Ireland February 2026: Citroen (+189.9%), Opel (+175.2%) stand out

The Opel Frontera is the best-selling recent launch in Ireland.

The Irish new car market gains 7.4% year-on-year in February to 15,033 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 4.4% to 49,557. Volkswagen (+42.3%) surges ahead to the brands top spot with a splendid 13% share vs. 10.4% so far this year. Hyundai (+3.5%) stays in 2nd place above last month’s leader Toyota (-13.8%) in great difficulty. Skoda (-10.1%) also struggles at #4 while Kia (+4.9%) trails the market at #5. Sensational lifts for Nissan (+45.2%) and Dacia (+43.2%) in the remainder of the Top 10, with Renault (+15.2%) also strong. Further down, Notice Xpeng (+533.3%), Citroen (+189.9%) and Opel (+175.2%).

Model-wise, after being toppled by the Toyota Yaris Cross during the biggest month of the year in January, the Hyundai Tucson (-20.3%) reclaims its traditional pole position both for the month and YTD despite a daunting year-on-year fall. The Kia Sportage (+2.7%) also advances one spot to #2, followed by the Skoda Kodiaq (+37.3%) in outstanding shape. The Toyota Yaris Cross (+14%) falls to #4 but still beats the market. The next five models all deliver fantastic results: the VW Polo is up 213.4%, the Hyundai Kona up 92.1%, the VW Golf up 41.4%, the Tiguan up 41.1%, the Nissan Qashqai up 40.9% and Toyota Corolla Cross up 20.8%. The Opel Frontera is up four ranks to a record #13 and leads all recent launches.

Previous month: Ireland January 2026: Toyota Yaris Cross topples Hyundai Tucson

One year ago: Ireland February 2025: Registrations down -14.8%

Full February 2026 Top 38 All brands and Top 235 All models below.