Not even BYD: this OMODA SUV at 23,230 € is the only hybrid that can compete with the Toyota Corolla in Spain

01/10/2026 15:35

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01/10/2026 19:10

If Toyota is the world’s leading manufacturer, it’s largely due to its hybrid vehicles, of which it sold a staggering 4.4 million in 2025. In Spain, the Toyota Corolla undoubtedly embodies this leadership, with a plug-in hybrid and electric version set to launch in 2027. At 4.37 meters long—5.65 meters in its Sport Touring variant—it features hybrid engines producing up to 200 horsepower, consistently leading the hybrid market in our country month after month.

September, a month in which 93,858 passenger cars and TT models were sold in Spain—31,945 of which are already plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles—does not change this trend. In fact, it strengthens Toyota’s dominance, as its models occupy four of the top five positions in Spain’s hybrid sales rankings. The only “disgressor”? A 224 HP hybrid SUV sold by OMODA for just 23,230 €. Neither BYD nor KIA appears among the leaders in the electric and plug-in hybrid categories.

23,230 € for the only hybrid that competes with Toyota in Spain

We’ve already discussed this. Toyota took four of the top five positions in Spain’s hybrid car sales rankings last September, led by the Toyota Corolla with 2,138 units registered.

Following closely is another classic model in the Spanish market, the hybrid SUV Toyota Yaris Cross—read our review—and it sold 1,720 units. In fourth place, with 1,286 sales, is the Toyota Yaris. Fifth place goes to another hybrid SUV as well as a plug-in hybrid: the Toyota C-HR, which just had an update and is available at a discount of 7,000 €, with 1,239 units registered.

But in third place, somewhat surprisingly, is an OMODA hybrid SUV that costs only 23,230 euros—discounts and financing incentives included. It’s the OMODA 5 SHS, which measures 4.45 meters in length and has a trunk space of 372 liters. It delivers 224 horsepower and an approved fuel consumption of 5.3 L/100 km. It sold 1,319 units last September.

This is a compact hybrid SUV, about the size of a KIA EV3 electric vehicle and smaller than a BYD Seal U plug-in hybrid; yet it offers ample interior space for four passengers and comfortable driving.

After Toyota and OMODA, there are Volkswagen, Nissan, KIA…

In sixth place on this ranking of hybrid vehicles sold in Spain in September is the Volkswagen T-Roc with 1,219 units sold, followed by the Nissan Qashqai with 1,182 units, the KIA Sportage with 1,117 units, the Renault Symbioz with 1,056 units sold, and the KIA Niro with 999 units sold.

For the full year, the Toyota Corolla remains the best-selling hybrid in Spain, with 19,257 units registered, followed by the Toyota Yaris Cross with 15,738 units sold, and the Nissan Qashqai with 13,587 units sold.

What about the OMODA SUV priced at 23,230 euros? It appears in this list only in eighth place, with 10,822 units sold as of early 2025.