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Registrations by segment

Germany ยท May 2026

SUVs were the largest of the KBA's 13 model-series segments in May 2026 with 84 777 registrations (35.4% of the market), followed by small cars (13.6%) and compact (13.2%). Among the ten largest segments, small cars grew fastest year on year (+23.6%) while upper mid-size fell furthest (โˆ’25.4%).

Electric adoption differs widely between segments: battery-electric cars took 49.8% of minis but only 0.0% of motorhomes. Commercial holders (companies, dealers, rental fleets) dominate upper mid-size with 82.0% of registrations, whereas motorhomes are bought mostly privately (39.2% 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 777 (35.4%)Small cars32 560 (13.6%)Compact31 565 (13.2%)Off-road24 772 (10.3%)Mid-size21 737 (9.1%)Utilities12 086 (5.0%)Upper mid-size10 898 (4.6%)Motorhomes7 030 (2.9%)Minis4 683 (2.0%)Large vans3 812 (1.6%)Other1 549 (0.6%)Sports cars1 514 (0.6%)Mini vans1 502 (0.6%)Luxury963 (0.4%)
#ยฑSegmentTotalShareMoMYoYYTDYTD YoYCommercial %BEV %PHEV %
10SUVs84 77735.4%โˆ’3.0%+5.3%415 719+13.0%59.7%31.9%11.9%
2+1Small cars32 56013.6%โˆ’1.3%+23.6%153 521+19.1%55.4%27.0%0.0%
3โˆ’1Compact31 56513.2%โˆ’6.6%โˆ’20.7%164 645โˆ’14.5%68.7%18.8%6.1%
40Off-road24 77210.3%โˆ’5.5%+2.8%128 557+0.2%77.8%8.3%31.7%
50Mid-size21 7379.1%+3.7%+19.8%101 371+11.1%72.1%28.7%17.0%
60Utilities12 0865.0%0.0%+2.1%58 270+1.1%77.3%16.9%13.4%
70Upper mid-size10 8984.6%โˆ’7.5%โˆ’25.4%57 322โˆ’13.0%82.0%37.0%20.2%
80Motorhomes7 0302.9%โˆ’9.0%โˆ’18.0%35 861+2.9%39.2%0.0%0.1%
90Minis4 6832.0%โˆ’8.1%โˆ’2.4%22 373โˆ’5.0%40.6%49.8%0.0%
100Large vans3 8121.6%โˆ’12.1%โˆ’15.3%20 828โˆ’11.4%66.9%6.2%2.2%
11+2Other1 5490.6%โˆ’3.8%+16.6%7 206+4.0%65.8%18.9%7.9%
12โˆ’1Sports cars1 5140.6%โˆ’28.3%โˆ’25.6%8 429โˆ’17.1%58.3%2.0%4.2%
13โˆ’1Mini vans1 5020.6%โˆ’15.8%+22.1%8 493+13.0%43.4%36.6%4.5%
140Luxury9630.4%โˆ’20.6%โˆ’35.2%5 420โˆ’27.5%84.3%40.0%23.3%

SUVs 148

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWT-ROC6 3977.5%+23.5%โˆ’5.9%25 63471.7%
20BMWX13 7814.5%โˆ’20.8%โˆ’2.4%19 17652.1%
3+3VWT-CROSS3 3624.0%+21.4%+9.4%13 12466.5%
4โˆ’1MERCEDESGLK, GLC3 2043.8%โˆ’16.0%+4.2%16 65371.0%
5โˆ’1SKODAELROQ3 0833.6%โˆ’7.7%+14.6%16 82446.9%
6+2VWTAYRON2 8683.4%+14.8%+2.5%13 79588.0%
7โˆ’2SKODAENYAQ2 7703.3%โˆ’0.7%+50.2%13 10285.6%
8+5TESLAMODEL Y2 4102.8%+22.5%+162.0%13 67816.1%
9+16BYDATTO 22 2752.7%+75.5%+539.0%4 20882.2%
10โˆ’3HYUNDAITUCSON2 1912.6%โˆ’14.3%+25.0%11 88446.1%

Small cars 33

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10OPELCORSA4 48213.8%+1.7%+38.1%20 55287.9%
20MINIMINI3 66011.2%+6.4%+37.7%16 23561.4%
3+2VWPOLO2 4567.5%+15.0%โˆ’0.6%11 33850.0%
4+4DACIASANDERO2 1776.7%+23.9%โ€“8 76914.9%
5+1CITROENC32 1366.6%+11.8%+43.0%9 59455.8%
6+1SKODAFABIA1 9005.8%+4.2%โˆ’16.3%9 58149.1%
7โˆ’4TOYOTAYARIS1 5154.7%โˆ’32.8%โˆ’29.9%9 00068.5%
8+2HYUNDAIINSTER1 4234.4%โˆ’6.4%+26.8%5 87021.7%
9+3SEATIBIZA1 1573.6%+13.2%โˆ’22.1%7 18380.3%
10โˆ’6AUDIA11 1483.5%โˆ’48.9%+12.5%5 90390.2%

Compact 33

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWGOLF7 18322.8%โˆ’2.2%โˆ’4.2%36 50875.7%
20SKODAOCTAVIA3 45510.9%โˆ’14.6%โˆ’5.4%19 68175.3%
30VWID.33 0509.7%โˆ’13.3%+3.8%14 72648.4%
40SEATLEON2 6218.3%+8.9%โˆ’17.9%12 40973.9%
5+2AUDIA32 3547.5%+28.7%โˆ’15.7%11 00284.2%
6โˆ’1OPELASTRA2 1346.8%โˆ’3.1%โˆ’27.4%11 11890.3%
7โˆ’1BMW1ER1 7685.6%โˆ’12.2%โˆ’4.8%9 13759.0%
80BMW2ER1 5705.0%โˆ’9.5%โˆ’9.6%8 04376.6%
90SEATBORN1 4564.6%+1.0%โˆ’1.2%6 78522.3%
10+1TOYOTACOROLLA8862.8%+15.7%โˆ’32.5%4 73875.4%

Off-road 42

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWTIGUAN4 54218.3%โˆ’7.7%โˆ’9.6%23 73180.1%
20BMWX33 41013.8%โˆ’11.0%+82.5%16 43374.9%
30SKODAKODIAQ2 56210.3%โˆ’8.3%โˆ’1.5%13 14775.8%
4+1VOLVOXC601 7707.1%+8.6%+35.1%8 65384.2%
5โˆ’1AUDIQ51 6176.5%โˆ’2.6%+58.1%7 30280.5%
60AUDIQ31 2455.0%โˆ’14.7%โˆ’2.1%7 33762.3%
70BMWX51 1354.6%โˆ’9.9%+16.6%5 77585.1%
8+1VOLVOXC401 0224.1%+21.5%โˆ’27.3%5 01470.3%
9โˆ’1MERCEDESML-KLASSE, GLE8533.4%โˆ’9.0%โˆ’19.8%4 92178.5%
10+3PORSCHECAYENNE6892.8%+20.5%+24.8%3 82984.3%

Mid-size 25

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
1+1VWPASSAT3 30415.2%โˆ’2.2%โˆ’7.0%16 47594.9%
2+1AUDIA53 00113.8%+24.8%+41.4%12 80891.1%
3+5TESLAMODEL 32 66412.3%+134.9%+848.0%7 1889.1%
4โˆ’3MERCEDESCLA-KLASSE2 45211.3%โˆ’27.7%+152.5%14 00068.1%
5โˆ’1BMW3ER2 1179.7%โˆ’3.5%โˆ’12.1%10 81475.8%
60MERCEDESC-KLASSE1 8148.3%โˆ’6.3%โˆ’26.6%8 93366.8%
7โˆ’2BMW4ER1 7618.1%โˆ’15.1%โˆ’10.7%8 92374.0%
8โˆ’1SKODASUPERB1 6147.4%โˆ’2.8%โˆ’6.5%8 48191.1%
90BYDSEAL1 2805.9%+36.6%+680.5%5 14585.3%
100CITROENC57283.3%โˆ’12.1%โˆ’28.3%3 51184.1%

Utilities 35

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWTRANSPORTER2 08917.3%โˆ’9.2%โˆ’17.7%11 56283.8%
2+1FORDTRANSIT CUSTOM1 50012.4%+8.9%โˆ’7.5%7 22174.9%
3โˆ’1VWCADDY1 38511.5%โˆ’18.5%โˆ’17.5%7 86977.5%
40VWID. BUZZ1 0038.3%+0.3%+17.2%4 17782.1%
5+3MERCEDESCITAN6765.6%+49.6%+70.3%2 55751.5%
60FORDTRANSIT CONNECT6405.3%+5.8%+49.5%3 08679.8%
7+5CITROENJUMPY4463.7%+58.2%+54.9%2 07086.1%
8โˆ’3MERCEDESVITO4393.6%โˆ’29.0%โˆ’58.2%2 17192.9%
9โˆ’2OPELZAFIRA LIFE4303.6%โˆ’25.1%+1164.7%2 29484.0%
100PEUGEOTEXPERT4173.5%+22.3%+105.4%1 69064.3%

Upper mid-size 13

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10AUDIA62 85826.2%โˆ’10.0%โˆ’35.7%16 33487.5%
2+1BMW5ER2 44022.4%โˆ’0.7%โˆ’17.1%12 78783.8%
3+1MERCEDESE-KLASSE2 36721.7%โˆ’1.4%โˆ’11.9%11 02373.6%
4โˆ’2VWID.71 95217.9%โˆ’23.2%โˆ’38.0%12 41091.9%
50MERCEDESCLE1 14110.5%+10.8%โˆ’6.8%3 94066.0%
6โ€“XPENGP7490.4%โ€“โ€“9283.7%
70SUBARUOUTBACK370.3%โˆ’50.0%โˆ’47.9%29435.1%
8โˆ’2VOLVOES90300.3%โˆ’60.5%โ€“28886.7%
9โ€“LEXUSES200.2%โ€“โ€“5395.0%
10โ€“ZEEKR00140.0%โ€“โ€“875.0%

Motorhomes 42

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10FIATDUCATO2 91941.5%โˆ’14.6%โˆ’26.6%15 82641.0%
20CITROENJUMPER85912.2%โˆ’3.6%+3.2%4 37827.6%
30FORDTRANSIT, TOURNEO81711.6%โˆ’6.9%โˆ’4.9%3 51740.0%
4+1MERCEDESSPRINTER6629.4%+6.4%+0.5%2 84627.2%
5โˆ’1VWTRANSPORTER6138.7%โˆ’22.4%โˆ’10.4%3 48038.3%
60VWCRAFTER2784.0%+40.4%โˆ’3.5%94368.0%
7+1FORDTRANSIT CUSTOM2613.7%+60.1%โˆ’23.5%1 21765.5%
8โˆ’1PEUGEOTBOXER1472.1%โˆ’22.6%โˆ’41.7%95731.3%
9+1RENAULTMASTER1161.7%+16.0%+107.1%43836.2%
10โˆ’1MERCEDESV-KLASSE911.3%โˆ’38.5%โˆ’43.5%56454.9%

Minis 10

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10FIAT5001 65235.3%+49.4%+184.3%5 55740.7%
20TOYOTAAYGO89919.2%โˆ’12.8%โˆ’42.0%5 68252.2%
30KIAPICANTO70515.1%โˆ’6.7%+16.5%3 23671.6%
4+1LEAPMOTORT0359712.7%+0.7%+101.0%2 7947.4%
5+2RENAULTTWINGO3828.2%+6.1%โ€“81617.5%
6โˆ’2DACIASPRING3116.6%โˆ’58.0%+54.0%1 69312.2%
7+1HYUNDAII 10791.7%โˆ’6.0%โˆ’94.7%1 57896.2%
8โˆ’2FIATPANDA581.2%โˆ’86.4%โˆ’14.7%1 01251.7%
9โ€“SMARTFORTWO00.0%โ€“โ€“1โ€“
10โ€“VWUP00.0%โ€“โ€“4โ€“

Large vans 7

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWTOURAN1 12329.5%โˆ’23.9%โˆ’18.1%6 94388.2%
20MERCEDESV-KLASSE95825.1%โˆ’23.7%โˆ’41.7%6 46273.5%
30DACIAJOGGER95625.1%+21.3%โˆ’4.3%3 58629.9%
40PEUGEOT500849413.0%โˆ’0.8%+77.7%2 59378.5%
50RENAULTESPACE1644.3%โˆ’37.2%โˆ’15.0%88461.6%
60FIATULYSSE1173.1%+108.9%โ€“33670.1%
7โ€“LEXUSLM00.0%โ€“โ€“24โ€“

Other 0

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %

Sports cars 19

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10PORSCHE91185756.6%โˆ’21.0%โˆ’18.1%4 83954.6%
2+2FORDMUSTANG1509.9%+0.7%+8.7%61867.3%
3+2MERCEDESAMG GT1258.3%+42.0%+62.3%33689.6%
4โˆ’2BMWZ41127.4%โˆ’68.5%โˆ’70.2%1 26236.6%
5โˆ’2MERCEDESSL845.5%โˆ’57.1%โˆ’9.7%38983.3%
60FERRARI12CILINDRI412.7%+2.5%โ€“18443.9%
70MG ROEWECYBERSTER302.0%โˆ’21.1%โ€“19356.7%
80FERRARI296241.6%โˆ’33.3%โˆ’53.8%12654.2%
9โ€“FERRARIAMALFI221.5%โ€“โ€“6659.1%
10โ€“FERRARI849 TESTAROSSA130.9%โ€“โ€“2353.8%

Mini vans 4

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10PEUGEOT300890560.3%โˆ’22.7%+66.1%5 44255.5%
2+1RENAULTSCENIC40126.7%+41.2%+188.5%1 01918.0%
3โˆ’1MERCEDESB-KLASSE19613.0%โˆ’40.2%โˆ’63.8%2 02639.8%
4โ€“KIASOUL00.0%โ€“โ€“6โ€“

Luxury 16

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
1+1BMW7ER25526.5%+0.8%+42.5%1 06885.5%
2+1PORSCHETAYCAN17818.5%โˆ’19.1%โˆ’33.1%1 05480.9%
3โˆ’2MERCEDESS-KLASSE15115.7%โˆ’54.5%โˆ’53.0%1 26590.1%
40PORSCHEPANAMERA14415.0%+3.6%โˆ’12.7%81383.3%
50AUDIA812312.8%+7.9%+4.2%46389.4%
60AUDIE-TRON GT464.8%โˆ’41.8%โˆ’66.7%36084.8%
70BENTLEYCONTINENTAL242.5%โˆ’25.0%โˆ’35.1%13687.5%
80TESLAMODEL S232.4%โˆ’23.3%โ€“13752.2%
9โ€“LUCIDAIR70.7%โ€“โ€“2757.1%
10โ€“ROLLS ROYCESPECTRE50.5%โ€“โ€“24100.0%

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).