In India, hatchbacks hold much larger importance than their size. In fact, it is their compact size that forms the basis of their importance. With the most compact form, hatchbacks are the easiest to drive through the day-to-day city traffic and what complements their potency is the easy handling and ever more important, affordable prices. All this comes together to make hatchbacks the most practical cars for urban lifestyles and keep them strong in the game despite the ever-rising popularity of SUVs. Nonetheless, January 2025 did not turn out to be a healthy month for hatchbacks as most cars in the segment saw some level of drop in their year-on-year sales stats. Here are the top selling hatchbacks of January 2025.
Overview Table
Model | January Sales - 2025 | January Sales - 2024 | Y-O-Y Growth |
Maruti Suzuki Wagon R | 24,078 | 17,756 | 36% |
Maruti Suzuki Baleno | 19,965 | 19,630 | 2% |
Maruti Suzuki Swift | 17,081 | 15,370 | 11% |
Maruti Suzuki Alto K10 | 11,352 | 12,395 | -8% |
Tata Tiago | 6,807 | 6,482 | 5% |
Hyundai Grand i10 Nios | 5,311 | 6,865 | -23% |
Hyundai i20 | 4,741 | 7,083 | -33% |
Toyota Glanza | 3,455 | 3,740 | -8% |
Tata Altroz | 2,033 | 4,935 | -59% |
Maruti Suzuki Ignis | 3,780 | 2,598 | 45% |
Maruti Suzuki Wagon R
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The best-selling car and hatchback of the month, the Maruti Wagon R is the first of the four cars to see year-on-year growth. In January 2025, the popular hatchback collected sales of 24,078 units, growing its sales by 36 percent over its sales of January 2024. Being the oldest Maruti car, the Wagon R has been a mass favourite for decades and will always be known as one of the best-ever-selling cars in Indian automobile history. From design to comfort, from performance to mileage, every trait of the Wagon R fittingly tallies most requirements of an urban car buyer. This is why, along with being high in demand as a personal car the Wagon R is also an overwhelming choice of cab companies.
Maruti has equipped the Wagon R with two petrol units: a 1-litre petrol engine and a 1.2-litre petrol engine. While both engines are coupled with either a five-speed manual or a five-speed AMT, an optional CNG kit is also available with the 1-litre engine, which comes with only manual Transmission. The Maruti Wagon R delivers a mileage of 25.19 km/l from petrol and 34.05 km/kg from CNG.
Maruti Suzuki Baleno
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Since its launch in 2015, the Maruti Baleno has been a craze among premium hatchback seekers and went on to write an incredible success story. Along with a comfortable cabin, a refined powertrain, and an elegant appearance, the Baleno promises the unmatchable reliability that comes with the Maruti Suzuki badge. What makes this deal even more attractive is Baleno’s mileage which makes it one of the most fuel-efficient cars in India. Grabbing a spot on this list has never been a problem for the Baleno and even more so, it has often emerged as the best-selling car in India. In January 2025, seeing a 2 percent growth in its year-on-year performance and selling 19,965 units, the Baleno successfully outshined all its rivals by a huge margin and emerged as the second-best-selling car as well as the second-best selling hatchback.
The Maruti Baleno is powered by a 1.2-litre Dualjet petrol engine mated to either a 5-speed manual or 5-speed AMT and is also available in CNG-powered variants. As far as mileage is concerned, the Baleno delivers 22.94 km/l from petrol and 30.61 km/kg from CNG.
Maruti Suzuki Swift
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Even though hatchbacks are not at the peak of their popularity, the iconic Maruti Swift never misses getting featured among the top selling cars and top selling hatchbacks. In January 2025, with an 11 percent growth in year-on-year sales, the Indo-Japanese hatchback became the third-best-selling hatchback, with sales of 17,081 units. With one of the longest and most revered legacies in India, the Maruti is still an overwhelming favourite of buyers looking for a comfortable as well as sporty hatchback. Through the ages, the Maruti Swift has contemporarily evolved while aptly retaining the credentials which made it a ground-breaking success in the first place. Like its earlier generations, the latest generation of the Maruti Swift which was launched a couple of months ago, offers a sprightly powertrain, segment-leading space, and an appealing mileage.
The latest iteration of the Maruti Swift comes with an all-new 1.2-litre three-cylinder Z12E petrol engine mated to the same 5-speed manual gearbox and 5-speed AMT as before. Moreover, it delivers a lucrative mileage of 24.8 km/l with MT and 25.75 km/l with AMT. Currently, Maruti is not offering Swift in the CNG variant, however, it is expected to join the line-up later.
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Maruti Suzuki Alto K10
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Whenever someone looks for an entry-level car in India, the iconic Maruti Alto seems a tried and trusted proposition that comes with the reliability of the industry leader, Maruti Suzuki. This is why the Alto has been and still is the overwhelming favourite of first-time car owners. While, like every other car, the Alto has also faced tight competition in the past, today it has negligible challenges before it as far as rivals are concerned. Despite not being at the peak of its popularity, the Alto is comfortably pulling admirable sales month after month. In January 2025, the Maruti Alto K10 sold 11,352 units, and while such sales translated into an 8 percent decline in its year-on-year sales, the Alto K10 is the last car on the list with five-digit sales figures.
The mechanicals of Alto K10 include a 1-litre K10C petrol engine mated to a 5-speed manual gearbox and 5-speed automatic transmission. In terms of mileage, the Alto K10 delivers 24.39 – 24.90 km/l from petrol and 33.85 km/kg from CNG.
Tata Tiago
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Tata’s contender in the hatchback race, Tiago has the segment-best safety as its calling card. With a 4-star G-NCAP rating, the Tata Tiago demonstrates its toughness while its stylish looks make for an eye-catching road presence. Moreover, being the only hatchback in India to be available in petrol-powered, CNG-powered, and electric-powered variants, the Tata Tiago caters to a wide variety of buyers. All the same, sales-wise the Tata Tiago has been seeing a downward trend but not enough that drops it out of this list. In January 2025, with 6,807 units sold the Tata Tiago once again became one of the best-selling hatchbacks, seeing a 5 percent year-on-year growth.
The powertrain options of the Tata Tiago consist of a 1.2-litre petrol engine mated to either a 5-speed manual gearbox or a 5-speed AMT. The CNG variants also come with a manual transmission and an AMT and can run 26.49 km/kg, while the Tiago EV comes with two battery options: a 19.2 kWh battery pack and a 24 kWh battery pack that have claimed ranges of 250 km and 315 km respectively.
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Hyundai Grand i10 Nios
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After Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai has been the second-most-dominant player in the hatchback segment for a long time. Earlier, it was cars like the Santro and the i10 that were the champions of the Korean carmaker and now it is the Grand i10 Nios and the i20. The Grand i10 Nios being affordable of the two is closer to buyers looking for a capable Hyundai hatchback. With ample space, premium interiors and features, and refined powertrains, the Grand i10 Nios has long remained one of the best-selling hatchbacks and the strongest challenger to the Swift’s reign at the top. Clocking sales of 5,311 units in January 2025, Hyundai Grand i10 Nios is yet again among the top 10 selling hatchbacks, despite seeing a 23 percent decline in its year-on-year sales.
Under the hood, the Grand i10 Nios brings a 1.2-litre petrol engine mated to either a 5-speed manual gearbox or a 5-speed AMT. Moreover, like the Maruti Swift, the Grand i10 Nios is available in CNG-powered variants. With CNG the Grand i10 Nios deliver a mileage of 28 km/kg while its petrol mileage is up to 20.7 km/l.
Hyundai i20
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High on style, comfort, and premium quotient, the Hyundai i20 has proven itself as the second best-selling premium hatchback and toughest rival to the Maruti Baleno’s reign at the top. However, due to the ever-growing popularity of compact SUVs, premium hatchbacks are not as popular as they used to be and the Hyundai i20 is no exception. Last month, the Korean hatchback saw a 33 percent decline in its year-on-year performance, selling 4,741 units. Nonetheless, the i20 is still shining bright as one of the best-selling hatchbacks. In addition to the standard i20, Hyundai sells the sportier Hyundai i20 N Line, offering a more exciting car in the segment.
In the i20 line-up, the standard i20 is offered with a 1.2-litre naturally aspirated petrol engine mated to either a 5-speed manual gearbox or a CVT automatic, while the i20 N Line comes with a 1-litre turbo petrol engine paired with either a 6-speed manual gearbox or a 7-speed DCT automatic.
Toyota Glanza
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The Toyota Glanza is Toyota’s version of the Maruti Baleno and to those who prefer Toyota over Maruti, it gives a great option to own the same car with a Toyota badge. In the last year or so, Glanza’s popularity has been on an impressive rise and the Japanese premium hatchback started featuring on the list of best-selling hatchbacks. This time around, it reached this list with sales of 3,455 units in January 2025, despite seeing an 8 percent decline from its sales during the same month the year before.
Tata Altroz
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Stylish looks, a premium ride experience, and a strong body rated 5-star by the Global NCAP are the traits that define the appeal of the Tata Altroz. Moreover, the Indian premium hatchback is one of the safest cars in India, and the only diesel-powered premium hatchback in India. All this favours it a great deal in healthily minting money for the Indian carmaker and comfortably placing itself on this list every month. Nonetheless, like most hatchbacks, the Altroz is witnessing a decline in popularity because of the ever-rising demand for SUVs. In January 2025, the Altroz saw a 59 percent drop in its year-on-year sales, with sales of 2,033 units.
The Altroz comes equipped with three engines: a 1.2-litre naturally aspirated petrol engine, a 1.2-litre turbo-petrol engine, and a 1.5-litre turbo diesel engine. All three engines are paired with a 5-speed manual transmission as standard, while the naturally aspirated petrol engine also comes with a 6-speed dual-clutch transmission (DCT). Additionally, the Altroz is also available in CNG-powered variants that deliver a mileage of 26.2 km/kg.
Maruti Suzuki Ignis
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Rounding off the list is the Maruti Ignis, which sold 3780 units in January 2025. These sales figures helped it see a 45 percent growth in its year-on-year sales. Sold from Maruti’s premium division, NEXA, the Maruti Ignis is an underrated car. Considering its size and segment, the Ignis is quite accommodating for five passengers, thanks to its SUV-inspired design. On the feature front, it is decently loaded and offers a dependable ownership experience as expected of Maruti cars. All the same, unlike most Maruti cars, the Ignis is not available in CNG variants.
The Maruti Ignis is powered by a 1.2-litre petrol engine, which comes mated to either a 5-speed manual gearbox or a 5-speed AMT.