The top five best-selling mid-sized SUVs of 2024

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The top five best-selling mid-sized SUVs of 2024

Mid-sized SUVs have long been Australia’s most popular new-vehicle type, last year chalking up over 80,000 more sales than the next biggest market segment, 4×4 utes.

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SUVs in general found a total of 704,557 new homes in 2024, for a market share of 56.9 per cent, with mid-sized SUVs accounting for the biggest portion of them with 287,637 sales.

That sub-category alone enjoyed a year-on-year sales increase of 7.2 per cent compared to 2023, making it one of the fastest-growing segments, while 4×4 ute and large SUV sales declined.

With that in mind, we’ve taken to the VFACTS sales charts to break down the top five best-selling mid-sized SUVs of 2024.

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identified the segment-toppers, but this list is intended to provide a slightly more detailed analysis for those considering such a vehicle.

We’ve also provided links to reviews of the top-rated variants of each model tested by the CarExpert team throughout the year.

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Toyota RAV4

Ranking second overall behind the

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, the Toyota RAV4 notched up an exceptionally strong year on the *********** sales charts in 2024, when it chalked up 58,718 deliveries.

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Compared to 2023 it experienced a sales increase of 98.2 per cent, helping it to overtake the evergreen

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ute to become Toyota’s best-selling vehicle for the first time ever, as well as Australia’s and Toyota’s best-selling SUV (and of course mid-sized SUV).

The fifth-generation RAV4 range, launched in May 2019, is powered exclusively by a 2.5-litre four-cylinder hybrid powertrain comprising a CVT automatic transmission, with either front- or all-wheel drive layouts and claimed fuel economy ranging between 4.7L/100km and 4.8L/100km. Available in nine variants, The RAV4 ranges in price from $42,260 to $58,360 before on-road costs.

All variants come with a five-star ANCAP safety rating based on testing conducted in 2019, and are backed by Toyota’s five-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty.

Our highest-scoring RAV4 variant last year was the range-topping Edge Hybrid, which was awarded 8.3/10 by Jack Quick in August.

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Mitsubishi Outlander

The final car to crack Australia’s overall top five in 2024 was the Mitsubishi Outlander, which saw a year-on-year sales increase of 13.8 per cent to finish with 27,613 deliveries for the year.

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As the second best-selling model in the mid-sized SUV category, the Outlander is also among the most configurable. With prices between $37,740 and $73,790 before on-roads, you can purchase it as a five-seater or seven-seater, with front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive, and with plug-in hybrid (PHEV) power.

Non-hybrid models are fitted with a 2.5-litre petrol four-cylinder engine, while the 2.4-litre four-cylinder PHEV powertrain offers boosted outputs and better fuel-efficiency. All powertrains send power to the wheels through a continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT).

The range is covered by Mitsubishi’s conditional 10-year, 200,000km warranty, while the PHEV models are covered for eight years or 160,000km. The fourth-generation Outlander was launched here in November 2021 and has a five-star ANCAP safety rating based on testing conducted in 2022.

Topping CarExpert’s 2024 Outlander ratings was the Exceed Tourer, which sits one rung below the GSR PHEV at the top of the range. It was awarded 8.2/10 by James Wong in July.

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Mazda CX-5

Coming in at eighth overall and third in the segment is the Mazda CX-5, which finished the year 1.1 per cent down on 2023 but still with a respectable 22,835 deliveries, despite this second-generation model dating back to March 2017 in Australia.

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Three four-cylinder petrol engines are available across the eight-grade CX-5 range: 2.0- and 2.5-litre naturally aspirated, and 2.5-litre turbocharged. The each engine has more power than the last, though that comes at the cost of fuel-efficiency.

Both 2.5-litre engines can be optioned with all-wheel drive, while the 2.0-litre is reserved for the base-spec CX-5 and is only available in front-wheel drive. All variants utilise a six-speed automatic transmission, while the range varies in price from $36,590 to $55,000 before on-road costs.

Mazda backs its CX-5 with a five-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty, though it remains without an ANCAP safety score after its rating lapsed at the end of 2023.

Two CX-5 reviews shared in the same 2024 high of 7.7/10. One was the CX-5 G25 Touring reviewed by Jack Quick in April, and the other was the top-spec CX-5 G35 Akera reviewed by James Wong in October.

You can read our full review of the Mazda CX-5 G25 Touring

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, and the Mazda CX-5 G35 Akera

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Kia Sportage

The Kia Sportage ranked 10th overall for sales in 2024, and with 22,210 total deliveries for the year it was the fourth best-selling mid-sized SUV, right behind the CX-5.

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Available with four different powertrains – including a hybrid that arrived earlier last year – the Sportage ranges in price from $32,995 to $55,420 before on-road costs, and uniquely opens with a six-speed manual transmission in the base Sportage S.

Other available transmissions include a six-speed auto, eight-speed auto, and seven-speed dual-clutch auto, with the hybrid claiming the highest power outputs and best fuel-efficiency.

All Kia models are backed by a seven-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty, and the Sportage comes with a five-star ANCAP safety rating based on testing conducted in 2022.

Arriving here in fifth-generation guise in November 2021, the Sportage received a maximum 2024 rating of 8.2/10 in a review published by James Wong in October, which focused on the SUV’s newly added hybrid variants.

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Hyundai Tucson

Rounding out the list is the Hyundai Tucson, which chalked up 19,061 deliveries in 2024 to make it Australia’s 12th best-selling car overall. Released in May 2021, the fourth generation of the Kia Sportage’s sister model was the fifth most popular medium SUV Down Under last year.

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Ranging in price from $39,100 to $61,100 before on-road costs, the Tucson is available with three engines and five drivetrain combinations. These include one non-turbo and two turbocharged engines, the latter also offered with hybrid tech, while front- and all-wheel drive are available depending on the variant.

Like all of its competitors except the Sportage, the full range is automatic-only, with a typical torque converter fitted exclusively to all variants except those fitted with the non-hybrid turbocharged engine, which features a seven-speed dual-clutch auto.

Hyundai backs the Tucson range with a five-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty, and the range comes with a five-star ANCAP safety rating based on testing conducted in 2021.

The Tucson’s highest CarExpert rating in 2024 was 8.4/10, awarded for the freshest Hybrid variants by James Wong in July.

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