VFACTS: October 2025 new car sales results for Australia

How are new car sales going in Australia as we approach the end of the year? Well, let’s take a look at the VFACTS new vehicle registrations report for October 2025 and find out.

Although they are technically new vehicle registrations, let’s just call them sales for brevity. According to the report, which excludes Tesla and Polestar, there were 99,588 sales in October. Compared with last October, that’s up 1.2 per cent but down 1.1 per cent year-to-date.

The most popular new vehicle brand for the month was Toyota yet again, posting a decent 6.8 per cent increase on last October. It looks like BYD is experiencing the biggest uptick on last year, while MG is taking the steepest dive.

2025 Toyota HiLux lineup in Australia

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

Toyota: 19,726 (+6.8% on October 2024)
Ford: 7570 (-11.8%)
Mazda: 7140 (-6.7%)
Kia: 6610 (+0.1%)
Hyundai: 6403 (-9.6%)
Mitsubishi: 4714 (-15.7%
GWM: 4431 (+32.3%)
BYD: 3959 (+128.6%)
MG: 3556 (-31.7%)
Chery: 3550 (+10.5%)

In terms of the best-selling vehicles in Australia in October, the unstoppable Toyota HiLux remains in the lead from the previous month, after edging ahead of the mainstay leader, the Ford Ranger, two months ago.

The sales race is on between these two to claim the best-selling ute (and vehicle overall) for 2025, with 46,452 Rangers sold so far, against 45,257. It’s going to be extremely close.

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

Toyota HiLux: 4444 (-1.7%)
Ford Ranger: 4402 (-7.5%)
Toyota RAV4: 4401 (-9.1%)
Ford Everest: 2435 (-8.7%)
Toyota LandCruiser: 2090 (-8.7%)
Hyundai Kona: 2057 (+14.3%
Chery Tiggo 4: 1975 (+457.9%)
Isuzu D-Max: 1896 (-17.4%)
Mazda CX-5: 1813 (-1.1%)
Mitsubishi Triton: 1770 (+14.3%)

Chery Tiggo 4-Australia

Kicking off with the micro, light under $30,000, and light above $30k classes, and it looks like the MG3 is back in the lead overall, ahead of the Kia Picanto.

Overall sales in October 2025 were as follows, with the percentage change from the same month last year in brackets.

Micro

Kia Picanto: 533 (+1.3% from October 2024)
Fiat 500/Abarth: 29 (-39.6%)

Light under $30,000

MG MG3: 562 (-38.9%)
Mazda2: 317 (-35.4%)
Toyota Yaris: 239 (+92.7%)
Suzuki Swift: 216 (-57.6%)

Light under $30,000

MINI Cooper hatch: 207 (-4.6%)
Volkswagen Polo: 85 (-74.8%)
Hyundai i20: 67 (+179.2%)
Skoda Fabia: 41 (+115.8%)
Audi A1: 38 (+999%)
MINI Aceman: 25 (-63.8)
Citroen C3: 0 (-100%)
Peugeot 208/e208: 0 (new model)

2025 Hyundai i20 N Australia

Into the small under $40,000 segment, and Toyota still leads the way with the Corolla. The overall class reported 4066 sales for the month, down 22.3 per cent on the same month last year. See below for the full results in October 2025, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

Toyota Corolla: 1432 (-18.2%)
Hyundai i30: 898 (-30.5%)
Mazda3: 711 (-4.2%)
Kia K4: 454 (new model)
BYD Dolphin: 311 (+364.2%)
Subaru Impreza: 108 (+3.8%)
MG MG5: 106 (-59.1%)
Skoda Scala: 46 (-9.8%)
Kia Cerato: 0 (-100%)

Up in the small above $40,000 class, the Audi A3 is back in the lead, just edging out in front of the Mercedes A-Class. MG4 sales seem to be struggling, still, while the Cupra Leon jumped up a bit likely due to the recent arrival of the new model.

Overall, the segment recorded 1472 sales for the month, down 42.7 per cent. The YTD tally stands at 2569 units, down 17.1 per cent. See below for the complete results, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

Audi A3: 268 (+262.2%)
Mercedes-Benz A-Class: 264 (+112.9%)
Volkswagen Golf: 230 (-23.1%)
BMW 1 Series: 143 (+104.3%)
Subaru WRX: 125 (-6.0%)
MG MG4: 106 (-92.9%)
GWM Ora: 99 (-35.7%)
Honda Civic: 88 (+151.4%)
Cupra Leon: 76 (+153.3%)
BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe: 61 (-3.2%)
Peugeot 308: 11 (0.0%)
Cupra Born: 1 (-98.6%)
Nissan Leaf: 0 (-100%)
Renault Megane: 0 (-100%)
MINI Clubman: 0 (-100%)
Mercedes-Benz B-Class: 0 (-100%)

In the medium below $60,000 class, there have been no major changes. The Toyota Camry remains in the lead by a big margin, with sales of the runner-up BYD Seal dropping off a bit for the month.

Overall, there were 1393 sales in this class in October, up 14.2 per cent on last October. See below for the full class results, with the percentage change compared with October 2024 in brackets:

Toyota Camry: 1027 (+55.4%)
BYD Seal: 259 (-17.3%)
Skoda Octavia: 60 (+53.8%)
Hyundai Sonata: 25 (-32.4%)
Honda Accord: 12 (+50%)
Mazda6: 10 (-93.8%)
Volkswagen Passat: 0 (-100%)

2025 Audi A5 - side

Checking out the medium above $60,000 segment, and it looks like the BMW 3 Series remains in front, followed by the Audi A5, surprisingly. Mercedes C-Class efforts rounded out the top three.

Overall, this class reported 746 sales for the month, which is up 13.5 per cent since last October. See below for the full results in this class, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

BMW 3 Series: 191 (+83.7%)
Audi A5: 152 (+322.2%)
Mercedes-Benz C-Class: 129 (-1.5%)
Lexus ES: 98 (+28.9%)
Mercedes-Benz CLA: 78 (+39.3%)
Hyundai IONIQ 6: 46 (+119.0%)
BMW i4: 32 (-77.5%)
Alfa Romeo Giulia: 18 (+260%)
BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe: 1 (-87.5%)
Volvo V60 Cross Country: 1 (-90%)
Genesis G70: 0 (-100%)
Audi A4: 0 (-100%)
Jaguar XE: 0 (-100%)
Peugeot 508: 0 (-100.0%)
Volkswagen Arteon: 0 (-100%)
Volvo S60: 0 (-100.0%)

In the lonely large below $70,000 class, the Skoda Superb registered 8 sales and the class overall is down 35.5 per cent on last October, and down 5.0 per cent YTD. See below for the full results for October 2025, with the percentage change compared with the same month last year in brackets:

Skoda Superb: 8 (-33.3%)
Citroen C5 X: 0 (0.0%)

In the large above $70,000 segment, the BMW i5 blasted through with the most sales, followed by the new MG IM5. Overall, the class reported 227 sales for the month, up 49.3 per cent.

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

BMW i5: 87 (+625%)
IM IM5: 47 (new model)
Mercedes-Benz E-Class: 44 (+7.3%)
BMW 5 Series: 21 (-31.3%)
Porsche Taycan: 11 (-50%)
Audi A6: 7 (-75.9%)
Mercedes-Benz EQE: 4 (-63.6%)
Genesis G80: 3 (-40%)
Audi A7: 2 (-81.8%)
Audi e-tron GT: 1 (-50.0%)
Jaguar XF: 0 (-100%)
Maserati Ghibli: 0 (0.0%)
Toyota Mirai: 0 (0.0%)

2025 BMW i5 - red

Finishing off the conventional passenger cars with the upper large above $100,000 class , the mighty Mercedes-Benz S-Class plowed its way to the top for October, followed by the Porsche Panamera.

This class saw 31 sales overall in the month, up 3.3 per cent on last October. Year-to-date sales are up 15.9 per cent, which is interesting considering the popularity and growing trend of SUVs.

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

Mercedes-Benz S-Class: 10 (+11.1%)
Porsche Panamera: 7 (0.0%)
BMW i7: 5 (+150%)
BMW 7 Series: 2 (-60.0%)
Lexus LS: 2 (0.0%)
Mercedes-Benz EQS: 2 (-33.3%)
Rolls-Royce Sedan: 2 (0.0%)
Bentley sedan: 1 (0.0%)
BMW 8 Series Gran Coupe: 0 (0.0%)
Mercedes-AMG GT 4D: 0 (0.0%)
Audi A8: 0 (0.0%)
Lotus Emeya: 0 (0.0%)

Moving into the fun cars, starting with the sports below $80,000 class, sales of the Ford Mustang dropped off by a huge margin in October, leaving the gap for the Mazda MX-5 to swoop in. However, it wasn’t the best-selling sports car overall – that went to the Mercedes CLE.

Combined, the class reported 253 sales for the month, down 54.7 per cent. See below for the full results for October, with the percentage change compared with the same month in 2024 in brackets:

Mazda MX-5: 71 (+14.5%)
Toyota GR86: 56 (-46.2%)
MINI Cabrio: 53 (0.0%)
Subaru BRZ: 45 (-32.8%)
Ford Mustang: 14 (-95.5%)
Nissan Z: 14 (-6.7%)

Although there are more models in the sports above $80,000 class, it saw higher sales overall compared with the entry class above, with 255 units. That’s down 44.8 per cent on last October.

The best-seller was the Mercedes CLE, narrowly making it as the best-selling sports car outright, in front of the Porsche 911. See below for the full segment results, with the percentage change compared with October 2024 in brackets:

Mercedes-Benz CLE-Class: 89 (+25.4%)
BMW 2 Series coupe/convertible: 64 (-33.3%)
BMW 4 Series Coupe/Conv: 43 (-54.7%)
Toyota GR Supra: 14 (-50%)
Chevrolet Corvette Stingray: 13 (-70.5%)
Porsche Cayman: 12 (-81.3%)
Porsche Boxster: 11 (-62.1%)
MG Cyberster: 5 (new model)
Jaguar F-Type: 2 (+100%)
BMW Z4: 1 (-91.7%)
Lotus Emira: 1 (-85.7%)
Audi A5: 0 (-100.0%)
Audi TT: 0 (-100.0%)
Mercedes-Benz C-Class coupe/convertible: 0 (-100%)
Mercedes-Benz E-Class coupe/convertible: 0 (-100%)

2025 Mercedes-AMG CLE 53 cabrio - roof down

Finishing off with the sports above $200,000 class, the legendary Porsche 911 easily set the pace in October, almost clinching top-spot overall for sports cars.

The segment reported 158 sales combined, up 23.4 per cent on last October. See below for the full lineup results for the month, with the percentage change compared with October last year in brackets:

Porsche 911: 80 (+48.1%)
Ferrari coupe/convertible: 14 (-36.4%)
Lamborghini coupe/convertible: 11 (-42.1%)
Bentley coupe/convertible: 10 (+233.3%)
Mercedes-AMG GT coupe/convertible: 10 (0.0%)
Aston Martin coupe/convertible: 9 (+50%)
McLaren coupe/convertible: 9 (+12.5%)
BMW 8 Series: 5 (0.0%)
Lexus LC: 5 (+66.7%)
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class: 3 (+50%)
Rolls-Royce coupe/convertible: 2 (0.0%)
Maserati coupe/convertible: 0 (-100.0%)
Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray: 0 (-100.0%)
Chevrolet Corvette Z06: 0 (-100%)

2025 Lexus NX range in Australia

Now for the most demanding of them all, the SUVS. The best-seller outright was the Toyota RAV4 once again, while the best-selling premium SUV (excluding Tesla and Polestar), according to VFACTS, was the Lexus NX mid-sizer.

The SUV Medium below $60,000 segment was the most popular with 20,641 sales (up 8.5 per cent for the month), followed by the SUV Small below $45,000 class with 13,455 sales (up 20.3 per cent). The SUV Large below $70,000 segment rounded out the top three categories with 11,239 sales (up 19.3 per cent).

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

Best-selling SUVs – Light

Mazda CX-3: 1295 (-20.6%)
Toyota Yaris Cross: 878 (+5.1%)
Hyundai Venue: 609 (-15.8%)
Suzuki Jimny: 470 (-43.2%)
Kia Stonic: 462 (-15.7%)
Suzuki Fronx: 340 (new model)
Volkswagen T-Cross: 115 (-69.5%)
Nissan Juke: 70 (-25.5%)
Suzuki Ignis: 57 (-58.1%)
Hyundai Inster: 45 (new model)
Alfa Romeo Junior: 12 (new model)
Jeep Avenger: 4 (-88.6%)
Ford Puma: 0 (-100%)
Renault Captur: 0 (-100%)

Best-selling SUVs – Small below $45,000

Hyundai Kona: 2057 (+14.3%)
Chery Tiggo 4 Pro: 1975 (+457.9)
MG ZS: 1743 (-1.0%)
GWM Haval Jolion: 1582 (+63.6%)
Toyota Corolla Cross: 1293 (+248.5%)
Mazda CX-30: 925 (-9.5%)
Kia Seltos: 816 (+41.2%)
Subaru Crosstrek: 689 (+31.6%)
Chery Omoda 5: 522 (-1.3%)
Mitsubishi ASX: 440 (-57.9%)
Honda HR-V: 386 (+15.2%)
MG S5: 282 (new model)
Nissan Qashqai: 280 (-18.1%)
Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross: 209 (-66.8%)
Skoda Kamiq: 95 (-11.2%)
Suzuki Vitara: 93 (-62.0%)
Renault Duster: 28(new model)
Suzuki S-Cross: 19 (-45.7%)
Renault Arkana: 12 (-65.7%)
Leapmotor B10: 7 (new model)
Jeep Compass: 2 (-88.2%)
Mazda MX-30: 0 (-90.5%)

Best-selling SUVs – Small above $45,000

Audi Q3: 491 (-9.6%)
BMW X1: 449 (0.0%)
Volkswagen T-Roc: 439 (-25.3%)
Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class: 257 (-38.8%)
Kia EV3: 241 (new model)
Volvo XC40: 206 (-30.9%)
Lexus LBX: 169 (+19.9%)
Toyota C-HR: 164 (-13.7%)
BMW X2: 158 (-37.3%)
MINI Countryman: 151 (-60.7%)
Lexus UX: 125 (+68.9%)
Cupra Formentor: 122 (+69.4%)
Volvo EX30: 122 (-23.3%)
Mercedes-Benz EQA: 52 (-39.5%)
Audi Q2: 50 (+31.6%)
Zeekr X: 31 (new model)
Kia Niro: 14 (-83.1%)
Renault Megane E-Tech: 11 (-38.9%)
Peugeot 2008: 10 (+25.0%)
Alfa Romeo Tonale: 5 (-54.5%)
Cupra Ateca: 4 (-81.8%)
Jaguar E-Pace: 2 (-83.3%)
Genesis GV60: 1 (-85.7%)
Volvo C40: 0 (-100%)

Best-selling SUVs – Medium below $60,000

Toyota RAV4: 4401 (-9.1%)
Mazda CX-5: 1813 (-1.1%)
Mitsubishi Outlander: 1689 (-11.2%)
Kia Sportage: 1610 (-24.6%)
Hyundai Tucson: 1548 (-14.1%)
BYD Sealion 7: 1341 (new model)
Subaru Forester: 1313 (+27.7%)
Nissan X-Trail: 1212 (+17.7%)
GWM Haval H6: 1079 (+4.9%)
BYD Sealion 6: 660 (-35.4%)
Chery Tiggo 7 Pro: 649 (+126.1%)
Honda CR-V: 474 (+71.1%)
Jaecoo J7: 375 (new model)
MG HS: 364 (-53.3%)
Geely Starray: 361 (new model)
Geely EX5: 343 (new model)
BYD Atto 3: 318 (-3.6%)
Honda ZR-V: 318 (+59.8%)
Volkswagen Tiguan: 301 (-15.0%)
Renault Koleos: 114 (+171.4%)
Skoda Elroq: 79 (new model)
GWM Haval H7: 73 (new model)
Leapmotor C10: 57 (new model)
Deepal S07: 39 (new model)
Skoda Karoq: 39 (-7.1%)
SsangYong Korando: 20 (-20%)
Nissan Ariya: 19 (new model)
SsangYong Torres: 16 (-60.0%)
SsangYong Actyon: 15 (new model)
Ford Escape: 1 (-91.7%)
Citroen C5 Aircross: 0 (-100%)

Best-selling SUVs – Medium above $60,000

Lexus NX: 619 (+9.9%)
BMW X3: 473 (+269.5%)
Mercedes-Benz GLC: 441 (+59.2%)
Mazda CX-60: 423 (+59.6%)
Kia EV5: 340 (+250.5%)
Audi Q5: 294 (+16.2%)
Volkswagen ID.4: 197 (new model)
Volvo XC60: 184 (+127.2%)
Zeekr 7X: 178 (new model)
Mercedes-Benz GLB: 158 (+43.6%)
Porsche Macan: 124 (-63.2%)
Toyota bZ4x: 121 (+47.6%)
Mercedes-Benz GLC coupe: 112 (-18.2%)
Genesis GV70: 108 (+176.9%)
Audi Q6 e-tron: 101 (+999%)
Mercedes-Benz EQB: 94 (+51.6%)
Range Rover Evoque: 69 (+122.6%)
Volkswagen ID.5: 59 (new model)
Skoda Enyaq: 57 (new model)
Audi Q4 e-tron: 50 (+233.3%)
BMW X4: 37 (-15.9%)
Land Rover Discovery Sport: 33 (+73.7%)
Cupra Terramar: 27 (new model)
Peugeot 3008: 22 (+999%)
Hyundai IONIQ 5: 20 (-60%)
Maserati Grecale: 19 (+11.8%)
Alfa Romeo Stelvio: 8 (-33.3%)
Cupra Tavascan: 8 (new model)
Peugeot 408: 4 (-42.9%)
Subaru Solterra: 3 (-62.5%)
Hyundai Nexo: 0 (0.0%)
Mercedes-Benz EQC: 0 (-100%)
Peugeot 5008: 0 (-100%)

2025 Isuzu MU-X Tour Mate

Best-selling SUVs – Large below $70,000

Ford Everest: 2435 (-8.7%)
Isuzu MU-X: 1458 (+7.5%)
Toyota Prado: 1458 (+999%)
Subaru Outback: 625 (-18.7%)
Mitsubishi Pajero Sport: 606 (+30.0%)
Kia Sorento: 557 (-11.7%)
GWM Tank 300: 449 (+62.1%)
Toyota Kluger: 447 (-48.7%)
Hyundai Santa Fe: 439 (-27.2%)
Chery Tiggo 8 Pro: 404 (+45.3%)
LDV D90: 400 (+273.8%)
Hyundai Palisade: 327 (+22.0%)
Toyota Fortuner: 311 (+59.5%)
Mazda CX-80: 295 (+161.1%)
Volkswagen Tayron: 159 (new model)
GWM Tank 500: 155 (+2.0%)
MG QS: 130 (new model)
Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace: 114 (-65.8%)
Jaecoo J8: 110 (new model)
Skoda Kodiaq: 90 (+36.4%)
SsangYong Rexton: 81 (-38.6%)
Jaecoo Omoda 9: 80 (new model)
Deepal E07: 43 (new model)
Nissan Pathfinder: 35 (+20.7%)
Jeep Wrangler: 28 (-48.1%)
Peugeot 5008: 3 (new model)
Volkswagen Passat Alltrack: 0 (0.0%)
Mazda CX-8: 0 (-100%)
Mazda CX-9: 0 (-100%)
Dodge Journey: 0 (0.0%)

Best-selling SUVs – Large above $70,000

BMW X5: 374 (+34.5%)
Land Rover Defender: 346 (+5.5%)
Mercedes-Benz GLE: 206 (+52.6%)
Range Rover Sport: 127 (+16.5%)
Lexus RX: 115 (-34.7%)
Ford Mustang Mach-E: 75 (+10.3%)
IM IM6: 70 (new model)
Audi Q7: 66 (-22.4%)
Volvo XC90: 55 (-45.5%)
Porsche Cayenne: 49 (-35.5%)
Mazda CX-90: 48 (-22.6%)
Volkswagen Touareg: 45 (-56.7%)
Porsche Cayenne Coupe: 42 (-50.0%)
BMW X6: 40 (-45.9%)
Mercedes-Benz GLE coupe: 40 (+53.8%)
Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV: 36 (-2.7%)
Audi Q8: 31 (-29.5%)
Jeep Grand Cherokee: 30 (-33.3%)
BMW iX: 29 (-29.3%)
Volvo EX90: 29 (new model)
Mazda CX-70: 25 (-32.4%)
Range Rover Velar: 24 (+50.0%)
Genesis GV80 Coupe: 16 (+45.5%)
Genesis GV80: 14 (+133.3%)
Kia EV6: 11 (-91.5%)
Jaguar F-Pace: 8 (-61.9%)
Audi Q8 e-tron: 1 (-90.0%)
Jaguar I-Pace: 1 (-50.0%)
Maserati Levante: 1 (-80.0%)
Lexus RZ: 0 (-100%)

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

Toyota LandCruiser: 1138 (-4.4%)
Nissan Patrol: 302 (-62.9%)
Land Rover Discovery: 26 (+8.3%)
Kia EV9: 14 (-62.2%)
Hyundai IONIQ 9: 5 (new model)

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

BMW X7: 149 (+34.2%)
Lexus GX: 139 (-42.3%)
Mercedes-Benz G-Class: 86 (+132.4%)
Lexus LX: 72 (-4.0%)
GMC Yukon: 56 (new model)
Mercedes-Benz GLS: 53 (+47.2%)
Range Rover: 17 (-65.3%)
Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV: 14 (+100%)
Lamborghini Urus: 11 (0.0%)
Ferrari Purosangue: 9 (0.0%)
Bentley Bentayga: 6 (-33.3%)
BMW XM: 4 (-71.4%)
Rolls-Royce Cullinan: 4 (+100%)
Aston Martin DBX: 2 (0.0%)
Lotus Eletre: 2 (0.0%)

2025 Kia Tasman SX

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