2016 saw 4.9 million cars were sold in Japan, this includes 1.7 million Kei cars and 343,000 imported cars (non-Japanese brands), down slightly no thanks to a tax increase for small cars. This list only counts regular models especially that our source doesn't include Keis and imports but these are just the minority.
Watch out for three Mondays as we discover the best sellers of 2013 to 2015 in the Land of the Rising Sun.
30. Toyota Land Cruiser wagon, (23,321 units sold)
29. Subaru Levorg, (24,184 units sold, -18%)
28. Suzuki Ignis, (24,261 units sold)
27. Mazda Axela (3), (26,342 units sold, +8%)
26. Subaru Forester, (28,544 units sold)
25. Honda Odyssey, (30,858 units sold)
24. Toyota Alphard, (37,069 units sold, -17%)
23. Toyota Crown, (39,813 units sold, -10%)
22. Toyota Harrier, (41,403 units sold, -30%)
21. Subaru Impreza, (42,423 units sold, -4%)
20. Honda Shuttle, (42,514 units sold, +21%)
19. Toyota Esquire, (44,881 units sold, -24%)
18. Suzuki Solio, (48,814 units sold, +27%)
17. Toyota Vellfire, (49,982 units sold, -8%)
16. Honda Freed, (52,202 units sold, +27%)
15. Honda Stepwgn, (52,472 units sold, -2%)
14. Toyota Noah, (54,826 units sold, +2%)
13. Nissan X-Trail, (56,151 units sold, -4%)
12. Mazda Demio (2), (57,320 units sold, -21%)
11. Toyota Passo, (70,381 units sold, +55%)
10. Toyota Vitz, (71,909 units sold, -7%)
9. Nissan Serena, (73,502 units sold, +19%)
8. Honda Vezel (HR-V), (73,889 units sold, +4%)
7. Toyota Corolla Axio, (84,770 units sold, -22%)
6. Toyota Voxy, (91,868 units sold, -1%)
5. Nissan Note, (102,402 units sold, +4%)
4. Honda Fit (Jazz), (105,622 units sold, -12%)
3. Toyota Sienta, (125,832 units sold, +97%)
2. Toyota Aqua (Prius C), (168,208 units sold, -22%)
1. Toyota Prius, (248,258 units sold, +95% )