Audi A3

Car Hatchback ⭐ Popular pick

4 production runs · 17 variants · 12 registers with powertrain counts · 4 sources

Also known as A3 Sportback, A3 Saloon, A3 Cabriolet.

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Audi A3 on record.

Germany: 2025–2026; New registrations per year. Our data starts in October 2025.
Netherlands: 1996–2026; Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland: 1996–2026; Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 10% worldwide

Measured from real registration and fleet counts, not clicks or hype.

Where it's been spotted

Argentina Australia Canada Finland Germany Ireland Israel Luxembourg Malaysia Netherlands New Zealand Norway Spain Switzerland Thailand Ukraine United Kingdom United States

Evidence of real vehicles in each country's official register. Grey imports count, because they're real vehicles on real roads.

Production history, variants & sources

4 production runs · 17 variants · 12 registers with powertrain counts · 4 sources

Researched from the manufacturer's own pages and Wikipedia, with the sources listed.

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Registration history

Germany: New registrations per year

Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year

Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year

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Germany
2025	10,154
2026	22,158

Netherlands
1996	34
1997	228
1998	249
1999	271
2000	360
2001	369
2002	378
2003	732
2004	1,094
2005	1,951
2006	1,966
2007	2,074
2008	2,587
2009	3,111
2010	3,281
2011	3,111
2012	3,093
2013	6,373
2014	7,340
2015	9,570
2016	5,954
2017	5,848
2018	4,704
2019	3,852
2020	4,547
2021	6,337
2022	5,293
2023	4,854
2024	2,869
2025	3,012
2026	1,641

Finland
1996	7
1997	62
1998	116
1999	103
2000	195
2001	157
2002	282
2003	434
2004	454
2005	822
2006	891
2007	822
2008	918
2009	841
2010	953
2011	1,081
2012	903
2013	1,483
2014	2,001
2015	1,651
2016	1,537
2017	1,167
2018	1,237
2019	1,034
2020	885
2021	954
2022	691
2023	499
2024	313
2025	523
2026	181

From official registers, as of 2026.10.3. Bases differ per country, so never compare across panels.

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    "sa"
  ],
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    "global_decile": 2,
    "mass_decile": 1,
    "rarity": "common"
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}

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