Hungary March 2025: Nissan Qashqai best-seller
The Nissan Qashqai is the most popular vehicle in Hungary in March and ranks #4 over Q1
13,199 new cars hit Hungarian roads in March, a +2.4% year-on-year improvement. This leads to a Q1 tally up 3.8% to 32,899. Suzuki dominates the brands ranking with 11.7% share, distancing Toyota at 9.5%. Nissan surges seven spots on last month to #3 and 8.8% of the market, with Skoda and Volkswagen rounding out the Top 5. Dacia is up two ranks to #9 and MG breaks into the Top 20 at #19. Over Q1, Suzuki (-13.9%) and Toyota (-9.7%) struggle but lead the way. BYD (+264.6%) is by far the most dynamic in the Top 20, with Ford (+118.2%) also posting stellar growth. Kia (+38.5%), Renault (+24.8%) and Mercedes (+21.1%) impress.
Model-wise, the Nissan Qashqai takes the lead with 5.7% share for the month, but it’s the Suzuki S-Cross that tops the Q1 charts with 6.5% of the market. The Suzuki Vitara, Skoda Octavia, Kia Ceed and Dacia Duster follow, while the Nissan X-Trail breaks into the Top 10.
Previous month: Hungary February 2025: Ford up 144%
One year ago: Hungary Q1 2024: Suzuki Vitara and S-Cross reclaim lead in solid market
Full March 2025 Top 20 brands and models below.
Hungary March 2025 – brands:
| Pos | Brand PC only | Mar-25 | % | Feb | 2025 | % | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Suzuki | 1,547 | 11.7% | 1 | 4,363 | 13.3% | – 13.9% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Toyota | 1,258 | 9.5% | 2 | 3,475 | 10.6% | – 9.7% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Nissan | 1,156 | 8.8% | 10 | 1,914 | 5.8% | – 14.1% | 7 | 8 |
| 4 | Skoda | 1,092 | 8.3% | 4 | 2,981 | 9.1% | + 3.3% | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Volkswagen | 840 | 6.4% | 5 | 2,280 | 6.9% | + 16.1% | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | Ford | 828 | 6.3% | 3 | 2,496 | 7.6% | + 118.2% | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | Kia | 745 | 5.6% | 6 | 2,005 | 6.1% | + 38.5% | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | BMW | 503 | 3.8% | 7 | 1,501 | 4.6% | + 9.6% | 8 | 7 |
| 9 | Dacia | 494 | 3.7% | 11 | 923 | 2.8% | – 14.2% | 11 | 11 |
| 10 | Hyundai | 458 | 3.5% | 9 | 1,192 | 3.6% | – 14.6% | 10 | 10 |
| 11 | Mercedes | 452 | 3.4% | 8 | 1,297 | 3.9% | + 21.1% | 9 | 9 |
| 12 | Renault | 412 | 3.1% | 13 | 916 | 2.8% | + 24.8% | 12 | 13 |
| 13 | Tesla | 406 | 3.1% | 19 | 564 | 1.7% | – 28.7% | 16 | 16 |
| 14 | Opel | 400 | 3.0% | 16 | 636 | 1.9% | – 32.9% | 15 | 12 |
| 15 | Audi | 356 | 2.7% | 12 | 880 | 2.7% | + 8.4% | 13 | 15 |
| 16 | BYD | 285 | 2.2% | 17 | 536 | 1.6% | + 264.6% | 17 | 22 |
| 17 | Volvo | 268 | 2.0% | 14 | 690 | 2.1% | – 19.2% | 14 | 14 |
| 18 | Peugeot | 201 | 1.5% | 15 | 506 | 1.5% | – 4.2% | 18 | 17 |
| 19 | MG | 169 | 1.3% | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 19 |
| 20 | SsangYong | 144 | 1.1% | 18 | 415 | 1.3% | + 7.5% | 19 | 18 |
| n/a | Mazda | 127 | 1.0% | n/a | 335 | 1.0% | – 13.4% | 20 | 21 |
Hungary March 2025 – models:
Note: This ranking features the Top 20 models year-to-date ordered based on their March volumes and may therefore not be 100% accurate.
| Pos | Model | Mar-25 | % | Feb | Q1 2025 | % | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Nissan Qashqai | 746 | 5.7% | 5 | 1,243 | 3.8% | + 0.7% | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | Suzuki S-Cross | 655 | 5.0% | 1 | 2,141 | 6.5% | + 8.9% | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Suzuki Vitara | 619 | 4.7% | 2 | 1,618 | 4.9% | – 36.1% | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Skoda Octavia | 569 | 4.3% | 3 | 1,599 | 4.9% | – 13.0% | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Kia Ceed | 350 | 2.7% | 6 | 861 | 2.6% | + 19.4% | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | Dacia Duster | 332 | 2.5% | 7 | 686 | 2.1% | – 20.8% | 8 | 7 |
| 7 | Toyota Corolla | 328 | 2.5% | 10 | 711 | 2.2% | – 9.9% | 7 | 6 |
| 8 | Nissan X-Trail (est) | 255 | 1.9% | n/a | 465 | 1.4% | + 11.2% | 14 | 25 |
| 9 | VW Golf | 254 | 1.9% | n/a | 542 | 1.6% | + 1.1% | 13 | 15 |
| 10 | Ford Tourneo Custom | 253 | 1.9% | 4 | 892 | 2.7% | + 314.9% | 5 | 22 |
| 11 | Suzuki Swift | 245 | 1.9% | 12 | 549 | 1.7% | + 21.5% | 12 | 17 |
| 12 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 241 | 1.8% | 8 | 600 | 1.8% | – 3.1% | 10 | 12 |
| 13 | Toyota C-HR | 231 | 1.8% | 11 | 558 | 1.7% | – 8.5% | 11 | 9 |
| 14 | Kia Sportage | 229 | 1.7% | 9 | 605 | 1.8% | + 54.3% | 9 | 14 |
| 15 | Hyundai Tucson | 171 | 1.3% | 15 | 444 | 1.3% | – 10.3% | 15 | 19 |
| 16 | Skoda Superb | 154 | 1.2% | n/a | 381 | 1.2% | + 80.6% | 20 | 28 |
| 17 | Skoda Kodiaq | 138 | 1.0% | n/a | 397 | 1.2% | + 43.8% | 18 | 26 |
| 18 | Ford Kuga | 134 | 1.0% | 13 | 431 | 1.3% | + 23.1% | 16 | 13 |
| 19 | Ford Puma | 125 | 0.9% | 14 | 402 | 1.2% | + 26.8% | 17 | 24 |
| 20 | Toyota Corolla Cross | 103 | 0.8% | n/a | 383 | 1.2% | – 26.5% | 19 | 20 |
Source: Datahouse. Many thanks to Csaba
This Post Has 3 Comments
Interesting to see three Japanese brands at the top. Anyway, the previously low-profile Nissan is on the rise in many countries.
Eastern European countries value reliability more, Western European countries value brand image more
Suzuki is defacto Hungarian, Toyota is popular all around and I highly doubt Nissan numbers, I suspect most of those are being re-exported.