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Honda N-Box is the best-selling kei car in Japan for 11 consecutive years!

Honda continues to dominate the light vehicle (kei car) market in Japan.

For the 11th consecutive year since 2015, the Honda N-Box has been crowned the best-selling compact car, with a total of 201,354 units sold throughout 2025.

In December alone, Honda achieved sales of 15,570 units of the N-Box, surpassing the Suzuki Spacia in second place (11,397 units) and the Daihatsu Tanto in third place (9,287 units).

Here are the rankings of the top 10 best-selling kei cars for 2025:

  1. Honda N-Box: 201,354 units
  2. Suzuki Spacia: 165,589 units
  3. Daihatsu Tanto: 124,619 units
  4. Daihatsu Move: 122,349 units
  5. Suzuki Hustler: 87,972 units
  6. Suzuki Wagon R: 72,520 units
  7. Nissan Roox: 71,498 units
  8. Mitsubishi Delica Mini/ek: 58,916 units
  9. Suzuki Alto: 57,553 units
  10. Daihatsu Mira: 55,777 units

Meanwhile, Toyota claimed 8 positions in the list of the 10 best-selling passenger cars in Japan.

The top spot is held by the Toyota Yaris with total sales of 166,533 units, followed by the Toyota Corolla (138,829 units) and the Toyota Sienta (106,558 units).

Not only that, Toyota also dominates the MPV segment with models like the Alphard, Noah, and Voxy.

Honda ranks sixth with the Freed model (90,437 units), while Nissan ranks tenth with the Note model (78,123 units).

Here are the rankings of the top 10 best-selling passenger cars for 2025:

  1. Toyota Yaris: 166,533 units
  2. Toyota Corolla: 138,829 units
  3. Toyota Sienta: 106,558 units
  4. Toyota Raize: 100,851 units
  5. Toyota Roomy: 95,221 units
  6. Honda Freed: 90,437 units
  7. Toyota Alphard: 86,959 units
  8. Toyota Noah: 80,065 units
  9. Toyota Voxy: 78,760 units
  10. Nissan Note: 78,123 units
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Honda N-BOX still remains the best-selling car in Japan

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Despite Honda’s overall sales figures being difficult to surpass those of the Japanese giant Toyota, at the very least, Honda has managed to prove that it can be the best-selling model there.

The model in question is the Honda N-BOX kei car.

Yes, this boxy car is not only popular among kei car enthusiasts here, but it also holds a significant name and can outshine its competitors.

According to a report from Response JP, the Honda N-BOX recorded sales of 102,226 units during the first half of the fiscal year 2024 (April-September), marking an increase of 1.8 percent compared to the same period last year.

This makes the Honda N-BOX the best-selling car for the third consecutive year!

The second place is held by the kei car Suzuki Spacia (80,179 units), followed by the Toyota Corolla (77,030 units), and the Toyota Yaris (73,052 units).

Impacted by the safety scandal issue, the popular car Daihatsu Tanto dropped three ranks to sixth place, with sales of 53,177 units, marking a decrease of 26.3 percent.

An interesting point coming from the Land of the Rising Sun is the rather slow transition rate to EVs, where EVs only make up 1.3 percent of new vehicle sales, marking a decrease of 0.6 percent.