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Top 10 Compact SUVs Sep 2026 – Nexon, Fronx, Venue, XUV3XO, Sonet

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Surendhar M

In the list of top 10 compact SUVs in September 2026, Tata Nexon sat on top ahead of its sibling Punch and Maruti Suzuki duo of Fronx and Brezza

The Tata Nexon topped compact SUV sales chart in September 2026 at 20,456 units as it finished narrowly ahead of the Punch at 20,333 units. The Maruti Suzuki Fronx took third position with 19,282 units and the Brezza secured fourth with a total of 15,685 units. Tata Motors occupied the first two places but the two SUVs recorded contrasting year-on-year results.

The Nexon’s sales fell 9.4 per cent from 22,573 units in September 2025 – a decline of 2,117 units. The Punch gained 28 per cent over its year-earlier tally of 15,891 units and added 4,442 units courtesy of the arrival of the facelift in ICE and electric guises. The difference between Tata’s two SUVs consequently narrowed from 6,682 units to just 123 units.

Their combined September volume stood at 40,789 units leading to an increase of 2,325 units over last year. The Brezza recorded the highest YoY increase among the ten SUVs – up 54.2 per cent from 10,173 units thanks to the facelift. The Fronx registered 40.1 per cent growth against its September 2025 total of 13,767 units. The absolute gains were almost identical as the Fronx added 5,515 units and the Brezza gained 5,512 units.

Model September 2026 Sales September 2025 Sales YoY Growth
1. Tata Nexon 20,456 22,573 -9.4%
2. Tata Punch 20,333 15,891 +28.0%
3. Maruti Fronx 19,282 13,767 +40.1%
4. Maruti Brezza 15,685 10,173 +54.2%
5. Hyundai Venue 11,466 11,484 -0.2%
6. Mahindra XUV 3XO 10,823 9,032 +19.8%
7. Kia Sonet 9,493 9,020 +5.2%
8. Hyundai Exter 8,344 5,643 +47.9%
9. Skoda Kylaq 4,126 4,398 -6.2%
10. Toyota Taisor 3,097 2,297 +34.8%

The two Maruti Suzuki models sold 34,967 units between them against 23,940 units a year earlier. The Hyundai Venue secured fifth position in the September ranking at 11,466 units – just 18 units below its year-earlier tally of 11,484. The Mahindra XUV 3XO ranked sixth at 10,823 units with an increase of 19.8 per cent from 9,032 units.

The Kia Sonet finished seventh with 9,493 units and recorded 5.2 per cent growth from 9,020 units in September 2025. The Hyundai Exter took eighth place with 8,344 units – up 47.9 per cent from 5,643 units. The Exter’s increase of 2,701 units made it the second fastest growing model in percentage terms after the Brezza.

2026 Kia Sonet

The Skoda Kylaq finished ninth at 4,126 units – down 6.2 per cent from 4,398 units during the same period twelve months ago. The Toyota Taisor occupied tenth position at 3,097 units and posted 34.8 per cent growth from 2,297 units. The top four SUVs registered combined sales of 75,756 units – equivalent to 61.5 per cent of the volume recorded by the ten ranked models.

Hyundai’s Venue and Exter achieved a combined 19,810 units – up 2,683 units from September 2025. The ten SUVs sold 1,23,105 units last month as against 1,04,278 units a year earlier with an increase of 18.1 per cent. Seven models recorded gains totalling 21,234 units and the three declining models lost 2,407 units.

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Surendhar M