Germany Best Selling Cars Ranking in 2026. Volkswagen retained the top 3 spot despite reporting losses. Notably, the Volkswagen Passat surged from 33rd into 7th. The Skoda Elroq skyrocketed into 6th, offsetting the Skoda Octavia’s negative performance.
In this article we are going over the Top 50 models ranking considering YTD data up to February 2026 in the largest European car market. More insights on the brands’ performance, economic outlook and medium-term trends can be found on the country’s dedicated article.
The undiscussed leader remained the Volkswagen Golf, securing a 3.5% share despite a 10.3% year-on-year loss.
The Volkswagen Tiguan with a 2.3% share (-28.6%), in front of the Volkswagen T-Roc in 3rd with a 2.2% share (-31%).
The Skoda Octavia secured 4th (-1.7%), in front of the Opel Corsa -up 10 spots- in 5th (+21.7%), the Skoda Elroq -up 133 spots- in 6th (+790.5%) and the Audi A6 -up 26 spots- in 7th (+48.6%).
The Volkswagen Passat -down 2 spots- ranked 8th (-21.6%), followed by the BMW x1 -up 5 spots- in 9th (+4%) and finally the Mercedes GLC -down 3 spots- in 10th (-5.9%).
Tables with sales figures
In the tables below we report sales for Top 50 models.
