After winning the crown for best-selling compact car during 2012, the Honda Civic finished second during January, with 21,881 units sold. The Toyota Corolla had the next begin to 2013, with 23,822 copies going home to customers, adequate for a primary-place finish in its segment.

The Ford Focus didn’t crest the 20,000 mark, but still took third place with 16,161 total sales. Fourth and fifth place went to the Chevrolet Cruze and Hyundai Elantra with 14,524 and 12,174 units sold, respectively. Volkswagen managed to sell 10,522 copies of its Jetta sedan and wagon, though we’re curious to determine how the newly launched hybrid variant will affect the four-door’s sales performance through 2013.

Read more about compact sales: 2012 Compact Sales: Honda Civic Leads, Toyota Corolla and concentrate on Podium

The new Nissan Sentra sold 8979 units during January and the Mazda3 sedan took eighth place, with 8074 copies sold. Completing our chart are the Dodge Dart (including 13 units of the discontinued Caliber), the Subaru Impreza, and the Kia Forte.

Car	January 2013	January 2012
Toyota Corolla	23,822	17,988
Honda Civic	21,881	21,883
Ford Focus	16,161	14,400
Chevrolet Cruze	14,524	15,049
Hyundai Elantra	12,174	10,900
Volkswagen Jetta	10,522	10,962
Nissan Sentra	8979	7066
Mazda3	8074	9200
Dodge Dart/Caliber	7167	1149
Subaru Impreza/WRX	5896	6931
Kia Forte	4408	4417

 

Source: The automakers