The electric car in Spain in 2021
The 2021 electric passenger-car year: volume, market share, who led and where.
DGT data to 25 Aug 2026 · new BEV passenger cars.
The year in the market
Passenger cars, all powertrains · DGT data.
| Category | 2021 | 2020 | % chg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrification | |||
| BEV electric | 24,120 | 18,152 | +32.9% |
| REEV | 21 | 19 | +10.5% |
| PHEV | 36,498 | 20,171 | +80.9% |
| HEV | 208,629 | 131,358 | +58.8% |
| Combustion | 574,485 | 685,646 | -16.2% |
| Other | 15,373 | 14,175 | +8.5% |
| Total | 859,126 | 869,521 | -1.2% |
| Fuel | |||
| Petrol | 604,151 | 555,241 | +8.8% |
| Diesel | 215,358 | 281,679 | -23.5% |
| Electric | 24,141 | 18,171 | +32.9% |
| Gas and other | 15,476 | 14,430 | +7.2% |
| Total | 859,126 | 869,521 | -1.2% |
Two readings of the same total: by category (electrification) and by fuel (powertrain). Each grouping adds up to the period total; they cannot be added to each other (a hybrid counts as petrol by powertrain).
Company and private buyers don’t register the same cars. Full analysis of who registers →
Top 20 brands · 2021
- 1. Tesla ▲4 3,20613.3%
- 2. Kia ▲6 2,1278.8%
- 3. Volkswagen ▼1 2,1068.7%
- 4. Peugeot = 1,9558.1%
- 5. Renault ▼4 1,7857.4%
- 6. Hyundai ▼3 1,5226.3%
- 7. Smart ▼1 1,0634.4%
- 8. Dacia New 1,0594.4%
- 9. Opel ▲3 1,0324.3%
- 10. Fiat ▲8 1,0044.2%
- 11. Mercedes-Benz = 8563.5%
- 12. MINI ▼2 8253.4%
- 13. Nissan ▼6 7953.3%
- 14. Citroën ▲6 7713.2%
- 15. Škoda ▲1 5722.4%
- 16. BMW ▼3 5552.3%
- 17. Audi ▼3 5412.2%
- 18. ▼9 5262.2%
- 19. Ford New 3551.5%
- 20. CUPRA New 3361.4%
Top 20 models · 2021
- 1. Tesla Model 3 ▲3 2,85311.8%
- 2. Kia Niro ▲7 1,7177.1%
- 3. Renault Zoe ▼2 1,3735.7%
- 4. Dacia Spring New 1,0594.4%
- 5. Peugeot e-208 ▼2 1,0284.3%
- 6. Fiat 500e New 1,0034.2%
- 7. Volkswagen ID.4 New 9984.1%
- 8. Volkswagen ID.3 ▼3 9163.8%
- 9. MINI Cooper ▲2 8253.4%
- 10. Peugeot e-2008 ▲3 8153.4%
- 11. Smart Fortwo ▼3 7593.1%
- 12. Nissan Leaf ▼6 6852.8%
- 13. Mercedes-Benz EQA New 6672.8%
- 14. Citroën e-C4 New 6212.6%
- 15. Škoda Enyaq New 5332.2%
- 16. Mii ▼9 5262.2%
- 17. Hyundai Kona II New 5122.1%
- 18. Opel Corsa ▼2 4822.0%
- 19. Opel Mokka New 4691.9%
- 20. Hyundai IONIQ 5 New 4331.8%
Map by province · 2021
Darker = more BEV registrations that year.
Keep exploring
More views of electric car registrations in Spain.
Overview
The key figures for electric cars in Spain, with the monthly and year-to-date summary.
02Market
The total passenger-car market by technology: market share, trend and transition.
03DGT activity
The latest registrations, updated daily, straight from DGT data.
06Used cars
Used electric cars: domestic resale in Spain and used imports.
07Groups
The industry: the carmaking groups and the rise of Chinese brands.
08Brands
Every brand ranked by BEV registrations: ranking, market share and detail page.
09Regions
Electric car registrations by region and province.
10Technical data
Range, power and consumption of the cars actually registered, per DGT/ITV records.
11Historical
The full electric car time series and the yearbook by year and month.