April 2014 U.S. SUV And Crossover Sales Rankings - Top 86 Best-Selling SUVs In America - Every SUV Ranked

2014 Hyundai Santa Fe XL green
April 2014's 1.39 million new vehicle sales included the registrations of more than 430,000 SUVs and crossovers. Led by the Honda CR-V - both in April and now on year-to-date terms, as well - U.S. sales of utility vehicle increased by 14%. 

Among the leaders, the biggest gains came from the Ford Explorer, Nissan Rogue, Toyota Highlander, Subaru Forester, and Hyundai Santa Fe.

Now that GM's big new SUVs are more readily available, the Chevrolet Tahoe improved its year-to-date ranking from 25th at the end of March to 24th at April's end. The Chevrolet Suburban moved up five spots to 43rd. The Tahoe's GMC Yukon twin moved up three spots to 46th. GMC's Yukon XL now ranks 58th, up from the 62nd slot. 
2011 Ford Explorer white
The more momentous change involves the CR-V, however, as the overtaking of Ford's Escape occurred three months earlier than it did in 2013. This will be the SUV race to watch for the remainder of the calendar year. 

At Ford Motor Company, sales of utility vehicles are down 1.4% to 234,170 this year. General Motors SUVs and crossovers are down a little less than 1% to 298,696 - GM had already topped the 300K mark at the end of April 2013. Dodge and Jeep, the only two purveyors of utility vehicles in the Chrysler Group, have enjoyed a 37% year-over-year U.S. sales improvement to 258,284 units. Elsewhere, Toyota and Lexus have combined for 189,844 utility vehicle sales, up 20%. (Lexus, on its own, is up 14% to 37,273.) 


U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - May 2014 YTD
U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - March 2014 YTD
U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - April 2013 YTD
• U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - April 2014 YTD
• U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - April 2014 YTD


Honda/Acura SUV/crossover sales are up 4% to 161,319. Nissan and Infiniti SUV/crossover sales - which includes four Infinitis and six Nissans - are up 19% to 153,733. Hyundai and Kia combined for a 7% increase to 92,414 units. If you cared to include the Outback and XV Crosstrek along with the Forester and Tribeca, Subaru crossover sales have jumped 32% to 109,539. 

BMW has sold 38,667 X1s, X3s, X5s, and X6s, a 17% improvement. Mercedes-Benz SUV sales are up 1% to 33,933. Mazda is slightly ahead of both with 39,252 sales of the CX-5 and CX-9 (and a single Tribute, reportedly), a 13% improvement. VW Group SUV sales are down 3% to 34,008, although their leader, the Audi Q5, is up 5.5% and ranks eighth among premium brand utilities.   

There were important improvements introduced in last October's ranking of vehicle sales. Prior year figures now include the actual numbers from last year, not just the percentage increase from last year. As a result, we've also included vehicles like the Suzuki Grand Vitara and Mitsubishi Endeavor, nameplates which collected sales last April but not this year. 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.


• U.S. Pickup Truck Sales Rankings By Model - April 2014 YTD
• U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - April 2014 YTD
• Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In America - April 2014
• U.S. Minivan Sales Rankings - April 2014 YTD
• U.S. Commercial Van Sales Rankings - April 2014 YTD


Reminder: these are 2014 year-to-date rankings, but you can sort utility vehicles by April volume by clicking the April 2014 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 SUV/Crossover 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.

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Rank
SUV/Crossover
April
2014
YTD
April
2013
YTD
%
Change
April
2014
April
2013
% Change
#1
Honda CR-V
96,133
91,893
4.6%
28,485
26,519
7.4%
#2
Ford Escape
95,884
98,809
-3.0%
24,579
25,826
-4.8%
#3
Chevrolet Equinox
76,388
79,834
-4.3%
20,315
20,965
-3.1%
#4
Toyota RAV4
71,898
59,954
19.9%
18,834
18,541
1.6%
#5
Nissan Rogue
65,514
46,200
41.8%
15,066
11,904
26.6%
#6
Ford Explorer
64,547
66,637
-3.1%
18,479
15,440
19.7%
#6.1
Ford Explorer *
58,997
62,853
-6.1%
16,629
14,204
17.1%
#6.2
Ford Explorer Police Interceptor *
5,550
3,784
46.7%
1,850
1,236
49.7%
#7
Jeep Grand Cherokee
56,490
48,136
17.4%
15,652
15,003
4.3%
#8
Jeep Cherokee
51,103
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15,007
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#9
Jeep Wrangler
50,063
45,291
10.5%
15,389
13,445
14.5%
#10
Toyota Highlander
48,254
39,321
22.7%
12,507
9,793
27.7%
#11
Subaru Forester
46,937
30,510
53.8%
11,547
9,366
23.3%
#12
Ford Edge
40,612
41,891
-3.1%
7,374
10,357
-28.8%
#13
GMC Terrain
33,210
34,770
-4.5%
7,791
7,964
-2.2%
#14
Mazda CX-5
33,041
24,071
37.3%
6,835
6,262
9.2%
#15
Hyundai Santa Fe
32,437
26,386
22.9%
8,997
6,940
29.6%
#16
Kia Sorento
31,542
34,864
-9.5%
8,536
8,909
-4.2%
#17
Chevrolet Traverse
31,353
34,817
-9.9%
8,991
8,405
7.0%
#18
Dodge Journey
30,870
29,774
3.7%
7,846
6,782
15.7%
#19
Honda Pilot
30,796
38,839
-20.7%
8,765
10,613
-17.4%
#20
Lexus RX
29,362
28,457
3.2%
8,130
7,053
15.3%
#21
Jeep Patriot
28,813
24,789
16.2%
8,339
5,792
44.0%
#22
GMC Acadia
26,865
28,503
-5.7%
6,283
6,681
-6.0%
#23
Nissan Pathfinder
25,674
28,839
-11.0%
6,105
6,473
-5.7%
#24
Chevrolet Tahoe
25,462
25,824
-1.4%
9,759
9,052
7.8%
#25
Toyota 4Runner
21,982
16,919
29.9%
6,300
3,846
63.8%
#26
Dodge Durango
21,821
18,956
15.1%
5,608
5,386
4.1%
#27
Acura MDX
19,777
11,605
70.4%
5,180
2,877
80.0%
#28
Cadillac SRX
19,450
16,334
19.1%
4,547
3,478
30.7%
#29
Nissan Juke
19,377
11,551
67.8%
3,795
2,445
55.2%
#30
Buick Enclave
19,351
20,609
-6.1%
4,637
4,797
-3.3%
#31
Jeep Compass
19,124
16,468
16.1%
5,367
4,465
20.2%
#32
Chevrolet Captiva Sport
18,648
16,694
11.7%
5,794
4,315
34.3%
#33
Hyundai Tucson
16,078
14,743
9.1%
3,962
3,733
6.1%
#34
Buick Encore
15,040
7,869
91.1%
4,317
2,916
48.0%
#35
Acura RDX
14,565
13,247
9.9%
4,344
4,088
6.3%
#36
BMW X5
14,153
15,335
-7.7%
4,393
3,444
27.6%
#37
BMW X3
13,974
9,125
53.1%
3,544
1,914
85.2%
#38
Mercedes-Benz M-Class
13,965
12,442
12.2%
3,831
3,280
16.8%
#39
Nissan Murano
13,757
14,257
-3.5%
2,384
2,404
-0.8%
#40
Ford Expedition
12,453
10,713
16.2%
3,764
2,785
35.2%
#41
Kia Sportage
12,357
10,281
20.2%
3,530
2,845
24.1%
#42
Audi Q5
12,067
11,437
5.5%
3,293
3,241
1.6%
#43
Chevrolet Suburban
11,564
13,097
-11.7%
4,840
3,682
31.5%
#44
Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class
11,415
10,212
11.8%
3,144
2,702
16.4%
#45
Infiniti QX60/JX
10,705
9,483
12.9%
2,281
2,580
-11.6%
#46
GMC Yukon
10,249
8,494
20.7%
3,733
1,577
137%
#47
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
10,069
7,547
33.4%
2,619
2,111
24.1%
#48
BMW X1
9,098
6,967
30.6%
1,130
1,556
-27.4%
#49
Lincoln MKX
8,929
7,806
14.4%
1,828
1,740
5.1%
#50
Volkswagen Tiguan
8,109
10,439
-22.3%
1,998
2,488
-19.7%
#51
Ford Flex
7,775
7,252
7.2%
1,649
1,808
-8.8%
#52
Mercedes-Benz GL-Class
7,671
10,099
-24.0%
2,253
2,481
-9.2%
#53
Nissan Xterra
6,875
6,872
0.1%
1,430
1,982
-27.9%
#54
Land Rover Range Rover Sport
6,829
5,203
31.3%
2,006
1,305
53.7%
#55
Lexus GX460
6,546
2,786
135%
1,639
655
150%
#56
Mini Countryman
6,350
6,703
-5.3%
2,045
1,864
9.7%
#57
Mazda CX-9
6,210
10,685
-41.9%
1,314
1,694
-22.4%
#58
GMC Yukon XL
6,185
7,817
-20.9%
2,506
2,752
-8.9%
#59
Porsche Cayenne
6,119
5,931
3.2%
1,839
1,750
5.1%
#60
Audi Q7
5,551
4,084
35.9%
1,462
1,183
23.6%
#61
Toyota FJ Cruiser
5,505
3,613
52.4%
1,593
262
508%
#62
Volvo XC60
5,052
6,207
-18.6%
1,263
1,455
-13.2%
#63
Cadillac Escalade
4,931
6,074
-18.8%
1,325
1,538
-13.8%
#63.1
Cadillac Escalade *
3,100
3,609
-14.1%
877
919
-4.6%
#63.2
Cadillac Escalade ESV *
1,831
2,465
-25.7%
448
619
-27.6%
#64
Mitsubishi Outlander
4,761
3,463
37.5%
1,148
510
125%
#65
Nissan Armada
4,357
4,707
-7.4%
908
773
17.5%
#66
Infiniti QX80/QX56
4,317
3,942
9.5%
943
747
26.2%
#67
Land Rover Range Rover
4,190
3,464
21.0%
1,306
674
93.8%
#68
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque
4,043
3,899
3.7%
867
832
4.2%
#69
Toyota Sequoia
3,889
4,346
-10.5%
991
962
3.0%
#70
Lincoln Navigator
2,235
2,507
-10.8%
674
680
-0.9%
#71
Infiniti QX70/FX
2,215
1,881
17.8%
369
548
-32.7%
#72
Volkswagen Touareg
2,162
3,102
-30.3%
597
578
3.3%
#73
Volvo XC90
1,778
2,143
-17.0%
412
492
-16.3%
#74
Lincoln MKT
1,735
1,946
-10.8%
452
453
-0.2%
#75
BMW X6
1,442
1,618
-10.9%
342
354
-3.4%
#76
Lexus LX570
1,365
1,377
-0.9%
309
351
-12.0%
#77
Land Rover LR2
1,312
1,030
27.4%
260
144
80.6%
#78
Land Rover LR4
1,238
2,366
-47.7%
94
588
-84.0%
#79
Toyota Land Cruiser
1,043
957
9.0%
271
217
24.9%
#80
Infiniti QX50/EX
942
1,552
-39.3%
225
91
147%
#81
Mercedes-Benz G-Class
882
800
10.3%
274
188
45.7%
#82
Mini Paceman
575
264
118%
169
95
77.9%
#83
Subaru Tribeca
460
620
-25.8%
107
116
-7.8%
#84
Acura ZDX
48
151
-68.2%
12
52
-76.9%
T85
Hyundai Veracruz
1
152
-99.3%
---
16
-100%
T85
Mazda Tribute
1
---
---
1
---
---
#256
Jeep Liberty
---
5,693
-100%
---
721
-100%
#259
Suzuki Grand Vitara
---
1,037
-100%
---
---
---
#263
Mitsubishi Endeavor
---
24
-100%
---
---
---
#271
Honda Element
---
1
-100%
---
---
---
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Total
1,627,9151,467,40710.9% 432,829 379,691 14.0%
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Source: Automakers & 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.
^ Escalade here does not include sales of the EXT, which is shown with pickup trucks.
Rather than listing the 500L with the Mini Paceman and Countryman in these SUV/crossover rankings, it's with cars in large part because it is not available with all-wheel-drive. The placement of numerous crossovers often prompts disagreement, but consider the vehicle type's name: crossover. By its very definition, it crosses over from one category into another. The very act of calling, for example, the Toyota Venza a car or a utility vehicle requires ignorance of the fact that the Venza (or Outback, Crosstour, Encore, Countryman, 500L) is a square peg that can't be squeezed through a round hole.

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