Another SUV segment that is on fire this year is the small compact SUV segment. Through the first six months of 2023, small SUV sales are up over 2,000,000 sales from the same period in 2022.
The Toyota RAV4 has a strong lead for first place in spite of the microchip shortages that Toyota has struggled with. Honda CR-V is holding on to 2nd place, followed by Nissan Rogue. That is very likely the way sales rankings will be for the full year of 2023.
Here are your top 20 best-selling compact SUVs through the first half of 2023 and whether it is up or down versus the first half of 2022:
Make/Model |
YTD 2023 |
vs YTD 2022 |
|
1. Toyota RAV4 |
187,017 |
12% |
|
2. Honda CR-V |
163,697 |
40% |
|
3. Nissan Rogue |
147,745 |
69% |
|
105,851 |
9% |
|
|
100,591 |
20% |
|
|
6. Mazda CX-5 |
80,021 |
2% |
|
76,130 |
9% |
|
|
8. Kia Sportage |
71,889 |
37% |
|
9. Ford Escape |
64,839 |
12% |
|
10. Subaru Forester |
61,310 |
20% |
|
53,910 |
26% |
|
|
12. Jeep Compass |
51,293 |
11% |
|
13. VW Tiguan |
38,784 |
3% |
|
14. Mazda CX-30 |
38,527 |
77% |
|
15. Hyundai Kona |
37,925 |
16% |
|
37,624 |
21% |
|
|
32,423 |
64% |
|
|
30,333 |
109% |
|
|
19. Nissan Kicks |
29,802 |
14% |
|
28,336 |
27% |