Belgium March/Q1 2026: BMW X1 stays #1, VW T-Roc up to #3
The VW T-Roc is the third best-selling vehicle in Belgium over Q1 2026.
New car sales in Belgium are back into positive territory in March at a solid +8.8% year-on-year to 43,733 units. The Q1 volume is off -5.9% to 113,805. Over Q1, private buyers account for 48.8% of the market, their highest share in years and to be compared with 41.7% over the Full Year 2025. Reversely fleet sales fall to 51.2% vs. 58.3% last year. Electrified cars (HEV, PHEV and BEV) hold 52.7% of the market vs. 55.6% a year ago. BEVs on their own account for 34.7% share, unchanged. Private buyers choose petrol cars (62.8% share), while HEVs have 20.3% of sales and BEVs only 8.7%. In contrast BEV represent 59.5% of fleet registrations, with petrol at 26.9%.
In the March brands ranking, BMW (+34.5%) spectacularly reclaims the top spot with 14.2% share, its highest since January 2025. Volkswagen (-1.2%) is relegated to 2nd place both for the month and YTD. Audi (+6.2%) is up four spots on last month to #3, distancing Peugeot (+10.5%) up two, Mercedes (-12.5%) down one and Renault (+7.7%) down three. Tesla (+88.5%) rallies back up to #10 and sees its Q1 sales progress 22.6% year-on-year. Opel (+23.1%), Ford (+14.3%) and Skoda (+13.5%) also make themselves noticed below while MG (+99.5%) and BYD (+85.3%) soar further down.
Over in the Q1 models charts, the BMW X1 (-19.1%) and Dacia Sandero (-13.1%) remain on top despite harsh year-on-year falls. The VW T-Roc surges from outside the Full Year 2025 Top 20 directly into third place, followed by a soaring Tesla Model Y (+47.3%) and the Citroen C3 (+7%). New models in the Top 20 are the Mercedes CLA (#8), Peugeot 3008 (#9), Peugeot 5008 (#13), BMW 1 Series (#15) and Dacia Bigster (#18), the latter ousting the Duster (#6 over the Full Year 2025) from the Top 20.
Previous month: Belgium February 2026: BYD (+119.3%), Opel (+37.5%) can’t prevent another market fall (-7.7%)
One year ago: Belgium March 2025: Peugeot (+65.3%) undeterred, Tesla (-69.3%) collapses
Full March 2026 Top 69 All brands, Q1 2026 Top 20 models rankings below.
Belgium March 2026 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Mar-26 | % | /25 | Feb | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | BMW | 6,215 | 14.2% | + 34.5% | 2 | 12,659 | 11.1% | – 15.2% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Volkswagen | 3,661 | 8.4% | – 1.2% | 1 | 10,563 | 9.3% | – 5.9% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Audi | 2,715 | 6.2% | + 6.2% | 7 | 6,913 | 6.1% | – 7.0% | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | Peugeot | 2,527 | 5.8% | + 10.5% | 6 | 7,286 | 6.4% | + 15.8% | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Mercedes | 2,520 | 5.8% | – 12.5% | 4 | 8,191 | 7.2% | – 9.5% | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Renault | 2,491 | 5.7% | + 7.7% | 3 | 7,147 | 6.3% | – 13.3% | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Dacia | 2,263 | 5.2% | – 8.6% | 5 | 6,010 | 5.3% | – 16.9% | 7 | 5 |
| 8 | Skoda | 1,939 | 4.4% | + 13.5% | 9 | 5,367 | 4.7% | + 18.9% | 8 | 9 |
| 9 | Toyota | 1,842 | 4.2% | – 9.9% | 8 | 5,085 | 4.5% | – 20.5% | 9 | 8 |
| 10 | Tesla | 1,806 | 4.1% | + 88.5% | 13 | 3,701 | 3.3% | + 22.6% | 12 | 15 |
| 11 | Ford | 1,455 | 3.3% | + 14.3% | 15 | 3,374 | 3.0% | – 13.8% | 14 | 13 |
| 12 | Kia | 1,322 | 3.0% | – 13.3% | 11 | 4,096 | 3.6% | – 18.1% | 10 | 11 |
| 13 | Opel | 1,310 | 3.0% | + 23.1% | 10 | 3,716 | 3.3% | + 32.4% | 11 | 16 |
| 14 | Volvo | 1,284 | 2.9% | – 17.1% | 16 | 3,632 | 3.2% | – 20.3% | 13 | 10 |
| 15 | Citroen | 1,110 | 2.5% | – 7.9% | 12 | 3,362 | 3.0% | – 1.6% | 15 | 14 |
| 16 | Hyundai | 1,106 | 2.5% | – 16.8% | 14 | 2,876 | 2.5% | – 27.2% | 16 | 12 |
| 17 | Mini | 925 | 2.1% | – 2.7% | 19 | 1,994 | 1.8% | + 2.5% | 17 | 18 |
| 18 | MG | 864 | 2.0% | + 99.5% | 18 | 1,763 | 1.5% | + 60.4% | 18 | 19 |
| 19 | BYD | 630 | 1.4% | + 85.3% | 20 | 1,595 | 1.4% | + 96.9% | 20 | 22 |
| 20 | Nissan | 608 | 1.4% | – 27.8% | 17 | 1,755 | 1.5% | – 37.7% | 19 | 17 |
| 21 | Fiat | 539 | 1.2% | + 43.7% | 21 | 1,324 | 1.2% | + 44.1% | 21 | 24 |
| 22 | Mazda | 434 | 1.0% | + 30.7% | 23 | 1,155 | 1.0% | + 28.5% | 22 | 26 |
| 23 | Cupra | 392 | 0.9% | + 7.7% | 25 | 866 | 0.8% | – 19.7% | 24 | 25 |
| 24 | Jeep | 379 | 0.9% | + 35.8% | 32 | 701 | 0.6% | + 13.6% | 25 | 29 |
| 25 | Suzuki | 341 | 0.8% | – 13.0% | 22 | 1,119 | 1.0% | – 11.5% | 23 | 21 |
| 26 | Honda | 289 | 0.7% | + 40.3% | 24 | 642 | 0.6% | + 10.5% | 28 | 30 |
| 27 | Land Rover | 274 | 0.6% | – 31.3% | 31 | 553 | 0.5% | – 53.4% | 31 | 20 |
| 28 | Leapmotor | 251 | 0.6% | + 483.7% | 28 | 578 | 0.5% | + 318.8% | 30 | 34 |
| 29 | Porsche | 226 | 0.5% | – 20.4% | 29 | 658 | 0.6% | – 27.7% | 26 | 23 |
| 30 | Polestar | 224 | 0.5% | – 16.4% | 27 | 637 | 0.6% | – 21.9% | 29 | 28 |
| 31 | Xpeng | 224 | 0.5% | + 88.2% | 33 | 522 | 0.5% | + 91.2% | 32 | 33 |
| 32 | Alfa Romeo | 194 | 0.4% | + 29.3% | 39 | 372 | 0.3% | – 24.8% | 35 | 31 |
| 33 | Omoda | 194 | 0.4% | + 385.0% | 30 | 451 | 0.4% | + 880.4% | 33 | 39 |
| 34 | Seat | 183 | 0.4% | – 48.0% | 26 | 647 | 0.6% | – 50.4% | 27 | 27 |
| 35 | Jaecoo | 177 | 0.4% | + 608.0% | 34 | 417 | 0.4% | + 1568.0% | 34 | 37 |
| 36 | Zeekr | 137 | 0.3% | new | 38 | 237 | 0.2% | new | 39 | 58 |
| 37 | KG Mobility | 119 | 0.3% | + 170.5% | 35 | 338 | 0.3% | + 64.9% | 36 | 35 |
| 38 | Mitsubishi | 106 | 0.2% | n/a | 42 | 133 | 0.1% | n/a | 40 | 67 |
| 39 | DS | 72 | 0.2% | – 1.4% | 36 | 287 | 0.3% | + 22.6% | 37 | 36 |
| 40 | Lexus | 68 | 0.2% | – 41.9% | 37 | 286 | 0.3% | – 28.1% | 38 | 32 |
| 41 | Smart | 55 | 0.1% | + 161.9% | 41 | 101 | 0.1% | – 24.6% | 42 | 38 |
| 42 | Alpine | 47 | 0.1% | – 4.1% | 40 | 129 | 0.1% | + 48.3% | 41 | 40 |
| 43 | Subaru | 33 | 0.1% | + 94.1% | 43 | 67 | 0.1% | + 59.5% | 43 | 45 |
| 44 | Lancia | 24 | 0.1% | + 71.4% | 46 | 60 | 0.1% | + 25.0% | 45 | 42 |
| 45 | Ferrari | 23 | 0.1% | – 8.0% | 45 | 47 | 0.0% | – 14.5% | 47 | 43 |
| 46 | Lynk & Co | 19 | 0.0% | + 1800.0% | 44 | 66 | 0.1% | + 266.7% | 44 | 41 |
| 47 | Dongfeng | 13 | 0.0% | + 333.3% | 56 | 18 | 0.0% | + 12.5% | 53 | 60 |
| 48 | Allied Vehicles | 12 | 0.0% | + 100.0% | 54 | 23 | 0.0% | + 53.3% | 52 | 55 |
| 49 | Aston Martin | 9 | 0.0% | + 12.5% | 50 | 24 | 0.0% | – 22.6% | 51 | 53 |
| 50 | Lamborghini | 9 | 0.0% | – 10.0% | 48 | 33 | 0.0% | + 22.2% | 48 | 52 |
| 51 | Maserati | 9 | 0.0% | + 125.0% | 47 | 48 | 0.0% | + 60.0% | 46 | 47 |
| 52 | Bentley | 8 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | 51 | 31 | 0.0% | + 10.7% | 49 | 50 |
| 53 | Lotus | 8 | 0.0% | – 46.7% | 49 | 28 | 0.0% | – 54.1% | 50 | 44 |
| 54 | NIO | 7 | 0.0% | n/a | 52 | 18 | 0.0% | + 1700.0% | 54 | 59 |
| 55 | BAIC | 6 | 0.0% | – 40.0% | 60 | 9 | 0.0% | – 70.0% | 56 | 46 |
| 56 | DR | 6 | 0.0% | new | 53 | 15 | 0.0% | new | 55 | 62 |
| 57 | Forthing | 6 | 0.0% | – 64.7% | 62 | 9 | 0.0% | – 71.9% | 57 | 48 |
| 58 | Livan | 5 | 0.0% | – 50.0% | 66 | 6 | 0.0% | – 68.4% | 63 | 54 |
| 59 | B-Style & Flex-I-Trans | 3 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 4 | 0.0% | – 50.0% | 66 | 63 |
| 60 | DFSK | 3 | 0.0% | – 40.0% | 61 | 6 | 0.0% | – 64.7% | 62 | 56 |
| 61 | Caterham | 2 | 0.0% | – 60.0% | 63 | 3 | 0.0% | – 66.7% | 67 | 64 |
| 62 | Sportequipe | 2 | 0.0% | new | 58 | 7 | 0.0% | new | 59 | 70 |
| 63 | Voyah | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 2 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | 70 | 80 |
| 64 | AMF | 1 | 0.0% | – 50.0% | – | 4 | 0.0% | – 55.6% | 65 | 65 |
| 65 | API | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 71 | 75 |
| 66 | McLaren | 1 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | – | 1 | 0.0% | – 75.0% | 76 | 71 |
| 67 | Morgan | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 1 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | 77 | 73 |
| 68 | Rolls-Royce | 1 | 0.0% | – 50.0% | 57 | 8 | 0.0% | + 60.0% | 58 | 61 |
| 69 | SWM | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 2 | 0.0% | – 60.0% | 69 | 68 |
Belgium Q1 2026 – models:
| Pos | Model | Q1 2026 | % | /25 |
| 1 | BMW X1 | 4,341 | 3.8% | – 19.1% |
| 2 | Dacia Sandero | 2,840 | 2.5% | – 13.1% |
| 3 | VW T-Roc | 2,791 | 2.5% | n/a |
| 4 | Tesla Model Y | 2,356 | 2.1% | + 47.3% |
| 5 | Citroen C3 | 2,222 | 2.0% | + 7.0% |
| 6 | Toyota Yaris | 2,031 | 1.8% | – 13.2% |
| 7 | Mini Cooper | 1,994 | 1.8% | + 2.5% |
| 8 | Mercedes CLA | 1,943 | 1.7% | n/a |
| 9 | Peugeot 3008 | 1,869 | 1.6% | n/a |
| 10 | Peugeot 2008 | 1,841 | 1.6% | n/a |
| 11 | Renault Clio | 1,774 | 1.6% | – 16.0% |
| 12 | BMW 4 Series | 1,570 | 1.4% | – 21.7% |
| 13 | Peugeot 5008 | 1,533 | 1.3% | n/a |
| 14 | Renault Captur | 1,525 | 1.3% | – 10.6% |
| 15 | BMW 1 Series | 1,511 | 1.3% | n/a |
| 16 | Skoda Enyaq | 1,448 | 1.3% | n/a |
| 17 | Tesla Model 3 | 1,304 | 1.1% | – 5.6% |
| 18 | Dacia Bigster | 1,287 | 1.1% | n/a |
| 19 | BMW X2 | 1,278 | 1.1% | – 41.5% |
| 20 | Opel Corsa | 1,271 | 1.1% | – 8.2% |
Belgium Q1 2026 – Flanders:
| Pos | Model – Flanders | Q1 2026 | /25 |
| 1 | BMW X1 | 3,539 | – 23.9% |
| 2 | Tesla Model Y | 1,653 | n/a |
| 3 | Mini Cooper | 1,520 | n/a |
| 4 | Mercedes CLA | 1,482 | n/a |
| 5 | VW T-Roc | 1,468 | n/a |
Belgium Q1 2026 – Wallonia:
| Pos | Model – Wallonia | Q1 2026 | /25 |
| 1 | Dacia Sandero | 1,634 | – 12.3% |
| 2 | VW T-Roc | 1,202 | n/a |
| 3 | Toyota Yaris | 966 | – 7.2% |
| 4 | Renault Clio | 825 | – 27.0% |
| 5 | Renault Captur | 698 | – 19.0% |
Belgium Q1 2026 – Brussels:
| Pos | Model – Brussels | Q1 2026 | /25 |
| 1 | Peugeot 2008 | 255 | n/a |
| 2 | Citroen C3 | 249 | – 44.3% |
| 3 | Mercedes CLA | 248 | n/a |
| 4 | Tesla Model Y | 221 | n/a |
| 5 | Peugeot 5008 | 165 | n/a |
Belgium Q1 2026 – private sales:
| Pos | Model – Private sales | Q1 2026 | /25 |
| 1 | Dacia Sandero | 2,565 | – 16.3% |
| 2 | VW T-Roc | 2,133 | + 112.5% |
| 3 | BMW X1 | 1,767 | + 98.5% |
| 4 | Toyota Yaris | 1,666 | – 9.9% |
| 5 | Renault Captur | 1,310 | – 10.1% |
| 6 | Renault Clio | 1,277 | – 9.5% |
| 7 | Citroen C3 | 1,201 | – 2.1% |
| 8 | Dacia Duster | 1,163 | – 29.7% |
| 9 | Dacia Bigster | 1,134 | n/a |
| 10 | BMW 1 Series | 915 | n/a |
Belgium Q1 2026 – fleet sales:
| Pos | Model – Fleet sales | Q1 2026 | /25 |
| 1 | BMW X1 | 2,574 | – 42.5% |
| 2 | Tesla Model Y | 1,617 | + 19.0% |
| 3 | Mercedes CLA | 1,547 | n/a |
| 4 | Skoda Enyaq | 1,430 | + 17.7% |
| 5 | BMW 4 Series | 1,402 | – 24.7% |
| 6 | Mini Cooper | 1,342 | + 6.3% |
| 7 | Skoda Elroq | 1,218 | n/a |
| 8 | Peugeot 5008 | 1,202 | n/a |
| 9 | Audi Q6 | 1,178 | – 18.9% |
| 10 | VW ID.4 | 1,168 | – 26.6% |
Source: Febiac
