VFACTS: February 2025 new car sales results for Australia

That’s another month into the year already. According to the figures in the February VFACTS report for 2025, new car sales are down by 6.7 per cent. The figure for the month specifically is also down by a sizeable 9.6 per cent as the market battles with the rising costs of living.

According to the report, 94,993 new vehicles were registered in February this year. That’s down just over 10,000 units compared with last February. Demand for electric vehicles (EVs) dropped by quite a bit despite even more options being presented, with EVs making up just 5.9 per cent of sales in February, down from 9.6 in the same month last year. FCAI chief Tony Weber said:

“We are now two months into the Government’s New Vehicle Efficiency Standard, and while the supply of battery electric vehicles has risen dramatically, consumer demand has fallen by 37 per cent this year compared with the first two months of 2024.”

2025 Toyota Australia SUVs

Starting with the most popular new vehicle brands, no surprise here, Toyota continues at the top. Despite a market downturn of 6.7 per cent, Toyota’s year-to-date (YTD) tally is down only 0.1 per cent. Brands experiencing an increase across YTD in the top 10 include Kia (up 4.9%), Mazda (up 10.3%), and GWM (up 9.2%).

See below for the top 10 best-selling car brands for February 2025, including the percentage change from the same month last year in brackets:

Toyota: 18,832 (-2.8% on February 2024)
Mazda: 8797 (+19.7%)
Kia: 6707 (+9.2%)
Ford: 6337 (-12.9%)
Mitsubishi: 6119 (-4.6%)
Hyundai: 5995 (+5.1%)
GWM: 3753 (+8.5%)
MG: 3739 (-16.4%)
Nissan: 3559 (-46.2%)
Subaru: 3511 (-7.7%)

The best-selling vehicles in Australia in February were led by the the Toyota RAV4 once again. RAV4 sales are up 87.6 per cent YTD. Coming in second place was the Ford Ranger followed by the Toyota HiLux. Interestingly, the BYD Shark 6 jumps into the scene and straight into sixth spot, perhaps as initial orders are delivered.

See below for the top 10 best-selling vehicles during February 2025, including the percentage change compared with the same month last year:

Toyota RAV4: 4405 (+54.9% on February 2024)
Ford Ranger: 4040 (-24.5%)
Toyota HiLux: 3616 (-17.9%)
Toyota Prado: 2723 (+167.5%)
Mitsubishi Outlander: 2385 (+8.0%)
BYD Shark 6: 2026 (new model)
Isuzu D-Max: 2022 (-31.2%)
Mazda CX-5: 1932 (+17.7%)
Kia Sportage: 1927 (+42.7%)
Hyundai Kona: 1889 (+84.5%)

2024 Mazda2 Australia

In the micro, light under $30,000, and light above $30k classes, it was the MG3 that came home with the most sales once again. Sales are up 16 per cent for the city car, YTD. Overall sales for February 2025 were as follows, with the percentage change from February last year in brackets.

Micro

Kia Picanto: 484 (+86.2% from February 2024)
Fiat 500/Abarth: 49 (+6.5%)

Light under $30,000

MG MG3: 1066 (+5.0%)
Mazda2: 473 (+44.6%)
Suzuki Swift: 298 (-42.6%)
Toyota Yaris: 216 (+999%)

Light under $30,000

MINI hatch: 202 (+21.7%)
Hyundai i20: 137 (+302.9%)
Audi A1: 54 (+125%)
MINI Aceman: 46 (new model)
Volkswagen Polo: 42 (-69.3%)
Skoda Fabia: 21 (-40.0%)
Citroen C3: 3 (0.0)

In the small under $40,000 class, Toyota remains in front with the Corolla, but the Mazda3 crept up quite close in February, followed by the Hyundai i30. Segment sales reached 4484, which is down 31.8 per cent for the month and YTD the class is down 28.5 per cent.

See below for the full results for this class in February 2025, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

Toyota Corolla: 1561 (-37.4%)
Mazda3: 1173 (+55.8%)
Hyundai i30: 872 (-36.4%)
Kia Cerato: 293 (-73.7%)
Subaru Impreza: 242 (+20.4%)
Kia K4: 193 (new model)
MG MG5: 91 (-75.4%)
BYD Dolphin: 44 (-79.9%)
Skoda Scala: 15 (-70.0%)

2025 Kia K4 GT-Line in Australia

Over in the small above $40,000 segment, we see the MG4 is still towering above all rivals. The VW Golf remains in second spot, while the Mercedes A-Class jumped up to third from fifth from the previous month.

There were 1477 new registrations in this class in February, which is down 18.3 per cent. However, the YTD score is down slightly less, at 12.5 per cent. See below for the complete results for February, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

MG MG4: 451 (+1.1%)
Volkswagen Golf: 241 (+27.5%)
Mercedes-Benz A-Class: 162 (+21.8%)
Subaru WRX: 158 (+10.5%)
BMW 1 Series: 122 (-8.3%)
Audi A3: 100 (-63.2%)
Honda Civic: 79 (-38.3%)
Cupra Born: 71 (+2.9%)
GWM Ora: 44 (-55.1%)
Cupra Leon: 22 (-37.1%)
Nissan Leaf: 18 (-33.3%)
Peugeot 308: 6 (-80%)
BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe: 3 (-95.5%)
Renault Megane: 0 (-100%)
MINI Clubman: 0 (-100%)
Mercedes-Benz B-Class: 0 (-100%)

Over in the medium below $60,000 segment, and the Toyota Camry continues to score the most sales. But the popular sedan is experiencing a 64.6 per cent downturn across the first two months of this year (YTD). This is reflected by the segment’s performance overall.

Just 833 sales made up the class in February, and that’s down 66.8 per cent on last February. The YTD figure is down 64.8 per cent as well. See below for the full class results, with the percentage change compared with February 2024 in brackets:

Toyota Camry: 483 (-68.9%)
Mazda6: 170 (+41.7%)
Skoda Octavia: 73 (-42.1%)
BYD Seal: 56 (-91.0)
Hyundai Sonata: 41 (-43.1%)
Honda Accord: 7 (0.0%)
Volkswagen Passat: 3 (-75.0%)

2025 BMW 3 Series

Into the medium above $60,000 class, it was led by the BMW 3 Series in February, followed by its arch rival, the Mercedes C-Class. The segment reported 525 sales overall, which is down an alarming 83.6 per cent year-to-date.

See below for the full results in this class in February 2025, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

BMW 3 Series: 162 (-12.9%)
Mercedes-Benz C-Class: 110 (-22.0%)
BMW i4: 95 (-25.8%)
Lexus ES: 67 (-11.8%)
Mercedes-Benz CLA: 34 (-46.0%)
Alfa Romeo Giulia: 21 (-8.7%)
Hyundai IONIQ 6: 9 (-66.7%)
Volvo V60 Cross Country: 7 (-30%)
Audi A4: 6 (-82.9%)
Audi A5 Sportback: 6 (-81.8%)
Volvo S60: 4 (-71.4%)
BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe: 2 (-87.5%)
Genesis G70: 2 (+100.0%)
Peugeot 508: 0 (0.0%)
Jaguar XE: 0 (-100%)
Volkswagen Arteon: 0 (-100%)

The large below $70,000 segment has just two models. Well, one, really, considering Citroen has left Australia. Just 15 units were registered overall, which is down 46.4 per cent for the month, and the YTD figure is down 50 per cent.

See below for the full results for February 2025, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

Skoda Superb: 14 (-46.2%)
Citroen C5 X: 1 (-50%)

Large above $70,000 segment sales are doing much better, with the monthly total up to 165 units. But that’s made up of more models obviously. The YTD tally of 311 units is down only 5.5 per cent. See below for the complete results for this segment, with the percentage change compared with February last year in brackets:

BMW 5 Series: 85 (+49.1%)
Mercedes-Benz E-Class: 26 (+85.7%)
Porsche Taycan: 18 (-58.1%)
Audi A6: 17 (-29.2%)
Audi A7: 6 (+50.0%)
Genesis G80: 6 (+100%)
Mercedes-Benz EQE: 3 (-70%)
Audi e-tron GT: 3 (-84.2%)
Maserati Ghibli: 1 (0.0%)
Jaguar XF: 0 (-100%)
Toyota Mirai: 0 (-100%)

2024 Porsche Panamera

Rounding out passenger cars, the upper large above $100,000 segment topped 31 units, which is up an impressive 72.2 per cent on last February. The Porsche Panamera bursted through the class for the month, reporting 15 sales.

See below for the full results for this class in February 2025, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

Porsche Panamera: 15 (+200%)
Mercedes-Benz S-Class: 9 (+125%)
BMW 7 Series: 3 (+200.0%)
Bentley sedan: 2 (+100.0%)
Lotus Emeya: 2 (new model)
Audi A8: 0 (0.0%)
BMW i7: 0 (-100.0%)
BMW 8 Series Gran Coupe: 0 (-100.0%)
Mercedes-AMG GT 4D: 0 (-100%)
Mercedes-Benz EQS: 0 (-100%)
Rolls-Royce Sedan: 0 (0.0%)

Into sports cars, the entry sports below $80,000 segment recorded 580 sales for the month, up 112.5 per cent on last February. The YTD tally of 1052 units is up as well, by 82.6 per cent.

See below for the full results for February, with the percentage change compared with the same month in 2024 in brackets:

Ford Mustang: 376 (+999%)
Mazda MX-5: 71 (+144.8%)
Subaru BRZ: 62 (-39.8%)
Toyota GR86: 57 (-6.6%)
Nissan Z: 14 (-63.2%)
MINI Cabrio: 0 (-100%)

Into the sports above $80,000 segment and it reported 310 sales during the month, up 13.1 per cent. But the YTD total of 543 is down 5.7 per cent. The best-seller for the month was the Mercedes CLE-Class.

See below for the full segment results, with the percentage change compared with February 2024 in brackets:

Mercedes-Benz CLE-Class: 78 (+999%)
BMW 2 Series coupe/convertible: 63 (-11.3%)
BMW 4 Series Coupe/Conv: 61(+1.7%)
Porsche Cayman: 33 (+13.8%)
Porsche Boxster: 26 (+85.7%)
Chevrolet Corvette Stingray: 23 (+64.3%)
Toyota GR Supra: 9 (-57.1%)
MG Cyberster: 6 (new model)
BMW Z4: 4 (-50.0%)
Lotus Emira: 3 (-82.4%)
Jaguar F-Type: 3 (-50.0%)
Audi A5: 1 (-88.9%)
Mercedes-Benz E-Class coupe/convertible: 0 (-100%)
Mercedes-Benz C-Class coupe/convertible: 0 (-100%)
Audi TT: 0 (-100.0%)

2025 Aston Martin Vantage

At the top, the sports above $200,000 class saw 129 sales go through for the month. That’s down 9.8 per cent on last February, while the YTD total of 199 units is down 18.1 per cent. The best-seller was of course the Porsche 911.

See below for the full lineup results for the month, with the percentage change compared with February last year in brackets:

Porsche 911: 33 (-65.6%)
Aston Martin coupe/convertible: 19 (+850%)
Ferrari coupe/convertible: 19 (+90%)
Lamborghini coupe/convertible: 11 (-21.4%)
Mercedes-AMG GT coupe/convertible: 11 (new model)
McLaren coupe/convertible: 9 (+350%)
Bentley coupe/convertible: 8 (+100%)
Chevrolet Corvette Z06: 6 (+500%)
Rolls-Royce coupe/convertible: 4 (+100%)
Lexus LC: 3 (+200%)
BMW 8 Series: 2 (-33.3%)
Maserati coupe/convertible: 2 (+100%)
Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray: 1 (new model)
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class: 1 (-85.7%)

2024 VW T-Roc

And now we arrive at the demanding and overwhelming range of SUVs. The most popular overall was obviously the RAV4, and the most popular premium SUV reported by VFACTS was, interestingly, the VW T-Roc, helped by the fact it was recently bumped up into the premium class with recent lineup changes.

The SUV Medium below $60,000 segment saw the most demand, with 18,804 sales (up 6.8 per cent for the month), followed by the SUV Small below $45,000 class with 13,772 units (up 8.7 per cent), and then the SUV Large below $70,000 segment with 10,430 sales (up 1.7 per cent).

See below for the complete results for each SUV category for February 2025, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

Best-selling SUVs – Light

Mazda CX-3: 1509 (+22.5%)
Toyota Yaris Cross: 975 (+42.5%)
Suzuki Jimny: 710 (-1.7%)
Kia Stonic: 554 (-30.2%)
Hyundai Venue: 539 (+10.7%)
Volkswagen T-Cross: 165 (-42.3%)
Suzuki Ignis: 92 (-48.6%)
Nissan Juke: 90 (-81.9%)
Jeep Avenger: 3 (new model)
Ford Puma: 1 (+99.6%)
Renault Captur: 0 (-100%)

Best-selling SUVs – Small below $45,000

Hyundai Kona: 1889 (+84.5%)
MG ZS: 1720 (-27.0%)
GWM Haval Jolion: 1306 (+8.7%)
Mitsubishi ASX: 1134 (+7.0%)
Subaru Crosstrek: 1119 (-10.8%)
Mazda CX-30: 1083 (+14.7%)
Toyota Corolla Cross: 1069 (+24.3%)
Chery Tiggo 4 Pro: 1068 (new model)
Kia Seltos: 894 (+9.2%)
Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross: 738 (-14.4%)
Nissan Qashqai: 633 (-35.0%)
Chery Omoda 5: 500 (+5.5%)
Honda HR-V: 302 (+7.9%)
Suzuki Vitara: 173 (-26.1%)
Suzuki S-Cross: 55 (-37.5%)
Skoda Kamiq: 37 (-61.5%)
Jeep Compass: 29 (-64.2%)
Renault Arkana: 22 (-21.4%)
Mazda MX-30: 1 (-95.7%)

Best-selling SUVs – Small above $45,000

Volkswagen T-Roc: 477 (-21.4%)
BMW X1: 342 (+3.3%)
Toyota C-HR: 316 (>999%)
Audi Q3: 267 (-21.9%)
Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class: 254 (+173.1%)
Lexus LBX: 189 (new model)
MINI Countryman: 186 (+353.7%)
Volvo XC40: 180 (-36.8%)
BMW X2: 165 (>999%)
Volvo EX30: 108 (new model)
Zeekr X: 98 (new model)
Audi Q2: 86 (+19.4%)
Volvo C40: 86 (+68.6%)
Mercedes-Benz EQA: 84 (-7.7%)
Kia Niro: 79 (-49.7%)
Cupra Formentor: 70 (-27.1%)
Lexus UX: 61 (-33.0%)
Renault Megane E-Tech: 48 (-15.8%)
Jaguar E-Pace: 17 (+88.9%)
Alfa Romeo Tonale: 11 (-62.1%)
Peugeot 2008: 10 (-68.8%)
Cupra Ateca: 7 (-63.2%)
Genesis GV60: 2 (-50.0%)

Best-selling SUVs – Medium below $60,000

Toyota RAV4: 4405 (+54.9%)
Mitsubishi Outlander: 2385 (+8.0%)
Mazda CX-5: 1932 (+17.7%)
Kia Sportage: 1927 (+42.7%)
Nissan X-Trail: 1494 (-40.4%)
Hyundai Tucson: 1472 (-12.7%)
Subaru Forester: 1164 (-3.5%)
GWM Haval H6: 1094 (+10.2%)
BYD Sealion 6: 860 (new model)
Honda CR-V: 500 (-34.3%)
MG HS: 405 (+41.6%)
Honda ZR-V: 330 (-38.1%)
Chery Tiggo 7 Pro: 236 (+52.3%)
BYD Sealion 7: 157 (new model)
Volkswagen Tiguan: 155 (-59.6%)
BYD Atto 3: 138 (-80.6%)
Skoda Karoq: 47 (-42.7%)
Renault Koleos: 36 (-75.0%)
Leapmotor C10: 29 (new model)
SsangYong Torres: 23 (new model)
SsangYong Korando: 14 (-72.5%)
Ford Escape: 1 (-98.2%)
Citroen C5 Aircross: 0 (-100%)

Best-selling SUVs – Medium above $60,000

Mazda CX-60: 462 (+99.1%)
Lexus NX: 460 (-13.7%)
Kia EV5: 400 (new model)
Mercedes-Benz GLC: 308 (+115.4%)
Audi Q5: 305 (+29.2%)
BMW X3: 265 (+1.1%)
Porsche Macan: 263 (-10.2%)
Volvo XC60: 175 (+6.7%)
Mercedes-Benz GLC coupe: 124 (+31.9%)
Mercedes-Benz GLB: 109 (+38.0%)
Audi Q4 e-tron: 94 (new model)
Genesis GV70: 78 (+44.4%)
Toyota bZ4x: 66 (-68.3%)
Hyundai IONIQ 5: 65 (-22.6%)
Mercedes-Benz EQB: 58 (+262.5%)
Range Rover Evoque: 31 (-24.4%)
Land Rover Discovery Sport: 29 (+61.1%)
BMW X4: 23 (-28.1%)
Maserati Grecale: 16 (-40.7%)
Audi Q6 e-tron: 15 (new model)
Cupra Tavascan: 15 (new model)
Alfa Romeo Stelvio: 9 (-25.0%)
Volkswagen ID.4: 9 (new model)
Subaru Solterra: 8 (-65.2%)
Skoda Enyaq: 7 (new model)
Peugeot 3008: 7 (-82.1%)
Volkswagen ID.5: 5 (new model)
Peugeot 408: 4 (-20.0%)
Peugeot 5008: 2 (0.0%)
Mercedes-Benz EQC: 0 (-100%)

Best-selling SUVs – Large below $70,000

Toyota Prado: 2723 (+167.5%)
Ford Everest: 1207 (+14.0%)
Kia Sorento: 905 (-4.7%)
Subaru Outback: 758 (-13.1%)
Isuzu MU-X: 713 (-59.3%)
Toyota Kluger: 678 (-23.8%)
Hyundai Santa Fe: 507 (+54.6%)
Mitsubishi Pajero Sport: 442 (-40.5%)
Mazda CX-80: 415 (new model)
Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace: 322 (-27.5%)
Toyota Fortuner: 310 (+11.5%)
GWM Tank 300: 304 (-21.4%)
LDV D90: 291 (-2.3%)
Chery Tiggo 8 Pro: 234 (new model)
SsangYong Rexton: 180 (+24.1%)
Hyundai Palisade: 164 (-34.1%)
GWM Tank 500: 130 (new model)
Skoda Kodiaq: 98 (-16.9%)
Jeep Wrangler: 32 (-43.9%)
Nissan Pathfinder: 14 (-72.5%)
Mazda CX-8: 3 (-99.4%)
Volkswagen Passat Alltrack: 0 (-100%)
Mazda CX-9: 0 (-100%)
Dodge Journey: 0 (0.0%)

Best-selling SUVs – Large above $70,000

Land Rover Defender: 316 (+51.9%)
BMW X5: 205 (+9.0%)
Range Rover Sport: 170 (+27.8%)
Audi Q7: 142 (+121.9%)
Lexus RX: 118 (-36.9%)
Jeep Grand Cherokee: 103 (+63.5%)
Ford Mustang Mach-E: 96 (+45.5%)
Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV: 94 (-14.5%)
Volkswagen Touareg: 93 (+50%)
Mercedes-Benz GLE: 90 (-32.8%)
Porsche Cayenne Coupe: 80 (-23.1%)
Mazda CX-90: 66 (+32.0%)
BMW X6: 53 (+43.2%)
Volvo XC90: 48 (-40%)
Kia EV6: 47 (-75.5%)
Mercedes-Benz GLE coupe: 45 (+21.6%)
Porsche Cayenne: 42 (-68.4%)
Audi Q8: 38 (-28.3%)
BMW iX: 33 (+13.8%)
Mazda CX-70: 27 (new model)
Jaguar F-Pace: 26 (0.0%)
Range Rover Velar: 22 (-26.7%)
Genesis GV80: 20(+53.8%)
Lexus RZ: 11 (-21.4%)
Volvo EX90: 11 (new model)
Audi Q8 e-tron: 4 (-81.8%)
Genesis GV80 Coupe: 2 (new model)
Maserati Levante: 0 (-100.0%)
Jaguar I-Pace: 0 (-100%)

Best-selling SUVs – Upper large below $120,000

Nissan Patrol: 522 (-48.8%)
Toyota LandCruiser: 292 (-81.5%)
Kia EV9: 34 (-12.8%)
Land Rover Discovery: 31 (-32.6%)

Best-selling SUVs – Upper large above $120,000

Lexus GX: 91 (new vehicle)
BMW X7: 69 (-15.9%)
Mercedes-Benz GLS: 40 (+37.9%)
Mercedes-Benz G-Class: 34 (-19.0%)
Range Rover: 28 (-36.4%)
Lexus LX: 22 (-63.3%)
Lamborghini Urus: 18 (+350%)
BMW XM: 14 (+100%)
Aston Martin DBX: 6 (-14.3%)
Rolls-Royce Cullinan: 6 (+200.0%)
Bentley Bentayga: 5 (-16.7%)
Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV: 4 (+100%)
Ferrari Purosangue: 3 (0.0%)
Lotus Eletre: 1 (new model)

2025 Ford Ranger PHEV

And finally, the utes and American pickup trucks. See below for the top 15 best-selling utes in Australia for February 2025, according to VFACTS, including 4×2 and 4×4 and the large above $100,000 segments combined: