Nissan Patrol outsells Toyota LandCruiser for the fourth month in a row

The Nissan Patrol off-road SUV has recorded its fourth consecutive month ahead of the Toyota LandCruiser wagon in Australia, amid a surge in popularity for the 15-year-old V8-powered model.

VFACTS new-car sales data shows Nissan recorded 710 deliveries of the Patrol last month for a 70 per cent share of its 'upper large SUV below $120,000' segment, ahead of the Toyota LandCruiser wagon which fell 84 per cent to 199.

It is likely the drop in LandCruiser wagon sales – which includes the 300 Series SUV, 76 Series wagon and 78 Series TroopCarrier – is due to the imminent arrival of an update for the 300 Series.

The updated Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series is due in local showrooms by the end of June with new technology, more-advanced active safety features, and a range-wide spec bump, but no styling revisions.

Deliveries of the Nissan Patrol have been higher than the Toyota LandCruiser since December 2024, when 726 Patrols were delivered to 711 LandCruisers – while 1853 Patrols have been sold year-to-date compared to 904 LandCruisers.

It is a reverse of 2024, when 4260 LandCruiser wagons were sold between January and March followed by 2192 Patrols.

While the Nissan Patrol has fallen 16 per cent over the same time in 2024, it is the lowest decline recorded in its segment, with the Land Rover Discovery down 24 per cent, the Kia EV9 down 38.5 per cent, and the Toyota LandCruiser wagon down 79 per cent.

The Y62-generation Patrol V8 set a sales record in Australia in 2024 with a total of 8293 deliveries, beating 2023 and the highest result for the nameplate since 2004 when 9132 GU Patrols were sold.

However it was unable to match the Toyota LandCruiser wagon, which recorded 15,527 deliveries in 2024 across the 300 Series, 76 Series and 78 Series.

The current Nissan Patrol Y62 – which features a 298kW/560Nm 5.6-litre non-turbo petrol V8 – will be replaced by the new-generation Patrol Y63 in Australia in late 2026, with stock of the existing model remaining available to order until then.

Nissan Australia and New Zealand boss Andrew Humberstone told Drive in February 2025 the brand is working to get as many Patrol Y62s as possible ahead of the model switchover.

"We're going to be very proactive. I'm trying to get as many Patrols as I can," Humberstone told Drive.

"It's not easy, so the demand will be high. There's demand to use that production on Y63 … We've already got the engines, so we will fulfil our commitment, and we expect there to be a really strong demand right up until the new Patrol is brought into market."

"We have a couple of really good ideas on how we're going to manage that, and especially the transition from Y62 to Y63."

Australia will be the first right-hand-drive market to receive the Y63 Patrol, but it is not expected until later in 2026, 16 years after the Patrol Y62 debuted globally and 14 years since its Australian launch.

Jordan is a motoring journalist based in Melbourne with a lifelong passion for cars. He has been surrounded by classic Fords and Holdens, brand-new cars, and everything in between from birth, with his parents’ owning an automotive workshop in regional Victoria. Jordan started writing about cars in 2021, and joined the Drive team in 2024.

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