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Registrations by segment

Germany ยท October 2025

SUVs were the largest of the KBA's 13 model-series segments in October 2025 with 84 782 registrations (33.9% of the market), followed by compact (17.1%) and small cars (12.0%). Among the ten largest segments, minis grew fastest year on year (+31.2%) while large vans fell furthest (โˆ’38.6%).

Electric adoption differs widely between segments: battery-electric cars took 47.1% of luxury but only 0.0% of motorhomes. Commercial holders (companies, dealers, rental fleets) dominate luxury with 87.2% of registrations, whereas motorhomes are bought mostly privately (20.4% 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

SUVs84 782 (33.9%)Compact42 820 (17.1%)Small cars30 116 (12.0%)Off-road26 584 (10.6%)Mid-size21 784 (8.7%)Upper mid-size13 449 (5.4%)Utilities10 782 (4.3%)Minis5 976 (2.4%)Motorhomes4 252 (1.7%)Large vans3 677 (1.5%)Mini vans2 249 (0.9%)Luxury1 265 (0.5%)Other1 217 (0.5%)Sports cars1 180 (0.5%)
#ยฑSegmentTotalShareMoMYoYYTDYTD YoYCommercial %BEV %PHEV %
10SUVs84 78233.9%+7.2%+16.3%781 893+11.4%58.9%29.4%11.3%
20Compact42 82017.1%+3.9%+0.2%395 638โˆ’11.1%66.7%12.7%7.6%
30Small cars30 11612.0%+0.8%+7.0%278 332โˆ’1.3%60.3%22.8%0.0%
40Off-road26 58410.6%+1.3%โˆ’3.7%257 863โˆ’2.4%79.0%4.2%31.0%
50Mid-size21 7848.7%+16.7%+25.8%185 011โˆ’12.9%78.8%16.6%22.2%
60Upper mid-size13 4495.4%+32.3%+13.0%123 904+43.0%81.9%43.4%23.6%
70Utilities10 7824.3%+10.7%+9.0%113 774+20.7%73.9%12.5%12.1%
80Minis5 9762.4%โˆ’10.7%+31.2%52 659โˆ’24.6%53.9%30.8%0.0%
90Motorhomes4 2521.7%โˆ’11.0%โˆ’8.4%63 774โˆ’4.4%20.4%0.0%0.2%
100Large vans3 6771.5%+8.1%โˆ’38.6%44 663โˆ’13.8%70.4%4.2%0.2%
110Mini vans2 2490.9%+13.2%+16.2%16 925โˆ’2.4%43.8%18.3%7.3%
12+1Luxury1 2650.5%+1.6%โˆ’34.7%14 451โˆ’20.1%87.2%47.1%21.5%
13โˆ’1Other1 2170.5%โˆ’9.7%โˆ’1.3%14 148โˆ’8.5%69.9%20.4%4.0%
140Sports cars1 1800.5%+10.6%โˆ’6.1%17 446โˆ’22.0%54.8%4.6%4.2%

SUVs 144

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWT-ROC6 5927.8%+5.4%+16.8%67 87239.4%
2+7BMWX13 9804.7%+102.2%+5.4%37 03957.9%
3โˆ’1MERCEDESGLK, GLC3 4974.1%+22.5%+24.0%29 97667.1%
4+1SKODAELROQ3 3203.9%+29.4%โ€“19 39150.5%
5โˆ’2VWTAYRON2 8923.4%+3.1%โ€“21 15387.3%
6+10VWT-CROSS2 6413.1%+71.3%+38.4%25 39164.8%
7โˆ’3SKODAKAROQ2 6013.1%โˆ’2.0%โˆ’2.8%23 76244.6%
8+5SKODAENYAQ2 5863.1%+49.1%โˆ’21.9%21 07182.1%
9+6VWID.4, ID.52 5223.0%+52.7%+16.0%23 74277.8%
10+4OPELGRANDLAND X2 3892.8%+41.0%+44.5%14 39385.8%

Compact 34

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWGOLF7 52117.6%+0.5%+7.2%70 37281.4%
20SKODAOCTAVIA4 2129.8%+34.9%+10.1%37 42977.4%
3+4OPELASTRA3 3417.8%+26.6%โˆ’17.4%29 35795.1%
4โˆ’1AUDIA33 3337.8%+11.3%+35.0%27 22582.2%
50SEATLEON3 0817.2%+8.7%+16.0%32 12055.7%
6โˆ’2VWID.33 0747.2%+3.2%+139.2%25 93344.4%
7โˆ’1BMW1ER2 6166.1%โˆ’5.8%+54.7%21 10457.9%
80MERCEDESA-KLASSE2 4545.7%+19.0%+52.4%15 45825.4%
90BMW2ER1 9364.5%โˆ’4.3%+13.5%16 54373.0%
100DACIASANDERO1 8514.3%โˆ’5.2%โˆ’10.0%21 91919.2%

Small cars 34

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10OPELCORSA4 32314.4%โˆ’2.1%โˆ’10.8%40 82988.0%
2+1MINIMINI3 51011.7%+14.3%+30.2%28 59562.2%
3โˆ’1VWPOLO2 9829.9%โˆ’17.9%+8.7%24 55649.3%
40TOYOTAYARIS2 4238.0%โˆ’1.2%โˆ’20.5%23 63363.3%
50SKODAFABIA2 3407.8%+7.0%+26.0%21 30447.5%
6+2CITROENC31 8486.1%+32.2%+1355.1%13 27163.5%
7+2AUDIA11 4074.7%+16.5%+19.3%10 92472.4%
8โˆ’1SEATIBIZA1 4024.7%โˆ’18.5%+0.7%14 78561.5%
9โˆ’3FORDPUMA1 3994.6%โˆ’25.0%+0.9%14 04236.4%
100PEUGEOT2081 1713.9%โˆ’1.2%โˆ’57.6%12 47564.1%

Off-road 46

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWTIGUAN4 67417.6%โˆ’6.2%โˆ’29.8%53 21985.8%
20BMWX32 71210.2%โˆ’6.8%+13.7%20 49177.8%
30SKODAKODIAQ2 65110.0%+3.0%+20.0%24 61374.0%
4+3AUDIQ32 0087.6%+59.1%+18.6%14 61285.4%
50VOLVOXC602 0027.5%+13.6%+3.4%18 90677.1%
6โˆ’2AUDIQ51 9857.5%โˆ’7.4%+45.1%15 40480.2%
7โˆ’1BMWX51 4065.3%โˆ’14.0%+12.6%11 31782.4%
80VOLVOXC401 1924.5%+26.0%+35.9%12 72257.0%
90MERCEDESML-KLASSE, GLE1 1004.1%+17.1%+22.4%9 69977.9%
10+2AUDIQ86722.5%+16.5%+4.3%7 04480.4%

Mid-size 28

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
1+2AUDIA53 47215.9%+54.9%+315.8%21 20692.5%
2โˆ’1VWPASSAT3 40515.6%โˆ’11.4%โˆ’8.5%37 99490.2%
3+1MERCEDESCLA-KLASSE2 97713.7%+49.7%+112.5%14 69550.7%
4โˆ’2BMW3ER2 78312.8%+7.9%+17.7%26 44082.9%
50MERCEDESC-KLASSE2 1339.8%+30.5%โˆ’1.2%21 32361.2%
60SKODASUPERB1 9418.9%+26.3%+21.7%15 12591.1%
70BMW4ER1 7227.9%+36.5%+39.4%18 08376.0%
8+2BYDSEAL1 3726.3%+172.2%+2394.5%3 01796.9%
90CITROENC56132.8%โˆ’27.2%+17.2%7 84178.5%
10+2MAZDA63511.6%+42.1%+408.7%1 15251.9%

Upper mid-size 14

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
1+2BMW5ER3 90529.0%+75.3%+78.5%29 82587.8%
2โˆ’1VWID.73 19323.7%+22.9%+31.6%28 28992.6%
3+1MERCEDESE-KLASSE2 86421.3%+32.4%โˆ’10.8%26 18366.2%
4โˆ’2AUDIA62 71920.2%+18.5%โˆ’11.7%29 01687.7%
50MERCEDESCLE6314.7%โˆ’6.5%โˆ’15.0%8 50039.5%
6+1VOLVO90620.5%โˆ’28.7%โˆ’42.6%86485.5%
7โˆ’1SUBARUOUTBACK520.4%โˆ’46.9%โˆ’46.4%86455.8%
8โ€“LEXUSES130.1%โ€“โ€“114100.0%
9โ€“XPENGP7100.1%โ€“โ€“13130.0%
10โ€“DS900.0%โ€“โ€“25โ€“

Utilities 36

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWTRANSPORTER2 62624.4%+17.2%+39.2%23 67771.9%
20VWCADDY1 82216.9%+25.7%+0.4%16 51174.4%
30FORDTRANSIT CUSTOM1 14110.6%โˆ’9.2%+37.3%17 10678.9%
4+1VWID. BUZZ8648.0%+29.1%+15.5%7 25976.9%
5โˆ’1FORDTRANSIT CONNECT5625.2%โˆ’22.5%+24.3%5 06572.1%
6+2MERCEDESCITAN4884.5%+61.6%+77.5%4 55568.4%
7+6CITROENJUMPY4213.9%+102.4%+519.1%3 09058.7%
8โˆ’2MERCEDESVITO3913.6%โˆ’14.6%โˆ’28.8%7 16992.8%
9โˆ’2MERCEDESSPRINTER3283.0%+7.9%+16.3%3 22890.5%
10+2RENAULTKANGOO3082.9%+38.7%โˆ’26.3%3 34163.0%

Minis 10

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10TOYOTAAYGO1 94932.6%โˆ’21.3%+47.2%14 70381.8%
20HYUNDAII 101 39023.3%+6.4%+21.2%12 86160.2%
30FIAT50095916.0%โˆ’17.6%+107.1%7 62413.9%
40KIAPICANTO67011.2%0.0%โˆ’16.6%7 63659.1%
50LEAPMOTORT0360210.1%โˆ’4.4%โ€“3 82917.6%
60DACIASPRING2774.6%โˆ’22.8%โˆ’4.2%4 20128.5%
70FIATPANDA1292.2%+46.6%โˆ’73.0%1 64857.4%
8โ€“RENAULTTWINGO00.0%โ€“โˆ’100.0%14โ€“
9โ€“SMARTFORTWO00.0%โ€“โ€“6โ€“
10โ€“VWUP00.0%โ€“โ€“137โ€“

Motorhomes 44

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10FIATDUCATO1 83543.2%โˆ’9.4%+5.9%28 26414.6%
2+1CITROENJUMPER43710.3%โˆ’11.2%โˆ’35.8%6 54916.9%
3โˆ’1MERCEDESSPRINTER4239.9%โˆ’15.4%+27.8%5 59217.3%
4+1VWTRANSPORTER3979.3%+3.7%+19.2%4 58441.3%
5โˆ’1FORDTRANSIT, TOURNEO3307.8%โˆ’20.7%โˆ’11.1%6 21313.9%
60FORDTRANSIT CUSTOM2104.9%โˆ’27.8%+62.8%2 42027.6%
7+2MERCEDESV-KLASSE1273.0%+30.9%+36.6%1 39738.6%
80PEUGEOTBOXER1172.8%โˆ’19.9%โˆ’35.4%1 85919.7%
9โˆ’2VWCRAFTER962.3%โˆ’36.8%โˆ’54.1%2 11845.8%
10+1IVECODAILY531.2%+17.8%โˆ’11.7%69518.9%

Large vans 11

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
1+2MERCEDESV-KLASSE1 04928.5%+31.5%โˆ’38.1%15 75978.4%
20VWTOURAN90524.6%โˆ’4.4%โˆ’58.5%11 75289.4%
3โˆ’2DACIAJOGGER82522.4%โˆ’18.6%โˆ’26.3%10 69736.8%
40PEUGEOT500850113.6%+49.1%โˆ’25.7%3 81284.2%
50RENAULTESPACE2406.5%+36.4%โˆ’11.4%2 07262.9%
60FIATULYSSE1504.1%+21.0%โ€“36649.3%
7โ€“LEXUSLM50.1%โ€“โˆ’86.8%162100.0%
8โ€“MAXUSMIFA 720.1%โ€“โ€“2100.0%
9โ€“MAXUSMIFA 900.0%โ€“โ€“38โ€“
10โ€“OPELZAFIRA00.0%โ€“โ€“1โ€“

Mini vans 5

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10MERCEDESB-KLASSE1 01745.2%โˆ’15.0%+22.7%7 65515.7%
20PEUGEOT30081 01745.2%+59.7%+39.1%7 65064.1%
30RENAULTSCENIC2129.4%+38.6%โˆ’25.6%1 58580.7%
4โ€“KIASOUL30.1%โ€“โˆ’96.7%34100.0%
5โ€“RENAULTMODUS00.0%โ€“โ€“1โ€“

Luxury 19

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
1+3BMW7ER32325.5%+80.4%+50.2%1 93590.7%
20PORSCHETAYCAN22317.6%โˆ’9.3%โˆ’49.3%2 37980.7%
3โˆ’2MERCEDESS-KLASSE18914.9%โˆ’27.3%โˆ’58.0%3 42789.9%
4โˆ’1PORSCHEPANAMERA18414.5%โˆ’10.2%โˆ’14.4%1 76889.1%
5+1BMW8ER917.2%+7.1%+93.6%83578.0%
6โˆ’1AUDIA8876.9%โˆ’7.4%โˆ’10.3%1 01790.8%
7+1AUDIE-TRON GT685.4%+6.3%โˆ’37.0%91089.7%
8โˆ’1AUDIA7624.9%โˆ’10.1%โˆ’68.0%1 33693.5%
9โ€“BENTLEYCONTINENTAL262.1%โ€“โ€“33673.1%
10โ€“TESLAMODEL S50.4%โ€“โ€“6960.0%

Other 0

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %

Sports cars 29

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10PORSCHE91170359.6%+24.4%+18.4%8 91957.2%
20BMWZ412210.3%โˆ’2.4%โˆ’20.8%2 86046.7%
3+1MERCEDESAMG GT665.6%+22.2%โˆ’8.3%82365.2%
4โˆ’1FORDMUSTANG615.2%โˆ’27.4%โˆ’16.4%1 28455.7%
50MG ROEWECYBERSTER544.6%+5.9%โ€“39555.6%
6+1FERRARI12CILINDRI332.8%โˆ’2.9%โ€“26621.2%
7โ€“FERRARI296272.3%โ€“โˆ’48.1%46151.9%
8โ€“MERCEDESSL211.8%โ€“โˆ’44.7%53776.2%
9โˆ’3PORSCHECAYMAN201.7%โˆ’45.9%โˆ’67.7%51840.0%
10โ€“ALPINEA110191.6%โ€“โ€“18131.6%

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).