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Registrations by segment

Germany ยท April 2026

SUVs were the largest of the KBA's 13 model-series segments in April 2026 with 87 417 registrations (35.1% of the market), followed by compact (13.6%) and small cars (13.2%). Among the ten largest segments, small cars grew fastest year on year (+20.3%) while motorhomes fell furthest (โˆ’23.2%).

Electric adoption differs widely between segments: battery-electric cars took 49.9% of minis but only 0.0% of motorhomes. Commercial holders (companies, dealers, rental fleets) dominate luxury with 88.5% of registrations, whereas motorhomes are bought mostly privately (39.3% 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

SUVs87 417 (35.1%)Compact33 799 (13.6%)Small cars33 001 (13.2%)Off-road26 227 (10.5%)Mid-size20 971 (8.4%)Utilities12 085 (4.9%)Upper mid-size11 782 (4.7%)Motorhomes7 726 (3.1%)Minis5 096 (2.0%)Large vans4 339 (1.7%)Sports cars2 113 (0.8%)Mini vans1 783 (0.7%)Other1 611 (0.6%)Luxury1 213 (0.5%)
#ยฑSegmentTotalShareMoMYoYYTDYTD YoYCommercial %BEV %PHEV %
10SUVs87 41735.1%โˆ’19.9%+13.5%330 942+15.1%58.5%35.3%10.3%
20Compact33 79913.6%โˆ’15.2%โˆ’17.1%133 080โˆ’12.8%69.8%18.9%6.4%
30Small cars33 00113.2%โˆ’8.0%+20.3%120 961+18.0%57.9%26.5%0.0%
40Off-road26 22710.5%โˆ’13.1%+0.2%103 785โˆ’0.4%76.3%7.1%29.9%
50Mid-size20 9718.4%โˆ’16.8%+12.8%79 634+8.9%75.2%25.8%18.3%
6+1Utilities12 0854.9%โˆ’7.5%+2.0%46 184+0.8%76.4%14.9%14.2%
7โˆ’1Upper mid-size11 7824.7%โˆ’16.1%โˆ’18.5%46 424โˆ’9.5%81.8%43.1%20.0%
80Motorhomes7 7263.1%โˆ’12.9%โˆ’23.2%28 831+9.7%39.3%0.0%0.1%
90Minis5 0962.0%โˆ’4.4%+0.8%17 690โˆ’5.6%43.4%49.9%0.0%
100Large vans4 3391.7%โˆ’14.8%โˆ’7.0%17 016โˆ’10.5%70.2%5.0%2.2%
11+1Sports cars2 1130.8%โˆ’3.9%โˆ’13.7%6 915โˆ’15.0%55.9%1.8%3.2%
12โˆ’1Mini vans1 7830.7%โˆ’20.5%+28.5%6 991+11.2%45.7%25.3%3.3%
130Other1 6110.6%โˆ’12.0%+23.2%5 657+1.0%67.2%25.0%9.2%
140Luxury1 2130.5%โˆ’3.4%โˆ’18.3%4 457โˆ’25.6%88.5%45.5%19.5%

SUVs 148

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
1+1VWT-ROC5 1795.9%โˆ’11.5%โˆ’12.8%19 23769.0%
2+1BMWX14 7775.5%+3.4%+7.0%15 39551.0%
3+1MERCEDESGLK, GLC3 8134.4%โˆ’3.8%+36.8%13 44970.6%
4+1SKODAELROQ3 3423.8%โˆ’13.7%+39.1%13 74144.6%
5+2SKODAENYAQ2 7903.2%โˆ’17.7%+53.8%10 33281.7%
6+2VWT-CROSS2 7693.2%โˆ’16.7%+1.8%9 76258.1%
7โˆ’1HYUNDAITUCSON2 5562.9%โˆ’31.5%+49.4%9 69337.6%
8+3VWTAYRON2 4992.9%โˆ’13.7%โˆ’2.4%10 92790.8%
9+3SKODAKAROQ2 2432.6%โˆ’21.8%+1.3%9 45740.8%
10+5OPELGRANDLAND X2 0752.4%โˆ’6.4%+146.4%7 93581.7%

Compact 33

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWGOLF7 34121.7%โˆ’16.8%+7.0%29 32576.0%
20SKODAOCTAVIA4 04812.0%โˆ’8.4%+13.3%16 22674.4%
30VWID.33 51810.4%+6.7%+17.7%11 67664.3%
40SEATLEON2 4067.1%โˆ’18.4%โˆ’26.6%9 78870.2%
50OPELASTRA2 2026.5%โˆ’23.4%โˆ’41.6%8 98491.1%
6+1BMW1ER2 0146.0%โˆ’13.0%โˆ’5.4%7 36952.5%
7โˆ’1AUDIA31 8295.4%โˆ’22.7%โˆ’25.2%8 64877.0%
80BMW2ER1 7345.1%โˆ’5.3%+20.9%6 47378.8%
90SEATBORN1 4424.3%โˆ’19.2%โˆ’22.9%5 32926.4%
10+2MERCEDESA-KLASSE1 3504.0%+10.7%โˆ’8.8%4 15557.9%

Small cars 33

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10OPELCORSA4 40613.4%โˆ’8.5%+2.6%16 07087.5%
20MINIMINI3 44110.4%โˆ’2.8%+23.7%12 57565.8%
30TOYOTAYARIS2 2556.8%โˆ’17.0%+8.2%7 48574.4%
4+11AUDIA12 2456.8%+156.6%+160.7%4 75591.8%
5+1VWPOLO2 1356.5%โˆ’0.8%โˆ’3.6%8 88248.3%
6+1CITROENC31 9115.8%โˆ’11.1%+5.4%7 45849.1%
7โˆ’3SKODAFABIA1 8245.5%โˆ’27.6%โˆ’17.3%7 68145.2%
8โˆ’3DACIASANDERO1 7575.3%โˆ’24.5%โ€“6 59219.7%
9+1FORDPUMA1 5784.8%โˆ’7.6%+22.2%5 50447.0%
10+2HYUNDAIINSTER1 5204.6%+15.6%+45.7%4 44728.0%

Off-road 42

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWTIGUAN4 92218.8%โˆ’13.7%โˆ’20.3%19 18982.6%
20BMWX33 83214.6%+1.0%+106.9%13 02373.3%
30SKODAKODIAQ2 79310.6%โˆ’4.9%+9.3%10 58575.2%
4+2AUDIQ51 6606.3%+4.1%+84.6%5 68582.0%
50VOLVOXC601 6306.2%โˆ’6.8%+11.7%6 88376.6%
6โˆ’2AUDIQ31 4605.6%โˆ’23.8%+6.4%6 09264.2%
70BMWX51 2604.8%+0.2%+18.9%4 64082.5%
8+1MERCEDESML-KLASSE, GLE9373.6%โˆ’7.0%+19.7%4 06881.0%
9โˆ’1VOLVOXC408413.2%โˆ’29.0%โˆ’47.5%3 99258.4%
10+7MERCEDESG-KLASSE6212.4%+23.2%+15.4%2 12978.1%

Mid-size 25

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
1+2MERCEDESCLA-KLASSE3 39316.2%+2.2%+177.2%11 54862.4%
2โˆ’1VWPASSAT3 37916.1%โˆ’6.6%โˆ’16.1%13 17194.4%
3โˆ’1AUDIA52 40411.5%โˆ’29.3%+49.0%9 80787.8%
40BMW3ER2 19410.5%โˆ’12.2%โˆ’29.1%8 69779.7%
50BMW4ER2 0739.9%โˆ’13.6%โˆ’11.4%7 16278.6%
6+2MERCEDESC-KLASSE1 9369.2%โˆ’3.7%โˆ’28.3%7 11965.0%
70SKODASUPERB1 6617.9%โˆ’22.7%+12.5%6 86790.2%
8โˆ’2TESLAMODEL 31 1345.4%โˆ’51.9%+384.6%4 52414.8%
90BYDSEAL9374.5%โˆ’30.0%+550.7%3 86578.3%
100CITROENC58283.9%โˆ’3.0%+108.6%2 78384.2%

Utilities 35

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWTRANSPORTER2 30019.0%โˆ’11.2%+1.0%9 47382.0%
20VWCADDY1 70014.1%โˆ’3.4%โˆ’3.8%6 48478.8%
30FORDTRANSIT CUSTOM1 37711.4%โˆ’15.9%โˆ’25.0%5 72169.1%
40VWID. BUZZ1 0008.3%+9.2%+4.9%3 17484.3%
5+5MERCEDESVITO6185.1%+42.1%โˆ’21.6%1 73293.0%
60FORDTRANSIT CONNECT6055.0%+6.0%+79.5%2 44676.9%
7โˆ’2OPELZAFIRA LIFE5744.7%โˆ’19.2%+1121.3%1 86480.0%
80MERCEDESCITAN4523.7%โˆ’1.3%โˆ’0.4%1 88151.1%
9+6TOYOTAPROACE4273.5%+58.1%+0.9%1 11352.2%
10+2PEUGEOTEXPERT3412.8%โˆ’1.7%+46.4%1 27358.7%

Upper mid-size 13

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10AUDIA63 17627.0%โˆ’20.5%โˆ’16.5%13 47687.3%
2+1VWID.72 54121.6%โˆ’16.4%โˆ’18.9%10 45893.1%
3โˆ’1BMW5ER2 45820.9%โˆ’21.1%โˆ’24.9%10 34784.9%
40MERCEDESE-KLASSE2 40120.4%โˆ’14.8%โˆ’13.0%8 65667.8%
50MERCEDESCLE1 0308.7%+22.3%โˆ’17.2%2 79964.5%
60VOLVOES90760.6%โˆ’25.5%โ€“25897.4%
70SUBARUOUTBACK740.6%โˆ’9.8%โˆ’10.8%25736.5%
8โ€“XPENGP7150.1%โ€“โ€“4386.7%
9โ€“LEXUSES90.1%โ€“โ€“3388.9%
10โ€“HYUNDAIG8010.0%โ€“โ€“5100.0%

Motorhomes 41

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10FIATDUCATO3 41844.2%โˆ’14.5%โˆ’27.1%12 90744.4%
2+2CITROENJUMPER89111.5%+1.9%โˆ’20.7%3 51937.1%
30FORDTRANSIT, TOURNEO87811.4%โˆ’1.2%โˆ’14.9%2 70036.1%
4โˆ’2VWTRANSPORTER79010.2%โˆ’17.8%+23.6%2 86732.3%
50MERCEDESSPRINTER6228.1%โˆ’16.6%โˆ’23.0%2 18430.7%
6+2VWCRAFTER1982.6%+4.2%โˆ’42.1%66540.4%
70PEUGEOTBOXER1902.5%โˆ’24.6%โˆ’38.5%81028.9%
8โˆ’2FORDTRANSIT CUSTOM1632.1%โˆ’47.1%โˆ’34.8%95644.2%
90MERCEDESV-KLASSE1481.9%โˆ’1.3%โˆ’10.3%47361.5%
100RENAULTMASTER1001.3%โˆ’20.6%โˆ’4.8%32225.0%

Minis 10

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
1+1FIAT5001 10621.7%+22.1%+5.8%3 90525.9%
2โˆ’1TOYOTAAYGO1 03120.2%โˆ’44.2%โˆ’5.3%4 78345.7%
30KIAPICANTO75614.8%+5.3%โˆ’11.7%2 53170.4%
4+1DACIASPRING74014.5%+85.9%+141.8%1 38217.2%
5โˆ’1LEAPMOTORT0359311.6%โˆ’16.6%+116.4%2 1977.6%
6+1FIATPANDA4258.3%+22.8%+75.6%95487.3%
7+1RENAULTTWINGO3607.1%+634.7%โ€“43487.8%
8โˆ’2HYUNDAII 10841.6%โˆ’76.3%โˆ’93.2%1 49973.8%
9โ€“VWUP10.0%โ€“โ€“40.0%
10โ€“SMARTFORTWO00.0%โ€“โ€“1โ€“

Large vans 7

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWTOURAN1 47534.0%โˆ’17.3%+8.5%5 82090.9%
20MERCEDESV-KLASSE1 25628.9%โˆ’17.9%โˆ’25.5%5 50471.5%
30DACIAJOGGER78818.2%โˆ’8.6%โˆ’25.4%2 63028.9%
40PEUGEOT500849811.5%โˆ’22.6%+38.3%2 09978.9%
50RENAULTESPACE2616.0%+24.3%+58.2%72057.9%
60FIATULYSSE561.3%โˆ’1.8%โ€“21953.6%
7โ€“LEXUSLM50.1%โ€“โ€“2480.0%

Sports cars 18

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10PORSCHE9111 08551.3%โˆ’11.2%โˆ’10.3%3 98254.6%
20BMWZ435516.8%โˆ’21.6%โˆ’32.0%1 15031.8%
3+3MERCEDESSL1969.3%+378.0%+106.3%30589.8%
4โˆ’1FORDMUSTANG1497.1%โˆ’24.7%+36.7%46871.8%
50MERCEDESAMG GT884.2%+114.6%โˆ’38.0%21190.9%
6โˆ’2FERRARI12CILINDRI401.9%โˆ’2.4%โ€“14352.5%
70MG ROEWECYBERSTER381.8%โˆ’7.3%โ€“16355.3%
8+1FERRARI296361.7%+20.0%โˆ’40.0%10258.3%
9โ€“FERRARIAMALFI261.2%โ€“โ€“4453.8%
10โˆ’2FERRARIROMA251.2%โˆ’35.9%โ€“12648.0%

Mini vans 4

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10PEUGEOT30081 17165.7%โˆ’14.1%+88.9%4 53757.7%
20MERCEDESB-KLASSE32818.4%โˆ’55.1%โˆ’50.4%1 83022.9%
30RENAULTSCENIC28415.9%+90.6%+170.5%61822.2%
4โ€“KIASOUL00.0%โ€“โ€“6โ€“

Other 0

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %

Luxury 16

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
1+1MERCEDESS-KLASSE33227.4%+9.9%โˆ’12.6%1 11495.5%
2โˆ’1BMW7ER25320.9%โˆ’20.4%+80.7%81387.0%
30PORSCHETAYCAN22018.1%+15.8%โˆ’6.0%87687.3%
40PORSCHEPANAMERA13911.5%โˆ’24.5%โˆ’34.4%66986.3%
5+1AUDIA81149.4%+93.2%+18.8%34088.6%
6โˆ’1AUDIE-TRON GT796.5%โˆ’25.5%โˆ’34.2%31489.9%
70BENTLEYCONTINENTAL322.6%โˆ’13.5%+3.2%11281.3%
8โ€“TESLAMODEL S302.5%โ€“โ€“11450.0%
9โ€“LOTUSEMEYA50.4%โ€“โ€“2560.0%
10โ€“LUCIDAIR30.2%โ€“โ€“2066.7%

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).