These were the 100 best-selling cars in the world in 2022

It took a while, but the list of the best-selling cars in the world last year has finally been released. With a strong presence of Japanese brands and almost no presence of cars made only in Brazil in the top 100, some numbers were surprising.

Posted by Automotive Industry Analysis, the ranking revealed the dominance of SUVs among the best-selling cars in the world last year. The proof of this is that the best-selling car in the world and the only one that sold more than 1 million units was an SUV: specifically the Toyota RAV4.

In the top 10 we have four SUVs, four sedans (three medium) and two trucks (one medium and one large). It is interesting to note that Toyota dominates with its cars. After all, it has the world’s best-selling SUV and car (RAV4), the champion among sedans (Corolla), the best-selling large sedan (Camry) and the number one truck (Hilux).

But the biggest surprise at the beginning of the year was the Tesla Model Y. The SUV became the best-selling electric car in the world after jumping from 19th in 2021 to 3rd in last year’s overall position. Tesla still has the Model 3 in 10th place as the best-selling electric sedan in 2022.

The dominance of SUVs and Japanese

If we analyze the top 100 as a whole, we have SUV as the main category, representing 49 positions in total. They are followed by sedans with 23 entries in the range, then by hatches with 13 models, and ending with 4 small cars. But most importantly, there is only one minivan (Suzuki Ertiga) and station wagon (Subaru Outback) on the list.

Among the brands, we have shy Japanese rivals with 35 cars from the land of the rising sun. Kia and Hyundai, the only Koreans on the list, have 12 models. Chinese brands are represented by 10 cars, the best-selling Chinese in 2022 being the BYD Song Plus.

The 100 best-selling cars in the world in 2022

1. Toyota RAV4 – 1,015,700 units
2. Toyota Corolla – 991,600 units
3. Tesla Model Y – 747,500 units
4. Honda CR-V – 733,300 units
5. Toyota Camry – 673,300 units
6. Toyota Hilux – 632,500 units
7. Nissan Sentra – 566,500 units
8. Toyota Corolla Cross – 530,300 units
9. Ford F-150 – 525,100 units
10. Tesla Model 3 – 482,200 units

11. Honda Accord – 479,300 units
12. Honda HR-V – 470,600 units
13. BYD Plus Track – 464,700 units
14. Wuling Hongguang Mini EV – 443,400 units
15. Toyota Highlander – 405,600 units
16. RAM 1500 – 394,200 units
17. Honda Civic – 389,500 units
18. Chevrolet Silverado – 375,800 units
19. Hyundai Elantra – 371,100 units
20. Mazda CX-5 – 363,600 units

21. Volkswagen Lavida – 361,900 units
22. Nissan Qashqai – 353,800 units
23. Ford Escape – 343,500 units
24. Hyundai Tucson LWB – 334,700 units
25. Suzuki Swift – 333,000 units
26. BYD Qin – 331,200 units
27. Isuzu D-Max – 325,000 units
28. Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace – 311,800 units
29. Hyundai Creta – 306,800 units
30. Ford Ranger – 304,900 units

31. Peugeot 208 – 300,600 units
32. Volkswagen T-Roc – 299,200 units
33. Nissan Altima – 297,700 units
34. Mercedes-Benz GLC – 296,000 units
35. Volkswagen T-Cross – 295,600 units
36. Kia Seltos – 294,800 units
37. Volkswagen Jetta – 283,100 units
38. BMW X3 – 281,500 units
39. Toyota Yaris Sedan – 278,600 units
40. BYD Han – 273,800 units

41. Haval H6 – 271,400 units
42. Japanese/European Toyota Yaris – 268,400 units
43. BMW 5 Series – 266,900 units
44. Chevrolet Equinox – 260,900 units
45. Volkswagen Golf – 260,400 units
46 Ford Explorer – 259,500 units
47. BMW 3 Series – 259,400 units
48. Nissan X-Trail – 254,300 units
49. Toyota Tacoma – 254,200 units
50. Audi Q5 – 251,500 units

51. Toyota Yaris Cross – 246,600 units
52. Mercedes-Benz C Class – 241,100 units
53. Jeep Wrangler – 241,100 units
54. BMW X5 – 236,400 units
55. Jeep Compass – 234,000 units
56. Mercedes-Benz E-Class – 233,400 units
57. Hyundai Kona – 232,500 units
58. Kia Sportage LWB – 232,000 units
59. Dacia Sandero – 231,900 units
60. Volkswagen Polo – 230,900

61. Volkswagen Bora – 230,200 units
62. Suzuki Ertiga – 228,700 units
63. Hyundai Tucson – 222,100 units
64. Kia Cerato – 219,000 units
65. Suzuki Wagon R – 217,700 units
66. Volkswagen Taos – 216,500 units
67. Kia Sorento – 215,000 units
68. Hyundai Santa Fe – 214,100 units
69. Renault Clio – 212,600 units
70. Saipa Quik – 212,400 units

71. Subaru XV – 211,600 units
72. Toyota C-HR – 210,600 units
73. MG ZS – 210,200
74. Suzuki Baleno – 209,200 units
75. BYD Dolphin – 205,200 units
76. Honda N Box – 202,200 units
77. Toyota Yaris hatch – 201,100 units
78. Volvo XC60 – 199,700 units
79. Peugeot 2008 – 197,900 units
80. Hyundai Hall – 196,800 units

81. Suzuki Dzire – 195,600 units
82. Nissan Kicks – 195,100 units
83. Chinese Volkswagen Passat – 194,800 units
84. Chery Tiggo 8 – 193,800 units
85. Dacia Duster – 193,100 units
86. Kia Sportage – 191,400 units
87. GMC Sierra – 190,200 units
88. BMW X1 – 189,500 units
89. Subaru Outback – 188,100 units
90. Subaru Forester – 185,800 units

91. Opel Corsa – 185,300 units
92. Audi A4 – 181,100 units
93. Volkswagen Passat – 180,700 units
94. BYD Yuan Plus – 180,600 units
95. Fiat 500 – 180,400 units
96. Lexus RX – 178,700 units
97. Honda Fit – 178,000 thousand units
98. Mitsubishi L200 Triton – 177,500 units
99. Changan CS75 Plus – 176,300 units
100. Volkswagen ID.4 – 175,600 units

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