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Registrations by segment

Germany ยท February 2026

SUVs were the largest of the KBA's 13 model-series segments in February 2026 with 71 343 registrations (33.8% of the market), followed by compact (14.2%) and small cars (13.0%). Among the ten largest segments, motorhomes grew fastest year on year (+74.5%) while upper mid-size fell furthest (โˆ’15.0%).

Electric adoption differs widely between segments: battery-electric cars took 48.5% of upper mid-size but only 0.0% of motorhomes. Commercial holders (companies, dealers, rental fleets) dominate upper mid-size with 86.0% of registrations, whereas mini vans are bought mostly privately (46.6% 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

SUVs71 343 (33.8%)Compact29 937 (14.2%)Small cars27 562 (13.0%)Off-road23 460 (11.1%)Mid-size17 421 (8.2%)Utilities10 961 (5.2%)Upper mid-size9 995 (4.7%)Motorhomes8 228 (3.9%)Large vans3 814 (1.8%)Minis3 788 (1.8%)Mini vans1 559 (0.7%)Sports cars1 186 (0.6%)Other1 096 (0.5%)Luxury912 (0.4%)
#ยฑSegmentTotalShareMoMYoYYTDYTD YoYCommercial %BEV %PHEV %
10SUVs71 34333.8%+13.1%+14.1%134 410+6.7%62.9%30.6%10.0%
20Compact29 93714.2%+1.5%โˆ’14.8%59 440โˆ’16.5%74.9%13.5%6.9%
30Small cars27 56213.0%+12.4%+19.8%52 076+13.9%60.6%24.5%0.0%
40Off-road23 46011.1%โˆ’2.0%โˆ’1.3%47 390โˆ’8.1%79.6%5.7%31.8%
50Mid-size17 4218.2%+8.7%โˆ’1.3%33 443โˆ’0.4%76.4%20.1%19.3%
6+1Utilities10 9615.2%+8.9%+1.1%21 029โˆ’4.6%75.0%12.7%14.3%
7โˆ’1Upper mid-size9 9954.7%โˆ’5.8%โˆ’15.0%20 605โˆ’9.6%86.0%48.5%21.7%
80Motorhomes8 2283.9%+105.4%+74.5%12 233+47.4%51.9%0.0%0.1%
90Large vans3 8141.8%+1.2%โˆ’4.8%7 584โˆ’16.5%74.9%7.9%3.7%
100Minis3 7881.8%+9.1%โˆ’9.6%7 261โˆ’16.7%47.8%36.1%0.0%
11+1Mini vans1 5590.7%+10.9%+37.4%2 965โˆ’0.3%46.6%17.3%7.2%
12โˆ’1Sports cars1 1860.6%โˆ’16.3%โˆ’32.5%2 603โˆ’20.3%58.4%1.6%2.5%
130Other1 0960.5%โˆ’2.1%โˆ’25.7%2 216โˆ’23.6%70.0%16.0%8.3%
140Luxury9120.4%โˆ’15.2%โˆ’38.1%1 988โˆ’33.2%87.0%49.7%22.6%

SUVs 141

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWT-ROC4 3446.1%+12.6%โˆ’20.0%8 20375.7%
2+1SKODAELROQ3 4064.8%+9.1%+651.9%6 52749.9%
3+1BMWX13 1504.4%+10.6%โˆ’3.9%5 99865.8%
4+1VWTAYRON2 7693.9%+0.2%+1176.0%5 53287.9%
5โˆ’3MERCEDESGLK, GLC2 5343.6%โˆ’19.3%โˆ’12.1%5 67473.8%
6+2SKODAENYAQ2 3093.2%+25.4%+18.7%4 15083.8%
7+21OPELMOKKA2 2073.1%+169.5%+93.3%3 02691.9%
8โˆ’2SKODAKAROQ2 1743.0%+0.1%+13.7%4 34537.1%
9+1OPELGRANDLAND X2 0572.9%+29.6%+95.9%3 64475.0%
10+2HYUNDAITUCSON2 0332.8%+48.2%+55.7%3 40538.9%

Compact 31

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWGOLF6 63622.2%+1.6%โˆ’5.1%13 16581.1%
20SKODAOCTAVIA3 76712.6%โˆ’5.7%โˆ’1.3%7 76075.8%
30VWID.32 4558.2%+2.1%+22.3%4 86073.6%
4+1AUDIA32 4248.1%+19.5%+7.5%4 45279.9%
5โˆ’1SEATLEON2 1857.3%โˆ’2.8%โˆ’24.6%4 43374.8%
60OPELASTRA2 1727.3%+25.1%+9.4%3 90894.3%
7+1BMW1ER1 5675.2%+6.3%+7.7%3 04160.6%
8โˆ’1BMW2ER1 3844.6%โˆ’9.1%โˆ’6.7%2 90779.8%
9+4TOYOTACOROLLA1 1583.9%+35.4%+35.1%2 01378.0%
10โˆ’1SEATBORN1 0483.5%โˆ’0.6%โˆ’34.3%2 10236.3%

Small cars 29

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10OPELCORSA3 14411.4%โˆ’15.1%โˆ’0.7%6 84987.8%
20MINIMINI2 94910.7%+11.5%+49.2%5 59462.9%
3+3SEATIBIZA2 2838.3%+104.8%+94.0%3 39876.7%
4โˆ’1VWPOLO2 2728.2%โˆ’2.2%+26.9%4 59454.1%
5โˆ’1CITROENC31 6936.1%โˆ’0.6%+90.7%3 39739.3%
6โˆ’1SKODAFABIA1 6906.1%+2.7%โˆ’5.8%3 33649.2%
7+1TOYOTAYARIS1 4805.4%+43.4%โˆ’15.2%2 51273.7%
8โˆ’1DACIASANDERO1 4145.1%+29.1%โ€“2 50926.9%
9+2FORDPUMA1 2824.7%+37.0%โˆ’24.5%2 21846.2%
10+4BYDDOLPHIN SURF1 2204.4%+46.5%โ€“2 05385.7%

Off-road 41

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWTIGUAN4 33418.5%+2.5%โˆ’18.8%8 56286.7%
20BMWX32 59711.1%โˆ’7.2%+82.6%5 39682.5%
30SKODAKODIAQ2 2929.8%โˆ’10.6%+5.4%4 85676.2%
40VOLVOXC601 6637.1%โˆ’9.7%โˆ’24.6%3 50574.6%
5+1AUDIQ31 4986.4%+23.1%+24.3%2 71570.0%
6+2MERCEDESML-KLASSE, GLE1 0844.6%+4.3%+60.8%2 12380.4%
7โˆ’2AUDIQ51 0524.5%โˆ’23.7%โˆ’29.1%2 43182.4%
8โˆ’1BMWX59834.2%โˆ’13.7%+44.1%2 12283.8%
9+1PORSCHECAYENNE9784.2%+11.0%+90.3%1 85988.9%
10โˆ’1VOLVOXC409734.1%โˆ’2.0%โˆ’24.6%1 96660.5%

Mid-size 24

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWPASSAT3 10617.8%+1.2%โˆ’24.3%6 17492.0%
20MERCEDESCLA-KLASSE2 41713.9%0.0%+143.4%4 83550.1%
3+2AUDIA52 27313.0%+31.4%+16.4%4 00389.8%
4โˆ’1BMW3ER2 09812.0%+10.1%โˆ’1.7%4 00483.9%
5+1SKODASUPERB1 5388.8%+1.3%+71.5%3 05790.9%
6โˆ’2MERCEDESC-KLASSE1 3607.8%โˆ’25.0%โˆ’37.5%3 17355.4%
70BMW4ER1 2997.5%โˆ’6.6%โˆ’30.9%2 69080.8%
8+4TESLAMODEL 38725.0%+438.3%+137.0%1 03425.1%
90CITROENC57274.2%+94.4%โˆ’39.7%1 10182.7%
10โˆ’2BYDSEAL7254.2%โˆ’16.1%+1759.0%1 58987.2%

Utilities 33

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWTRANSPORTER2 24120.4%โˆ’4.3%+3.0%4 58280.1%
20VWCADDY1 64315.0%+18.9%+10.2%3 02579.0%
30FORDTRANSIT CUSTOM1 45913.3%+16.9%โˆ’28.3%2 70769.2%
4+1VWID. BUZZ6936.3%+22.7%โˆ’6.7%1 25880.4%
5โˆ’1FORDTRANSIT CONNECT4854.4%โˆ’38.2%+13.6%1 27081.0%
60MERCEDESCITAN4844.4%โˆ’0.6%+6.1%97156.8%
70CITROENJUMPY4283.9%+7.5%+24.1%82659.1%
8+6OPELZAFIRA LIFE3983.6%+118.7%+696.0%58067.6%
9+2FORDTRANSIT, TOURNEO3373.1%+29.1%+161.2%59897.6%
10โˆ’1MERCEDESVITO3363.1%โˆ’2.0%โˆ’23.3%67992.0%

Upper mid-size 13

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10AUDIA62 94129.4%โˆ’12.5%+16.2%6 30494.6%
2+1BMW5ER2 38023.8%โˆ’0.5%โˆ’16.7%4 77285.3%
3โˆ’1VWID.72 24622.5%โˆ’14.7%โˆ’24.4%4 87892.8%
40MERCEDESE-KLASSE1 86218.6%+18.1%โˆ’24.1%3 43873.2%
50MERCEDESCLE4084.1%โˆ’21.4%โˆ’41.5%92752.7%
6โ€“VOLVOES90800.8%โ€“โ€“8095.0%
70SUBARUOUTBACK620.6%+59.0%โˆ’24.4%10143.5%
8โ€“LEXUSES50.1%โ€“โ€“13100.0%
9โˆ’3VOLVO9050.1%โˆ’93.4%โˆ’96.6%8160.0%
10โ€“XPENGP730.0%โ€“โ€“5100.0%

Motorhomes 38

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10FIATDUCATO3 91147.5%+147.4%+106.8%5 49254.9%
2+1CITROENJUMPER1 29215.7%+179.7%+113.2%1 75459.0%
3+2FORDTRANSIT, TOURNEO6527.9%+132.0%+40.5%93346.9%
4โˆ’2VWTRANSPORTER6287.6%+28.7%+113.6%1 11633.6%
5โˆ’1MERCEDESSPRINTER4295.2%+10.9%โˆ’1.8%81619.6%
6+1FORDTRANSIT CUSTOM3544.3%+170.2%+162.2%48574.9%
7+2PEUGEOTBOXER2653.2%+157.3%+97.8%36856.6%
8โˆ’2VWCRAFTER1271.5%โˆ’15.3%โˆ’31.0%27750.4%
9+2IVECODAILY760.9%+33.3%โˆ’3.8%13322.4%
10โˆ’2MERCEDESV-KLASSE700.9%โˆ’33.3%โˆ’48.1%17547.1%

Large vans 7

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
1+1VWTOURAN1 39336.5%+19.3%+39.4%2 56191.7%
2โˆ’1MERCEDESV-KLASSE1 23732.4%โˆ’16.5%โˆ’13.7%2 71874.2%
3+1DACIAJOGGER55814.6%+32.2%โˆ’51.7%98040.7%
4โˆ’1PEUGEOT500845011.8%โˆ’11.4%+83.7%95874.2%
50RENAULTESPACE1303.4%+9.2%โˆ’14.5%24955.4%
60FIATULYSSE441.2%โˆ’29.0%โ€“10659.1%
7โ€“LEXUSLM20.1%โ€“โ€“1250.0%

Minis 9

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
1+1TOYOTAAYGO1 17230.9%+60.1%โˆ’3.5%1 90466.0%
2โˆ’1FIAT50079921.1%โˆ’27.0%+715.3%1 89320.4%
3+2LEAPMOTORT0356614.9%+73.1%+238.9%89311.0%
40KIAPICANTO54014.3%+4.4%โˆ’38.7%1 05763.0%
5โˆ’2HYUNDAII 1049413.0%โˆ’12.9%โˆ’58.7%1 06175.7%
60DACIASPRING1112.9%โˆ’16.5%โˆ’65.2%24431.5%
70FIATPANDA802.1%โˆ’22.3%โˆ’73.4%18345.0%
8โ€“RENAULTTWINGO250.7%โ€“โ€“25100.0%
9โ€“VWUP10.0%โ€“โ€“10.0%

Mini vans 4

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10PEUGEOT30081 04667.1%+9.3%+93.0%2 00355.6%
20MERCEDESB-KLASSE41626.7%+17.2%โˆ’5.2%77121.6%
30RENAULTSCENIC976.2%+10.2%โˆ’36.2%18555.7%
4โ€“KIASOUL00.0%โ€“โ€“6โ€“

Sports cars 15

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10PORSCHE91169558.6%โˆ’29.1%โˆ’14.0%1 67557.1%
20BMWZ419616.5%+34.2%โˆ’37.4%34259.7%
3+1FORDMUSTANG675.6%+24.1%โˆ’71.6%12167.2%
4+2MERCEDESAMG GT494.1%+48.5%โˆ’31.9%8283.7%
5โ€“MERCEDESSL403.4%โ€“โˆ’23.1%6875.0%
6โ€“FERRARIROMA383.2%โ€“โ€“6236.8%
7โˆ’2FERRARI12CILINDRI272.3%โˆ’22.9%โ€“6259.3%
8โˆ’5MG ROEWECYBERSTER181.5%โˆ’72.7%โ€“8461.1%
9โ€“FERRARI296171.4%โ€“โˆ’68.5%3623.5%
10โ€“ALPINEA11080.7%โ€“โ€“1012.5%

Other 0

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %

Luxury 13

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10MERCEDESS-KLASSE21423.5%โˆ’19.5%โˆ’43.2%48087.9%
20PORSCHETAYCAN20822.8%โˆ’19.4%โˆ’19.4%46690.9%
30PORSCHEPANAMERA16017.5%โˆ’14.0%+6.0%34692.5%
4+1BMW7ER14115.5%+39.6%โˆ’23.8%24283.7%
5+1AUDIE-TRON GT606.6%โˆ’13.0%โˆ’30.2%12993.3%
6โ€“TESLAMODEL S475.2%โ€“โ€“6151.1%
7โˆ’3AUDIA8465.0%โˆ’62.0%โˆ’35.2%16791.3%
8โ€“BENTLEYCONTINENTAL171.9%โ€“โˆ’58.5%4382.4%
9โ€“LUCIDAIR60.7%โ€“โ€“1250.0%
10โ€“LOTUSEMEYA40.4%โ€“โ€“12100.0%

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).