Hungary February 2026: Suzuki S-Cross, Vitara reclaim top spots
The Suzuki S-Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Hungary in February.
New passenger car sales in Hungary edge up 1.5% year-on-year in February to 10,729 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -3.5% to 19,016. Toyota (+11.1%) remains the best-selling carmaker in the country but falls back to more realistic share market figures at 11.9% (it reached a record 17.5% in January). Local favourite Suzuki (-26.9%) is back up three spots on last month to #2 but sinks year-on-year. It is now #3 year-to-date. Skoda (+25.2%) also excels at #3 but Ford (-34.5%) and Volkswagen (-10.6%) struggle. BYD (+76.2%), Peugeot (+52.4%) and Nissan (+42.3%) stand out below.
Model-wise, the Suzuki S-Cross (-32.8%) and Vitara (-9.3%) reclaim the top of the charts with 5.7% and 4.6% share respectively, followed by the Skoda Octavia (-6.1%) and Nissan Qashqai (+46.1%). The Toyota Corolla (+68.2%), Hyundai Tucson (+55.3%), Toyota Corolla Cross (+35%) and Kia Sportage (+30.5%) also post impressive scores. Notice also the Toyota Aygo X up to #15 year-to-date, the Citroen C3 Aircross up to #17 and the Dacia Bigster up to #20.
Previous month: Hungary January 2026: Toyota at record 17.5% share, places Yaris Cross at #1 for the first time
One year ago: Hungary February 2025: Ford up 144%
Full February 2026 Top 20 brands, Top 10 models and YTD Top 20 models below.
Hungary February 2026 – brands (PC only):
PosBrand PC onlyFeb-26%/25Jan2026 1-2%/25PosPos1Toyota1,28111.9%+ 11.1%12,73214.4%+ 23.2%122Suzuki1,20611.2%– 26.9%51,7289.1%– 38.6%313Skoda1,08810.1%+ 25.2%21,7479.2%– 7.5%234Volkswagen6586.1%– 10.6%41,1916.3%– 17.3%445Ford6205.8%– 34.5%91,0575.6%– 36.6%756Nissan5625.2%+ 42.3%61,0735.6%+ 41.6%687BMW5595.2%+ 2.6%31,1716.2%+ 17.3%578Kia5475.1%– 10.3%109425.0%– 25.2%869Mercedes4193.9%– 4.6%88574.5%+ 1.4%9910Hyundai3793.5%– 10.2%78344.4%+ 13.6%101011Renault2682.5%– 5.3%203541.9%– 29.8%151312BYD2592.4%+ 76.2%134642.4%+ 84.9%122213Audi2582.4%– 8.8%115082.7%– 3.1%111514Peugeot2502.3%+ 52.4%193441.8%+ 12.8%161715Dacia2442.3%– 14.1%124612.4%+ 7.5%131116Chery2081.9%new144072.1%new14n/a17Volvo1801.7%– 17.4%163131.6%– 25.8%181418Opel1771.6%+ 19.6%182741.4%+ 16.1%191219MG1631.5%+ 55.2%232251.2%+59.6%201920Citroen 1391.3%n/a153271.7%+172.5%17n/a
Hungary February 2026 – models (PC only):
PosModelFeb-26%/25Jan2026 1-2%/25PosFY251Suzuki S-Cross6145.7%– 32.8%58894.7%– 40.2%112Suzuki Vitara4974.6%– 9.3%77243.8%– 27.5%433Skoda Octavia4634.3%– 6.1%37714.1%– 25.1%324Nissan Qashqai4344.0%+ 46.1%28054.2%+ 62.0%255Toyota Corolla3233.0%+ 68.2%65532.9%+ 44.4%6126Kia Sportage2612.4%+ 30.5%104402.3%+ 17.0%8137Hyundai Tucson2332.2%+ 55.3%45382.8%+ 97.1%7148Toyota Yaris Cross2252.1%– 3.4%16703.5%+ 86.6%579Ford Tourneo Custom2102.0%n/a203061.6%n/a12810Toyota Corolla Cross1661.5%+ 35.0%113151.7%+ 12.5%1116
Hungary January-February 2026 – models (PC only):
PosModel2026 1-2%/25PosFY251Suzuki S-Cross8894.7%– 40.2%112Nissan Qashqai8054.2%+ 62.0%253Skoda Octavia7714.1%– 25.1%324Suzuki Vitara7243.8%– 27.5%435Toyota Yaris Cross6703.5%+ 86.6%576Toyota Corolla5532.9%+ 44.4%6127Hyundai Tucson5382.8%+ 97.1%7148Kia Sportage4402.3%+ 17.0%8139VW T-Roc3601.9%n/a92510Toyota C-HR3251.7%– 0.6%101111Toyota Corolla Cross3151.7%+ 12.5%111612Ford Tourneo Custom3061.6%n/a12813Ford Kuga2921.5%– 1.7%131814Skoda Superb2801.5%n/a143715Toyota Aygo X2471.3%n/a155916Skoda Kodiaq2351.2%– 18.4%161717Citroen C3 Aircross2221.2%new177818Ford Puma2081.1%n/a187419Dacia Duster2041.1%– 42.4%19420Dacia Bigster1941.0%new2041
Source: Datahouse. Many thanks to Csaba.
