Serbia March 2026: Skoda Octavia leads, BYD Seal cracks Top 10
The BYD Seal manages its first ever Serbian Top 10 finish in March.
Based on data shared with us by our Central European partner CE Auto, the Serbian new car market is up 27.2% year-on-year in March to 3,868 units. This brings the year-to-date tally up 16.3% to 8,093. The Skoda Octavia (+74.4%) surges ahead to dominate the models ranking at 6.1% share vs. 5.3% year-to-date. The Toyota Corolla (+23.4%) is up three spots on last month to #2, distancing the Skoda Kamiq (+10.9%) and Toyota Yaris Cross. The Dacia Duster (+38.1%) is back inside the Top 10 at #5 while the BYD Seal lodges its first ever Top 10 finish at #7 and the Fiat Grande Panda scores its second one at #9.
Previous month: Serbia February 2026: Skoda monopolises Top 4, places 6 models in Top 9
One year ago: Serbia March 2025: Skoda places 4 models in Top 6, Fabia #1
Full March 2026 Top 10 models ranking below.
Serbia March 2026 – models:
| Pos | Model | Mar-26 | % | /25 | Feb | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Skoda Octavia | 237 | 6.1% | + 74.3% | 1 | 431 | 5.3% | + 31.8% | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Toyota Corolla | 195 | 5.0% | + 23.4% | 5 | 354 | 4.4% | + 9.3% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Skoda Kamiq | 152 | 3.9% | + 10.9% | 2 | 328 | 4.1% | + 29.1% | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 148 | 3.8% | n/a | 6 | 274 | 3.4% | n/q | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | Dacia Duster | 116 | 3.0% | + 38.1% | n/a | 201 | 2.5% | + 16.9% | 7 | 9 |
| 6 | Skoda Karoq | 106 | 2.7% | n/a | 3 | 260 | 3.2% | + 237.7% | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | BYD Seal | 105 | 2.7% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 8 | Hyundai Tucson | 103 | 2.7% | + 63.5% | 10 | 191 | 2.4% | n/a | 9 | n/a |
| 9 | Fiat Grande Panda | 91 | 2.4% | new | n/a | n/a | n/a | new | n/a | n/a |
| 10 | Kia Sportage | 88 | 2.3% | n/a | 7 | 200 | 2.5% | n/a | 8 | n/a |
| n/a | Skoda Fabia | 78 | 2.0% | – 59.2% | 3 | 277 | 3.4% | – 4.5% | 4 | 3 |
| n/a | Skoda Superb | 56 | 1.4% | n/a | 9 | 175 | 2.2% | n/a | 10 | n/a |
Source: CE Auto
