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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, 20171,189,116+0.9% on 2016
Top brandToyota216,566 sold, 18.2% of the market
Best selling carToyota HiLux47,093 sold
SUVs39%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, 2017

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 HiLux47,093+11.8%Get a deal
2Ford Ranger42,728+15.7%Get a deal
3Toyota Corolla37,353−7.4%Get a deal
4Mazda Mazda332,690−9.5%Get a deal
5Hyundai i3028,780−23.8%Get a deal
6Mazda CX-525,831+5.2%Get a deal
7Hyundai Tucson23,828+18.4%Get a deal
8Holden Commodore23,676−8.4%Get a deal
9Toyota Camry23,620−10.8%Get a deal
10Mitsubishi Triton23,605+7.8%Get a deal
–Holden Colorado21,579Get a deal
–Toyota RAV421,077+7.9%Get a deal
–Mitsubishi ASX19,403+7.0%Get a deal
–Nissan X-Trail18,955Get a deal
–Kia Cerato18,731Get a deal
–Volkswagen Golf18,454Get a deal
–Isuzu D-Max17,717Get a deal
–Hyundai Accent17,578−6.0%Get a deal
–Mazda CX-317,490−4.6%Get a deal
–Mitsubishi Outlander16,632Get a deal
–Toyota Prado15,982+8.5%Get a deal
–Nissan Qashqai13,495Get a deal
–Kia Sportage13,448Get a deal
–Toyota LandCruiser12,814+8.5%Get a deal
–Toyota Kluger12,509+5.7%Get a deal
–Mazda Mazda212,101−11.3%Get a deal
–Subaru Outback11,340−7.1%Get a deal
–Toyota Yaris11,226−7.7%Get a deal
–Ford Mustang9,165+47.6%Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz C-Class8,549+25.4%Get a deal
–Isuzu MU-X8,087Get a deal
–Toyota HiAce7,470−0.1%Get a deal
–Kia Rio6,852Get a deal
–Kia Carnival5,878+23.0%Get a deal
–Hyundai iLoad5,645+3.3%Get a deal
–Kia Sorento4,724Get a deal
–Land Rover Discovery Sport4,547+2.6%Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz GLC4,109−7.7%Get a deal
–BMW X33,671−4.0%Get a deal
–BMW X13,658−10.6%Get a deal
–Mazda Mazda63,647−16.5%Get a deal
–BMW X53,582−14.3%Get a deal
–Kia Picanto3,323+71.8%Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz GLA3,321−11.8%Get a deal
–Land Rover Range Rover Sport2,983−3.7%Get a deal
–Audi Q32,843−21.8%Get a deal
–Toyota Aurion2,701−29.5%Get a deal
–Audi Q72,664−8.4%Get a deal
–Volkswagen Caddy2,256+32.2%Get a deal
–Honda Odyssey2,184−19.5%Get a deal
–Hyundai Veloster1,935−13.3%Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz E-Class1,896+49.2%Get a deal
–Mitsubishi Mirage1,563−49.0%Get a deal
–Holden Spark1,227−30.3%Get a deal
–Volkswagen Multivan1,076Get a deal
–Mercedes-Benz GLS926−18.0%Get a deal
–Nissan Patrol916−54.3%Get a deal
–Suzuki Jimny101−80.4%Get a deal

Top brands, 2017

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

#BrandSoldChange
1Toyota216,566+3.3%
2Mazda116,349−1.6%
3Hyundai97,013−4.5%
4Holden90,306−4.2%
5Mitsubishi80,654+9.9%
6Ford78,161−3.8%
7Volkswagen58,004+2.5%
8Nissan56,594−15.3%
9Kia54,737+28.3%
10Subaru52,511+11.7%
–Honda46,783+14.6%
–Mercedes-Benz42,489+3.1%
–Isuzu25,804+10.4%
–BMW23,619−15.7%
–Audi22,011−9.3%
–Suzuki19,256−1.2%
–Land Rover13,112−3.6%
–Renault10,812
–Lexus8,800−2.5%
–Jeep8,270−34.5%
–Skoda5,350+12.4%
–Volvo4,681−20.4%
–Porsche4,484+1.1%
–Mini3,712
–Peugeot3,392+8.4%
–LDV2,580+67.3%
–Jaguar2,483−17.5%
–Fiat2,008−16.8%
–Fiat Professional1,270
–Alfa Romeo1,057+48.7%
–Infiniti776−3.8%
–Maserati740
–Citroen735−23.8%
–Haval710
–MG600
–Great Wall404
–Ram398
–Foton371−55.8%
–Chrysler258−44.2%
–Bentley219
–Ferrari210
–Aston Martin144
–Lamborghini122
–McLaren116
–SsangYong96−74.1%
–Lotus62
–Rolls-Royce45
–Proton39
–Genesis26
–Morgan8
–Chery7
–Dodge4−98.9%

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, 2017

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

  • Passenger cars450,012 37.8%
  • SUVs465,646 39.2%
  • Utes and vans236,609 19.9%

By state, 2017

Where the new cars were registered.

  • NSW397,273 33.4%
  • VIC339,343 28.5%
  • QLD233,101 19.6%
  • WA97,773 8.2%
  • SA72,426 6.1%
  • TAS19,901 1.7%
  • ACT18,540 1.6%
  • NT10,759 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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