VFACTS: May 2025 new car sales results for Australia

VFACTS figures are out, which means we can see how new vehicle sales are going in Australia. Well, for May 2025 specifically and the first five months of the year.

In total there were 105,285 new vehicle registrations in May (let’s call them sales), which is down 5.2 per cent on May last year. The year-to-date (YTD) total is also down 5.2 per cent, with 486,302 units. As before, Tesla, Polestar and Mahindra are not included in the VFACTS report.

The most popular new vehicle brands looks pretty much the same as the previous month, in terms of the top 10, with Toyota clear in front as usual. There has been some reshuffling in the top 10 compared with the previous month though, with BYD dropping out and Subaru coming back in. MG also helped punt Nissan.

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

Toyota: 23,576 (+0.8% on May 2024)
Ford: 8464 (-3.9%)
Mazda: 7845 (-2.0%)
Kia: 6903 (-8.0%)
Hyundai: 6708 (+3.3%)
Mitsubishi: 4766 (-25.6%)
Isuzu: 4286 (-2.6%)
GWM: 4272 (+11.8%)
MG: 3270 (-21.4%)
Subaru: 3233 (-4.9%)

2025 Toyota HiLux range

The best-selling vehicle in Australia in May was the Toyota HiLux. This is the second month running the HiLux has been back on top, following the last couple of years at close battle with the latest Ford Ranger and Toyota RAV4. Ranger sales seem to have dropped in recent months. For example, in May 2024, Ranger sales hit 5912 units.

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

Toyota HiLux: 4952 (-13.2% on May 2024)
Ford Ranger: 4761 (-19.5%)
Toyota RAV4: 4003 (-27.4%)
Toyota LandCruiser: 3046 (+18.2%)
Toyota Prado: 2732 (+2935.6%)
Isuzu D-Max: 2643 (+1.2%)
Ford Everest: 2369 (+12.3%)
Mazda CX-5: 2264 (+7.4%)
Hyundai Kona: 1951 (+5.9%)
Hyundai Tucson: 1794 (+25.1%)

In the micro, light under $30,000, and light above $30k classes, it was, once again, the MG3 that remains as the best-seller. The Kia Picanto came close, however. Overall sales for May 2025 were as follows, with the percentage change from May last year in brackets.

Micro

Kia Picanto: 551 (-30.5% from May 2024)
Fiat 500/Abarth: 27 (-32.5%)

Light under $30,000

MG MG3: 723 (-32.9%)
Mazda2: 361 (-19.8%)
Suzuki Swift: 334 (-24.4%)
Toyota Yaris: 321 (-18.7%)

Light under $30,000

MINI hatch: 208 (+160%)
Hyundai i20: 121 (+999%)
Volkswagen Polo: 94 (-51.8%)
MINI Aceman: 49 (new model)
Skoda Fabia: 25 (-21.9%)
Audi A1: 22 (-12.0%)
Peugeot 208/e208: 1 (new model)
Citroen C3: 1 (-66.7%)

Moving up to the small under $40,000 class, and once again the Toyota Corolla is in the lead. The new Kia K4 is creeping up, while the rest remain quite consistent with the previous month. Hyundai i30 sales are up while most others are down, except for the BYD Dolphin.

Total sales hit 4480 units in May, down 30.3 per cent on last May. The YTD tally of 22,586 is also down, 28.4 per cent. See below for the full results for this class in May 2025, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

Toyota Corolla: 1576 (-35.4%)
Hyundai i30: 909 (+13.9%)
Mazda3: 735 (-16.9%)
Kia K4: 577 (new model)
BYD Dolphin: 345 (+97.1%)
MG MG5: 143 (-64.0%)
Subaru Impreza: 111 (-36.9%)
Kia Cerato: 68 (-95.6%)
Skoda Scala: 16 (-23.8%)

2026 VW Golf R Black Edition

In the premium small above $40,000 class, the MG4 continues in front but not by much. The VW Golf and Subaru WRX came very close in May.

Combined, the class reported 1544 sales for the month, and that’s down 22.2 per cent on last month, contributing to a 13.6 per cent decline across YTD.

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

MG MG4: 319 (-43.5%)
Volkswagen Golf: 290 (+124.8%)
Subaru WRX: 285 (+11.8%)
Mercedes-Benz A-Class: 170 (-40.4%)
Audi A3: 135 (-55.3%)
BMW 1 Series: 118 (+126.9%)
GWM Ora: 75 (-35.3%)
Honda Civic: 53 (-59.2%)
BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe: 52 (+73.3%)
Cupra Born: 30 (-3.2%)
Cupra Leon: 13 (-43.5%)
Peugeot 308: 4 (-33.3%)
Nissan Leaf: 0 (-100%)
Renault Megane: 0 (-100%)
MINI Clubman: 0 (-100%)
Mercedes-Benz B-Class: 0 (-100%)

2024 Hyundai Sonata N Line

Over in the medium below $60,000 segment, there isn’t much happening unfortunately. The Camry leads the way as usual while most others sway in the breeze. Total class efforts reached 1512 units, down 59.6 per cent on last month. Year-to-date is down 57.7 per cent.

See below for the full class results, with the percentage change compared with May 2024 in brackets:

Toyota Camry: 919 (-62.8%)
BYD Seal: 355 (-64.6%)
Mazda6: 107 (+46.6%)
Skoda Octavia: 84 (-3.4%)
Hyundai Sonata: 34 (-47.7%)
Honda Accord: 9 (-77.5%)
Volkswagen Passat: 4 (-55.6%)

For the medium above $60,000 class, Mercedes-Benz overtook BMW for the win with the C-Class versus the 3 Series. BMW i4, Audi A5 (model now merged with A4), and Lexus ES sales remain steady while most others report low numbers. Although, the Alfa Romeo Giulia looks like it had a spike, perhaps thanks to recent drive-away specials.

This class reported 663 sales in May, down 79.3 per cent on last May, with YTD efforts down 80.2 per cent. See below for the full results in this class in May 2025, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

Mercedes-Benz C-Class: 166 (-33.6%)
BMW 3 Series: 146 (-49.1%)
BMW i4: 92 (-53.5%)
Audi A5: 87 (+55.4%)
Lexus ES: 74 (-38.8%)
Mercedes-Benz CLA: 41 (-51.8%)
Alfa Romeo Giulia: 20 (+17.6%)
Volvo V60 Cross Country: 14 (0.0%)
Hyundai IONIQ 6: 10 (-84.8%)
Volvo S60: 6 (-40%)
Genesis G70: 3 (-50%)
BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe: 3 (-93.3%)
Audi A4: 1 (-98.5%)
Jaguar XE: 0 (-100%)
Peugeot 508: 0 (0.0%)
Volkswagen Arteon: 0 (-100%)

Lexus ES 300h

As for the large below $70,000 segment, or the one car model to be specific, the Skoda Superb is seeing an 88.9 per cent increase on last May. The YTD figure of 62 units is down 44.6 per cent for the class.

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

Skoda Superb: 17 (+88.9%)
Citroen C5 X: 0 (-100%)

Over in the large above $70,000 segment, and it looks like the BMW 5 Series is back in the lead. Its arch rival, the Mercedes E-Class, remains very close, followed by the EQE electric sedan and Porsche Taycan.

Total class efforts reached 196 units for the month, up 11.4 per cent, while the YTD figure is up 10.5 per cent. See below for the complete results for this segment, with the percentage change compared with May last year in brackets:

BMW 5 Series: 47 (+27.0%)
Mercedes-Benz E-Class: 44 (-31.3%)
Mercedes-Benz EQE: 34 (+54.5%)
Porsche Taycan: 29 (+31.8%)
BMW i5: 18 (+157.1%)
Audi A6: 17 (+41.7%)
Audi A7: 5 (+400%)
Genesis G80: 1 (-50%)
Toyota Mirai: 1 (0.0%)
Audi e-tron GT: 0 (-100%)
Maserati Ghibli: 0 (0.0%)
Jaguar XF: 0 (-100%)

Rounding off the passenger cars, the upper large above $100,000 class was led by both the Porsche Panamera and Mercedes S-Class. The segment saw 30 sales in May, up 15.4 per cent on last May. YTD is up 41.3 per cent.

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

Porsche Panamera: 8 (+14.3%)
Mercedes-Benz S-Class: 8 (+166.7%)
BMW 7 Series: 4 (-20.0%)
BMW i7: 4 (+100%)
BMW 8 Series Gran Coupe: 3 (-40.0%)
Audi A8: 1 (0.0%)
Lexus LS: 1 (0.0%)
Rolls-Royce Sedan: 1 (0.0%)
Bentley sedan: 0 (-100.0%)
Mercedes-AMG GT 4D: 0 (-100.0%)
Lotus Emeya: 0 (new model)
Mercedes-Benz EQS: 0 (-100%)

Mercedes-AMG S 63

Into the sports car, and the Ford Mustang blasted through with impressive figures in May, easily holding the crown as best-selling sports car outright. The entry sports below $80,000 class, reported 994 sales in May, up 251.2 per cent, with YTD also up, 165 per cent.

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

Ford Mustang: 720 (+999%)
Subaru BRZ: 89 (-15.2%)
Mazda MX-5: 67 (+8.1%)
Toyota GR86: 66 (+112.9%)
MINI Cabrio: 41 (+2.5%)
Nissan Z: 11 (-75.0%)

Ferrari SF90 XX Stradale

In the sports above $80,000 class the BMW 2 Series two-door models reported big numbers in May, followed by the Mercedes CLE. A handful of rivals remained behind with around 20 sales each.

This segment saw 373 sales in May, down 17.7 per cent, with YTD down 12.7 per cent. See below for the full segment results, with the percentage change compared with May 2024 in brackets:

BMW 2 Series coupe/convertible: 163 (-20.5%)
Mercedes-Benz CLE-Class: 84 (+68.0%)
BMW 4 Series Coupe/Conv: 26 (-50.0%)
Porsche Boxster: 26 (+18.2%)
Porsche Cayman: 23 (-4.2%)
Toyota GR Supra: 19 (+11.8%)
Chevrolet Corvette Stingray: 9 (-75.7%)
MG Cyberster: 7 (new model)
BMW Z4: 6 (-33.3%)
Lotus Emira: 6 (-40.0%)
Jaguar F-Type: 4 (-33.3%)
Audi A5: 0 (-100.0%)
Mercedes-Benz E-Class coupe/convertible: 0 (-100%)
Mercedes-Benz C-Class coupe/convertible: 0 (-100%)
Audi TT: 0 (-100.0%)

And then the sports above $200,000 segment, the legendary Porsche 911 remains in front. Ferrari posted decent figures for an exotic brand, with Aston Martin and the Lexus LC neck-and-neck.

Total class figures reached 135 units for May, down 8.2 per cent, with YTD down 11.7 per cent. See below for the full lineup results for the month, with the percentage change compared with May last year in brackets:

Porsche 911: 57 (+21.3%)
Mercedes-AMG GT coupe/convertible: 15 (new model)
Ferrari coupe/convertible: 13 (-27.8%)
Aston Martin coupe/convertible: 10 (+66.7%)
Lexus LC: 10 (-16.7%)
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class: 7 (+16.7%)
McLaren coupe/convertible: 6 (0.0%)
Lamborghini coupe/convertible: 4 (-78.9%)
BMW 8 Series: 3 (-25.0%)
Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray: 3 (new model)
Maserati coupe/convertible: 3 (0.0%)
Bentley coupe/convertible: 2 (-85.7%)
Chevrolet Corvette Z06: 1 (-90.6%)
Rolls-Royce coupe/convertible: 1 (-75.0%)

Kia EV5

As for the ever-popular SUVS, the Toyota RAV4 was the most popular overall, while the Kia EV5 was the most popular premium SUV (although, only technically categorised as a premium vehicle due to its price). The BMW X3 was the most popular traditional premium SUV.

The SUV Medium below $60,000 class was the most popular SUV segment, with 18,422 units (down 5.6 per cent for the month), followed by the SUV Small below $45,000 class with 13,902 sales (up 16.5 per cent), and then the SUV Large below $70,000 class with 13,207 sales (up 25.7 per cent).

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

Best-selling SUVs – Light

Mazda CX-3: 1254 (-3.5%)
Toyota Yaris Cross: 1076 (+81.1%)
Suzuki Jimny: 719 (-18.1%)
Hyundai Venue: 640 (+4.2%)
Kia Stonic: 510 (+21.7%)
Hyundai Inster: 101 (new model)
Suzuki Ignis: 75 (-56.1%)
Volkswagen T-Cross: 74 (+825%)
Nissan Juke: 45 (-57.9%)
Jeep Avenger: 15 (new model)
Renault Captur: 0 (-100%)
Ford Puma: 0 (-100%)

Best-selling SUVs – Small below $45,000

Hyundai Kona: 1951 (+5.9%)
Chery Tiggo 4 Pro: 1725 (new model)
MG ZS: 1693 (-8.0%)
GWM Haval Jolion: 1446 (+14.3%)
Toyota Corolla Cross: 1359 (+42.0%)
Mitsubishi ASX: 1013 (+20.3%)
Mazda CX-30: 991 (-1.9%)
Subaru Crosstrek: 903 (+15.3%)
Kia Seltos: 784 (+13.3%)
Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross: 439 (-52.3%)
Chery Omoda 5: 386 (-15.4%)
Honda HR-V: 371 (+42.1%)
Nissan Qashqai: 367 (-29.2%)
Suzuki Vitara: 192 (-27.0%)
MG S5: 106 (new model)
Skoda Kamiq: 98 (-26.3%)
Suzuki S-Cross: 53 (+10.4%)
Jeep Compass: 15 (-72.7%)
Renault Arkana: 10 (-75.6%)
Mazda MX-30: 0 (-90.5%)

Best-selling SUVs – Small above $45,000

BMW X1: 511 (+63.8%)
Volkswagen T-Roc: 433 (-40.8%)
Audi Q3: 351 (-34.1%)
Toyota C-HR: 312 (+13.9%)
Kia EV3: 310 (new model)
Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class: 308 (+32.8%)
Lexus LBX: 254 (+51.2%)
BMW X2: 233 (+14.8%)
Volvo XC40: 230 (-10.2%)
MINI Countryman: 189 (+145.5%)
Cupra Formentor: 106 (-10.9%)
Lexus UX: 96 (+10.3%)
Volvo EX30: 95 (-79.6%)
Mercedes-Benz EQA: 84 (-51.2%)
Audi Q2: 79 (-46.3%)
Zeekr X: 68 (new model)
Kia Niro: 29 (-76.4%)
Alfa Romeo Tonale: 26 (+23.8%)
Jaguar E-Pace: 24 (+84.6%)
Renault Megane E-Tech: 11 (-56.0%)
Peugeot 2008: 10 (-91.6%)
Cupra Ateca: 5 (-93.5%)
Genesis GV60: 0 (-100%)
Volvo C40: 0 (-100%)

2025 BMW X1

Best-selling SUVs – Medium below $60,000

Toyota RAV4: 4003 (-27.4%)
Mazda CX-5: 2264 (+7.4%)
Hyundai Tucson: 1794 (+25.1%)
Kia Sportage: 1422 (-20.6%)
Mitsubishi Outlander: 1396 (-44.2%)
GWM Haval H6: 1212 (+4.7%)
Subaru Forester: 1073 (+3.0%)
Nissan X-Trail: 1033 (-13.5%)
Geely EX5: 511 (new model)
Honda CR-V: 494 (-7.7%)
BYD Sealion 7: 488 (new model)
Volkswagen Tiguan: 436 (+2.1%)
BYD Sealion 6: 413 (new model)
Chery Tiggo 7 Pro: 396 (+126.3%)
BYD Atto 3: 322 (-56.3%)
Jaecoo J7: 310 (new model)
Honda ZR-V: 299 (-18.5%)
MG HS: 277 (-0.7%)
Renault Koleos: 77 (+22.2%)
Deepal S07: 67 (new model)
Leapmotor C10: 55 (new model)
Skoda Karoq: 31 (-56.9%)
SsangYong Torres: 30 (new model)
SsangYong Actyon: 10 (new model)
SsangYong Korando: 9 (-81.6%)
Skoda Elroq: 0 (new model)
Ford Escape: 0 (-100%)
Citroen C5 Aircross: 0 (-100%)

Best-selling SUVs – Medium above $60,000

Kia EV5: 703 (new model)
BMW X3: 618 (+57.3%)
Lexus NX: 589 (+53.4%)
Mercedes-Benz GLC: 403 (+26.3%)
Mazda CX-60: 382 (+24.4%)
Porsche Macan: 240 (+17.6%)
Audi Q5: 235 (-22.2%)
Mercedes-Benz GLC coupe: 160 (+10.3%)
Volvo XC60: 142 (-27.6%)
Genesis GV70: 112 (+115.4%)
Cupra Tavascan: 79 (new model)
Toyota bZ4x: 72 (-1.4%)
Hyundai IONIQ 5: 65 (-45.8%)
Mercedes-Benz GLB: 65 (-57.2%)
Range Rover Evoque: 58 (+41.5%)
Mercedes-Benz EQB: 49 (+122.7%)
BMW X4: 47 (-42.7%)
Audi Q4 e-tron: 44 (new model)
Subaru Solterra: 43 (-4.4%)
Audi Q6 e-tron: 32 (new model)
Land Rover Discovery Sport: 31 (+342.9%)
Peugeot 3008: 26 (-53.6%)
Skoda Enyaq: 25 (new model)
Maserati Grecale: 13 (-55.2%)
Alfa Romeo Stelvio: 6 (+50.0%)
Peugeot 408: 5 (+66.7%)
Volkswagen ID.5: 2 (new model)
Volkswagen ID.4: 1 (new model)
Hyundai Nexo: 0
Peugeot 5008: 0 (-100%)
Mercedes-Benz EQC: 0 (-100%)

Best-selling SUVs – Large below $70,000

Toyota Prado: 2732 (+999%)
Ford Everest: 2369 (+12.3%)
Isuzu MU-X: 1643 (-8.2%)
Toyota Kluger: 1364 (+243.6%)
Kia Sorento: 914 (-8.0%)
Subaru Outback: 729 (-26.7%)
Hyundai Santa Fe: 496 (-27.1%)
GWM Tank 300: 478 (+30.6%)
Mitsubishi Pajero Sport: 451 (-39.2%)
Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace: 342 (-29.0%)
Toyota Fortuner: 295 (+16.6%)
Mazda CX-80: 269 (new model)
LDV D90: 267 (+13.1%)
Chery Tiggo 8 Pro: 248 (+185.1%)
Hyundai Palisade: 169 (-50.9%)
SsangYong Rexton: 159 (+2.6%)
GWM Tank 500: 105 (-52.7%)
Skoda Kodiaq: 72 (-39.0%)
Nissan Pathfinder: 59 (+3.5%)
Jeep Wrangler: 32 (-43.9%)
Peugeot 5008: 12 (new model)
MG QS: 2 (new model)
Volkswagen Passat Alltrack: 0 (-100%)
Mazda CX-8: 0 (-100%)
Mazda CX-9: 0 (-100%)
Dodge Journey: 0 (0.0%)

Best-selling SUVs – Large above $70,000

BMW X5: 475 (+17.6%)
Land Rover Defender: 365 (+13.0%)
Range Rover Sport: 225 (+8.7%)
Lexus RX: 178 (-2.7%)
Mercedes-Benz GLE: 177 (+53.9%)
Porsche Cayenne Coupe: 104 (+7.2%)
Audi Q7: 99 (+39.4%)
Jeep Grand Cherokee: 87 (+123.1%)
BMW X6: 82 (-8.9%)
Porsche Cayenne: 66 (+1.5%)
Volvo XC90: 65 (+30.0%)
Volkswagen Touareg: 64 (-31.2%)
Mazda CX-90: 57 (-38.7%)
Range Rover Velar: 45 (+104.5%)
Audi Q8: 44 (+41.9%)
Ford Mustang Mach-E: 42 (+40.0%)
Mazda CX-70: 34 (new model)
Volvo EX90: 31 (new model)
Jaguar F-Pace: 28 (-9.7%)
Mercedes-Benz GLE coupe: 28 (-9.7%)
Kia EV6: 27 (-85.1%)
BMW iX: 26 (-23.5%)
Genesis GV80: 18 (-30.8%)
Genesis GV80 Coupe: 8 (-33.3%)
Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV: 8 (-86.7%)
Audi Q8 e-tron: 5 (-66.7%)
Lexus RZ: 5 (-75.0%)
Maserati Levante: 1 (-50.0%)
Jaguar I-Pace: 0 (-100.0%)

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

Toyota LandCruiser: 2040 (+37.7%)
Nissan Patrol: 661 (+6.3%)
Land Rover Discovery: 41 (-14.6%)
Kia EV9: 21 (-57.1%)

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

BMW X7: 108 (-0.9%)
Lexus GX: 85 (new model)
Mercedes-Benz GLS: 78 (+77.3%)
Lexus LX: 66 (+135.7%)
Range Rover: 46 (+17.9%)
Mercedes-Benz G-Class: 35 (+2.9%)
GMC Yukon: 29 (new mode)
Lamborghini Urus: 17 (+13.3%)
BMW XM: 7 (-41.7%)
Bentley Bentayga: 6 (+20.0%)
Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV: 4 (-78.9%)
Rolls-Royce Cullinan: 3 (+50.0%)
Aston Martin DBX: 3 (-50.0%)
Ferrari Purosangue: 3 (-25.0%)
Lotus Eletre: 1 (new model)

2025 Mitsubishi Triton range

And then lastly the utes and American pickup trucks. See below for the top 20 best-selling utes in Australia for May 2025, according to VFACTS, including 4×2 and 4×4 and the large above $100,000 segments combined: