Hungary September 2025: Dacia Duster (+238.3%), Toyota C-HR (+80.8%) stand out in market up 14.4%
Dacia Duster sales are up 238.3% year-on-year in September.
10,381 passenger cars hit Hungarian roads in September, a stunning 14.4% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is up 7.7% to 95,946. Suzuki (+10.7%) keeps the passenger car brands lead, just, 24 units above Toyota (+9.5%). Leader a year ago, Skoda (-15.4%) is in great difficulty but climbs two spots on August to #3, a ranking it also holds year-to-date. Volkswagen (+10.5%) trails the market but is up three ranks on last month to #4 with Ford (-17.2%) skidding to #5. Dacia is up to #8 vs. #11 year-to-date, while Chery breaks into the Hungarian Top 20 for the first time at #16 with 1.6% share. Tesla is up one spot to #18 and BYD down three to #19.
Model-wise, the Suzuki S-Cross (+6.7%) dominates again above the Suzuki Vitara (+46.8%) repeating at #2 but stuck at #3 year-to-date below the Skoda Octavia (-21.3%), ranking #3 for the month. The Dacia Duster (+238.3%) is up three spots on last month to #3, followed by the Toyota C-HR (+80.8%) up 10 ranks to #5 and the Toyota Yaris Cross (+71.2%) down two to #6 despite a fantastic YoY lift. The Hyundai Tucson (+263.6%) and Ford Puma (+121.1%) also shine in the remainder of the Top 10.
Previous month: Hungary August 2025: Suzuki S-Cross back in charge
One year ago: Hungary September 2024: Skoda and Octavia take the lead
Full September 2025 Top 20 brands, Top 10 models and YTD Top 20 models below.
Hungary September 2025 – brands:
| Pos | Brand PC only | Sep-25 | % | /24 | Aug | 2025 1-9 | % | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Suzuki | 1,188 | 11.4% | + 10.7% | 1 | 10,773 | 11.2% | – 7.8% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Toyota | 1,164 | 11.2% | + 9.5% | 2 | 10,279 | 10.7% | – 4.2% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Skoda | 927 | 8.9% | – 15.4% | 5 | 8,261 | 8.6% | + 6.1% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Volkswagen | 724 | 7.0% | + 10.5% | 7 | 6,670 | 7.0% | – 0.3% | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | Ford | 647 | 6.2% | – 17.2% | 3 | 6,873 | 7.2% | + 45.1% | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | BMW | 599 | 5.8% | + 13.2% | 4 | 5,283 | 5.5% | + 23.5% | 7 | 7 |
| 7 | Kia | 593 | 5.7% | + 12.7% | 6 | 6,079 | 6.3% | + 25.9% | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Dacia | 567 | 5.5% | n/a | 10 | 3,313 | 3.5% | n/a | 11 | 11 |
| 9 | Mercedes | 506 | 4.9% | + 23.4% | 8 | 4,281 | 4.5% | + 8.6% | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | Hyundai | 416 | 4.0% | + 77.0% | 9 | 3,655 | 3.8% | – 4.8% | 10 | 10 |
| 11 | Opel | 378 | 3.6% | n/a | 17 | 2,181 | 2.3% | n/a | 14 | 12 |
| 12 | Renault | 310 | 3.0% | n/a | 12 | 2,896 | 3.0% | n/a | 12 | 13 |
| 13 | Audi | 232 | 2.2% | n/a | 11 | 2,539 | 2.6% | n/a | 13 | 15 |
| 14 | Peugeot | 215 | 2.1% | n/a | 14 | 2,013 | 2.1% | n/a | 16 | 17 |
| 15 | MG | 189 | 1.8% | n/a | 15 | 1,439 | 1.5% | n/a | 18 | 19 |
| 16 | Chery | 163 | 1.6% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 17 | Volvo | 158 | 1.5% | n/a | 13 | 2,024 | 2.1% | n/a | 15 | 14 |
| 18 | Tesla | 141 | 1.4% | n/a | 19 | 1,441 | 1.5% | n/a | 17 | 16 |
| 19 | BYD | 128 | 1.2% | n/a | 16 | 1,308 | 1.4% | n/a | 19 | 22 |
| 20 | Nissan | 125 | 1.2% | – 46.1% | 18 | 4,009 | 4.2% | + 8.0% | 9 | 8 |
Hungary September 2025 – models (PC only):
| Pos | Model PC only | Sep-25 | % | /24 | Aug | 2025 1-9 | % | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Suzuki S-Cross | 528 | 5.1% | + 6.7% | 1 | 4,832 | 5.0% | + 2.9% | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Suzuki Vitara | 505 | 4.9% | + 46.8% | 2 | 4,160 | 4.3% | – 22.2% | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Skoda Octavia | 440 | 4.2% | – 21.3% | 3 | 4,272 | 4.5% | – 3.2% | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Dacia Duster | 389 | 3.7% | + 238.3% | 7 | 2,314 | 2.4% | + 11.5% | 6 | 7 |
| 5 | Toyota C-HR | 273 | 2.6% | + 80.8% | 15 | 1,733 | 1.8% | – 2.9% | 11 | 9 |
| 6 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 267 | 2.6% | + 71.2% | 4 | 1,954 | 2.0% | + 22.0% | 8 | 12 |
| 7 | Kia Ceed | 214 | 2.1% | + 3.4% | 8 | 2,536 | 2.6% | + 7.9% | 5 | 5 |
| 8 | Hyundai Tucson | 200 | 1.9% | + 263.6% | 19 | 1,269 | 1.3% | + 1.9% | 15 | 19 |
| 9 | Ford Puma | 199 | 1.9% | + 121.1% | 13 | 1,357 | 1.4% | + 27.2% | 14 | 24 |
| 10 | Kia Sportage | 176 | 1.7% | – 17.0% | 12 | 1,734 | 1.8% | + 22.8% | 10 | 14 |
Hungary January-September 2025 – models (PC only):
| Pos | Model PC only | 2025 1-9 | % | /24 | FY24 |
| 1 | Suzuki S-Cross | 4,832 | 5.0% | + 2.9% | 2 |
| 2 | Skoda Octavia | 4,272 | 4.5% | – 3.2% | 3 |
| 3 | Suzuki Vitara | 4,160 | 4.3% | – 22.2% | 1 |
| 4 | Nissan Qashqai | 2,572 | 2.7% | + 11.0% | 4 |
| 5 | Kia Ceed | 2,536 | 2.6% | + 7.9% | 5 |
| 6 | Dacia Duster | 2,314 | 2.4% | + 11.5% | 7 |
| 7 | Ford Tourneo Custom | 2,080 | 2.2% | + 105.5% | 22 |
| 8 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 1,954 | 2.0% | + 22.0% | 12 |
| 9 | Toyota Corolla | 1,924 | 2.0% | – 12.5% | 6 |
| 10 | Kia Sportage | 1,734 | 1.8% | + 22.8% | 14 |
| 11 | Toyota C-HR | 1,733 | 1.8% | – 2.9% | 9 |
| 12 | Suzuki Swift | 1,571 | 1.6% | + 22.4% | 17 |
| 13 | VW Golf | 1,418 | 1.5% | – 13.4% | 15 |
| 14 | Ford Puma | 1,357 | 1.4% | + 27.2% | 24 |
| 15 | Hyundai Tucson | 1,269 | 1.3% | + 1.9% | 19 |
| 16 | Ford Kuga | 1,251 | 1.3% | – 12.1% | 13 |
| 17 | Toyota Corolla Cross | 1,223 | 1.3% | + 9.4% | 20 |
| 18 | MG ZS | 1,095 | 1.1% | + 20.2% | 31 |
| 19 | Skoda Kodiaq | 1,030 | 1.1% | + 19.5% | 26 |
| 20 | Skoda Superb | 1,018 | 1.1% | + 24.3% | 28 |
Source: Datahouse, many thanks to Csaba
