Last year, the Peugeot 208 won the “2020 European Car of the Year” award. In 2021, the jury came up with 38 candidates. Now, the list is shortened to 29 vehicles and we have some interesting nominees.

On the new 29 model list, we have premium cars from Mercedes, Audi and BMW, but we also have budget cars made by Dacia or Citroen. Also on the list you will find electric models and hybrids.

According to the jury, the finalists will be announced in January, while the winner of the 2021 European Car of the Year will be announced on the 1st of March.

Until then, here is the list of the 29 nominees for the “2021 European Car of the Year” award.

  1. Audi A3
  2. BMW 2 Gran Coupé
  3. BMW 4 Series
  4. Citroën C4
  5. Cupra Formentor
  6. Dacia Sandero
  7. Fiat New 500
  8. Ford Explorer
  9. Ford Kuga
  10. Honda e
  11. Honda Jazz
  12. Hyundai i10
  13. Hyundai i20
  14. Hyundai Tucson
  15. Kia Sorento
  16. Land Rover Defender
  17. Mazda MX-30
  18. Mercedes-Benz GLA
  19. Mercedes-Benz GLB
  20. Mercedes-Benz GLS
  21. Mercedes-Benz S-Class
  22. Peugeot 2008
  23. Polestar 2
  24. Seat Leon
  25. Škoda Octavia
  26. Toyota Mirai
  27. Toyota Yaris
  28. Volkswagen Golf
  29. Volkswagen ID.3