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New passenger-car registrations in Germany

Germany ยท February 2026

Germany registered 211 262 new passenger cars in February 2026. That is up 8.9% on January 2026 and up 3.8% on February 2025. Year to date the market stands at 405 243 registrations, down 1.4% on the same period of last year. Private buyers accounted for 31.5% of registrations, rental and car-sharing fleets for 12.7% and dealers and manufacturers for 26.1%.

VW led the brand ranking with 40 174 registrations and a 19.0% share, ahead of SKODA (19 034) and BMW (17 134). Together the top three brands took 36.1% of the market. Among the ten largest brands, FIAT grew fastest year on year (+113.2%) while FORD fell furthest (โˆ’19.4%). The best-selling model was the VW GOLF with 6 636 registrations, followed by the VW T-ROC (4 344) and the VW TIGUAN (4 334).

Battery-electric cars took 21.9% of new registrations, compared with 17.7% in February 2025. Plug-in hybrids took 11.5%, other hybrids 28.6%, diesel 14.8% and petrol 22.9%. The leading electric brand was VW with 7 089 battery-electric registrations, ahead of SKODA (5 718). The best-selling battery-electric model was the SKODA ELROQ with 3 406 registrations, ahead of the VW ID.3 (2 455).

SUVs remained the largest segment with 33.8% of registrations, ahead of compact (14.2%). The electric share was highest among upper mid-size (48.5% BEV) and lowest among motorhomes (0.0%). February 2026 was the 24th-highest of the 30 months on this page, which average 233 707 registrations a month; the peak was June 2024 with 297 329 and the low January 2026 with 193 981.

211 262
Registrations
vs previous month +8.9% ยท vs same month last year +3.8%
405 243
Year to date
vs same period last year โˆ’1.4%
21.9%
BEV share
46 275 BEV ยท 24 328 PHEV
31.5%
Private holders
16.1% dealer registrations
14.8%
Diesel share
23.5%
All-wheel drive

Fuel mix

Petrol48 411 (22.9%)Diesel (excl. hybrids)31 338 (14.8%)Hybrid60 510 (28.6%)Plug-in hybrid24 328 (11.5%)Battery electric46 275 (21.9%)Gas (LPG / CNG)397 (0.2%)Hydrogen / fuel cell3 (0.0%)

Models 372

#ยฑMakeModelTotalMoMYoYYTDYTD YoYShareDieselHybridPHEVBEVAWDCabrio
10VWGOLF6 636+1.6%โˆ’5.1%13 165โˆ’10.3%3.1%1 7632 08753604860
2+2VWT-ROC4 344+12.6%โˆ’20.0%8 203โˆ’31.0%2.1%443 2320054603
3โˆ’1VWTIGUAN4 334+2.5%โˆ’18.8%8 562โˆ’28.6%2.1%1 6901 2771 05208570
4+30FIATDUCATO3 972+147.2%+106.1%5 579+70.4%1.9%3 958000350
5โˆ’2SKODAOCTAVIA3 767โˆ’5.7%โˆ’1.3%7 760โˆ’1.7%1.8%2 104647001240
6+2SKODAELROQ3 406+9.1%+651.9%6 527+790.5%1.6%0003 4065070
7+3BMWX13 150+10.6%โˆ’3.9%5 998+4.0%1.5%1421 5125787561 8860
8โˆ’3OPELCORSA3 144โˆ’15.1%โˆ’0.7%6 849+21.7%1.5%0542054500
90VWPASSAT3 106+1.2%โˆ’24.3%6 174โˆ’21.6%1.5%1 74747884003140
10+4MINIMINI2 949+11.5%+49.2%5 594+32.7%1.4%423701 237204663
11โˆ’5AUDIA62 941โˆ’12.5%+16.2%6 304+48.6%1.4%118075411 3371 6390
12โˆ’1VWTRANSPORTER2 869+1.4%+16.2%5 698+7.1%1.4%1 8692788478360
130VWTAYRON2 769+0.2%+1176.0%5 532+2060.9%1.3%1 09940897308900
14โˆ’2BMWX32 597โˆ’7.2%+82.6%5 396+60.2%1.2%01 3501 1141332 5960
15โˆ’8MERCEDESGLK, GLC2 534โˆ’19.3%โˆ’12.1%5 674โˆ’5.9%1.2%01 531974282 5300
16+2VWID.32 455+2.1%+22.3%4 860+20.8%1.2%0002 45500
17+6AUDIA32 424+19.5%+7.5%4 452โˆ’2.7%1.2%30563074706110
18โˆ’1MERCEDESCLA-KLASSE2 4170.0%+143.4%4 835+179.3%1.1%125872161 4014800
190BMW5ER2 380โˆ’0.5%โˆ’16.7%4 772โˆ’11.9%1.1%08517018281 4240
20+7SKODAENYAQ2 309+25.4%+18.7%4 150โˆ’17.0%1.1%0102 3086660
21โˆ’5SKODAKODIAQ2 292โˆ’10.6%+5.4%4 856+13.8%1.1%1 09514654601 1340
22+35SEATIBIZA2 283+104.8%+94.0%3 398+45.6%1.1%000000
23+8AUDIA52 273+31.4%+16.4%4 003+18.8%1.1%196881801 4660
24โˆ’4VWPOLO2 272โˆ’2.2%+26.9%4 594+8.1%1.1%000000
25โˆ’10VWID.72 246โˆ’14.7%โˆ’24.4%4 878โˆ’20.2%1.1%0002 2466470
26+60OPELMOKKA2 207+169.5%+93.3%3 026+22.3%1.0%0827026500
27โˆ’6SEATLEON2 185โˆ’2.8%โˆ’24.6%4 433โˆ’35.0%1.0%44768254002240
28โˆ’6SKODAKAROQ2 174+0.1%+13.7%4 345+14.6%1.0%4420005710
29+1OPELASTRA2 172+25.1%+9.4%3 908+1.2%1.0%3341 2966517700
30โˆ’5BMW3ER2 098+10.1%โˆ’1.7%4 004โˆ’4.2%1.0%01 02319209530
31+4OPELGRANDLAND X2 057+29.6%+95.9%3 644+79.9%1.0%07822999751190
32+14HYUNDAITUCSON2 033+48.2%+55.7%3 405+30.5%1.0%058028605880
33+4MERCEDESE-KLASSE1 862+18.1%โˆ’24.1%3 438โˆ’33.9%0.9%06528643467660
34+11FORDTRANSIT CUSTOM1 813+31.5%โˆ’16.4%3 192โˆ’24.8%0.9%1 2620456922760
35โˆ’11VWT-CROSS1 740โˆ’9.8%+4.8%3 669โˆ’8.4%0.8%000000
36โˆ’4CITROENC31 693โˆ’0.6%+90.7%3 397+115.8%0.8%0545087900
37โˆ’4SKODAFABIA1 690+2.7%โˆ’5.8%3 336โˆ’6.4%0.8%000000
38โˆ’12VOLVOXC601 663โˆ’9.7%โˆ’24.6%3 505โˆ’29.8%0.8%05001 16301 6630
39+34SEATARONA1 657+76.7%+9.4%2 595โˆ’8.5%0.8%000000
40+2VWCADDY1 656+19.4%+10.3%3 043โˆ’10.6%0.8%895023601410
41+26VWID.4, ID.51 623+63.8%โˆ’35.3%2 614โˆ’49.6%0.8%0001 6233940
42โˆ’2BMW1ER1 567+6.3%+7.7%3 041+4.2%0.7%781 318002140
43โˆ’4SKODASUPERB1 538+1.3%+71.5%3 057+37.4%0.7%74610955404150
44+18NISSANQASHQAI1 526+45.5%+67.3%2 575+38.6%0.7%01 52600310
45โˆ’2SEATATECA1 525+10.3%+35.4%2 908+12.0%0.7%1850003100
46+3AUDIQ31 498+23.1%+24.3%2 715+12.2%0.7%29328043203510
47โˆ’19MERCEDESGLA1 488โˆ’18.1%โˆ’15.3%3 304+3.9%0.7%1985211236422740
48+16TOYOTAYARIS1 480+43.4%โˆ’15.2%2 512โˆ’27.2%0.7%01 46300440
49+9DACIASANDERO1 414+29.1%โˆ’29.8%2 509โˆ’42.3%0.7%000000
50โˆ’2SKODAKAMIQ1 403+5.5%โˆ’9.4%2 733โˆ’13.7%0.7%000000

Electric models 165

#ยฑMakeModelBEVBEV shareMoMYoYYTD
10SKODAELROQ3 4067.4%+9.1%+651.9%6 527
2+1VWID.32 4555.3%+2.1%+22.3%4 860
3+1SKODAENYAQ2 3085.0%+25.4%+18.7%4 149
4โˆ’2VWID.72 2464.9%โˆ’14.7%โˆ’24.4%4 878
5+6VWID.4, ID.51 6233.5%+63.8%โˆ’35.3%2 614
6+1MERCEDESCLA-KLASSE1 4013.0%+5.3%โ€“2 731
7+2TESLAMODEL Y1 3402.9%+19.7%+29.5%2 459
8โˆ’3AUDIA61 3372.9%โˆ’8.0%+89.9%2 791
9โˆ’1MINIMINI1 2372.7%+1.4%+71.8%2 457
10+5BYDDOLPHIN SURF1 2202.7%+46.5%โ€“2 053
11+8AUDIQ41 0962.4%+41.6%โˆ’35.0%1 870
12โˆ’6AUDIQ61 0512.3%โˆ’22.6%+32.7%2 409
13โˆ’3SEATBORN1 0482.3%โˆ’0.6%โˆ’34.3%2 102
14โˆ’1OPELGRANDLAND X9752.1%+3.8%+266.5%1 914
15+6HYUNDAIINSTER9182.0%+32.3%+111.5%1 612
16+1CITROENC38791.9%+8.4%+470.8%1 690
17+42TESLAMODEL 38721.9%+438.3%+137.0%1 034
18โˆ’4BMW5ER8281.8%โˆ’8.1%+4.4%1 729
19โˆ’7BMWX17561.6%โˆ’21.3%โˆ’20.6%1 717
20+5VWID. BUZZ6931.5%+22.7%โˆ’6.7%1 258

Brands 63

#ยฑMakeTotalShareMoMYoYYTDYTD YoYBEV %PHEV %
10VW40 17419.0%+4.9%โˆ’2.1%78 456โˆ’10.3%17.6%11.1%
20SKODA19 0349.0%+2.6%+26.5%37 584+19.1%30.0%5.8%
3+1BMW17 1348.1%+0.2%+0.3%34 239+2.8%16.5%18.3%
4โˆ’1MERCEDES16 9318.0%โˆ’8.3%โˆ’9.9%35 385โˆ’8.1%17.8%18.0%
50AUDI15 5197.4%+10.4%โˆ’2.3%29 573โˆ’3.2%23.0%20.7%
60SEAT11 3675.4%+17.0%โˆ’11.1%21 083โˆ’20.8%13.3%12.2%
70OPEL11 0385.2%+25.0%+44.4%19 867+36.3%20.5%3.3%
80FORD7 5743.6%+11.1%โˆ’19.4%14 394โˆ’15.7%19.1%16.4%
90HYUNDAI7 2623.4%+17.7%+16.2%13 433+8.2%27.8%5.4%
100FIAT5 9932.8%+33.5%+113.2%10 483+101.2%15.6%0.0%
11+3TOYOTA4 8282.3%+34.3%โˆ’14.3%8 423โˆ’23.9%9.0%2.3%
12โˆ’1PEUGEOT4 7232.2%+5.3%+2.8%9 209โˆ’3.6%21.3%5.8%
13+2CITROEN4 5902.2%+31.1%+18.7%8 092+12.0%20.7%0.9%
14โˆ’1KIA4 2882.0%+9.5%โˆ’0.2%8 204โˆ’11.4%34.9%2.3%
15+2DACIA4 0771.9%+29.8%โˆ’15.4%7 218โˆ’31.6%2.7%0.0%
16โˆ’4VOLVO3 9821.9%+0.4%โˆ’29.6%7 949โˆ’28.0%18.5%44.6%
17โˆ’1RENAULT3 8361.8%+14.1%โˆ’1.1%7 197โˆ’9.4%25.9%2.1%
18+1MAZDA3 2631.5%+15.9%+7.4%6 078+14.1%7.0%13.7%
19+2BYD3 0531.5%+16.1%+1550.3%5 682+1252.9%52.4%47.6%
200MINI2 9491.4%+11.5%+49.2%5 594+32.7%41.9%0.0%
21+1NISSAN2 8131.3%+36.6%+24.1%4 872+8.6%8.5%0.0%
22โˆ’4PORSCHE2 5831.2%โˆ’12.2%+10.0%5 525+16.7%43.9%18.5%
23+2TESLA2 2761.1%+74.9%+59.3%3 577+32.2%100.0%0.0%
240MG ROEWE2 1601.0%+48.1%+23.2%3 618+6.5%28.2%12.0%
25โˆ’2SUZUKI1 9190.9%+27.2%โˆ’7.1%3 428โˆ’0.3%14.3%0.2%
26+3LEAPMOTOR1 0910.5%+58.3%+486.6%1 780+422.0%91.6%8.4%
27โˆ’1LAND ROVER1 0140.5%โˆ’8.6%+16.6%2 123+1.5%0.0%32.0%
280JEEP7500.4%โˆ’4.1%โˆ’32.7%1 532โˆ’27.4%10.5%0.5%
29โˆ’2MITSUBISHI7160.3%โˆ’25.7%โˆ’49.1%1 680โˆ’49.6%14.9%24.2%
30+3HONDA5220.3%+30.5%โˆ’5.3%922โˆ’5.8%0.8%4.8%

Electric brands 50

#ยฑMakeBEVBEV shareMoMYoYYTD
10VW7 08915.4%+5.2%โˆ’14.2%13 828
20SKODA5 71812.4%+15.1%+138.4%10 688
30AUDI3 5637.7%โˆ’2.7%+7.5%7 225
4+1MERCEDES3 0166.5%+6.5%+30.5%5 849
5โˆ’1BMW2 8346.1%โˆ’12.2%โˆ’20.2%6 063
6+5TESLA2 2764.9%+74.9%+59.3%3 577
7โˆ’1OPEL2 2604.9%+16.8%+56.4%4 195
80HYUNDAI2 0184.4%+13.8%+28.0%3 792
90BYD1 6013.5%+2.6%+900.6%3 162
10โˆ’3SEAT1 5133.3%โˆ’19.7%โˆ’39.3%3 398

Model series are the KBA's own groupings; the KBA sometimes merges series (e.g. GLK, GLC) or moves a series between segments. Month-over-month and year-over-year figures are computed from the published monthly tables and shown only when the comparison month has at least 30 registrations (10 for the electric tables).