France best selling cars 2016 dominated by local made models. The leader was again the Renault Clio while Peugeot was able to keep the others two steps of the podium with 208 and 308.
The 2016 was again a positive year for the domestic car passenger’s sector in France, despite the market increase was due to business sales and not on private consumer’s demand.
As far as the best selling cars, the entire top 100 was held by French models.
On top of the list, as usual, the Renault Clio with 112.152 sales (+3.5%), followed by the Peugeot 208 with 97.830 (+8.3%) and the Peugeot 308 with 75.509 (+0.0%).
In fourth place the Renault Captur with 70.769 units (-2.0%) followed by the Peugeot 2008 with 65.986 (+4.4%) and the Dacia Sandero, up 3 spots, with 56.199 (+24.2%).
In seventh place the Renault Mégane with 52.994 (+35.1%) followed by the Citroen C3, down 2 spots with 52.060 (-7.7%), the Citroen C4 Picasso, up one spot, with 40.880 (-8.4%) and in 10th place the Renault Twingo down 2 spots with 40.793 (-10.0%).
Below, you can sort our interactive tables to see data regarding Brands, Groups and Models. Please bear in mind that sales data are subject to adjustments as sources will update their information. This report is updated at the publishing date and will not be modified while the next on this subject will always have the year to date data updated
| Rank 2016 | Rank 2015 | Best | Sales 2016 | Sales 2015 | Variation 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Renault Clio | 112.152 | 108.408 | 3,5% |
| 2 | 2 | Peugeot 208 | 97.830 | 90.367 | 8,3% |
| 3 | 3 | Peugeot 308 | 75.509 | 75.474 | 0,0% |
| 4 | 4 | Renault Captur | 70.769 | 72.191 | -2,0% |
| 5 | 5 | Peugeot 2008 | 65.986 | 63.204 | 4,4% |
| 6 | 9 | Dacia Sandero | 56.199 | 45.264 | 24,2% |
| 7 | 12 | Renault Mégane | 52.994 | 39.235 | 35,1% |
| 8 | 6 | Citroen C3 | 52.060 | 56.382 | -7,7% |
| 9 | 10 | Citroen C4 Picasso | 40.880 | 44.608 | -8,4% |
| 10 | 8 | Renault Twingo | 40.793 | 45.328 | -10,0% |
| 11 | 11 | Volkswagen Polo | 40.155 | 42.995 | -6,6% |
| 12 | 22 | Renault Kadjar | 38.145 | 21.069 | 81,0% |
| 13 | 7 | Renault Scénic | 37.379 | 46.662 | -19,9% |
| 14 | 14 | Dacia Duster | 36.428 | 34.501 | 5,6% |
| 15 | 13 | Volkswagen Golf | 35.041 | 34.857 | 0,5% |
| 16 | 15 | Peugeot 3008 | 32.676 | 33.648 | -2,9% |
| 17 | 16 | Toyota Yaris | 30.967 | 29.266 | 5,8% |
| 18 | 17 | Nissan Qashqai | 24.524 | 27.822 | -11,9% |
| 19 | 19 | Ford Fiesta | 24.434 | 24.838 | -1,6% |
| 20 | 18 | Citroen C4 | 23.599 | 25.189 | -6,3% |
| 21 | 20 | Fiat 500 | 23.550 | 22.908 | 2,8% |
| 22 | 23 | Opel Corsa | 20.377 | 20.830 | -2,2% |
| 23 | 24 | Citroen C4 Cactus | 20.372 | 20.567 | -0,9% |
| 24 | 32 | Volkswagen Tiguan | 19.446 | 15.490 | 25,5% |
| 25 | 21 | Peugeot 508 | 17.919 | 21.732 | -17,5% |
| 26 | 25 | Opel Mokka | 17.479 | 18.270 | -4,3% |
| 27 | 39 | Fiat 500x | 15.683 | 11.644 | 34,7% |
| 28 | 26 | DS 3 | 15.639 | 16.827 | -7,1% |
| 29 | 29 | Citroen C3 Picasso | 15.566 | 16.094 | -3,3% |
| 30 | 31 | Audi A3 | 15.517 | 15.727 | -1,3% |
| 31 | 45 | Volkswagen Touran | 15.248 | 10.144 | 50,3% |
| 32 | 144 | Renault Talisman | 15.234 | 1.580 | 864,2% |
| 33 | 30 | Peugeot 108 | 15.174 | 16.042 | -5,4% |
| 34 | 33 | Mini Hatch | 14.704 | 15.154 | -3,0% |
| 35 | 27 | Nissan Juke | 13.914 | 16.278 | -14,5% |
| 36 | 34 | Toyota Auris | 13.669 | 14.460 | -5,5% |
| 37 | 35 | Citroen C1 | 13.056 | 13.915 | -6,2% |
| 38 | 38 | Mercedes A Class | 13.052 | 12.413 | 5,1% |
| 39 | 107 | Hyundai Tucson | 13.006 | 3.647 | 256,6% |
| 40 | 40 | Renault Espace | 12.449 | 11.025 | 12,9% |
| 41 | 36 | Peugeot 5008 | 11.643 | 13.698 | -15,0% |
| 42 | 41 | Audi A1 | 11.619 | 10.985 | 5,8% |
| 43 | 44 | Renault Zoe | 11.404 | 10.407 | 9,6% |
| 44 | 74 | Audi A4 | 11.219 | 6.328 | 77,3% |
| 45 | 37 | Volkswagen Passat | 10.700 | 13.273 | -19,4% |
| 46 | 57 | Nissan X-Trail | 10.638 | 8.171 | 30,2% |
| 47 | 48 | Seat Ibiza | 10.273 | 9.673 | 6,2% |
| 48 | 50 | Mercedes C Class | 10.181 | 9.305 | 9,4% |
| 49 | 49 | Toyota Aygo | 10.147 | 9.623 | 5,4% |
| 50 | 84 | Opel Astra | 10.141 | 5.346 | 89,7% |
| 51 | 46 | BMW 1 Series | 10.104 | 9.966 | 1,4% |
| 52 | 61 | Kia Sportage | 9.951 | 7.891 | 26,1% |
| 53 | 105 | BMW X1 | 9.893 | 3.954 | 150,2% |
| 54 | 51 | Ford Kuga | 9.620 | 9.069 | 6,1% |
| 55 | 58 | Skoda Fabia | 9.594 | 8.034 | 19,4% |
| 56 | 52 | Audi Q3 | 9.346 | 8.893 | 5,1% |
| 57 | 72 | Toyota RAV4 | 8.739 | 6.652 | 31,4% |
| 58 | 43 | Ford C-max | 8.736 | 10.487 | -16,7% |
| 59 | 54 | Ford Focus | 8.504 | 8.702 | -2,3% |
| 60 | 65 | Jeep Renegade | 8.466 | 7.178 | 17,9% |
| 61 | 56 | Nissan Micra | 8.344 | 8.459 | -1,4% |
| 62 | 60 | DS 4 | 8.113 | 7.942 | 2,2% |
| 63 | 67 | Hyundai i20 | 7.790 | 6.843 | 13,8% |
| 64 | 53 | Mercedes B Class | 7.700 | 8.868 | -13,2% |
| 65 | 47 | volkswagen Golf Sportsvan | 7.619 | 9.679 | -21,3% |
| 66 | 70 | Dacia Lodgy | 7.557 | 6.718 | 12,5% |
| 67 | 63 | Suzuki Swift | 7.453 | 7.739 | -3,7% |
| 68 | 78 | Fiat Panda | 7.449 | 5.994 | 24,3% |
| 69 | 64 | Mercedes GLA | 7.330 | 7.348 | -0,2% |
| 70 | 55 | Seat Leon | 7.244 | 8.481 | -14,6% |
| 71 | 134 | Mercedes GLC | 7.059 | 1.987 | 255,3% |
| 72 | 66 | Skoda Octavia | 6.943 | 6.880 | 0,9% |
| 73 | 62 | BMW 3 Series | 6.924 | 7.763 | -10,8% |
| 74 | 77 | Kia Rio | 6.469 | 6.020 | 7,5% |
| 75 | 104 | Suzuki Vitara | 6.350 | 3.981 | 59,5% |
| 76 | 87 | Smart Fortwo | 6.182 | 5.160 | 19,8% |
| 77 | 71 | BMW 2 Series Active Tourer | 6.115 | 6.684 | -8,5% |
| 78 | 91 | Ford Ecosport | 5.977 | 4.808 | 24,3% |
| 79 | Fiat Tipo | 5.820 | |||
| 80 | 59 | Fiat 500L | 5.790 | 8.010 | -27,7% |
| 81 | 79 | Audi Q5 | 5.639 | 5.836 | -3,4% |
| 82 | 91 | Land Rover Range Rover Evoque | 5.602 | 4.808 | 16,5% |
| 83 | 97 | Dacia Dokker | 5.587 | 4.167 | 34,1% |
| 84 | 76 | Toyota Verso | 5.533 | 6.128 | -9,7% |
| 85 | 88 | Volvo XC60 | 5.363 | 5.057 | 6,1% |
| 86 | 80 | Mercedes CLA | 5.212 | 5.714 | -8,8% |
| 87 | 69 | Ford B-Max | 5.173 | 6.787 | -23,8% |
| 88 | 82 | Volkswagen Up! | 4.988 | 5.580 | -10,6% |
| 89 | 93 | Kia Picanto | 4.816 | 4.600 | 4,7% |
| 90 | 141 | Opel Karl | 4.815 | 1.763 | 173,1% |
| 91 | 68 | Dacia Logan | 4.758 | 6.791 | -29,9% |
| 92 | BMW 2 Series Gran Tourer | 4.739 | |||
| 93 | 85 | Citroen C4 Aircross | 4.704 | 5.301 | -11,3% |
| 94 | 89 | BMW 4 Series | 4.680 | 5.023 | -6,8% |
| 95 | 94 | Volvo V40 | 4.605 | 4.525 | 1,8% |
| 96 | 83 | DS 5 | 4.329 | 5.488 | -21,1% |
| 97 | 113 | Toyota Prius | 4.245 | 3.066 | 38,5% |
| 98 | 173 | Mini Clubman | 4.237 | 888 | 377,1% |
| 99 | 109 | Kia Ceed | 4.193 | 3.547 | 18,2% |
| 100 | 99 | Alfa Romeo Giulietta | 4.165 | 4.116 | 1,2% |
