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Registrations by segment

Germany ยท September 2025

SUVs were the largest of the KBA's 13 model-series segments in September 2025 with 79 091 registrations (33.6% of the market), followed by compact (17.5%) and small cars (12.7%). Among the ten largest segments, minis grew fastest year on year (+39.1%) while large vans fell furthest (โˆ’23.6%).

Electric adoption differs widely between segments: battery-electric cars took 43.1% of upper mid-size but only 0.0% of motorhomes. Commercial holders (companies, dealers, rental fleets) dominate luxury with 86.1% of registrations, whereas motorhomes are bought mostly privately (19.5% commercial).

Segments are the KBA's own model-series groupings, so a model sits in the segment the KBA assigns it, and the segment table below links to the models that make up each one.

Segments

SUVs79 091 (33.6%)Compact41 230 (17.5%)Small cars29 880 (12.7%)Off-road26 232 (11.1%)Mid-size18 672 (7.9%)Upper mid-size10 165 (4.3%)Utilities9 739 (4.1%)Minis6 694 (2.8%)Motorhomes4 775 (2.0%)Large vans3 403 (1.4%)Mini vans1 987 (0.8%)Other1 348 (0.6%)Luxury1 245 (0.5%)Sports cars1 067 (0.5%)
#ยฑSegmentTotalShareMoMYoYYTDYTD YoYCommercial %BEV %PHEV %
10SUVs79 09133.6%+10.8%+21.4%697 111+10.8%59.7%26.1%12.2%
20Compact41 23017.5%+25.8%+15.2%352 818โˆ’12.3%67.1%13.9%6.5%
30Small cars29 88012.7%+15.8%+8.9%248 216โˆ’2.2%63.7%19.1%0.0%
40Off-road26 23211.1%+18.0%+1.9%231 279โˆ’2.2%76.4%3.7%29.9%
50Mid-size18 6727.9%+22.9%+13.8%163 227โˆ’16.3%77.0%18.8%18.5%
6+1Upper mid-size10 1654.3%+6.3%โˆ’7.7%110 455+47.8%81.3%43.1%24.0%
7โˆ’1Utilities9 7394.1%โˆ’4.8%+22.3%102 992+22.1%77.3%11.0%11.9%
8+1Minis6 6942.8%+31.2%+39.1%46 683โˆ’28.5%61.1%32.1%0.0%
9โˆ’1Motorhomes4 7752.0%โˆ’9.0%+4.0%59 522โˆ’4.1%19.5%0.0%0.1%
100Large vans3 4031.4%โˆ’8.1%โˆ’23.6%40 986โˆ’10.6%71.1%3.1%0.1%
11+1Mini vans1 9870.8%+14.9%+8.0%14 676โˆ’4.7%38.6%14.0%5.5%
12โˆ’1Other1 3480.6%โˆ’26.3%+26.5%12 931โˆ’9.2%73.1%30.1%2.7%
130Luxury1 2450.5%โˆ’1.2%โˆ’14.4%13 186โˆ’18.4%86.1%41.1%24.3%
140Sports cars1 0670.5%โˆ’6.9%โˆ’6.1%16 266โˆ’22.9%55.6%5.1%3.4%

SUVs 142

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWT-ROC6 2567.9%โˆ’10.6%+67.9%61 28049.6%
2+1MERCEDESGLK, GLC2 8543.6%+21.9%+22.6%26 47969.7%
3+8VWTAYRON2 8043.5%+77.5%โ€“18 26187.6%
4+3SKODAKAROQ2 6533.4%+36.5%+9.8%21 16139.5%
5+4SKODAELROQ2 5653.2%+48.2%โ€“16 07144.6%
6โˆ’1MERCEDESGLA2 3733.0%+17.4%+22.8%17 49041.1%
7+31TESLAMODEL Y2 2272.8%+228.5%โˆ’27.4%9 84728.7%
8+10OPELMOKKA2 0152.5%+40.3%+27.8%16 13088.1%
9โˆ’7BMWX11 9682.5%โˆ’43.7%โˆ’43.5%33 05964.6%
100SKODAKAMIQ1 8642.4%+15.0%โˆ’0.3%17 15934.9%

Compact 34

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWGOLF7 48618.2%+61.6%+19.1%62 85182.6%
2+2SKODAOCTAVIA3 1237.6%+22.0%โˆ’13.3%33 21777.2%
30AUDIA32 9957.3%+3.2%+54.4%23 89282.9%
4+1VWID.32 9797.2%+26.8%+146.6%22 85940.6%
5โˆ’3SEATLEON2 8356.9%โˆ’9.1%+37.0%29 03969.3%
6+1BMW1ER2 7776.7%+30.7%+183.1%18 48856.3%
7โˆ’1OPELASTRA2 6396.4%+13.1%โˆ’30.2%26 01695.9%
8+2MERCEDESA-KLASSE2 0625.0%+52.3%+55.7%13 00429.0%
90BMW2ER2 0234.9%+43.8%+19.7%14 60771.5%
10โˆ’2DACIASANDERO1 9524.7%+6.1%โˆ’0.9%20 06829.4%

Small cars 34

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10OPELCORSA4 41514.8%+10.2%+25.2%36 50686.9%
2+1VWPOLO3 63412.2%+36.6%+13.0%21 57459.4%
3โˆ’1MINIMINI3 07210.3%+7.4%โˆ’24.7%25 08555.7%
40TOYOTAYARIS2 4528.2%โˆ’3.2%โˆ’9.6%21 21066.4%
5+1SKODAFABIA2 1867.3%+35.1%+13.0%18 96441.9%
6+2FORDPUMA1 8656.2%+35.0%+1.2%12 64351.0%
7โˆ’2SEATIBIZA1 7215.8%โˆ’7.5%+11.3%13 38372.9%
8โˆ’1CITROENC31 3984.7%โˆ’5.7%+737.1%11 42363.7%
90AUDIA11 2084.0%+14.2%+3.5%9 51773.6%
100PEUGEOT2081 1854.0%+29.5%โˆ’19.2%11 30466.0%

Off-road 46

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWTIGUAN4 98219.0%+13.5%โˆ’26.0%48 54583.9%
20BMWX32 91111.1%+36.7%0.0%17 77974.4%
30SKODAKODIAQ2 5739.8%+30.1%+25.0%21 96275.3%
40AUDIQ52 1438.2%+30.8%+44.6%13 41972.9%
50VOLVOXC601 7626.7%+9.8%+32.0%16 90474.4%
6+1BMWX51 6346.2%+27.2%+63.6%9 91179.0%
7โˆ’1AUDIQ31 2624.8%โˆ’2.6%โˆ’9.6%12 60468.1%
80VOLVOXC409463.6%โˆ’3.0%+20.2%11 53052.5%
90MERCEDESML-KLASSE, GLE9393.6%+0.9%+10.9%8 59975.8%
10+4PORSCHEMACAN6672.5%+98.5%+18.3%4 69575.0%

Mid-size 28

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWPASSAT3 84520.6%+46.8%+14.8%34 58991.7%
20BMW3ER2 58013.8%+4.3%0.0%23 65784.4%
30AUDIA52 24212.0%+31.5%+216.7%17 73489.7%
40MERCEDESCLA-KLASSE1 98910.7%+23.7%+89.4%11 71847.8%
50MERCEDESC-KLASSE1 6358.8%+18.7%โˆ’15.9%19 19062.6%
6+1SKODASUPERB1 5378.2%+37.4%+21.6%13 18490.4%
7โˆ’1BMW4ER1 2626.8%โˆ’7.6%โˆ’3.4%16 36175.0%
80TESLAMODEL 31 1736.3%+55.6%+92.9%4 86321.0%
90CITROENC58424.5%+23.6%+101.9%7 22885.5%
10+2BYDSEAL5042.7%+80.0%+1129.3%1 64593.8%

Upper mid-size 14

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
1+3VWID.72 59725.5%+51.3%โˆ’2.8%25 09692.5%
2โˆ’1AUDIA62 29422.6%โˆ’8.9%โˆ’19.9%26 29789.0%
30BMW5ER2 22821.9%โˆ’2.2%+32.5%25 92084.7%
4โˆ’2MERCEDESE-KLASSE2 16321.3%โˆ’11.0%โˆ’22.7%23 31970.5%
50MERCEDESCLE6756.6%+41.5%โˆ’1.6%7 86936.4%
60SUBARUOUTBACK981.0%+55.6%โˆ’10.9%81257.1%
70VOLVO90870.9%+64.2%โˆ’23.0%80295.4%
8โ€“XPENGP7170.2%โ€“โ€“12188.2%
9โ€“LEXUSES40.0%โ€“โˆ’90.2%10175.0%
10โ€“HYUNDAIG8010.0%โ€“โ€“51100.0%

Utilities 36

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWTRANSPORTER2 24123.0%+16.8%+47.4%21 05176.3%
2+1VWCADDY1 45014.9%+17.6%โˆ’0.5%14 68978.4%
3โˆ’1FORDTRANSIT CUSTOM1 25712.9%โˆ’26.1%+102.4%15 96576.6%
4+1FORDTRANSIT CONNECT7257.4%+40.5%+40.8%4 50377.8%
5+1VWID. BUZZ6696.9%+31.2%+12.4%6 39578.3%
6โˆ’2MERCEDESVITO4584.7%โˆ’39.8%โˆ’1.5%6 77893.7%
7+4MERCEDESSPRINTER3043.1%โˆ’6.7%+28.3%2 90096.1%
8โˆ’1MERCEDESCITAN3023.1%โˆ’24.9%+65.9%4 06772.8%
9โˆ’1FORDTRANSIT COURIER2852.9%โˆ’17.9%โˆ’24.0%3 01965.6%
10+5FORDTRANSIT, TOURNEO2572.6%+11.7%+21.2%1 72894.6%

Minis 10

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10TOYOTAAYGO2 47737.0%+99.8%+94.9%12 75485.6%
20HYUNDAII 101 30619.5%+9.5%+11.9%11 47164.9%
30FIAT5001 16417.4%+25.3%+35.8%6 66536.7%
40KIAPICANTO67010.0%โˆ’9.0%โˆ’9.2%6 96658.1%
50LEAPMOTORT036309.4%+4.0%โ€“3 22719.8%
60DACIASPRING3595.4%+14.0%โ€“3 92438.2%
70FIATPANDA881.3%+4.8%โˆ’86.4%1 51951.1%
8โ€“RENAULTTWINGO00.0%โ€“โˆ’100.0%14โ€“
9โ€“SMARTFORTWO00.0%โ€“โ€“6โ€“
10โ€“VWUP00.0%โ€“โˆ’100.0%137โ€“

Motorhomes 44

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10FIATDUCATO2 02642.4%โˆ’11.6%+27.0%26 42913.4%
2โ€“MERCEDESSPRINTER50010.5%โ€“+60.8%5 16911.6%
3+1CITROENJUMPER49210.3%+6.7%โˆ’29.4%6 11211.2%
4โ€“FORDTRANSIT, TOURNEO4168.7%โ€“+6.1%5 88311.5%
50VWTRANSPORTER3838.0%+1.9%+5.8%4 18738.1%
60FORDTRANSIT CUSTOM2916.1%+4.7%+54.0%2 21057.0%
70VWCRAFTER1523.2%โˆ’1.9%โˆ’26.9%2 02243.4%
80PEUGEOTBOXER1463.1%โˆ’4.6%โˆ’8.2%1 74214.4%
90MERCEDESV-KLASSE972.0%+5.4%โˆ’9.3%1 27040.2%
10+1CITROENJUMPY551.2%+12.2%โˆ’70.7%75920.0%

Large vans 10

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
1+2DACIAJOGGER1 01429.8%+36.8%+4.1%9 87254.4%
20VWTOURAN94727.8%+9.0%โˆ’51.1%10 84783.3%
3โˆ’2MERCEDESV-KLASSE79823.4%โˆ’41.6%โˆ’13.2%14 71077.8%
40PEUGEOT50083369.9%โˆ’22.0%โˆ’25.0%3 31182.1%
50RENAULTESPACE1765.2%โˆ’22.5%+8.0%1 83264.2%
60FIATULYSSE1243.6%+106.7%โ€“21648.4%
7โ€“LEXUSLM70.2%โ€“โ€“157100.0%
8โ€“OPELZAFIRA10.0%โ€“โ€“1100.0%
9โ€“MAXUSMIFA 900.0%โ€“โ€“38โ€“
10โ€“SEATALHAMBRA00.0%โ€“โ€“1โ€“

Mini vans 5

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10MERCEDESB-KLASSE1 19760.2%+26.8%+28.3%6 63819.8%
20PEUGEOT300863732.1%โˆ’6.3%โˆ’3.9%6 63366.6%
30RENAULTSCENIC1537.7%+44.3%+14.2%1 37368.6%
4โ€“KIASOUL00.0%โ€“โˆ’100.0%31โ€“
5โ€“RENAULTMODUS00.0%โ€“โ€“1โ€“

Other 0

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %

Luxury 19

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10MERCEDESS-KLASSE26020.9%โˆ’33.2%โˆ’12.2%3 23891.5%
20PORSCHETAYCAN24619.8%+31.6%โˆ’34.6%2 15682.1%
3+2PORSCHEPANAMERA20516.5%+95.2%+75.2%1 58484.4%
4โˆ’1BMW7ER17914.4%+31.6%+13.3%1 61290.5%
5โˆ’1AUDIA8947.6%โˆ’16.8%โˆ’9.6%93088.3%
60BMW8ER856.8%โˆ’4.5%+25.0%74477.6%
70AUDIA7695.5%โˆ’18.8%โˆ’33.7%1 27488.4%
80AUDIE-TRON GT645.1%โˆ’9.9%โˆ’40.7%84289.1%
9โ€“BENTLEYCONTINENTAL211.7%โ€“โ€“31047.6%
10โ€“ROLLS ROYCESPECTRE100.8%โ€“โ€“56100.0%

Sports cars 29

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10PORSCHE91156553.0%+11.4%+48.7%8 21661.1%
20BMWZ412511.7%โˆ’27.3%โˆ’33.5%2 73840.0%
3+1FORDMUSTANG847.9%โˆ’4.5%โˆ’35.9%1 22347.6%
4โˆ’1MERCEDESAMG GT545.1%โˆ’46.5%โˆ’42.6%75761.1%
50MG ROEWECYBERSTER514.8%โˆ’20.3%โ€“34154.9%
6+1PORSCHECAYMAN373.5%+12.1%โˆ’7.5%49832.4%
7โˆ’1FERRARI12CILINDRI343.2%โˆ’10.5%โ€“23347.1%
80FERRARIROMA282.6%โˆ’12.5%โ€“25864.3%
9โ€“FERRARI296252.3%โ€“โ€“43464.0%
10โˆ’1MERCEDESSL222.1%โˆ’26.7%โˆ’56.9%51650.0%

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).