2021 Europe Small Car Sales Figures (With Rankings)

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.