Germany motorcycle registrations in agriculture
Germany motorcycle registrations in agriculture stood at 8 Number in Sep 2026, according to German Federal Motor Transport Authority (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt, KBA). It is one of the indicators in the Vehicle registrations by holder sector table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jan 2023 to Sep 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Vehicle registrations by holder sector table
| Indicator | 09-2026 | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motor vehicles, total | 793 | 923 | 1,272 | 1,351 | 1,116 | 1,186 | 1,371 | 1,005 | 805 | 836 | |
| Motorcycles | 8 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Passenger cars | 211 | 209 | 242 | 270 | 272 | 216 | 261 | 227 | 186 | 244 |
Understanding germany motorcycle registrations in agriculture
This series tallies newly licensed two-wheeled motor vehicles, scooters, and road-homologated quad bikes registered directly to corporate or commercial holdings in agriculture, forestry, and fishing. It separates light, straddle-seated transport from the passenger cars, lorries, and heavy field tractors cataloged in adjacent rows of the same sector. Only vehicles certified for highway circulation and granted official license plates enter the count; specialized off-highway quad bikes or utility machinery operated purely on private farmland without public road permits are excluded. Registrations completed by agricultural workers or farm proprietors in their personal names are credited to private households rather than this industrial category.
Pronounced seasonality governs the monthly series, reflecting both weather dependence and operational cycles that concentrate light vehicle acquisitions during warmer quarters. Month-on-month trajectories are sensitive to calendar timing, because small absolute registration volumes in this specialized category produce volatile monthly movements. Comparing figures against the corresponding month of the prior year offers a more balanced perspective against routine seasonal lulls. Analysts must also monitor type-approval definitions, as changes in homologation standards can shift road-capable all-terrain vehicles between motorcycle classifications and agricultural tractor categories.
Frequently asked questions
- Are all-terrain quad bikes used on farms counted under this motorcycle series?
- Quads licensed for public road transit under motorcycle type approvals are included, whereas models homologated as agricultural tractors appear under the tractor rows.
- Do off-road motorbikes restricted to private agricultural property appear in this dataset?
- Unlicensed machinery restricted entirely to private property without registration plates is excluded from official registration tallies.
- Why do month-on-month growth rates show sharp volatility for agricultural motorcycles?
- Small baseline registration figures mean modest changes in monthly licensing volume generate disproportionate percentage fluctuations.