Honda Civic Recaptures Canada’s Best-Selling Car Crown

The Honda Civic is once again the best-selling car in Canada, a title it held for 24 consecutive years before the Toyota Corolla took over in 2022 and 2023.

Up 14.3 percent from the previous year, Honda’s compact car finished 2024 with 31,774 units sold nationwide, while its domestic rival dropped 8 percent and wound up with 25,988 units.

And yet the Civic is more expensive than the Corolla, which is The Car Guide’s Best Buy in the segment. Admittedly, the latter is getting old, while the former is fresh from a mid-cycle update (for the 2025 model year) including the return of the Civic Hybrid.

Photo: Antoine Joubert

Thanks to its solid performance in 2024, the Civic is back among the overall top 10 best-selling vehicles in Canada—the only passenger car in the group, by the way. Come back on Saturday to find out what the other nine are.

Ups and Downs Among the Competition, Too

Beyond the Civic and Corolla, can you guess the most popular cars in Canada in 2024? No need to keep you waiting, here they are:

Photo: Hyundai

Overall, new light-duty vehicle sales in Canada increased 8.2 percent in 2024 to reach 1.86 million units, according to Automotive News Data Center. Passenger cars accounted for a mere 13.4 percent, which is an even smaller market share than in 2023 (14.9 percent).

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