Hungary August 2026: Suzuki S-Cross repeats at #1
The Suzuki S-Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Hungary for the 2nd month running.
9,355 passenger cars hit Hungarian roads in August, an excellent 8.2% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now up 12% to 95,864. Toyota (-3.9%) is the best-selling brand for the month with 10.1% despite going against the market with a YoY drop, it is followed by Volkswagen (+51%), Suzuki (-16.5%) and Skoda (+8.8%). Year-to-date, Toyota (+10.7%) is in the lead also ahead of Skoda (+23.1%) and Suzuki (-13.6%). Nissan surges 86.1% to #4 thanks to re-exports while Volkswagen (+14.6%) rounds out the Top 5. Other great performers include BYD (+156.6%), Opel (+33.5%), Chery (#14), MG (+20.4%) and Omoda (#20).
Model-wise, the Suzuki S-Cross (-15.1%) is on top like last year and last month while the Suzuki Vitara (-15.6%) overtakes the Skoda Octavia (+3.4%) for 2nd place. The Dacia Duster (+42%) is up five spots on July to #4 followed by the Toyota Corolla (+19%), Kia Sportage (+56.7%) and Ford Tourneo Custom (+28.8%) all in great shape. Year-to-date, the Nissan Qashqai (+119.5%) stays in the lead thanks to an overwhelming amount of re-exports, and distances the Skoda Octavia (+13.6%), Suzuki S-Cross (-6.2%) and Vitara (-10.8%). The Hyundai Tucson (+113.8%) rounds out the Top 5 ahead of the Toyota Corolla (+26.4%) and Yaris Cross (+24.7%). The Ford Puma (+123.6%) and Toyota Aygo X (+96.8%) shine below.
Previous month: Hungary July 2026: Jaecoo 7 inside Top 10
One year ago: Hungary August 2025: Suzuki S-Cross back in charge
Full 8 months 2026 Top 20 brands and Top 20 models below.
Hungary January-August 2026 – brands (PC only):
| Pos | Brand PC only | 2026 1-8 | % | /25 | FY25 |
| 1 | Toyota | 10,092 | 10.5% | + 10.7% | 2 |
| 2 | Skoda | 9,027 | 9.4% | + 23.1% | 3 |
| 3 | Suzuki | 8,282 | 8.6% | – 13.6% | 1 |
| 4 | Nissan | 7,229 | 7.5% | + 86.1% | 8 |
| 5 | Volkswagen | 6,814 | 7.1% | + 14.6% | 4 |
| 6 | Ford | 5,055 | 5.3% | – 18.8% | 5 |
| 7 | BMW | 4,940 | 5.2% | + 5.5% | 7 |
| 8 | Kia | 4,028 | 4.2% | – 26.6% | 6 |
| 9 | Hyundai | 3,978 | 4.1% | + 22.8% | 10 |
| 10 | Mercedes | 3,787 | 4.0% | + 0.3% | 9 |
| 11 | BYD | 3,028 | 3.2% | + 156.6% | 22 |
| 12 | Dacia | 2,731 | 2.8% | – 0.5% | 11 |
| 13 | Audi | 2,418 | 2.5% | + 4.8% | 15 |
| 14 | Chery | 2,415 | 2.5% | n/a | n/a |
| 15 | Opel | 2,407 | 2.5% | + 33.5% | 12 |
| 16 | Renault | 1,997 | 2.1% | – 22.8% | 13 |
| 17 | Volvo | 1,622 | 1.7% | – 13.1% | 14 |
| 18 | MG | 1,505 | 1.6% | + 20.4% | 19 |
| 19 | Peugeot | 1,504 | 1.6% | – 16.4% | 17 |
| 20 | Omoda | 1,382 | 1.4% | n/a | n/a |
Hungary January-August 2026 – models:
| Pos | Model | 2026 1-8 | % | /25 | FY25 |
| 1 | Nissan Qashqai | 5,453 | 5.7% | + 119.5% | 5 |
| 2 | Skoda Octavia | 4,355 | 4.5% | + 13.6% | 2 |
| 3 | Suzuki S-Cross | 4,036 | 4.2% | – 6.2% | 1 |
| 4 | Suzuki Vitara | 3,261 | 3.4% | – 10.8% | 3 |
| 5 | Hyundai Tucson | 2,285 | 2.4% | + 113.8% | 14 |
| 6 | Toyota Corolla | 2,228 | 2.3% | + 26.4% | 12 |
| 7 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 2,104 | 2.2% | + 24.7% | 7 |
| 8 | Kia Sportage | 1,819 | 1.9% | + 16.8% | 13 |
| 9 | Dacia Duster | 1,541 | 1.6% | – 19.9% | 4 |
| 10 | Toyota C-HR | 1,439 | 1.5% | – 1.4% | 11 |
| 11 | Ford Kuga | 1,415 | 1.5% | + 26.1% | 18 |
| 12 | Skoda Kodiaq | 1,338 | 1.4% | + 1.0% | 17 |
| 13 | VW T-Roc | 1,260 | 1.3% | + 45.8% | 25 |
| 14 | Ford Tourneo Custom | 1,242 | 1.3% | – 29.2% | 8 |
| 15 | Skoda Superb | 1,183 | 1.2% | + 60.5% | 37 |
| 16 | VW Golf | 1,132 | 1.2% | + 35.1% | 26 |
| 17 | Toyota Corolla Cross | 979 | 1.0% | – 12.9% | 16 |
| 18 | Ford Puma | 977 | 1.0% | + 123.6% | 74 |
| 19 | Toyota Aygo X | 919 | 1.0% | + 96.8% | 59 |
| 20 | Nissan X-Trail | 916 | 1.0% | + 35.5% | 33 |
Source: Datahouse
