European Top Model : 1996-2017

The Nissan Qashqai is the only Japanese model to make the top 10
and has done so for the last six consecutive years

Twenty two years of sales in Europe for Top 10 models have been processed by the data geek and here they are. So which brands have made the best selling model list in that time?

		Rk	By Make	Top 10
		1	VW	48
		2	GM	44
		3	Ford	37
		3	Renault	37
		5	Peugeot	23
		6	Fiat	14
		7	BMW	6
		7	Nissan	6
		9	Škoda	3
		10	Audi	2
		Total		220

VW has had models in the Top 10 48 times, followed closely by Opel/Vauxhall with 44. Ten brands in all have graced the exclusive list. So which models have been the high achievers?

	Rk	By Model	Top 10	Ist	High	Low
	1	VW Golf	22	16	1	4
	2	Renault Clio	22	-	2	10
	3	GM Corsa	21	-	4	-
	4	GM Astra	20	2	1	-
	5	Ford Esc/Focus	20	-	2	-
	6	VW Polo	19	-	2	-
	7	Peugeot 206/7/8	17	3	1	-
	8	Ford Fiesta	17	-	2	-
	9	Fiat Punto	13	1	1	-
	10	Renault Mégane	12	-	2	-
	11	Peugeot 307/8	6	-	3	-
	12	Nissan Qashqai	6	-	5	-
	13	VW Passat	6	-	7	-
	14	BMW 3 Series	6	-	9	-
	15	GM Vectra	3	-	9	-
	15	Škoda Octavia	3	-	9	-
	16	Renault Scénic	2	-	9	-
	18	VW Tiguan	1	-	7	-
	19	Fiat Panda	1	-	8	-
	20	Audi A4	1	-	10	-
	20	Audi A3	1	-	10	-
	20	Renault Captur	1	-	10	-
	Total		220

This list need some explanation. The 'Top 10" column is the amount of times the model was first. The Golf has been so 16 out of the past 22 years. The 'High' column is the highest placing a given model has reached. The 'Low' column is the lowest the model has gone. As all but two failed to be there every year, it has many dashes. The Golf has not been lower than fourth and the Clio has been as low as tenth but managed to be there each year.