	Nissan Cube	---	2	-100%	---	---	---
#144	Mercedes-Benz R-Class	---	1	-100%	---	---	---
---	Total	278,696	300,787	-7.3%	72,631	83,130	-12.6%
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Source: Automakers & Global Automakers Of Canada & 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.
² Total Prius Family sales: up 26% to 871 in May; down 4% to 2886 YTD.
† Mini Cooper includes sales of the Hardtop, Convertible, Clubman, Coupe, Roadster, and Paceman.
‡ Total Genesis sales: up 3% to 249 in May; down 18% to 1019 YTD.
¤ Automakers release sales figures for the E-Class and CLS-Class, and the Passat and CC together. (May's Passat breakdown, sourced by ANDC, is not confirmed by Volkswagen.)
º Audi's A4 sales data includes sales of the Allroad.
Sales data for brands such as Bentley, Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Rolls-Royce are unfortunately not broken down by model. ANDC estimates say sales for those brands in 2016's first five months were 33, 90, 70, and 35, units, respectively. Total Maserati volume is reported, but not by specific models. It is believed that Tesla sold 570 copies of their Model S during the first four months of 2016.