The Tesla Model 3 placed 9th out of 134 in USA passenger car sales figures (source). In 2018, it placed 11th.
In the midsize luxury car segment, the Model 3 was #1 out of 17 (source). It was also #1 last year.
Sales numbers show that the Model 3 beats the BMW 3, 4 and 5 series combined. It even beats the #1 cars in the “small luxury car” and “midsize hybrid & electric car” segments. In fact, it beats all the car sales in the “midsize hybrid & electric car” segment combined! However, when looking at the “midsize car” segment, Tesla still has a lot of work to do making an affordable mass market car.
| Model | Segment | 2019 Sales | Class Position |
| Tesla Model 3 | Midsize Luxury Car | 161,100 | 1 |
| Lexus ES | Midsize Luxury Car | 51,336 | 2 |
| BMW 5-Series | Midsize Luxury Car | 38,709 | 4 |
| Mercedes-Benz C-Class | Small Luxury Car | 48,875 | 1 |
| BMW 3-Series | Small Luxury Car | 47,827 | 2 |
| BMW 4-Series | Small Luxury Car | 18,621 | 8 |
| Toyota Prius Family | Midsize Hybrid & Electric Car | 69,718 | 1 |
| ALL | Midsize Hybrid & Electric Car | 124,489 | |
| Toyota Camry | Midsize Car | 336,978 | 1 |
| Honda Accord | Midsize Car | 267,567 | 2 |
| Nissan Altima | Midsize Car | 209,183 | 3 |
| Ford Fusion | Midsize Car | 166,045 | 4 |