SUVs continued to be the rage in 2023, as more people transition from cars to SUVs. There were also more SUV choices available to people in 2023 than any other year before. SUV totals for 2023 came in at over 8 million vehicles, versus SUV sales in 2022 that topped 6.8 million, so an increase of over 1.1 million sales in just one year. Of course, all auto sales were off in 2022 due to supplier shortages, mainly microchips.
When all was said and done, the Toyota RAV4 was once again the top seller, followed by the Honda CR-V, but it wasn’t much of a race. Almost all SUVs were up in 2023 versus the full year of 2022. CR-V chalked up a whopping 52% increase over the year before. The completely redesigned Chevy Trax saw an increase of 311% in 2023 over the prior year.
Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs Of All Sizes in 2023
Here are your top 20 best-selling SUVs of all sizes in 2023 and how they did as compared to 2022:
Make/Model | 2023 | vs 2022 |
1. Toyota RAV4 | 434,943 | 19% |
2. Honda CR-V | 361,457 | 52% |
3. Nissan Rogue | 271,458 | 46% |
244,597 | 10% | |
212,701 | 0.3% | |
209,624 | 20% | |
7. Ford Explorer | 186,769 | 10% |
171,289 | 23% | |
161,812 | 10% | |
10. Subaru Crosstrek | 159,193 | 10% |
11. Jeep Wrangler | 155,491 | 14% |
12. Mazda CX-5 | 153,808 | 1% |
13. Subaru Forester | 152,566 | 34% |
14. Ford Escape | 140,968 | 3% |
| 15. Kia Sportage | 140,780 | 13% |
16. Hyundai Santa Fe | 131,574 | 14% |
127,476 | 28% | |
18. Honda HR-V | 122,206 | 6% |
116,136 | 20% | |
20. Lexus RX | 114,033 | 19% |
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