Top Bestselling Cars in India: September 2025 Sales Report - Nexon, Dzire & Creta Lead

India's passenger vehicle market stayed strong in September 2025, with SUVs, compact crossovers, and hatchbacks leading sales across urban and semi-urban areas. The top bestselling cars in India in September 2025 were the Tata Nexon, Maruti Suzuki Dzire and the Hyundai Creta.

September 2025 car sales show significant year-on-year growth in both compact SUVs and hatchback segments, as the effect of GST changes started taking effect, whic in turn allowed Maruti to take 6 of the 10 spots in this list...

tata nexon

The Tata Nexon led the charts with 22,573 units sold in September 2025, marking a 97% increase from the same month last year, or 11,118 additional units. Maruti Suzuki's Dzire followed in second place with 20,038 units, recording an 85% increase compared to September 2024, an additional 9,185 units.

The Hyundai Creta ranked third with 18,861 units sold, registering a 19% rise from September 2024, equal to 3,000 extra units. The Mahindra Scorpio, including both Classic and N variants, secured fourth place with 18,372 units, up 27% year-on-year, a gain of 3,900 units.

tata punch

The Tata Punch sold 15,891 units in September, achieving a 16% increase over last year, equal to 2,200 additional units. Maruti Suzuki's Swift came in sixth with 15,547 units, showing a 4% decline from September 2024, a drop of 694 units.

The Maruti Suzuki WagonR ranked seventh with 15,388 units, marking a 15% increase, or 2,049 additional units, compared to September 2024. The Maruti Suzuki Fronx, took 8th place with 13,767 units sold last month, a drop of about 1%.

Maruti Suzuki's Baleno premium hatchback took the ninth spot with 13,173 units, showing an 8% decline, compared to the 14,292 units sold in September 2024. The Maruti Suzuki Ertiga took the 10th spot with 12,115 units sold last month, a drop of 31% compared to the 17,441 units sold over the same period last year.

Top 25 Selling Cars in India - September 2025

Rank OEM Bodystyle Model Sep'25 Sep'24 Y-o-Y
1 Tata SUV Nexon 22,573 11,470 97%
2 Maruti Suzuki Sedan Dzire 20,038 10,853 85%
3 Hyundai SUV Creta 18,861 15,862 19%
4 Mahindra SUV Scorpio 18,372 14,438 27%
5 Tata SUV Punch 15,891 13,711 16%
6 Maruti Suzuki Hatchback Swift 15,547 16,241 -4%
7 Maruti Suzuki Hatchback Wagon R 15,388 13,339 15%
8 Maruti Suzuki SUV Fronx 13,767 13,972 -1%
9 Maruti Suzuki Hatchback Baleno 13,173 14,292 -8%
10 Maruti Suzuki MUV Ertiga 12,115 11,474 6%
11 Mahindra SUV Thar 11,846 8,843 34%
12 Hyundai SUV Venue 11,484 10,259 12%
13 Maruti Suzuki SUV Brezza 10,173 15,322 -34%
14 Maruti Suzuki Van Eeco 10,035 11,908 -16%
15 Toyota MUV Innova + Hycross 9,783 8,052 21%
16 Mahindra SUV XUV 700 9,764 9,646 1%
17 Mahindra SUV XUV 3XO 9,032 9,000 0%
18 Kia SUV Sonet 9,020 10,335 -13%
19 Tata Hatchback Tiago 8,322 4,225 97%
20 Toyota SUV Hyrder 7,608 5,385 41%
21 Kia MUV Carens 7,338 6,217 18%
22 Kia SUV Seltos 5,816 6,959 -16%
23 Maruti Suzuki SUV Grand Vitara 5,698 10,267 -45%
24 Hyundai SUV Exter 5,643 8,908 -37%
25 Maruti Suzuki Hatchback Alto 5,434 8,655 -37%

Source: AutoPunditz

Article Published On: Monday, October 13, 2025, 20:45 [IST]
Notifications
Settings
Clear Notifications
Notifications
Use the toggle to switch on notifications
  • Block for 8 hours
  • Block for 12 hours
  • Block for 24 hours
  • Don't block
Gender
Select your Gender
  • Male
  • Female
  • Others
Age
Select your Age Range
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 25
  • 26 to 35
  • 36 to 45
  • 45 to 55
  • 55+