Nine months into 2026, the best-selling cars in America are still led by the same three names — the Ford F-Series, Chevrolet Silverado and Honda CR-V — but the third quarter reshuffled the rest of the list. The Ram pickup kept surging, the redesigned Toyota RAV4 bounced back after a weak first half, the Camry cooled off, and the Toyota Corolla passed the Honda Civic by just six sales. This is the update to our best-selling cars through June.
Best-selling cars of 2026 through September: the top 11
| # | Vehicle | Jan–Sept 2026 | Jan–Sept 2025 | Change | Q3 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ford F-Series | 561,508 | 620,580 | −9.5% | 203,707 |
| 2 | Chevrolet Silverado | 422,713 | 432,064 | −2.2% | 146,639 |
| 3 | Honda CR-V | 336,844 | 307,501 | +9.5% | 110,730 |
| 4 | Ram Pickup | 325,348 | 262,386 | +24.0% | 117,757 |
| 5 | Toyota Camry | 260,684 | 234,426 | +11.2% | 81,640 |
| 6 | GMC Sierra | 257,344 | 257,992 | −0.3% | 86,590 |
| 7 | Toyota RAV4 | 253,664 | 358,134 | −29.2% | 99,709 |
| 8 | Toyota Tacoma | 214,875 | 204,464 | +5.1% | 71,027 |
| 9 | Nissan Rogue | 201,991 | 161,824 | +24.8% | 66,021 |
| 10 | Toyota Corolla | 195,141 | 179,983 | +8.4% | 63,738 |
| 11 | Honda Civic | 195,135 | 185,225 | +5.4% | 62,701 |
Figures come from the automakers' own sales releases as compiled by best-selling-cars.com and Carwhere; the Ram line adds Stellantis's light-duty and heavy-duty pickup totals. Tesla does not report U.S. sales by model, so the Tesla Model Y is left unranked. Automotive News estimated about 265,000 Model Y sales through September (about 110,000 in Q3) — an estimate, not a reported number.
What changed since June
The F-Series is closing its gap. Ford's pickups were down 13.3% after the first half; through September the decline has shrunk to 9.5%. Third-quarter F-Series sales were down only 1.9%, and September sales rose 2.4% to 67,448 trucks as production picked up. Ford says the F-Series is on track for its 50th straight year as America's best-selling truck. Read about the 2027 F-150's engines and changes or browse F-150 specs by year.
Ram keeps climbing. Ram pickup sales rose 34% in the third quarter, led by the light-duty Ram 1500 at 76,650 trucks, up 73%. That puts Ram 24% ahead of last year through September, though still about 97,000 trucks behind the Silverado. Our story on the 2027 Ram 1500 Hemi covers the V8's return.
The RAV4 is back. The Toyota RAV4 sold just 59,869 in the first quarter while production switched to the new generation. In the third quarter it sold 99,709 — more than the Camry, Sierra or Tacoma — and its year-to-date decline narrowed from 36% in June to 29%.
The Camry slowed but still leads cars. The Camry dropped from 100,789 sales in the second quarter to 81,640 in the third, yet it remains America's best-selling car, up 11.2% for the year. See our 2027 Camry price and MPG by trim.
Corolla vs. Civic: a six-car race. The Corolla moved ahead of the Honda Civic, 195,141 to 195,135.
Best-selling SUV of 2026: still the Honda CR-V
The Honda CR-V set a third-quarter record of 110,730 sales, up 16.6%, even though Honda says CR-V supply was down to about 17 days. Hybrids made up 53% of CR-V sales. In November Honda said the CR-V is on pace to pass 400,000 sales for the third year in a row, and that the next-generation CR-V will be hybrid-only when it arrives next year.
How the other models we cover are doing
| Vehicle | Jan–Sept 2026 | Change | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota Tacoma | 214,875 | +5.1% | No. 8 overall |
| Honda Accord | 145,521 | +32.7% | No. 18; Honda's best Q3 for cars since 2020 |
| Jeep Wrangler | 131,011 | +2% | No. 21; Q3 up 5% to 44,757 |
| Ford Mustang | 38,685 | +17.9% | Q3 up 7.5% to 9,960 |
The Accord had the biggest gain of any car in the top 25, and the Mustang is up almost 18% as Ford keeps adding packages like the FX shown above.
What to watch in the fourth quarter
Two races are worth following into December. The RAV4 still trails the CR-V by about 83,000 sales in the fight for best-selling SUV, but among models with reported sales, only the CR-V and pickups outsold it in the third quarter. And at the top, the question is no longer whether the F-Series stays No. 1 but how much of its 2025 volume it wins back before the year ends.