VOLKSWAGEN
United Kingdom · Q1 2026 · Total 49 458 · Share 7.8% · #1
VOLKSWAGEN recorded 49 458 first registrations of cars in the United Kingdom in Q1 2026, including 7 769 battery-electric cars and 5 742 plug-in hybrids. That gave it a 7.8% share of the market and rank #1 among brands, the same position as in Q1 2025. Volume is down 10.1% on Q1 2025 (55 016) and up 23.7% on Q4 2025 (39 979).
Over the 12 quarters shown, VOLKSWAGEN has registered 535 010 cars in the United Kingdom, an average of 44 584 a quarter. Its strongest quarter was Q1 2025 with 55 016 and its weakest Q4 2024 with 39 395. Its market share has moved from 8.6% in Q2 2023 to 8.8% in Q4 2024 and 7.8% now.
Its best-selling model in Q1 2026 was the GOLF with 9 973 registrations, followed by the POLO (8 667) and the TIGUAN (8 058). The table below lists all 30 VOLKSWAGEN models registered in the quarter. Year to date the GOLF leads the brand's line-up with 9 973.
12-quarter trend
Models · Q1 2026
| # | ± | Model | Total | BEV | PHEV | Share | QoQ | YoY | YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | −2 | GOLF | 9 973 | 0 | 1 692 | 1.6% | +24.8% | −12.2% | 9 973 |
| 11 | +7 | POLO | 8 667 | 0 | 0 | 1.4% | +64.2% | +10.9% | 8 667 |
| 14 | 0 | TIGUAN | 8 058 | 0 | 2 506 | 1.3% | +26.8% | −24.6% | 8 058 |
| 26 | −14 | T-ROC | 6 063 | 0 | 0 | 1.0% | −5.5% | −22.9% | 6 063 |
| 80 | +10 | ID.3 | 2 575 | 2 575 | 0 | 0.4% | +37.0% | +40.8% | 2 575 |
| 85 | −12 | ID.4 | 2 355 | 2 355 | 0 | 0.4% | +8.0% | −20.6% | 2 355 |
| 89 | +33 | TAYRON | 2 297 | 0 | 682 | 0.4% | +105.6% | +907.5% | 2 297 |
| 108 | +8 | T-CROSS | 1 872 | 0 | 0 | 0.3% | +53.8% | −30.8% | 1 872 |
| 123 | −13 | TAIGO | 1 533 | 0 | 0 | 0.2% | +7.1% | −19.9% | 1 533 |
| 139 | −37 | ID.7 | 1 261 | 1 261 | 0 | 0.2% | −17.2% | −46.2% | 1 261 |
| 158 | −26 | ID. BUZZ | 875 | 875 | 0 | 0.1% | −7.2% | +109.8% | 875 |
| 171 | +23 | ID.5 | 694 | 694 | 0 | 0.1% | +104.7% | −46.6% | 694 |
| 173 | −28 | PASSAT | 683 | 0 | 529 | 0.1% | −11.8% | −36.2% | 683 |
| 188 | −26 | CADDY | 544 | 0 | 0 | 0.1% | −0.2% | +11.0% | 544 |
| 198 | −5 | TOUAREG | 475 | 0 | 66 | 0.1% | +39.7% | −34.8% | 475 |
| 205 | −44 | MULTIVAN | 431 | 0 | 202 | 0.1% | −21.9% | +13.4% | 431 |
| 230 | −11 | UP | 311 | 0 | 0 | 0.1% | +35.8% | +23.4% | 311 |
| 246 | – | TRANSPORTER | 192 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | – | +156.0% | 192 |
| 286 | −13 | BEETLE | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | +18.2% | +106.8% | 91 |
| 294 | −86 | TOURAN | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | −71.0% | −53.5% | 79 |
| 301 | −19 | CALIFORNIA | 65 | 0 | 65 | 0.0% | −1.5% | – | 65 |
| 313 | −9 | CRAFTER | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | +17.4% | −22.9% | 54 |
| 371 | – | SHARAN | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | – | – | 15 |
| 395 | – | ETRANSPORTER | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0.0% | – | – | 9 |
| 420 | – | JETTA | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | – | – | 5 |
| 463 | – | ARTEON | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | – | −92.7% | 3 |
| 511 | – | LUPO | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | – | – | 2 |
| 512 | – | SCIROCCO | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | – | – | 2 |
| 637 | – | CC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | – | – | 1 |
| 638 | – | K70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | – | – | 1 |
Quarterly series
| Quarter | Total | BEV | PHEV | Hybrid | Share | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 49 458 | 7 769 | 5 742 | 7 723 | 7.8% | 1 |
| Q4 2025 | 39 979 | 6 872 | 5 386 | 4 791 | 8.8% | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | 48 744 | 8 782 | 7 682 | 6 033 | 8.9% | 1 |
| Q2 2025 | 42 868 | 9 092 | 6 014 | 4 145 | 9.1% | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 55 016 | 8 856 | 7 583 | 5 098 | 9.3% | 1 |
| Q4 2024 | 39 395 | 8 806 | 6 115 | 2 509 | 8.8% | 1 |
| Q3 2024 | 46 834 | 7 584 | 2 260 | 6 187 | 9.0% | 1 |
| Q2 2024 | 43 810 | 3 995 | 1 171 | 6 768 | 9.3% | 1 |
| Q1 2024 | 43 161 | 2 650 | 2 424 | 3 046 | 7.7% | 1 |
| Q4 2023 | 40 571 | 4 825 | 3 883 | 1 763 | 8.8% | 1 |
| Q3 2023 | 45 419 | 7 026 | 3 179 | 1 768 | 8.8% | 1 |
| Q2 2023 | 39 755 | 6 564 | 1 095 | 1 826 | 8.6% | 1 |