Croatia May 2026: VW T-Cross and Opel Frontera top record market
The Opel Frontera repeats at #2 in Croatia.
Excellent month for the Croatian new car market, up 10.8% year-on-year in May to 9,451 units. This is believed to be the largest ever monthly volume in the country, eclipsing the previous best of 9,149 in May 2019. The year-to-date volume is up 6.7% to 34,654. Volkswagen (+24.5%) leapfrogs past Skoda (+19.9%) and Opel (+11.3%) to take the lead of the brands charts with 15.6% share vs. 12.1% so far this year. Renault (+6.6%) stays in 4th place with Toyota (+52%) surging ahead to round out the Top 5. BMW (+46.7%) and Hyundai (+21.4%) also shine in the remainder of the Top 10. As for BYD (+534.1%), it reaches a new ranking record at equal #10 and an all time high volume at 260.
Model-wise, the VW T-Cross (+50.3%) soars to first place, the nameplate’s fourth win in the past 7 months. The Opel Frontera (+18366.7%) celebrates one year in market by repeating at an all time high 2nd spot and is now #3 YTD. Leader year-to-date, the Skoda Octavia (-11.3%) falls to a distant #3 this month, followed by the Renault Clio (-4.6%) and Skoda Kamiq (+29.9%). The Skoda Kodiaq (+145.3%), VW T-Roc (+113%) and Suzuki S-Cross (+44.5%) also shine inside the Top 10. The Renault Symbioz signs its first ever Croatian Top 20 finish at #17.
Previous month: Croatia April 2026: Opel Frontera up to record 2nd place
One year ago: Croatia May 2025: Skoda Octavia back in charge, Ford Tourneo Courier up to #6
Full May 2026 Top 48 All brands and Top 20 models below.
Croatia May 2026 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | May-26 | % | /25 | Apr | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Volkswagen | 1,479 | 15.6% | + 24.5% | 3 | 4,203 | 12.1% | + 12.9% | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Skoda | 1,340 | 14.2% | + 19.9% | 1 | 4,579 | 13.2% | + 10.1% | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Opel | 860 | 9.1% | + 11.3% | 2 | 2,809 | 8.1% | + 41.6% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Renault | 760 | 8.0% | + 6.6% | 4 | 2,802 | 8.1% | – 16.9% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Toyota | 596 | 6.3% | + 52.0% | 7 | 2,084 | 6.0% | + 17.5% | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Suzuki | 504 | 5.3% | + 3.5% | 6 | 2,138 | 6.2% | – 9.6% | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | BMW | 440 | 4.7% | + 46.7% | 9 | 1,443 | 4.2% | + 16.1% | 9 | 11 |
| 8 | Hyundai | 437 | 4.6% | + 21.4% | 8 | 1,620 | 4.7% | + 12.0% | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Dacia | 341 | 3.6% | + 0.0% | 5 | 1,636 | 4.7% | – 17.7% | 7 | 7 |
| 10 | Audi | 260 | 2.8% | – 8.8% | 10 | 1,327 | 3.8% | + 3.5% | 10 | 10 |
| 11 | BYD | 260 | 2.8% | + 534.1% | 19 | 788 | 2.3% | + 1009.9% | 12 | 24 |
| 12 | Kia | 210 | 2.2% | – 22.8% | 15 | 1,059 | 3.1% | – 22.5% | 11 | 9 |
| 13 | Peugeot | 196 | 2.1% | – 14.4% | 11 | 749 | 2.2% | – 13.0% | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | Mazda | 163 | 1.7% | + 44.2% | 21 | 671 | 1.9% | + 12.4% | 15 | 16 |
| 15 | Citroen | 156 | 1.7% | – 41.1% | 16 | 593 | 1.7% | – 22.3% | 17 | 14 |
| 16 | Mercedes | 156 | 1.7% | + 3.3% | 12 | 658 | 1.9% | – 4.1% | 16 | 15 |
| 17 | Ford | 143 | 1.5% | – 58.2% | 14 | 726 | 2.1% | – 24.8% | 14 | 12 |
| 18 | MG | 140 | 1.5% | + 35.9% | 13 | 495 | 1.4% | + 125.0% | 20 | 21 |
| 19 | Seat | 125 | 1.3% | – 39.9% | 23 | 341 | 1.0% | – 5.8% | 21 | 20 |
| 20 | Jaecoo | 118 | 1.2% | n/a | 25 | 304 | 0.9% | + 7500.0% | 24 | 34 |
| 21 | Volvo | 110 | 1.2% | + 8.9% | 18 | 513 | 1.5% | + 14.0% | 18 | 22 |
| 22 | Fiat | 89 | 0.9% | + 39.1% | 26 | 188 | 0.5% | + 80.8% | 28 | 27 |
| 23 | Cupra | 74 | 0.8% | – 35.7% | 17 | 505 | 1.5% | + 12.0% | 19 | 17 |
| 24 | Nissan | 66 | 0.7% | – 44.1% | 27 | 296 | 0.9% | – 29.5% | 25 | 19 |
| 25 | Tesla | 52 | 0.6% | + 550.0% | 28 | 227 | 0.7% | + 272.1% | 26 | 25 |
| 26 | Geely | 47 | 0.5% | – 13.0% | 22 | 304 | 0.9% | – 14.8% | 23 | 18 |
| 27 | Omoda | 41 | 0.4% | + 4000.0% | 24 | 312 | 0.9% | ####### | 22 | 33 |
| 28 | Forthing | 40 | 0.4% | – 45.2% | 30 | 140 | 0.4% | – 34.6% | 30 | 23 |
| 29 | Jeep | 33 | 0.3% | – 65.3% | 34 | 114 | 0.3% | – 46.5% | 31 | 28 |
| 30 | Porsche | 28 | 0.3% | – 20.0% | 29 | 155 | 0.4% | – 12.4% | 29 | 26 |
| 31 | Leapmotor | 25 | 0.3% | new | 31 | 70 | 0.2% | new | 36 | 42 |
| 32 | Alfa Romeo | 24 | 0.3% | – 4.0% | 36 | 63 | 0.2% | – 30.0% | 37 | 35 |
| 33 | Lexus | 21 | 0.2% | + 110.0% | 32 | 93 | 0.3% | + 22.4% | 32 | 32 |
| 34 | SsangYong | 18 | 0.2% | – 41.9% | 35 | 76 | 0.2% | – 42.4% | 34 | 29 |
| 35 | Honda | 17 | 0.2% | + 21.4% | 37 | 74 | 0.2% | + 48.0% | 35 | 36 |
| 36 | Land Rover | 17 | 0.2% | + 112.5% | 33 | 78 | 0.2% | – 33.3% | 33 | 31 |
| 37 | Mini | 13 | 0.1% | – 79.4% | 20 | 215 | 0.6% | + 46.3% | 27 | 30 |
| 38 | Lynk & Co | 10 | 0.1% | n/a | 43 | 22 | 0.1% | – 40.5% | 41 | 40 |
| 39 | Mitsubishi | 10 | 0.1% | + 400.0% | 41 | 52 | 0.2% | + 642.9% | 38 | 38 |
| 40 | DS | 7 | 0.1% | – 58.8% | 42 | 24 | 0.1% | – 51.0% | 40 | 39 |
| 41 | Subaru | 7 | 0.1% | – 41.7% | 38 | 49 | 0.1% | – 12.5% | 39 | 37 |
| 42 | Zeekr | 5 | 0.1% | new | 39 | 17 | 0.0% | new | 42 | 51 |
| 43 | Bentley | 4 | 0.0% | + 100.0% | 46 | 7 | 0.0% | – 12.5% | 44 | 43 |
| 44 | Xpeng | 4 | 0.0% | n/a | 44 | 11 | 0.0% | + 1000.0% | 43 | 45 |
| 45 | Dongfeng | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 3 | 0.0% | + 50.0% | 47 | 44 |
| 46 | Alpine | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | 50 | 56 |
| 47 | Aston Martin | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 45 | 4 | 0.0% | n/a | 46 | 47 |
| 48 | Lamborghini | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 47 | 3 | 0.0% | + 200.0% | 48 | 46 |
Croatia May 2026 – models:
| Pos | Model | May-26 | % | /25 | Apr | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | VW T-Cross | 774 | 8.2% | + 50.3% | 5 | 1,714 | 4.9% | + 4.8% | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Opel Frontera | 554 | 5.9% | + 18366.7% | 2 | 1,311 | 3.8% | + 43600.0% | 3 | n/a |
| 3 | Skoda Octavia | 488 | 5.2% | – 11.3% | 1 | 1,771 | 5.1% | – 2.6% | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Renault Clio | 350 | 3.7% | – 4.6% | 4 | 1,309 | 3.8% | – 21.2% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Skoda Kamiq | 265 | 2.8% | + 29.9% | 14 | 776 | 2.2% | + 41.6% | 8 | 9 |
| 6 | Suzuki Vitara | 239 | 2.5% | + 18.9% | 8 | 1,084 | 3.1% | – 6.2% | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Skoda Kodiaq | 211 | 2.2% | + 145.3% | 11 | 744 | 2.1% | + 23.8% | 10 | 11 |
| 8 | Renault Captur | 209 | 2.2% | – 18.0% | 6 | 896 | 2.6% | – 28.3% | 7 | 7 |
| 9 | VW T-Roc | 196 | 2.1% | + 113.0% | 16 | 564 | 1.6% | + 72.5% | 15 | n/a |
| 10 | Suzuki SX4 S-Cross | 185 | 2.0% | + 44.5% | 18 | 746 | 2.2% | + 17.9% | 9 | 13 |
| 11 | Dacia Sandero | 167 | 1.8% | + 45.2% | n/a | 569 | 1.6% | – 4.8% | 14 | 10 |
| 12 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 165 | 1.7% | + 13.8% | n/a | 473 | 1.4% | + 5.6% | 17 | 20 |
| 13 | VW Golf | 161 | 1.7% | – 12.0% | 17 | 545 | 1.6% | + 12.6% | 16 | 16 |
| 14 | Opel Mokka | 148 | 1.6% | – 28.2% | 3 | 936 | 2.7% | + 79.7% | 6 | 5 |
| 15 | Hyundai i20 | 141 | 1.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 16 | BMW X1 | 136 | 1.4% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 17 | Renault Symbioz | 124 | 1.3% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 18 | Opel Corsa | 120 | 1.3% | – 75.9% | 13 | 375 | 1.1% | – 70.1% | 20 | 3 |
| 19 | Hyundai Tucson | 118 | 1.2% | + 55.3% | 9 | 642 | 1.9% | + 51.1% | 12 | 14 |
| 20 | VW Tiguan | 115 | 1.2% | – 38.5% | 10 | 589 | 1.7% | – 6.4% | 13 | 12 |
| n/a | Ford Kuga | 101 | 1.1% | – 12.2% | n/a | 406 | 1.2% | – 14.9% | 18 | n/a |
| n/a | Dacia Duster | 93 | 1.0% | – 44.0% | 7 | 684 | 2.0% | – 35.5% | 11 | 8 |
| n/a | Toyota Yaris | 81 | 0.9% | + 20.9% | n/a | 384 | 1.1% | + 37.6% | 19 | n/a |
Source: Promocija Plus
