Tesla no longer rules Germany’s used EV market. This is no longer a forecast — it’s a statistic. Volkswagen Group has pulled so far ahead that the rest of the field is barely in sight: in April and May 2026, the group — spanning VW, Audi, Skoda, Cupra and Porsche — grabbed 37.9% of the country’s used battery-electric market. Since the start of 2022 its share has nearly doubled, up from roughly 20%.
The chasing pack is so far back that catching up in the coming months looks all but impossible. Stellantis took 13.6% of Germany’s used BEV market, BMW Group landed 9.3%, and Tesla — the same Tesla that was setting the tone not so long ago — managed just 5.8%.
And this is no one-hit wonder. Volkswagen Group is hitting on every front at once. VW as a standalone brand climbed from 14.4 to 17.4%, Audi from 7.3 to 10.2%, Skoda from 2.4 to 6.1%, Cupra from 1.8 to 4.0%. In April and May, all five of Germany’s best-selling used EVs came from the same group: VW ID.3, VW ID.4, Skoda Enyaq, Audi Q4 e-tron and Cupra Born. Coincidence? Hardly.
Topping the list is the VW ID.3 with a 6.5% share and an average price of €21,280. Behind it sit the VW ID.4 (6.0% and €27,930), Skoda Enyaq (5.4% and €26,600), Audi Q4 e-tron (3.5% and €32,880) and Cupra Born (3.3% and €25,450). The message to buyers is blunt: mainstream European EVs are getting noticeably more affordable on the used market — and they are quietly pushing Tesla’s former dominance into the background.
