Germany private sales August 2025: VW T-Roc #1, ID.3 vastly outsells Golf

September 12, 2025
Matt Gasnier
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The VW ID.3 outsells the VW Golf by 1.7 to 1 with private buyers.

German private buyers purchased 73,774 new cars in August, a solid 7.1% year-on-year improvement. This represents a 35.6% private sales ratio (PSR) vs. 34.9% a year ago in August 2024. Year-to-date, private sales in Germany are up 2.5% to 635,564 or 33.9% PSR vs. 32.5% over the same period last year. The models podium is back to its YTD order: the VW T-Roc dominates with a strong 60.5% PSR ahead of the Fiat Ducato at 86.4% PSR and the Dacia Sandero at 85.5% PSR. The BMW X1 is down one spot to #4 while the VW ID.3 (56.8% PSR) is up four to #5 vs. #16 in the overall market. The Skoda Karoq (59.4% PSR) is up to #6 vs. #29 overall while the Dacia Bigster (86.6% PSR) confirms it is an instant blockbuster with German private buyers. #2 overall, the VW Golf sinks to #25 with private buyers with a mediocre 16.9% PSR.

Previous month: Germany private sales July 2025: VW T-Roc #1, Dacia Bigster up to #4

One year ago: Germany private sales August 2024: VW T-Roc, Fiat Ducato and Dacia Sandero on top

Full August 2025 Top 313 All models ranking below.

Germany private sales August 2025 – models:

PS	Pos	Model	PS Aug-25	PS ratio	Jul	PS 2025 1-8	PS ratio	PS	FY24
1	1	VW T-Roc	4,236	60.5%	1	23,332	42.4%	1	1
2	19	Fiat Ducato	2,013	86.4%	2	16,922	68.3%	2	5
3	31	Dacia Sandero	1,573	85.5%	6	13,357	73.7%	3	2
4	5	BMW X1	1,406	40.2%	3	12,300	39.6%	5	14
5	16	VW ID.3	1,335	56.8%	9	8,394	42.2%	13	21
6	29	Skoda Karoq	1,154	59.4%	8	10,923	59.0%	6	6
7	56	Dacia Bigster	1,128	86.6%	4	5,188	79.4%	33	–
8	8	Mini All	1,119	39.1%	5	9,189	41.7%	11	10
9	37	Skoda Kamiq	1,057	65.2%	7	9,904	64.8%	9	11
10	9	VW Polo	1,045	39.3%	52	7,143	39.8%	21	13
11	25	Mercedes GLA/EQA	1,015	50.2%	13	8,867	58.7%	12	8
12	33	Skoda Elroq	964	55.7%	10	7,602	56.3%	18	–
13	24	BMW 1er	926	43.6%	16	6,742	42.9%	25	38
14	38	Skoda Fabia	901	55.7%	12	9,338	55.7%	10	12
15	6	Seat Leon	895	28.7%	25	8,220	31.4%	14	19
16	55	Mercedes A-Klasse	886	65.4%	20	6,032	55.1%	27	25
17	26	Cupra Formentor	867	43.6%	57	8,006	41.3%	15	15
18	43	Hyundai Tucson	842	54.3%	19	6,706	51.1%	26	34
19	4	Opel Corsa	817	20.4%	26	5,000	15.6%	37	35
20	12	Toyota Yaris/Yaris Cross	800	31.6%	29	5,536	29.5%	29	16
21	82	Fiat 500 lineup	798	85.9%	24	3,533	64.2%	62	48
22	68	Cupra Born	790	69.7%	11	10,866	81.9%	7	17
23	52	Ford Puma	787	57.0%	28	5,326	49.4%	32	23
24	17	Mercedes GLC/EQC	785	33.5%	14	7,751	32.8%	16	27
25	2	VW Golf	783	16.9%	15	12,378	22.4%	4	3
26	78	Mercedes B-Klasse	782	82.8%	66	4,144	76.2%	46	42
27	74	Dacia Duster	733	73.4%	21	7,285	67.6%	19	9
28	60	Hyundai Kona	720	56.8%	32	5,172	54.6%	34	57
29	3	VW Tiguan	698	15.9%	27	9,993	22.9%	8	7
30	47	Ford Kuga	677	45.7%	33	5,091	48.9%	36	36
31	15	Mercedes E-Klasse/EQE	668	27.5%	22	6,865	32.5%	22	18
32	20	VW Transporter	636	27.7%	23	7,253	32.1%	20	24
33	63	Seat Arona	632	52.6%	43	5,724	54.3%	28	22
34	42	Cupra Terramar	630	40.0%	63	4,085	34.6%	47	281
35	22	VW T-Cross	628	28.5%	18	6,750	31.8%	23	30
36	39	Mercedes CLA-Klasse	608	37.8%	42	3,870	39.8%	52	33
37	59	Kia Ceed/Xceed	599	46.8%	44	4,066	36.1%	48	47
38	95	Tesla Model 3	597	79.2%	91	2,393	64.9%	92	96
39	87	Hyundai Inster	583	66.6%	31	4,645	64.4%	41	–
40	46	Opel Frontera	572	38.6%	84	1,274	24.5%	126	–
41	23	BMW X3	554	26.0%	59	4,021	27.0%	49	32
42	96	Dacia Jogger	535	72.2%	40	5,368	60.6%	31	20
43	27	Ford Transit Custom	520	26.3%	38	4,368	26.3%	44	98
44	32	VW ID.4, ID.5	517	28.5%	60	3,160	16.2%	74	60
45	93	Ford Transit, Tourneo	513	64.7%	35	3,993	57.6%	50	73
46	11	Skoda Octavia	496	19.4%	17	7,613	25.3%	17	41
47	40	Volvo XC60	496	30.9%	41	4,899	32.4%	39	70
48	108	Leamotor T03	494	81.5%	86	2,015	77.6%	103	273
49	7	Audi A3	487	16.8%	47	4,982	23.8%	38	50
50	45	Citroen C3/C3 Aircross	483	32.6%	55	3,494	34.9%	64	79
51	103	Fiat 600	479	71.0%	68	3,604	75.5%	60	105
52	90	Mercedes Sprinter	469	55.3%	50	3,833	52.8%	53	82
53	30	Seat Ibiza	469	25.2%	78	2,928	25.1%	81	28
54	28	Skoda Kodiaq	467	23.6%	39	4,539	23.4%	42	46
55	98	Renault Austral	466	64.3%	74	3,296	56.4%	69	53
56	77	Peugeot 2008	465	49.2%	71	3,307	41.6%	67	55
57	92	Mazda CX-30	464	58.1%	51	4,690	60.3%	40	56
58	53	Mercedes C-Klasse	463	33.6%	30	6,749	38.4%	24	31
59	14	BMW 3er	455	18.4%	54	3,265	15.5%	72	58
60	84	Cupra Tavascan	448	49.8%	110	3,683	49.0%	58	236
61	91	Kia EV3	438	53.4%	64	3,111	52.1%	76	275
62	102	Tesla Model Y	434	64.0%	80	4,463	58.6%	43	4
63	80	Seat Ateca	428	45.6%	36	4,285	45.4%	45	29
64	51	BMW 2er	418	29.7%	45	3,459	27.5%	65	52
65	75	Volvo XC40	414	42.5%	34	5,154	48.7%	35	88
66	125	Citroen Jumper	409	86.1%	69	3,914	67.8%	51	40
67	83	Peugeot 208	396	43.3%	88	3,813	37.7%	54	43
68	88	Kia Sportage	375	43.2%	48	3,561	41.6%	61	59
69	64	Hyundai i10	375	31.4%	70	3,418	33.6%	66	63
70	48	Mercedes V-Klasse/EQV	370	25.4%	49	3,720	24.7%	56	76
71	71	VW Taigo	368	34.8%	37	5,472	37.0%	30	26
72	85	Citroen C4/C4 X/Spacetourer	366	40.7%	98	1,496	30.6%	119	90
73	21	BMW 5er	360	15.8%	61	3,812	16.1%	55	86
74	116	MG ZS	357	67.2%	107	2,006	57.4%	104	144
75	36	Audi Q5	355	21.7%	89	2,541	22.5%	88	83
76	122	Renault Captur	349	70.4%	76	3,106	60.1%	77	68
77	106	Renault Clio	343	54.3%	79	2,926	40.9%	82	44
78	105	Suzuki Vitara	336	51.9%	81	2,646	57.6%	85	92
79	54	BMW 4er	326	23.9%	73	3,266	21.6%	71	67
80	111	Renault R5	321	58.2%	46	2,988	54.1%	79	225
81	57	Audi Q3	320	24.7%	77	3,306	29.2%	68	45
82	66	Ford Explorer	317	27.3%	62	3,151	47.7%	75	169
83	61	Toyota Aygo X	309	24.9%	99	2,087	20.3%	99	54
84	97	Kia Picanto	298	40.5%	85	2,125	33.7%	98	99
85	70	Audi A1	297	28.1%	97	2,454	29.5%	90	84
86	58	BMW X5	292	22.7%	104	1,527	18.4%	118	104
87	124	MG 4	287	60.3%	96	2,344	55.7%	94	100
88	62	VW Caddy	286	23.2%	75	3,511	26.4%	63	78
89	50	Opel Mokka	280	19.5%	65	2,480	17.6%	89	51
90	72	Mercedes GLB/EQB	278	26.7%	58	3,669	38.2%	59	49
91	49	Skoda Enyaq	266	18.3%	72	3,242	19.4%	73	39
92	104	Suzuki Swift	265	39.3%	82	2,963	36.7%	80	91
93	13	Audi A6	264	10.5%	92	2,803	11.7%	83	93
94	138	Toyota bZ4X	248	68.9%	67	3,092	71.1%	78	180
95	109	Hyundai i20	247	41.4%	101	1,947	29.3%	105	74
96	152	Dacia Spring	242	76.8%	83	2,595	72.8%	87	117
97	113	Hyundai i30	240	44.1%	108	1,785	33.7%	107	94
98	128	Skoda Scala	237	53.7%	93	2,242	46.1%	95	85
99	120	Porsche 911	230	45.4%	53	3,286	43.0%	70	75
100	107	Mazda CX-60	224	35.8%	103	2,191	37.4%	97	119
101	79	Toyota Corolla/Cross	222	23.6%	94	2,019	24.7%	101	61
102	73	Nissan Qashqai	221	21.8%	90	2,702	27.3%	84	65
103	99	MG RX6	219	31.8%	112	1,442	40.2%	120	217
104	117	Hyundai Ioniq5	202	38.4%	105	1,678	34.3%	113	118
105	110	Toyota C-HR	200	33.7%	111	2,192	34.5%	96	72
106	159	Alfa Romeo Junior	192	69.1%	117	1,690	60.4%	111	257
107	123	Mercedes CLE	186	39.0%	56	3,699	51.4%	57	80
108	10	VW Passat	183	7.0%	120	2,393	7.8%	91	112
109	143	Renault Kangoo	182	52.6%	125	1,320	47.0%	124	107
110	41	VW Tayron	182	11.5%	95	1,805	11.7%	106	–
111	136	Mitsubishi ASX	176	47.1%	119	1,541	65.4%	117	130
112	67	Ford Focus	176	15.5%	87	2,050	16.4%	100	71
113	141	Toyota RAV4	174	49.2%	157	1,101	44.3%	138	114
114	81	Mercedes GLE	174	18.7%	100	1,688	22.0%	112	102
115	127	Mazda3	173	39.1%	142	1,179	39.0%	133	124
116	101	Peugeot 3008	167	24.6%	133	1,589	26.5%	116	89
117	89	VW Touran	165	19.0%	131	1,423	14.4%	121	106
118	173	Leapmotor C10	164	74.9%	146	573	61.4%	173	367
119	44	Opel Grandland X	164	10.8%	102	1,372	13.3%	123	108
120	144	Peugeot Expert	163	47.1%	171	574	36.1%	172	265
121	35	Audi A5	160	9.4%	114	1,763	11.4%	109	116
122	118	Ford Transit Connect	159	30.8%	113	1,066	28.2%	141	137
123	115	Jeep Avenger	156	29.2%	106	1,777	36.5%	108	134
124	18	Opel Astra	154	6.6%	109	1,693	7.2%	110	69
125	137	Ford Capri	152	41.8%	135	708	36.7%	161	315
126	157	Citroen Jumpy	149	52.8%	129	1,387	43.8%	122	163
127	153	Mitsubishi Colt	148	47.7%	147	1,025	34.0%	145	113
128	34	VW ID.7	148	8.6%	115	2,390	10.6%	93	141
129	162	Fiat Grande Panda	144	56.2%	158	278	40.7%	212	–
130	86	Audi Q2	142	15.8%	124	2,017	26.5%	102	87
131	150	Jeep Compass	139	43.4%	118	1,238	46.5%	130	138
132	112	BMW X2	134	24.4%	116	1,607	27.4%	115	126
133	191	Peugeot Boxer	126	81.8%	126	1,161	71.4%	134	123
134	142	Ford Transit Courier	124	35.7%	150	1,082	39.6%	140	133
135	133	Mercedes Citan	123	30.6%	121	1,217	32.3%	132	154
136	134	Nissan Juke	122	31.4%	141	1,249	27.0%	127	103
137	161	Renault Symbioz	122	47.7%	145	1,053	48.3%	142	183
138	114	Audi Q8/Q8 e-Tron	122	22.6%	149	976	16.8%	146	143
139	167	Mitsubishi Outlander	121	49.0%	127	514	39.2%	179	–
140	165	Kia Stonic	121	48.2%	128	1,013	40.2%	143	122
141	100	Citroen C5 X/Aircross	120	17.6%	143	1,095	17.1%	139	111
142	69	Skoda Superb	117	10.5%	123	1,244	10.7%	129	121
143	156	Toyota Proace	115	40.1%	134	968	34.3%	147	128
144	177	VW Crafter	109	54.0%	262	918	37.5%	150	135
145	139	Mazda2	107	29.9%	155	1,160	35.6%	135	77
146	140	Peugeot 408	106	29.9%	152	962	33.6%	148	161
147	148	Land Rover Defender	106	32.1%	136	914	33.1%	151	159
148	130	Mercedes G-Klasse	104	24.0%	122	1,306	29.9%	125	136
149	76	Audi Q6	104	10.7%	159	851	10.0%	154	240
150	121	Volvo XC90	95	18.7%	138	1,217	19.4%	131	140
151	186	BMW Z4	91	52.9%	144	1,123	43.0%	136	142
152	132	Peugeot 308	90	21.2%	183	1,031	18.7%	144	97
153	119	VW ID. Buzz	88	17.3%	140	1,248	21.8%	128	139
154	183	Xpeng G6	88	48.4%	172	429	49.3%	188	295
155	129	BYD Seal U	87	20.0%	170	466	13.5%	181	289
156	206	Honda Jazz	84	73.7%	139	871	72.6%	152	164
157	171	Renault Espace	84	37.0%	130	791	47.8%	156	146
158	217	SsangYong Tivoli	80	83.3%	162	431	64.7%	186	213
159	187	Renault 4	80	47.6%	203	129	20.7%	249	–
160	154	Honda CR-V	80	27.0%	165	797	54.7%	155	156
161	184	Smart #5	78	43.8%	185	163	30.8%	238	–
162	172	Renault Rafale	77	35.2%	154	761	33.9%	157	186
163	168	Citroen Berlingo	77	32.9%	179	868	35.4%	153	192
164	194	Volvo EX30	75	50.0%	132	1,623	43.9%	114	62
165	196	Smart #1	71	49.7%	167	666	44.9%	163	66
166	201	Subaru Forester	70	56.0%	161	549	54.4%	174	175
167	160	Hyundai Bayon	65	23.6%	168	583	28.9%	171	153
168	178	Range Rover Evoque	63	32.5%	177	528	33.3%	177	173
169	147	Porsche Macan	63	18.7%	137	1,121	27.8%	137	115
170	200	BYD Dolphin Surf	62	45.6%	263	74	7.5%	273	–
171	126	Porsche Cayenne	62	13.1%	148	955	20.0%	149	127
172	175	Suzuki SX4	60	29.1%	169	751	45.2%	158	145
173	204	Alfa Romeo Stelvio	60	50.8%	176	412	36.2%	189	195
174	155	MG 3	57	19.5%	181	666	19.5%	164	155
175	166	Kia EV6	57	22.7%	174	533	23.4%	176	129
176	205	Subaru Crosstrek	56	48.3%	191	407	55.9%	191	–
177	222	Alfa Romeo Tonale	55	62.5%	193	360	61.5%	198	182
178	179	Nissan Townstar	54	28.6%	163	665	32.7%	165	158
179	180	Mazda CX-80	54	28.6%	189	645	33.6%	166	269
180	170	BMW X4	54	23.4%	178	467	24.3%	180	152
181	240	Honda HR-V	53	86.9%	166	739	68.9%	159	147
182	198	Renault Arkana	53	38.4%	156	727	43.8%	160	125
183	195	Lexus LBX	53	35.3%	173	383	40.1%	195	197
184	94	Mercedes Vito	52	6.8%	184	586	8.9%	170	150
185	65	Audi Q4	50	4.3%	164	600	7.1%	169	132
186	131	Peugeot 5008	50	11.6%	197	430	14.5%	187	149
187	151	Audi Q7	49	15.4%	190	515	14.8%	178	188
188	188	Kia Sorento	49	29.3%	160	399	30.6%	193	170
189	174	BMW X7	47	22.2%	187	348	18.3%	201	181
190	218	Smart #3	47	51.1%	205	261	34.5%	214	172
191	219	Renault Trafic	47	52.2%	182	395	42.4%	194	179
192	221	Ford Mustang	47	53.4%	188	458	40.2%	183	200
193	158	BYD Seal	42	15.0%	194	203	17.8%	229	237
194	253	Fiat Tipo	41	97.6%	216	247	87.0%	217	266
195	229	Alfa Romeo Giulia	41	48.2%	223	243	34.5%	218	207
196	164	BMW X6	40	15.9%	201	289	15.6%	211	189
197	163	BMW iX	40	15.8%	180	436	18.0%	185	167
198	197	Mazda MX-5	39	27.3%	217	241	25.3%	221	165
199	237	Honda ZR-V	39	60.0%	207	321	52.6%	208	202
200	248	Iveco Daily	37	69.8%	186	464	73.7%	182	174
201	238	MG Cyberster	34	53.1%	206	113	39.0%	254	–
202	242	Honda Civic	33	55.9%	192	337	50.9%	205	196
203	169	Nissan X-Trail	32	13.7%	175	630	20.7%	168	120
204	185	Hyundai Santa Fe	32	18.1%	153	546	27.6%	175	222
205	145	Kia Niro	32	9.2%	211	348	24.2%	202	101
206	251	Renault Master	31	63.3%	198	368	72.7%	197	166
207	231	Fiat Panda	31	36.9%	199	314	21.9%	209	191
208	202	DS 7	30	24.0%	202	229	15.5%	223	177
209	232	Alpine A290	30	40.0%	227	168	37.6%	236	–
210	212	Renault Scenic	30	28.3%	200	412	33.8%	190	201
211	181	Porsche Taycan	30	16.0%	204	322	16.8%	207	209
212	189	Range Rover Sport	29	18.0%	196	372	19.3%	196	215
213	241	Fiat Ulysse	29	48.3%	278	37	37.0%	294	364
214	192	Man TGE	28	18.3%	210	242	24.3%	220	199
215	135	Mercedes S-Klasse/EQS	26	6.7%	219	338	11.4%	204	176
216	239	Subaru Outback	25	39.7%	225	349	48.9%	200	198
217	146	Volvo S/V60	25	7.2%	195	640	20.0%	167	131
218	209	Volvo EX90	24	21.4%	249	114	12.9%	252	349
219	255	Jeep Renegade	23	63.9%	239	251	46.7%	215	216
220	182	Mercedes GLS	23	12.3%	220	226	16.2%	224	193
221	214	Hyundai Staria	23	21.9%	224	160	23.7%	239	206
222	223	Range Rover Velar	23	26.1%	221	243	22.6%	219	210
223	176	Polestar 4	23	11.3%	252	193	13.1%	231	285
224	227	Lexus NX	22	25.6%	234	207	23.4%	228	194
225	226	Opel Zafira Life	22	25.6%	235	230	27.9%	222	230
226	228	MG S5	20	23.3%	236	41	17.5%	287	–
227	273	SsangYong Korando	19	76.0%	237	145	27.7%	243	256
228	254	Ferrari 12Cilindri	18	47.4%	259	83	41.7%	268	370
229	259	Porsche Cayman	18	54.5%	213	270	58.6%	213	190
230	190	BYD Sealion 07	18	11.6%	218	121	14.3%	250	–
231	270	SsangYong Torres	17	63.0%	244	91	25.3%	265	261
232	257	Lexus UX	17	48.6%	208	314	76.8%	210	211
233	264	Peugeot Rifter	17	58.6%	226	183	47.1%	234	287
234	211	Polestar 2	17	15.7%	247	213	20.0%	227	221
235	269	Ssangyong Actyon	16	59.3%	229	113	48.5%	253	–
236	265	Ferrari 296 GTB	16	55.2%	228	179	43.8%	235	243
237	261	Ferrari Roma	16	50.0%	255	101	43.9%	261	250
238	203	Range Rover	16	13.2%	231	185	16.1%	233	231
239	215	Mercedes AMG GT	16	15.8%	248	136	19.3%	247	232
240	207	Audi A8	15	13.3%	250	119	14.2%	251	235
241	149	VW Touareg	14	4.4%	209	343	8.0%	203	162
242	225	Kia EV9	14	16.1%	212	153	15.9%	241	220
243	236	Lamborghini Urus	14	21.2%	232	213	31.0%	226	249
244	224	Xpeng G9	13	14.8%	215	137	21.5%	246	300
245	260	Jeep Wrangler	13	39.4%	254	154	21.2%	240	228
246	220	BMW 8er	13	14.6%	251	71	10.8%	275	259
247	294	Bentley Bentayga	12	100.0%	287	35	31.5%	296	313
248	199	BMW 7er	12	8.8%	245	144	10.1%	244	227
249	208	Nissan Primastar	11	9.8%	271	185	13.0%	232	218
250	286	GWM Wey 03	11	68.7%	241	63	25.5%	277	305
251	256	Nissan Ariya	11	31.4%	214	443	53.6%	184	219
252	245	BYD Atto 2	10	18.2%	264	25	3.2%	306	–
253	266	SsangYong Rexton	10	34.5%	222	101	36.3%	260	255
254	276	Opel Movano	9	45.0%	272	152	51.9%	242	223
255	234	BMW XM	9	13.0%	270	53	11.8%	283	268
256	262	Mercedes SL	8	26.7%	240	133	26.9%	248	212
257	285	Subaru Impreza	8	47.1%	281	27	37.5%	302	319
258	295	NIO ET5	8	66.7%	304	28	58.3%	300	301
259	296	Ford Mustang Mach-E	8	72.7%	267	54	20.2%	281	151
260	246	Mazda MX-30	8	14.8%	257	144	45.7%	245	160
261	279	Lexus RZ	8	44.4%	246	199	60.3%	230	292
262	280	Ferrari SF90/Stradale	8	44.4%	258	81	46.8%	269	277
263	233	Audi e-Tron GT	7	9.9%	299	105	13.5%	257	264
264	281	Bentley Continental	7	38.9%	253	77	26.6%	271	267
265	299	Honda E:NY1	7	77.8%	298	23	30.7%	307	185
266	278	Toyota Land Cruiser	7	36.8%	266	224	45.3%	225	205
267	263	BYD Atto 3	7	23.3%	279	75	9.9%	272	233
268	230	Audi A7	6	7.1%	256	168	13.9%	237	234
269	289	Alpine A110	6	42.9%	265	86	55.9%	266	246
270	274	GWM Wey 05	6	27.3%	–	55	9.4%	279	245
271	302	Tesla Model X	6	75.0%	–	27	39.7%	303	280
272	213	Porsche Panamera	6	5.7%	151	322	15.5%	206	244
273	258	Renault Megane	6	17.1%	276	56	17.5%	278	214
274	235	Audi A4	5	7.4%	285	401	22.6%	192	81
275	268	Ferrari Purosangue	5	17.9%	269	85	32.5%	267	262
276	244	Lexus RX	5	9.1%	260	47	10.5%	284	258
277	300	BYD Tang	5	55.6%	318	9	9.3%	324	369
278	271	Maserati Grecale	5	18.5%	268	44	14.1%	286	282
279	252	Land Rover Discovery Sport	4	9.1%	243	103	19.4%	259	247
280	310	Cadillac Escalade	4	80.0%	309	20	32.3%	313	293
281	316	Vinfast VF6	4	100.0%	–	5	26.3%	343	–
282	277	Toyota Prius	4	20.0%	288	68	53.5%	276	286
283	284	Lynk & Co 01	4	23.5%	273	39	7.9%	290	354
284	305	Lexus ES	3	42.9%	310	16	16.5%	315	311
285	297	Ineos Grenadier	3	30.0%	242	109	26.8%	256	253
286	243	Opel Combo	3	5.3%	274	53	9.4%	282	239
287	312	Genesis GV70	3	75.0%	297	81	18.1%	270	254
288	318	Iveco Stralis	3	100.0%	321	5	71.4%	344	–
289	311	Lynk & Co 02	3	60.0%	–	6	25.0%	338	–
290	288	Land Rover Discovery	3	20.0%	277	32	15.1%	299	291
291	216	Suzuki Swace	2	2.1%	292	37	5.9%	292	307
292	250	Volvo S/V90	2	3.8%	284	37	5.2%	295	271
293	249	Hyundai Ioniq6	2	3.8%	306	71	9.8%	274	184
294	290	Volvo C40	2	15.4%	261	95	23.0%	263	263
295	306	NIO EL6	2	28.6%	–	15	51.7%	317	314
296	304	Maserati GranTurismo	2	25.0%	283	20	28.2%	312	332
297	309	Toyota Supra	2	40.0%	312	26	50.0%	305	278
298	324	Iveco Eurocargo	2	100.0%	–	6	75.0%	337	321
299	247	Genesis G90	2	3.7%	–	8	7.3%	331	358
300	282	Jeep Grand Cherokee	2	11.1%	286	16	16.5%	314	326
301	308	Lotus Emeya	1	16.7%	–	8	26.7%	328	347
302	303	Lotus Eletre	1	12.5%	301	21	22.1%	310	304
303	330	Vinfast VF 8	1	100.0%	303	38	55.1%	291	284
304	322	Mercedes Actros	1	50.0%	316	8	53.3%	329	–
305	332	Dacia Logan	1	100.0%	313	23	76.7%	308	226
306	323	Man TGL	1	50.0%	–	7	58.3%	334	–
307	325	Fiat Scudo	1	50.0%	–	5	31.4%	340	–
308	329	Porsche Boxster	1	100.0%	–	46	51.7%	285	171
309	337	NIO ES8	1	100.0%	–	3	17.7%	350	350
310	340	Lada Niva	1	100.0%	–	1	100.0%	386	366
311	210	Hyundai Ioniq 9	1	0.9%	–	1	0.6%	387	–
312	275	DS 4	1	4.5%	291	21	4.2%	311	276
313	267	Genesis GV60	1	3.4%	289	28	25.4%	301	327

Source: KBA

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BryanR says:
September 14, 2025 at 12:40 pm
“Rust is no longer problem with European production.”
This is simply not true. Many european cars have rust problems due to road salt. Even though cars today are more resistant to rust, it’s always a big risk to buy a car from Germany that’s a few years old for this reason. European cars have a better brand image, but they’re not better than others. Don’t other brands offer discounts? Is it only german ones? How many cars have you bought in Germany? A year ago, I bought a two-year-old Porsche in Luxembourg, which depreciated 50% in those two years since new. In the US, the cars that depreciate the most are also European luxury cars. European cars depreciate significantly for several reasons: they’re expensive to maintain, they tend to have problems due to the high complexity and poor quality of certain components, they’re too expensive when purchased new, few mechanics like to work on them, so they charge a lot for maintenance, etc.. A lot of reasons. You want real quality and fair price you buy an Asian car or some Dacia/Skoda.
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1. Pavel says:
  September 14, 2025 at 3:33 pm
  I once bought a show car in Magdeburg. I don’t buy used cars. I think it’s not worth it and it’s risky. You can get a good deal on a new one from local dealers.
  But I would definitely buy a Porsche for half after 4 years, if it wasn’t wrecked. If you do similar deals, let me know. I’ll come and take a look.
  If there are chronic problems with an expensive car, the car manufacturer usually buys it back. It is necessary to deal with them. Nobody wants to risk a bad reputation.
  My Peugeot 508 is now 11 year old. No trace of rust except for the bolt heads on the rear axle. Great car.
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Pavel says:
September 14, 2025 at 3:11 am
It isnt depreciation. New cars are sold at a discount to companies and rental companies, and they have to sell them soon because they are already being pressured to buy new ones.
Most used cars are sold to Czechia from Bavaria, because the prices are good there and it’s close, even though the roads are salted a lot. Rust is no longer problem with European production.
I noticed Tesla is offering new TMY Performance for Europe with delivery in October. Offer for Australia from December. It must be the Berlin factory. This model isn’t opened in Asia and North America. Maybe Tesla will revive the interest of Europeans.
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BryanR says:
September 13, 2025 at 10:39 pm
People in my country go to Germany to buy cars because cars depreciate more there, and they usually buy an Audi, Bmw or Mercedes. This is the case in many countries. There’s also the problem of road salt, but many just don’t care, they buy the car because of the symbol and premium image. In general germans only buy foreign cars if they are much cheaper than German cars. So foreign luxury brands sell very little, except for the XC60, which is the exception.
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Markus says:
September 13, 2025 at 8:49 pm
In Germany German Cars don‘t depreciate that fast, even if Mazdas or Toyotas are a bit better there. Inspections and parts are also more expensive often. Not every city has a Toyota dealer, while VW (and so Skoda, Cupra etc.) is in every village. So you buy from the guy you know. Germans also tend to buy what they know, so if your Family always had a VW, Mercedes, Opel or Toyota it’s likely the Kids will buy them too.
And Pavel is Right about hybrids. Toyota sold decent numbers of Diesels here. Business travellers still prefer them or maybe Electric. Hybrids tend to drin a lot on the Autobahn. Also They are often not drivers cars. For Germans thats important. Toyota Yaris GR and 86 are very beloved here. I usually travel with 180-220km/h so I want a good handling car for that. The Mazda3 is Brillant for that.
I think Part of Skodas success was that people see it as the same as VW, so it’s still „buy what they know“. VW made a big mistake to make Skodas bigger but cheaper. Years it was ok, but now people are not willing to pay more Money for a VW or Audi, if the Skoda is almost the same. Since the Passat is now the same length, I think less people go for the Superb here.
Dacias on the other hand are also a Statement. And the new ones are really cool looking.
Big Opels may have never found many private customers, although I wouldn‘t be too sure here. But big Models of any Brand are usually leased via Companys.
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Pavel says:
September 13, 2025 at 3:13 am
German customers prefer sustainability and lasting value.
Unfortunately, Audi is going through some crisis and has no models ahead.
The new T-roc looks great. It will definitely sell well.
Despite all of Toyota’s current problems in Europe, it will still be VW’s biggest rival.
Stellantis needs to improve. Great brands like Opel with huge potential.
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1. BryanR says:
  September 13, 2025 at 8:00 am
  What do you mean by lasting value? Germans change cars quite frequently, I wouldn’t say that they care a lot about lasting value. Perhaps that’s why they don’t value reliability very much.
  Germany has never had such a high rate of poverty, social exclusion, and inequality as it does today. Perhaps this explains why luxury brands and very affordable brands like Dacia and Skoda are at the top. Opel, as always, only exists in the B segment.
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  1. Pavel says:
    September 13, 2025 at 2:27 pm
    These models sell well to other customers, less loss of value. They keep in great shape. In Europe, its necessary to focus on lasting value. Not important to race how many cars we produce and scrap each year.
    Opel was strong in larger cars like Vectra, Insignia. Maybe Opel could have an affordable sports model, which has no one in Europe.
    Unfortunately, social inequality in worst form comes with socialist governments across Europe. In Germany, there has long been a socialist government, whatever its name. Subsidies and discounts for electric cars are very bad, it increases social inequality. People must accept responsibility for the state, not suck it up with subsidies. Not companies at all. This increases populism. Vote for me and I will give you this and that and that… We need to hear it correctly “Vote for me and I will take €1000 from you and give you €500 back in some form. In a few years you will be very poor”. If you’re rich, you have an advisor who will tell you how to escape. If you’re poor, they take it away from you every month. Look at Argentina, how the lower and middle classes have prospered now.
  2. BryanR says:
    September 13, 2025 at 4:12 pm
    European brand cars depreciate significantly, while Toyotas are the cars that retain their value the most. If that were the case (lasting value), Germans would buy more Toyotas and Japanese cars. Germans buy a lot of german cars, or when they buy foreign cars, they buy them because of the low price. That’s why Toyotas, which have better quality than european brands, don’t sell very well, Toyotas are not very cheap. Large Opel cars, like those large cars from french car brands, were only mostly sold to companies and fleets; they were never exactly profitable.
  3. Pavel says:
    September 13, 2025 at 6:34 pm
    I partially agree.
    In my country, Toyotas are company cars. 74% of Toyotas are in companies. Toyota has a very robust service network on par with European brands. It’s very reliable. BUT.
    Toyota makes hybrids, quite heavy cars. Perfect in the city, but worse on the highway. High consumption. In the US it’s fine, as you can only drive 105 km/h on the highway. In Germany there are a lot of restrictions, probably because of noise, but most sections you can drive faster, that’s bad for a hybrid.
    VW group and German premium cars make a lot of diesel, which is great on the highway. Low consumption. Rational choice. Germany is relatively large and the highways are for free. A lot of people drive on the highway very often.
    Toyota will be stronger when it introduces more BEV variants and the prices of fast charging become more acceptable. Without a strong desel, Toyota is limited.
    I spoke to a local Vietnamese, he drives a Skoda Kodiaq I. I asked him why Vietnamese people here don’t buy Asian cars. He said European cars are better. He would like a big BMW, but he isn’t rich.
    This means it’s a lot of a mix of personal preferences, myths and rational choices.
  4. Markus says:
    September 13, 2025 at 8:09 pm
    Don‘t believe everything you hear. There is not a high Level of poverty here. It’s just crying on a very high level. And yes Germans care a lot about resale value and private buyers have their cars for many years. Thats a problem for Chinese Cars for example. New Brands are always a risk, because if they go bust, they aren‘t worth anything anymore. And Chinese cars have probably bad resale value anyway. Cars that are frequently changed are mostly leasing cars. Good for VW and Skoda.
  5. BryanR says:
    September 13, 2025 at 10:30 pm
    Germany is a large country. There may not be poverty in your city, but there is poverty in Germany at record levels. In fact, most German states have a GDP per capita below the EU average.

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