VW Beats Tesla To Turn out to be Europe’s Prime EV Model In 2025

• Tesla misplaced the EV gross sales crown in Europe.
• Regardless of having the Mannequin Y and Mannequin 3 within the high three, Tesla couldn’t fend off Volkswagen’s development.
• Due to the recognition of the ID.3, ID.4 and ID.7, VW outsold Tesla and is now Europe’s largest EV model.

It’s no shock that Tesla hasn’t been doing nice recentlyand the newest gross sales figures from Europe present that the corporate that was as soon as hailed as a disruptor is caught in legacy mode. In truth, the tables have turned, with conventional automakers, which had been labeled as laggards just a few years in the past, gaining severe steam and beating Tesla at its personal sport.

Volkswagensome of the recognizable automobile manufacturers on this planet, offered extra electrical vehicles in Europe final 12 months than Tesla, proving {that a} legacy automaker can, the truth is, spar with one of the best of them. And it’s not simply Volkswagen–BMW, Skoda and Audi even have a spot on the checklist of the best-selling EV makers in Europe.

The Tesla Mannequin Y was the best-selling EV in Europe final 12 months. It nonetheless wasn’t sufficient to convey Tesla the title for the best-selling EV model.

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VW offered 274,417 EVs in 2025 within the European Union, the UK and the nations that make up the European Free Commerce Affiliation (EFTA): Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. That’s a 56% enhance over 2024, and it’s largely because of the success of the ID.3 hatchback, ID.4 crossover and ID.7 sedan and wagon, in line with DataForce, quoted by Automotive Information.

None of VW’s EVs bought a spot on the rostrum, however mixed, they outsold Tesla’s Mannequin Y and Mannequin 3 to safe the general victory for the German automaker.

In contrast, Tesla offered 238,765 EVs in Europe final 12 months, a 27% decline year-over-year. The Mannequin Y was the best-selling EV, with 151,331 items, down 28% from 2024, whereas the Mannequin 3 was the third-best-selling mannequin, with 86,261 items, down 23.6%.

Finest-selling EV manufacturers in Europe in 2025

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It’s an enormous win for Volkswagen, which has had a tough time determining the way to make a likeable EV. When the ID.3 and ID.4 debuted, they had been riddled with software program points, however the firm appears to have lastly discovered the way to iron them out and ship vehicles that simply work. The tales of caught touchscreens, unresponsive buttons and laggy menus are nicely documented, however the newest software program variations have largely mounted the issues.

That’s nice for VW, which is gearing as much as launch much more reasonably priced EVs, beginning with the ID. Polo and ID. Polo Cross. These vehicles will combine the teachings discovered from the ID.4, which implies they’ll have correct buttons for important features–together with for the rear electrical home windows.

But it surely’s not simply Volkswagen that has to achieve from Tesla’s downfall. BMW is slowly creeping up the ladder, securing a stable third and getting ready for a gross sales growth, because of the brand new iX3 crossover and upcoming i3. The identical goes for Skoda, which made a giant splash with the reasonably priced Elroq. Audi additionally completed within the high 5, recording a 51% enhance in European gross sales final 12 months.