Toyota's C-HR is Japan's best-selling SUV for 2017.

According to Japan Automobile Dealers Association, the Toyota crossover managed to hit a sales figure of 117,299. It is significantly ahead of the next best-selling SUV, the Honda Vezel at 64,332 units and the Toyota Harrier at 58,732 units.

Toyota's Prius also does well, claiming second spot for the overall best-selling model in 2017. Despite the good result, sales were down by just more than a third compared to last year.

In Japan, sales of mini cars (kei) and normal passenger cars are traditionally listed separately. If these cars are included, Honda's N-BOX is actually Japan's top-selling model with 218,478 units sold. From the photo above, it is clear that these 660cc mini vehicles have a huge presence in Japan, with half of the list occupied by them.

The 30 Top-Selling Car Models in Japan in 2017 (excluding kei-class cars)

Brand Model Sales in 2017

1 Toyota Prius 160,912

2 Nissan Note 138,905

3 Toyota Aqua 131,615

4 Toyota C-HR 117,299

5 Honda Freed 104,405

6 Honda Fit 97,939

7 Toyota Sienta 96,847

8 Toyota Vitz 90,248

9 Toyota Voxy 86,772

10 Nissan Serena 84,433

11 Toyota Roomy 78,690

12 Toyota Corolla 77,466

13 Subaru Impreza 73,171

14 Toyota Tank 70,839

15 Honda Vezel 64,332

16 Toyota Harrier 58,732

17 Toyota Noah 58,729

18 Toyota Passo 54,186

19 Nissan X-TRAIL 49,873

20 Suzuki Sorio 49,742

21 Mazda Demio 49,302

22 Toyota Velfire 46,757

23 Honda StepWagon 46,457

24 Toyota Esquire 43,210

25 Toyota Alphard 41,923

26 Mazda CX-5 41,622

27 Suzuki Swift 38,442

28 Toyota Crown 29,085

29 Honda Shuttle 28,111

30 Mazda Axela 25,837