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Australian new car sales

What Australians are actually buying. See the best selling cars and brands for any year, how they have moved up and down the charts, and where the market is heading. Like one of them? We'll find you the best deal on it.

New vehicles sold, 20161,178,133+2.0% on 2015
Top brandToyota209,610 sold, 17.8% of the market
Best selling carToyota HiLux42,104 sold
SUVs37%of everything sold

New car sales by year

Every new vehicle sold in Australia each year. Choose a year to see its best sellers.

  1. ’91
  2. ’92
  3. ’93
  4. ’94
  5. ’95
  6. ’96
  7. ’97
  8. ’98
  9. ’99
  10. ’00
  11. ’01
  12. ’02
  13. ’03
  14. ’04
  15. ’05
  16. ’06
  17. ’07
  18. ’08
  19. ’09
  20. ’10
  21. ’11
  22. ’12
  23. ’13
  24. ’14
  25. ’15
  26. ’16
  27. ’17
  28. ’18
  29. ’19
  30. ’20
  31. ’21
  32. ’22
  33. ’23
  34. ’24
  35. ’25
  36. ’26
Lighter columns are part years (year to date).

Best selling cars, 2016

Top 10 models, then other models figures we have (not ranked). Tap “Get a deal” and we'll find you the best price on one.

#ModelSoldChange
1Toyota HiLux42,104+19.7%Get a deal
2Toyota Corolla40,330−4.1%Get a deal
3Hyundai i3037,772+16.9%Get a deal
4Ford Ranger36,934+26.6%Get a deal
5Mazda Mazda336,107−6.6%Get a deal
6Toyota Camry26,485−4.2%Get a deal
7Holden Commodore25,860−6.9%Get a deal
8Mazda CX-524,564−2.3%Get a deal
9Mitsubishi Triton21,897−13.6%Get a deal
10Hyundai Tucson20,132Get a deal
–Toyota RAV419,526+5.9%Get a deal
–Hyundai Accent18,703Get a deal
–Mazda CX-318,334+44.9%Get a deal
–Mitsubishi ASX18,126+33.7%Get a deal
–Toyota Prado14,730−3.4%Get a deal
–Mazda Mazda213,639−6.0%Get a deal
–Honda HR-V12,403Get a deal
–Subaru Outback12,207Get a deal
–Toyota Yaris12,158−15.9%Get a deal
–Toyota Kluger11,829−15.2%Get a deal
–Toyota LandCruiser11,813+28.4%Get a deal
–Toyota HiAce7,478+1.7%Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz C-Class6,816−27.3%Get a deal
–Ford Mustang6,208Get a deal
–Audi A36,161+13.2%Get a deal
–Hyundai iLoad5,467+18.9%Get a deal
–Kia Carnival4,777+31.3%Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz GLC4,454Get a deal
–Ford Falcon4,434−25.3%Get a deal
–Land Rover Discovery Sport4,432Get a deal
–Mazda Mazda64,369−17.2%Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz A-Class4,335+19.5%Get a deal
–BMW X54,1810.0%Get a deal
–BMW X14,090Get a deal
–BMW 3 Series3,975Get a deal
–Toyota Aurion3,833−11.0%Get a deal
–BMW X33,824+36.3%Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz CLA3,795+3.7%Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz GLA3,766+25.1%Get a deal
–Audi Q33,634+5.5%Get a deal
–Subaru Liberty3,495−14.7%Get a deal
–Land Rover Range Rover Sport3,099+8.3%Get a deal
–Mitsubishi Mirage3,064−21.1%Get a deal
–Audi Q72,908Get a deal
–Honda Odyssey2,712−4.4%Get a deal
–BMW 1 Series2,567+11.3%Get a deal
–Mini Hatch2,429−6.9%Get a deal
–Hyundai Veloster2,232−16.9%Get a deal
–BMW 2 Series2,159+13.5%Get a deal
–Audi A12,113+16.8%Get a deal
–Nissan Patrol2,003+6.8%Get a deal
–Volkswagen Transporter1,960+45.6%Get a deal
–Kia Picanto1,934Get a deal
–Holden Spark1,760Get a deal
–Volkswagen Caddy1,706−2.8%Get a deal
–BMW 4 Series1,551−19.3%Get a deal
–Hyundai iMax1,387−28.5%Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz E-Class1,271−11.0%Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz GLS1,129Get a deal
–Renault Kangoo1,118−5.0%Get a deal
–Holden Caprice954−27.9%Get a deal
–BMW 5 Series545−47.5%Get a deal
–Audi A6517−6.7%Get a deal
–Suzuki Jimny514−53.2%Get a deal
–Suzuki APV472−10.4%Get a deal
–Chrysler 300460−47.7%Get a deal
–Land Rover Range Rover454+14.6%Get a deal
–Porsche 911422+11.9%Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz S-Class312−5.7%Get a deal
–BMW 7 Series293+215.1%Get a deal
–Lexus LX285+47.7%Get a deal
–BMW 6 Series164−20.0%Get a deal

Top brands, 2016

Top 10 brands, then other brands figures we have (not ranked). Share is of the whole market.

#BrandSoldChange
1Toyota209,610+1.6%
2Mazda118,217+3.7%
3Hyundai101,555−0.4%
4Holden94,308−8.4%
5Ford81,207+15.3%
6Mitsubishi73,368+2.3%
7Nissan66,826+1.2%
8Volkswagen56,571−6.1%
9Subaru47,018+7.8%
10Kia42,668+26.5%
–Mercedes-Benz41,226+13.3%
–Honda40,838+1.8%
–BMW28,028+12.0%
–Audi24,258+5.1%
–Isuzu23,377+11.4%
–Suzuki19,495+2.1%
–Land Rover13,597+14.4%
–Jeep12,629−48.3%
–Lexus9,027+3.9%
–Volvo5,878+18.9%
–Skoda4,760+0.2%
–Porsche4,434+8.4%
–Peugeot3,129−21.8%
–Jaguar3,008+132.8%
–Fiat2,414
–LDV1,542
–Citroen965
–Foton839
–Infiniti807+40.6%
–Alfa Romeo711
–Chrysler462
–SsangYong371
–Dodge366

Figures are new vehicle sales in Australia as reported by the industry (VFACTS from the FCAI, plus the EV Council for brands that report separately). Part year figures are year to date and are not compared with full years.

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By type, 2016

Utes and vans are light commercials; trucks are heavy commercials.

  • Passenger cars486,257 41.3%
  • SUVs441,017 37.4%

By state, 2016

Where the new cars were registered.

  • NSW397,563 33.7%
  • VIC326,269 27.7%
  • QLD233,026 19.8%
  • WA100,234 8.5%
  • SA71,738 6.1%
  • TAS19,751 1.7%
  • ACT18,816 1.6%
  • NT10,736 0.9%

The sales race

Press play to watch the top ten change year by year, from 2004 to 2026 (Jan to Sep).

2026 (Jan to Sep)
1Toyota152,944
3Ford61,104
5Mazda58,865
6Hyundai56,009
4Kia60,800
10MG36,832
8Tesla41,705
7GWM44,959
2BYD76,614
9Chery38,022

All brands

Every brand's sales history and its best selling models.

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