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2021 Europe Small Car Sales Figures (With Rankings)

Sales Figures & Rankings for Small Cars Sold in Europe

2021 Best Selling Small Cars In Europe (All Models Ranked)

In 2021 the midsized car segment is down 6% in an overall market down 2%, as its share of the European car market drops to 6.3%, down from 6.6% in 2020. Luxury brands continue to increase their dominance of this class, improving their share to 68.3% from 62.3% last year and claiming seven of the top-10 positions. In Q4 of 2021, sales of midsized cars were down 31% in a market down 24%, and of the top-10 only two nameplates improved while all others lost a third of their sales or more.

With sales up 64% to a new record for any electric car in Europe, the Tesla Model 3 takes the overall lead of the class, passing the BMW 3-Series which is down 4% on last year. Former class leader Volkswagen Passat is down to third place and loses share with sales down 28%. It’s still well ahead of the rest of the pack, led by the Audi A4 and Mercedes-Benz C-Class, both of which are quickly losing share of the class. A new generation C-Class has landed in showrooms by the end of the year and should help the model recover the position it lost to the A4.

With sales down 19%, the Volvo S60/V60 also loses share but manages to stay ahead of the Skoda Superb wich is down 23%. The BMW 4-Series is helped by the new generation to jump 4 places and now outsells its direct rival Audi A5 again. The A5 makes it four VW Group nameplates in the top-10 while a fifth model is just behind at #11: the Volkswagen Arteon, up 55% thanks to recent updates and the addition of a Shooting Brake version. The Peugeot 508 sees its sales drop 13% on last year and therefore loses share of the segment but holds on to its top-10 place for now.

Its sibling Opel/Vauxhall Insignia gains share with sales down just 4% and passes the Ford Mondeo which is down 36 as it nears the end of its life cycle with no direct replacement in sight. Its mainstream rivals Toyota Camry (-10%) and Renault Talisman (-30%) also lose share. Meanwhile, the all-electric Polestar 2 outsells them all in 12th place and even placed #9 in the final quarter. The Subaru Legacy is up 57% to outsell the Mazda6 which is down 30%. We welcome the all-electric BMW i4 at #22 and the Genesis G70 at #27, just ahead of the Citroën C5 X and Xpeng P5 all-electric sedan.

Here Are The Most Popular Small Cars in Europe for 2021

This data table looks at full year Small Car sales volumes in the United States by model. We compare U.S market Small Car model sales for the full year versus the full year last year.

Model Month Month LY Change YTD YTD LY YTD Change
Mazda 2 18,339 16,402 11.81 18,339 16,402 11.81
Mazda 3 22,554 26,458 -14.76 22,554 26,458 -14.76
Peugeot 308 53,356 90,324 -40.93 53,356 90,324 -40.93
Fiat 500 175,950 141,313 24.51 175,950 141,313 24.51
Fiat 500L 19,967 21,883 -8.76 19,967 21,883 -8.76
Opel Ampera-e 115 2,775 -95.86 115 2,775 -95.86
Toyota Aygo 82,820 82,711 0.13 82,820 82,711 0.13
Honda Civic 14,417 17,282 -16.58 14,417 17,282 -16.58
Mini Cooper 13,512 16,995 -20.49 13,512 16,995 -20.49
Mitsubishi Eclipse 13,716 13,772 -0.41 13,716 13,772 -0.41
Ford Fiesta 86,385 156,067 -44.65 86,385 156,067 -44.65
Ford Focus 101,066 173,853 -41.87 101,066 173,853 -41.87
Smart ForTwo 26,869 19,576 37.25 26,869 19,576 37.25
Hyundai i10 56,074 50,233 11.63 56,074 50,233 11.63
Hyundai i20 61,662 63,301 -2.59 61,662 63,301 -2.59
Volkswagen ID.3 72,723 54,495 33.45 72,723 54,495 33.45
Suzuki Ignis 42,206 37,568 12.35 42,206 37,568 12.35
Subaru Impreza 529 514 2.92 529 514 2.92
Renault Megane 68,692 74,536 -7.84 68,692 74,536 -7.84
Renault Megane e-Tech 45 0 0.00 45 0 0.00
Skoda Octavia 151,442 180,902 -16.29 151,442 180,902 -16.29
Mini Paceman 45,375 45,139 0.52 45,375 45,139 0.52
Fiat Panda 131,723 145,907 -9.72 131,723 145,907 -9.72
Kia Picanto 59,949 49,211 21.82 59,949 49,211 21.82
Ford Puma 134,431 11,818 1,037.51 134,431 11,818 1,037.51
Kia Rio 34,265 33,052 3.67 34,265 33,052 3.67
Skoda Scala 43,924 53,156 -17.37 43,924 53,156 -17.37
Kia Soul 8,144 8,038 1.32 8,144 8,038 1.32
Mitsubishi Space Star 32,662 35,703 -8.52 32,662 35,703 -8.52
Fiat Stilo 38,673 53,452 -27.65 38,673 53,452 -27.65
Suzuki Swace 2,263 6,327 -64.23 2,263 6,327 -64.23
Fiat Tipo 38,673 53,452 -27.65 38,673 53,452 -27.65
Renault Twingo 58,161 73,345 -20.70 58,161 73,345 -20.70
Toyota Yaris 178,032 179,867 -1.02 178,032 179,867 -1.02
∑ = 1,888,714 ∑ = 1,989,427 ∑ = 1,888,714 ∑ = 1,989,427
2021 Rank Model 2021 Sales 2020 Sales Change 2021 Marketshare 2020 Marketshare
1 Volkswagen Golf 214069 285013 -25% 121% 141%
2 Skoda Octavia 151442 180902 -16% 86% 89%
3 Toyota Corolla 142720 137209 4% 81% 68%
4 Mercedes-Benz A-Class 118439 158955 -25% 67% 78%
5 Ford Focus 101066 173853 -42% 57% 86%
6 Seat Leon 96748 111045 -13% 55% 55%
7 BMW 1-series 96410 107870 -11% 54% 53%
8 Audi A3 / S3 / RS3 95788 97492 -2% 54% 48%
9 Kia Ceed 80057 72017 11% 45% 36%
10 Volkswagen ID3 72723 55172 32% 41% 27%
11 Renault Megane 68692 74536 -8% 39% 37%
12 Citroën C4 64982 3441 1788% 37% 2%
13 Opel/Vauxhall Astra 58063 70550 -18% 33% 35%
14 Mercedes-Benz CLA 55956 67319 -17% 32% 33%
15 Peugeot 308 53356 90324 -41% 30% 45%
16 Hyundai i30 50763 50483 1% 29% 25%
17 Skoda Scala 43924 53156 -17% 25% 26%
18 Fiat Tipo 38673 53452 -28% 22% 26%
19 BMW 2-series Coupe & Convertible 34852 32613 7% 20% 16%
20 Nissan Leaf 33772 31177 8% 19% 15%
21 Hyundai Ioniq 23400 26254 -11% 13% 13%
22 Mazda3 22554 26458 -15% 13% 13%
23 Honda Civic 14417 17282 -17% 8% 9%
24 Mini Clubman 13512 16995 -20% 8% 8%
25 Suzuki Swace 6327 2191 189% 4% 1%
26 MG5 5424 81 6596% 3% 0%
27 Cupra Born 3415 0 New 2% 0%
28 Toyota Prius 2991 4605 -35% 2% 2%
29 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 2986 10817 -72% 2% 5%
30 Hyundai Elantra 1913 1003 91% 1% 0%
31 DS4 1755 2 New 1% 0%
32 Lexus CT 1237 4501 -73% 1% 2%
33 Citroën C-Elysee 901 2780 -68% 1% 1%
34 BMW i4 762 0 New 0,1% 0,0%
35 Peugeot 301 574 600 -4% 0% 0%
36 Lexus IS 551 1.855 -70% 0,1% 0,2%
37 Subaru Impreza 529 514 3% 0% 0%
38 Kia Optima 430 6.086 -93% 0,1% 0,8%
39 Subaru Levorg 417 825 -49% 0,1% 0,1%
40 Tesla Model 3 140.868 85.979 64% 19,0% 10,9%
41 Opel Ampera-e 115 2775 -96% 0% 1%
42 BMW 3-series 113.209 118.369 -4% 15,2% 15,0%
43 Lexus RC 96 710 -86% 0,0% 0,1%
44 Genesis G70 96 0 New 0,0% 0,0%
45 Volkswagen Passat 82.488 115.363 -28% 11,1% 14,6%
46 Citroën C5 X 63 0 New 0,0% 0,0%
47 Audi A4 / S4 / RS4 59.251 77.515 -24% 8,0% 9,8%
48 Mercedes-Benz C-Class 56.927 81.909 -30% 7,7% 10,4%
49 Volvo S60/V60 47.054 58.003 -19% 6,3% 7,4%
50 Skoda Superb 46.285 59.925 -23% 6,2% 7,6%
51 Renault Megane-e 45 0 New 0% 0%
52 Volvo V40 42 1860 -98% 0% 1%
53 BMW 4-series 33.083 18.139 82% 4,5% 2,3%
54 Audi A5 / S5 / RS5 26.1 28.525 -9% 3,5% 3,6%
55 Peugeot 508 25.202 29.011 -13% 3,4% 3,7%
56 Volkswagen Arteon 20.994 13.582 55% 2,8% 1,7%
57 Polestar 2 20.949 8.746 140% 2,8% 1,1%
58 Opel/Vauxhall Insignia 20.384 21.133 -4% 2,7% 2,7%
59 Ford Mondeo 13.481 21.222 -36% 1,8% 2,7%
60 Toyota Camry 8.222 9.119 -10% 1,1% 1,2%
61 Xpeng P5 8 0 New 0,0% 0,0%
62 Alfa Romeo Giulia 6.297 7.436 -15% 0,8% 0,9%
63 Subaru Legacy / Outback 6.045 3.844 57% 0,8% 0,5%
64 Renault Talisman 5.608 8.025 -30% 0,8% 1,0%
65 Mazda6 4.89 6.95 -30% 0,7% 0,9%
66 Jaguar XE 2.039 3.78 -46% 0,3% 0,5%
67 Kia Stinger 1.142 1.387 -18% 0,2% 0,2%

Car sales statistics are from the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland.

Sources: Manufacturers, ANDC, JATO Dynamics.