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.

New BEV 2021 24,120 +32.9% vs 2020
BEV market share 2.80% of the total market
Leading brand Tesla 3,206 BEV
Leading model Tesla Model 3 2,853 BEV
Leading province Madrid 9,143 BEV

The year in the market

Passenger cars, all powertrains · DGT data.

New passenger-car mix in 2021

24.3%66.9%
  • BEV 2.8%
  • PHEV 4.2%
  • HEV 24.3%
  • Combustion 66.9%
  • Other 1.8%
Category 20212020% chg.
Electrification
BEV electric 24,12018,152+32.9%
REEV 2119+10.5%
PHEV 36,49820,171+80.9%
HEV 208,629131,358+58.8%
Combustion 574,485685,646-16.2%
Other 15,37314,175+8.5%
Total 859,126869,521-1.2%
Fuel
Petrol 604,151555,241+8.8%
Diesel 215,358281,679-23.5%
Electric 24,14118,171+32.9%
Gas and other 15,47614,430+7.2%
Total 859,126869,521-1.2%

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).

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Top 20 brands · 2021

  1. 1. Tesla ▲4 3,20613.3%
    +118.8%
  2. 2. Kia ▲6 2,1278.8%
    +137.7%
  3. 3. Volkswagen ▼1 2,1068.7%
    -3.9%
  4. 4. Peugeot = 1,9558.1%
    +1.6%
  5. 5. Renault ▼4 1,7857.4%
    -28.1%
  6. 6. Hyundai ▼3 1,5226.3%
    -23.2%
  7. 7. Smart ▼1 1,0634.4%
    -22.1%
  8. 8. Dacia New 1,0594.4%
  9. 9. Opel ▲3 1,0324.3%
    +142.3%
  10. 10. Fiat ▲8 1,0044.2%
    +404.5%
  11. 11. Mercedes-Benz = 8563.5%
    +74.7%
  12. 12. MINI ▼2 8253.4%
    +18.7%
  13. 13. Nissan ▼6 7953.3%
    -23.6%
  14. 14. Citroën ▲6 7713.2%
    +321.3%
  15. 15. Škoda ▲1 5722.4%
    +122.6%
  16. 16. BMW ▼3 5552.3%
    +39.4%
  17. 17. Audi ▼3 5412.2%
    +57.7%
  18. 18. ▼9 5262.2%
    -39.5%
  19. 19. Ford New 3551.5%
  20. 20. CUPRA New 3361.4%
    +6,620.0%

Top 20 models · 2021

  1. 1. Tesla Model 3 ▲3 2,85311.8%
    +134.6%
  2. 2. Kia Niro ▲7 1,7177.1%
    +134.6%
  3. 3. Renault Zoe ▼2 1,3735.7%
    -43.4%
  4. 4. Dacia Spring New 1,0594.4%
  5. 5. Peugeot e-208 ▼2 1,0284.3%
    -16.8%
  6. 6. Fiat 500e New 1,0034.2%
    +404.0%
  7. 7. Volkswagen ID.4 New 9984.1%
  8. 8. Volkswagen ID.3 ▼3 9163.8%
    -9.7%
  9. 9. MINI Cooper ▲2 8253.4%
    +18.7%
  10. 10. Peugeot e-2008 ▲3 8153.4%
    +29.8%
  11. 11. Smart Fortwo ▼3 7593.1%
    +3.5%
  12. 12. Nissan Leaf ▼6 6852.8%
    -22.6%
  13. 13. Mercedes-Benz EQA New 6672.8%
  14. 14. Citroën e-C4 New 6212.6%
    +392.9%
  15. 15. Škoda Enyaq New 5332.2%
  16. 16. Mii ▼9 5262.2%
    -39.4%
  17. 17. Hyundai Kona II New 5122.1%
    +12,700.0%
  18. 18. Opel Corsa ▼2 4822.0%
    +21.7%
  19. 19. Opel Mokka New 4691.9%
  20. 20. Hyundai IONIQ 5 New 4331.8%

Map by province · 2021

Darker = more BEV registrations that year.

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