Toyota Corolla Cleans House Among Record Compact Sedan Sales [Sales Report]

2014 Mazda3 vs Honda Civic vs KIA Forte vs Toyota Corolla Matchup Review

The 2015 Toyota Corolla cleaned house in January 2015 compact sedan sales with a significant 20.2-percent increase and 27,357 units heading out the door. The same cannot be said for the 2015 Honda Civic as it headed backwards with a worrying decrease of -14.3 percent. The Civic is now locked in a death match for second place with the 2015 Chevy Cruze and 2015 Ford Focus; just over 200 units separate these three. The Focus did very well with sales growth of 53.9 percent.

The fight for fifth place may have been decided as the Nissan Sentra made a huge jump up with a 57.7-percent increase, leaping over the declining 2015 Hyundai Elantra and 2015 VW Jetta.

All other compact sedans showed very strong double-digit growth with the 2015 Dodge Dart and the 2015 Mitsubishi Lancer as standouts. The Lancer is a small-volume seller, but was the best improved when gauged over all compact sedans.

Compact Sedan – January 2015

Jan 2015 # Jan ’14 / ’13 % YTD 2015 # YTD ’15 / ’14 %
Toyota Corolla 27,357 20.2% 27,357 20.2%
Honda Civic 18,699 -14.3% 18,699 -14.3%
Chevrolet Cruze 18,693 11.1% 18,693 11.1%
Ford Focus 18,478 53.9% 18,478 53.9%
Nissan Sentra 14,395 57.7% 14,395 57.7%
Hyundai Elantra 12,240 -20.1% 12,240 -20.1%
VW Jetta 8,969 -8.2% 8,969 -8.2%
Dodge Dart 8,136 61.0% 8,136 61.0%
Mazda3 7,896 26.7% 7,896 26.7%
KIA Forte 6,422 35.9% 6,422 35.9%
Subaru Impreza 5,096 19.9% 5,096 19.9%
Mitsubishi Lancer 1,515 68.3% 1,515 68.3%

Check out this TFLcar video comparison of the Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, and Honda Civic:

Andre SmirnovAndre Smirnov is a life-long automotive enthusiast, software engineer, writer, and reporter. He has been writing and reporting at TFLcar since 2011.