The CR-V is still the top-selling SUV in America, and October gave it another record to hang on the wall. American Honda sold 119,952 units this month, up 8.0% year over year, for its best October since 2020, with hybrid models and light trucks both setting new October highs across the combined Honda and Acura portfolio.
Honda brand volume came in at 109,162 units, a 9.1% gain that pushed year-to-date growth to 5.1%. The CR-V drove the headline: 34,815 units, up 9.8%, the model’s best October ever. Hybrid trims accounted for 53% of that total, or 18,534 units, itself a new October record for the nameplate. The CR-V has held the top SUV position in the US for the full year, and October did nothing to loosen that grip.
Honda hybrid sales across the full lineup reached 32,519 units in October, up 5.1% and a new monthly October best. The Civic hybrid represented 36% of Civic sales mix for the month; the Accord hybrid hit 45% of Accord volume. That kind of mix share on mainstream models is not a niche story. When nearly half of Accord buyers are choosing a hybrid trim, the customer preference has moved past early adopter territory. The Accord itself was up 10.6% for its best October since 2020. Honda passenger cars overall totaled 34,297 units, a 6.2% gain and also the best October in six years, with year-to-date passenger car growth running at 15.5%.
Light trucks set an all-time October record at 74,865 units, up 10.5%. The Passport continued a run that looks increasingly like a structural shift: 5,419 units in October, up 14.9%, with TrailSport trims accounting for more than 80% of sales. Year-to-date Passport volume is up 14.2%, putting it on track for a second consecutive record year. The Odyssey added 7,202 units, up 32.2%, and the Ridgeline contributed 4,410, up 7.9%. HR-V set its own October record at 12,353 units, up 11.0%. Pilot came in at 9,425 units. The Honda Prelude posted its second consecutive month above 400 units, a modest number but a consistent one for a model still building its audience.
Honda has been running at this pace long enough that the records are starting to stack up. The brand cleared 1 million total units through August, a month ahead of 2025’s pace, and Q3 closed with hybrid sales above 106,000 units for the quarter. October’s 32,519 hybrid units land well below May’s all-time monthly record of 42,583 units, but May had peak spring demand working in its favor. An October record against a seasonally softer month carries its own weight.
Acura finished October at 10,790 units, down 2.5% for the month but maintaining 3.7% year-to-date growth. The MDX was the standout: 5,232 units in October, a 54.3% jump, and a year-to-date gain of 28.1% that has already pushed the model past its full 2025 sales volume with two months still remaining. The ADX gateway crossover moved 2,508 units in October and holds over 25% retail share in its segment for the year. The Integra grew 11.5% in October and 34.4% year-to-date, carrying around 40% of its segment’s retail sales. Combined, the ADX and Integra have grown 61% year-to-date, and both have already cleared their full-year 2025 totals alongside the MDX.
The Acura car side pulled the brand’s monthly number down: Acura cars totaled 2,096 units in October, off 17.3% for the month, though the year-to-date car figure is flat. With the MDX, ADX, and Integra all running ahead of last year’s full-year pace, Acura’s volume story for 2026 is being written by its SUVs and its gateway models, not its sedans.
Hybrid mix at 53% of CR-V sales and 45% of Accord sales in a single October is no longer a trend to monitor. It is the product lineup working as designed.
Source: Honda. Images courtesy of Honda.
