VFACTS January 2022: The best and worst selling SUVs

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It is well documented that Australians are buying a record number of SUVs. Here’s what was hot – and what was not – last month.

Best seller – 2022 Mazda CX-3

905 vehicles sold in January 2022. Down 32.7 per cent versus January 2021.
23.1 per cent segment share
Drive variant pick: 2022 Mazda CX-3 Maxx Sport

Last place – 2022 Ford Puma

50 vehicles sold in January 2022. Down 73 per cent versus January 2021.
1.3 per cent segment share.
Drive variant pick: 2022 Ford Puma (base)

Best seller – 2022 MG ZS

1588 vehicles sold in January 2022. Up 26.7 per cent versus January 2021.
16.4 per cent segment share
Drive variant pick: 2022 MG ZST

Last place – 2022 Citroen C4

13 vehicles sold in January 2022. Vehicle was not on sale this time last year.
0.1 per cent segment share
Drive variant pick: 2022 Citroen C4 Shine

Best seller – 2022 Volvo XC40

324 vehicles sold in January 2022. Down 11.7 per cent versus January 2021.
26.6 per cent segment share.
Drive variant pick: 2022 Volvo XC40 T4 Momentum

Last place – 2022 Jaguar E-Pace

Best seller – 2022 Mazda CX-5

3213 vehicles sold in January 2022. Up 54.4 per cent versus January 2021.
26.1 per cent segment share.
Drive variant pick: 2022 Mazda CX-5 Maxx Sport

Last place – 2022 Citroen C5 Aircross

Best seller – 2022 Audi Q5

456 vehicles sold in January 2022. Up 49.5 per cent versus January 2021.
17.8 per cent segment share.
Drive variant pick: 2022 Audi Q5 45 TFSI

Last place – 2022 Alfa Romeo Stelvio

Best seller – 2022 Toyota LandCruiser Prado

2566 vehicles sold in January 2022. Up 88.8 per cent versus January 2021.
33.4 per cent segment share.
Drive variant pick: 2022 Toyota Prado VX

Last place – 2022 Volkswagen Passat Alltrack

Best seller – 2022 Mercedes-Benz GLC (Wagon)

212 vehicles sold in January 2022. Down 19.1 per cent versus January 2021.
17.9 per cent segment share.
Drive variant pick: 2022 Mercedes-Benz GLC300e

Last place – 2022 Jaguar I-Pace

0 vehicles sold in January 2022. Down 100 per cent versus January 2021.
0 per cent segment share.
Drive variant pick: 2022 Jaguar I-Pace EV400 S

Upper Large SUV under $100,000

Best seller – 2022 Toyota LandCruiser

Last place – 2022 Nissan Patrol

115 vehicles sold in January 2022. Down 52.3 per cent versus January 2021.
13.6 per cent segment share.
Drive variant pick: 2022 Nissan Patrol Ti

Upper Large SUV over $100,000

Best seller – 2022 BMW X7

87 vehicles sold in January 2022. Up 112 per cent versus January 2021.
41.2 per cent segment share.
Drive variant pick: 2022 BMW X7 xDrive30d

Last place – 2022 Rolls-Royce Cullinan

0 vehicles sold in January 2022. Down 100 per cent versus January 2021.
0 per cent segment share.
Drive variant pick: 2022 Rolls-Royce Cullinan

After more than a decade working in the product planning and marketing departments of brands like Kia, Subaru and Peugeot, Justin Narayan returned to being a motoring writer – the very first job he held in the industry.