Top 10 Cars October 2026: WagonR, Brezza & Nexon Lead As Maruti Dominates The Charts

The top 10 cars of October 2026 accounted for 2,09,116 units, up 17.41 percent YoY from the 1,78,111 units sold a year earlier. Maruti WagonR led the list with 23,747 units sold last month, followed by the Brezza and the Tata Nexon.

Maruti Suzuki took seven of the ten places with the WagonR, Brezza, Baleno, Dzire, Ertiga, Fronx and Swift. Tata Motors had the Nexon and Punch, while the Scorpio range completed the list for Mahindra. Every Maruti model except the Dzire grew year on year.

1. Maruti WagonR - 23,747 units

The Maruti WagonR sold 23,747 units, up 25.18 percent YoY from 18,970 units in October 2025, and reclaimed the top spot. Maruti has recently started testing a facelifted WagonR, which has already been spied.

2. Maruti Brezza - 22,436 units

Sales of the Maruti Brezza compact SUV rose 85.85 percent YoY from the 12,072 units sold over the same period a year earlier, the strongest YoY growth among all the cars in the top 10. Sales of the Brezza SUV also rose 43.04 percent over the 15,685 units sold in September.

3. Tata Nexon - 21,966 units

Tata sold 21,966 units of the Nexon, including the Nexon EV, against 22,083 units in October 2025. That was a 0.53 percent dip in terms of YoY sales. Compared with September's 20,456 units, sales of the Nexon were up 7.38 percent.

4. Maruti Baleno - 20,919 units

The Maruti Baleno accounted for 20,919 units in October 2026, up 23.98 percent YoY from the 16,873 units sold over the same period, a year earlier. Month on month, Baleno sales fell 17.62 percent from the 25,392 units sold in September 2026, when it topped the sales charts.

5. Maruti Dzire - 20,649 units

The Dzire took fifth place and was the only sedan on thelist with 20,649 units, 0.68 percent below the 20,791 units of October 2025. It's the only Maruti model in the top 10 without YoY growth. September sales stood at 17,754 units.

6. Maruti Ertiga - 20,641 units

The Ertiga MPV sold 20,641 units, a 2.76 percent increase over the 20,087 units in October 2025. Against the 11,040 units sold in September, sales of the Ertiga rose 86.97 percent.

7. Tata Punch - 20,525 units

Sales of the Tata Punch, including the Punch EV, improved 22.10 percent from 16,810 units to 20,525 units. The SUV had recorded 20,333 units in September 2026, so month-over-month sales only saw a marginal increase in sales.

8. Maruti Fronx - 20,014 units

Maruti Fronx sales volumes climbed 17.71 percent from 17,003 units in October 2025. In September, the Maruti sold 19,282 units of the premium sub-4-metre SUV.

9. Mahindra Scorpio / N - 19,353 units

The Mahindra Scorpio Classic and Scorpio N together accounted for 19,353 units, up 8.24 percent from 17,880 units a year earlier. Mahindra recorded 17,313 units for the range in September.

10. Maruti Swift - 18,866 units

The Maruti Swift took the tenth spot with 18,866 units sold in October. Sales of the Swift were up 21.39 percent YoY above the 15,542 units of October 2025. Maruti had sold 17,399 units of the Swift in September.

Combined sales of the ten models rose 13.97 percent from 1,83,489 units in September 2026. Every model except the Baleno posted month-on-month growth, with the Ertiga and Brezza recording the biggest gains.

The WagonR, Baleno and Swift are the three hatchbacks on the list, while the Brezza, Nexon, Punch, Fronx and Scorpio make up five SUVs. The Dzire and Ertiga MPV along with the Dzire sedan were the other cars in the top 10.