Mazda is the only carmaker to improve sales year-on-year in the Top 13.
New vehicle sales in Japan sink -18% year-on-year in February to just 354,668 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -16.2% to 684,367. Brand leader Toyota (-25.5%) falls faster than the market and goes from 32% share in January to 27.9% this month. Honda (-2.1%) resists very well, improves its share to 15% and remains in 2nd place vs. #3 over the Full Year 2021. Daihatsu (-13.7%) overtakes Suzuki (-25.3%) to #3 while Nissan (-12.8%), Mazda (+2.7%), Mitsubishi (-11.2%) and Subaru (-41.4%) camp on their January ranking, with Mazda managing the only year-on-year gain in the Top 13. Mercedes (-12.1%) is the only foreigner in the Top 10 at #10. Below, Volkswagen (+2.7%), Porsche (-1.4%), Renault (-5.5%) and Fiat (+30.3%) sign solid scores while among brands below 0.2% share Chevrolet (+140.7%), Land Rover (+102.6%), Jaguar (+53.3%), Abarth (+37%) and Citroen (+10.2%) sign some of the rare upticks.
In the regular cars ranking, the Toyota Corolla (+44.1%) is up one spot on January to reclaim the pole position for the 2nd time in the past 4 months with over 12,500 sales. It distances the Toyota Roomy (-6.1%) also up one rank to #2. The big loser of the month is the Toyota Yaris (-49.3%) down from its pedestal to #3. Keep in mind Corolla sales include the Corolla Cross and Yaris sales include the Yaris Cross. Below, the Toyota Raize (+25.3%), Nissan Note (+35.1%), Honda Freed (+23%) and Toyota Aqua (+67.4%) all post fantastic and market-defying lifts. The Nissan Serena (-5.1%) and Honda Fit (-7.3%) limit their fall to single digits but the Toyota Alphard (-55%) freefalls. Outside the Top 10, the Honda Vezel (+49%) benefits from its new generation while the Mazda CX-5 (+38.9%) from its facelift. The Suzuki Swift (+16.2%), Mazda2 (+14.4%), CX-8 (+12.8%) and CX-30 (+5.7%) also shine in the remainder of the Top 30. Further down, the Mitsubishi Outlander (+733.3%), Subaru Legacy (+693.5%), Mazda Roadster (+98.2%), Toyota 86 (+189.7%), Nissan Leaf (+63%) and Honda CR-V (+51.9%) make big waves.
In the kei car charts, the Honda N-BOX (+7.4%) cements its lead, selling way over twice the amount of any other nameplate. The Daihatsu Tanto (-35.6%) remains in 2nd place vs. #3 over the Full Year 2021 while the Suzuki Spacia (-54.6%) is up two spots on last month to #3 but freefalls year-on-year. After a production interruption, the Nissan Roox (-39.3%) rallies back up 30 ranks on February to #4 but is still struggling year-on-year. In fact, there are only two additional gainers in the Top 10: the Daihatsu Mira (+6.3%) and Taft (+7.3%), and four additional lifts in the entire market: the Toyota C+POD (+1000%), Honda S660 (+158%), Mitsubishi Town Box (+30%) and Daihatsu Copen (+29.6%).
Previous month: Japan January 2022: Honda (+0.6%), Mitsubishi (+5.1%) defy market off -14.2%
One year ago: Japan February 2021: Market edging up 0.5%, Mitsubishi, Lexus in good shape
Full February 2022 Top 52 All-brands, Top 50 regular cars and Top XX kei cars below.
Japan February 2022 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Feb-22 | % | /21 | Jan | 2022 | % | /21 | Pos | FY21 |
| 1 | Toyota | 98,845 | 27.9% | -25.5% | 1 | 204,440 | 29.9% | -19.7% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Honda | 53,075 | 15.0% | -2.1% | 2 | 100,873 | 14.7% | -0.9% | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Daihatsu | 48,061 | 13.6% | -13.7% | 4 | 92,560 | 13.5% | -12.5% | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Suzuki | 47,181 | 13.3% | -25.3% | 3 | 92,065 | 13.5% | -22.6% | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Nissan | 43,668 | 12.3% | -12.8% | 5 | 74,849 | 10.9% | -19.8% | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Mazda | 18,533 | 5.2% | 2.7% | 6 | 31,415 | 4.6% | -6.2% | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Mitsubishi | 7,841 | 2.2% | -11.2% | 7 | 14,991 | 2.2% | -4.1% | 7 | 8 |
| 8 | Subaru | 6,230 | 1.8% | -41.4% | 8 | 12,719 | 1.9% | -41.6% | 8 | 7 |
| 9 | Hino | 4,706 | 1.3% | -8.3% | 10 | 8,622 | 1.3% | -5.7% | 9 | 10 |
| 10 | Mercedes | 3,462 | 1.0% | -12.1% | 11 | 7,224 | 1.1% | -4.9% | 11 | 11 |
| 11 | Isuzu | 3,166 | 0.9% | -48.9% | 12 | 5,948 | 0.9% | -45.5% | 12 | 9 |
| 12 | Lexus | 2,844 | 0.8% | -40.2% | 9 | 7,594 | 1.1% | -25.6% | 10 | 12 |
| 13 | BMW | 2,359 | 0.7% | -23.8% | 15 | 4,160 | 0.6% | -18.3% | 14 | 13 |
| 14 | Volkswagen | 2,304 | 0.6% | 2.7% | 13 | 4,358 | 0.6% | 6.7% | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | Mitsubishi Fuso | 2,238 | 0.6% | -9.9% | 14 | 4,159 | 0.6% | -3.3% | 15 | 15 |
| 16 | Audi | 1,568 | 0.4% | -14.5% | 16 | 2,828 | 0.4% | -17.0% | 16 | 16 |
| 17 | Mini | 1,438 | 0.4% | -15.0% | 17 | 2,464 | 0.4% | -14.6% | 17 | 17 |
| 18 | Volvo | 1,046 | 0.3% | -18.2% | 18 | 1,932 | 0.3% | -21.0% | 18 | 18 |
| 19 | Renault | 683 | 0.2% | -5.5% | 22 | 1,219 | 0.2% | 8.0% | 22 | 22 |
| 20 | Jeep | 681 | 0.2% | -37.7% | 20 | 1,326 | 0.2% | -35.3% | 19 | 19 |
| 21 | Porsche | 681 | 0.2% | -1.4% | 21 | 1,277 | 0.2% | 2.8% | 21 | 23 |
| 22 | Peugeot | 639 | 0.2% | -38.6% | 19 | 1,287 | 0.2% | -35.7% | 20 | 20 |
| 23 | UD Trucks | 637 | 0.2% | 13.5% | 24 | 1,099 | 0.2% | 20.8% | 23 | 21 |
| 24 | Fiat | 585 | 0.2% | 30.3% | 23 | 1,078 | 0.2% | 28.2% | 24 | 24 |
| 25 | Land Rover | 468 | 0.1% | 102.6% | 26 | 803 | 0.1% | 50.4% | 26 | 26 |
| 26 | Citroen | 400 | 0.1% | 10.2% | 25 | 810 | 0.1% | 4.5% | 25 | 25 |
| 27 | Abarth | 222 | 0.1% | 37.0% | 27 | 362 | 0.1% | 11.0% | 27 | 27 |
| 28 | Alfa Romeo | 126 | 0.0% | -26.7% | 29 | 242 | 0.0% | -18.2% | 28 | 28 |
| 29 | Jaguar | 115 | 0.0% | 53.3% | 28 | 242 | 0.0% | 118.0% | 29 | 31 |
| 30 | Ferrari | 79 | 0.0% | 1.3% | 30 | 167 | 0.0% | 4.4% | 30 | 29 |
| 31 | Maserati | 65 | 0.0% | -7.1% | 31 | 143 | 0.0% | 18.2% | 31 | 30 |
| 32 | Chevrolet | 65 | 0.0% | 140.7% | 35 | 99 | 0.0% | 57.1% | 32 | 33 |
| 33 | DS | 52 | 0.0% | -13.3% | 36 | 85 | 0.0% | -28.0% | 34 | 32 |
| 34 | Lamborghini | 50 | 0.0% | -5.7% | 32 | 90 | 0.0% | -9.1% | 33 | 38 |
| 35 | Ford | 47 | 0.0% | -17.5% | 38 | 75 | 0.0% | -7.4% | 36 | 35 |
| 36 | Dodge | 45 | 0.0% | -6.3% | 40 | 69 | 0.0% | -17.9% | 37 | 36 |
| 37 | Cadillac | 42 | 0.0% | -17.6% | 34 | 77 | 0.0% | 5.5% | 35 | 34 |
| 38 | Alpina | 39 | 0.0% | 25.8% | 45 | 44 | 0.0% | -10.2% | 40 | 40 |
| 39 | Lotus | 32 | 0.0% | 28.0% | 37 | 62 | 0.0% | 72.2% | 39 | 42 |
| 40 | Bentley | 31 | 0.0% | 10.7% | 33 | 66 | 0.0% | -10.8% | 38 | 37 |
| 41 | Hyundai | 20 | 0.0% | 900.0% | 41 | 39 | 0.0% | 550.0% | 42 | 47 |
| 42 | Rolls-Royce | 20 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 43 | 38 | 0.0% | 22.6% | 43 | 43 |
| 43 | Aston Martin | 17 | 0.0% | -63.8% | 39 | 43 | 0.0% | -44.2% | 41 | 39 |
| 44 | Scania | 13 | 0.0% | -56.7% | 42 | 32 | 0.0% | -28.9% | 44 | 41 |
| 45 | McLaren | 8 | 0.0% | -46.7% | 44 | 18 | 0.0% | -35.7% | 45 | 44 |
| 46 | Morgan | 4 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 47 | 7 | 0.0% | 250.0% | 46 | 48 |
| 47 | GMC | 3 | 0.0% | -25.0% | 46 | 6 | 0.0% | -14.3% | 47 | 45 |
| 48 | Buick | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | 48 | 3 | 0.0% | -25.0% | 48 | 51 |
| 49 | Chrysler | 2 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 49 | 3 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 49 | 49 |
| 50 | Lancia | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50 | 50 |
| 51 | Pontiac | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 51 | 2 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 51 | 53 |
| 52 | Smart | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | – | 1 | 0.0% | -50.0% | 52 | 57 |
| – | Others | 227 | 0.1% | 146.7% | – | 250 | 0.0% | 101.6% | – | – |
Japan February 2022 – regular cars models:
| Pos | Model | Feb-22 | /21 | Jan | 2022 | /21 | Pos | FY21 |
| 1 | Toyota Corolla | 12,636 | 44.1% | 2 | 25,307 | 53.0% | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Toyota Roomy | 11,229 | -6.1% | 3 | 21,941 | -4.2% | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Toyota Yaris | 10,417 | -49.3% | 1 | 28,586 | -26.8% | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Toyota Raize | 9,903 | 25.3% | 5 | 18,397 | 23.6% | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Nissan Note | 9,788 | 35.1% | 6 | 18,162 | 22.9% | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Honda Freed | 7,289 | 23.0% | 7 | 12,127 | 11.0% | 7 | 10 |
| 7 | Toyota Aqua | 6,317 | 67.4% | 4 | 16,174 | 137.6% | 6 | 8 |
| 8 | Nissan Serena | 5,981 | -5.1% | 8 | 10,694 | -10.9% | 8 | 11 |
| 9 | Honda Fit | 5,359 | -7.3% | 11 | 9,609 | -17.7% | 9 | 12 |
| 10 | Toyota Alphard | 4,553 | -55.0% | 9 | 9,194 | -54.3% | 10 | 4 |
| 11 | Honda Vezel | 3,826 | 49.0% | 10 | 8,120 | 67.6% | 11 | 14 |
| 12 | Mazda CX-5 | 3,596 | 38.9% | 20 | 5,831 | 26.0% | 15 | 28 |
| 13 | Toyota Sienta | 3,556 | -44.1% | 13 | 7,011 | -43.5% | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | Toyota Prius | 3,326 | -29.1% | 16 | 6,218 | -31.2% | 14 | 16 |
| 15 | Toyota RAV4 | 3,071 | -27.2% | 25 | 4,888 | -41.7% | 20 | 15 |
| 16 | Mazda2 | 3,062 | 14.4% | 24 | 4,885 | 5.6% | 21 | 25 |
| 17 | Toyota Passo | 2,906 | -3.3% | 19 | 5,238 | -4.3% | 19 | 22 |
| 18 | Mazda CX-8 | 2,889 | 12.8% | 47 | 3,737 | -3.3% | 28 | 34 |
| 19 | Suzuki Solio | 2,868 | -43.6% | 12 | 6,538 | -37.9% | 13 | 17 |
| 20 | Nissan Kicks | 2,855 | -43.7% | 15 | 5,751 | -40.9% | 16 | 20 |
| 21 | Honda StepWGN | 2,586 | -45.1% | 17 | 5,386 | -24.1% | 18 | 19 |
| 22 | Toyota Harrier | 2,351 | -70.6% | 14 | 5,401 | -68.6% | 17 | 7 |
| 23 | Toyota Land Cruiser W | 2,347 | -13.6% | 18 | 4,809 | -23.5% | 22 | 21 |
| 24 | Suzuki Swift | 2,268 | 16.2% | 21 | 4,502 | 21.3% | 23 | 26 |
| 25 | Toyota Noah | 2,227 | -48.9% | 29 | 3,877 | -50.2% | 25 | 18 |
| 26 | Mazda CX-30 | 2,131 | 5.7% | 27 | 3,856 | -16.2% | 26 | 32 |
| 27 | Toyota Voxy | 2,073 | -70.8% | 26 | 3,847 | -72.0% | 27 | 9 |
| 28 | Daihatsu Rocky | 2,025 | -5.9% | 23 | 3,996 | -6.4% | 24 | 30 |
| 29 | Mazda3 | 1,859 | 8.1% | 36 | 3,047 | -12.7% | 32 | 35 |
| 30 | Mitsubishi Delica D5 | 1,684 | -4.7% | 40 | 2,745 | -17.1% | 34 | 36 |
| 31 | Suzuki Jimny Wagon | 1,663 | 1.3% | 41 | 2,675 | -8.1% | 35 | 38 |
| 32 | Nissan Leaf | 1,558 | 63.0% | 34 | 2,831 | 69.9% | 33 | 43 |
| 33 | Subaru Forester | 1,552 | -15.5% | 28 | 3,243 | -20.1% | 30 | 27 |
| 34 | Toyota Crown | 1,518 | -35.8% | 30 | 3,124 | -30.7% | 31 | 29 |
| 35 | Mitsubishi Outlander | 1,350 | 733.3% | 22 | 3,435 | 884.2% | 29 | n/a |
| 36 | Honda Shuttle | 1,291 | 1.0% | 43 | 2,254 | -8.4% | 39 | 39 |
| 37 | Mazda MX-5 (Roadster) | 1,129 | 98.2% | 38 | 2,251 | 106.1% | 40 | n/a |
| 38 | Subaru Legacy | 1,103 | 693.5% | 32 | 2,569 | 750.7% | 36 | n/a |
| 39 | Nissan March | 1,080 | 8.1% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 46 |
| 40 | Honda Odyssey | 1,039 | -34.4% | 33 | 2,421 | -3.9% | 38 | 31 |
| 41 | Subaru Impreza | 978 | -59.8% | 37 | 2,119 | -55.2% | 41 | 23 |
| 42 | Toyota 86 | 959 | 189.7% | 31 | 2,513 | 259.0% | 37 | n/a |
| 43 | Nissan X-Trail | 927 | -36.6% | 50 | 1,724 | -34.3% | 44 | 42 |
| 44 | Daihatsu Thor | 925 | -45.2% | 42 | 1,924 | -37.0% | 42 | 37 |
| 45 | Honda Civic | 835 | -22.0% | 46 | 1,714 | -14.6% | 45 | 48 |
| 46 | Toyota C-HR | 811 | -61.8% | 39 | 1,883 | -53.1% | 43 | 33 |
| 47 | Mazda CX-3 | 772 | -23.3% | 45 | 1,697 | 2.2% | n/a | 49 |
| 48 | Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross | 719 | -20.9% | 49 | 1,533 | -11.5% | n/a | 45 |
| 49 | Honda CR-V | 682 | 51.9% | 48 | 1,509 | 74.7% | n/a | n/a |
| 50 | Toyota Hiace | 579 | -20.8% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 47 |
Japan February 2022 – kei cars models:
| Pos | Model | Feb-21 | /21 | Jan | 2022 | /21 | Pos | FY21 |
| 1 | Honda N-BOX | 19,974 | 7.4% | 1 | 39,189 | 12.1% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Daihatsu Tanto | 8,936 | -35.6% | 2 | 16,924 | -34.1% | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Suzuki Spacia | 6,964 | -54.6% | 5 | 12,477 | -55.9% | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | Nissan Roox | 6,656 | -39.3% | 34 | 6,659 | -66.0% | 13 | 5 |
| 5 | Suzuki WagonR | 6,651 | 16.8% | 4 | 12,571 | 20.0% | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Nissan Dayz | 6,374 | -5.6% | 7 | 11,535 | -6.5% | 6 | 11 |
| 7 | Daihatsu Mira | 6,313 | 6.3% | 10 | 10,773 | -7.0% | 8 | 8 |
| 8 | Suzuki Alto | 6,140 | -7.5% | 6 | 11,417 | -2.8% | 7 | 10 |
| 9 | Daihatsu Taft | 5,988 | 7.3% | 9 | 10,566 | -2.6% | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Suzuki Hustler | 5,545 | -32.5% | 8 | 10,218 | -35.7% | 10 | 6 |
| 11 | Daihatsu Move | 5,237 | -46.3% | 3 | 13,113 | -29.5% | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | Honda N-WGN | 4,248 | -18.4% | 12 | 7,092 | -25.6% | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | Suzuki Jimny | 3,725 | -10.0% | 11 | 7,381 | -8.0% | 11 | 13 |
| 14 | Mitsubishi eK | 2,533 | -36.3% | 13 | 4,340 | -33.8% | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | Honda N-ONE | 1,873 | -2.2% | 14 | 3,438 | -21.0% | 15 | 15 |
| 16 | Toyota Pixis | 1,142 | -28.9% | 15 | 2,620 | -9.2% | 16 | 16 |
| 17 | Suzuki Every Wagon | 1,099 | -40.9% | 16 | 2,570 | -24.9% | 17 | 18 |
| 18 | Daihatsu Cast | 850 | -49.4% | 17 | 2,280 | -25.3% | 18 | 17 |
| 19 | Daihatsu Wake | 745 | -51.3% | 18 | 2,093 | -29.8% | 19 | 19 |
| 20 | Mazda Flair Wagon | 549 | -54.4% | 19 | 1,313 | -42.5% | 20 | 20 |
| 21 | Honda S660 | 547 | 158.0% | 20 | 1,188 | 173.1% | 21 | 24 |
| 22 | Mazda Flair Crossover | 463 | -5.9% | 21 | 897 | -10.3% | 22 | 21 |
| 23 | Nissan NV100 Clipper Rio | 434 | -1.1% | 22 | 860 | 7.4% | 23 | 25 |
| 24 | Daihatsu Copen | 368 | 29.6% | 23 | 752 | 48.3% | 24 | 28 |
| 25 | Subaru Chiffon | 360 | -30.0% | 25 | 634 | -25.1% | 26 | 26 |
| 26 | Mazda Flair | 305 | -37.0% | 24 | 658 | -24.7% | 25 | 22 |
| 27 | Subaru Pleo | 281 | -44.9% | 27 | 505 | -36.0% | 27 | 29 |
| 28 | Mazda Carol | 230 | -32.0% | 30 | 332 | -54.0% | 29 | 27 |
| 29 | Subaru Stella | 181 | -59.6% | 26 | 406 | -43.0% | 28 | 30 |
| 30 | Mazda Scrum Wagon | 125 | -20.4% | 29 | 241 | -13.0% | 31 | 32 |
| 31 | Toyota Copen GR Sport | 115 | -10.2% | 28 | 256 | 11.3% | 30 | 31 |
| 32 | Toyota C+POD | 99 | 1000.0% | 31 | 200 | 1900.0% | 32 | 33 |
| 33 | Mitsubishi Town Box | 52 | 30.0% | 32 | 101 | 16.1% | 33 | 34 |
| 34 | Daihatsu Atrai Wagon | 14 | -96.6% | 33 | 33 | -95.9% | 34 | 23 |
Sources: JADA, JAIA, JMVA