The electric car in Spain in 2026

The 2026 electric passenger-car year: volume, market share, who led and where. (year in progress, up to 8 Oct)

DGT data through 8 Oct 2026 · 2026 to date (1 Jan – 8 Oct) · Last full month: September 2026 · new BEV passenger cars

New BEV 2026 105,076 +39.4% (+29,715) vs the same period in 2025
BEV market share 11.3% of the total market
Leading brand BYD 14,436 BEV
Leading model Tesla Model 3 8,475 BEV
Leading province Madrid 32,242 BEV

The year in the market

Passenger cars, all powertrains · DGT data · year to date, up to 8 Oct.

New passenger-car mix in 2026

11.3%12.3%45.6%27.0%
  • BEV 11.3%
  • REEV 0.2%
  • PHEV 12.3%
  • HEV 45.6%
  • Combustion 27.0%
  • Other 3.7%
Category 20262025 (same period)Chg.
Electrification
BEV electric 105,07675,361+39.4% (+29,715)
REEV 1,590126+1,161.9% (+1,464)
PHEV 114,45984,489+35.5% (+29,970)
HEV 425,389352,337+20.7% (+73,052)
Combustion 252,411315,846-20.1% (-63,435)
Other 34,66645,010-23.0% (-10,344)
Total 933,591873,169+6.9% (+60,422)
Fuel
Petrol 712,596660,957+7.8% (+51,639)
Diesel 75,74791,620-17.3% (-15,873)
Electric 106,66675,487+41.3% (+31,179)
Gas and other 38,58245,105-14.5% (-6,523)
Total 933,591873,169+6.9% (+60,422)

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).

Registered to

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The 20 most registered brands · 2026

  1. 1. BYD ▲1 14,43613.7%
    +42.4%(+4,299)
  2. 2. Tesla ▼1 13,48712.8%
    +9.2%(+1,133)
  3. 3. Kia = 8,2287.8%
    +61.4%(+3,129)
  4. 4. Mercedes-Benz ▲3 5,6425.4%
    +71.3%(+2,348)
  5. 5. Leapmotor ▲12 4,8444.6%
    +281.4%(+3,574)
  6. 6. Renault ▼2 4,7464.5%
    +10.4%(+448)
  7. 7. Toyota ▲5 4,6304.4%
    +69.5%(+1,899)
  8. 8. Volkswagen ▲3 3,9063.7%
    +81.8%(+1,758)
  9. 9. BMW ▼3 3,9003.7%
    +15.1%(+513)
  10. 10. Citroën ▼2 3,3543.2%
    +3.3%(+107)
  11. 11. Hyundai ▼6 2,9122.8%
    -21.8%(-813)
  12. 12. Deepal New 2,8942.8%
    New
  13. 13. Škoda = 2,8812.7%
    +96.7%(+1,416)
  14. 14. MINI ▼4 2,6202.5%
    +7.4%(+181)
  15. 15. Ford ▼1 2,2522.1%
    +42.8%(+675)
  16. 16. CUPRA ▲3 2,0071.9%
    +18.6%(+315)
  17. 17. Volvo ▼2 1,9551.9%
    +28.9%(+438)
  18. 18. XPENG New 1,9451.9%
    +321.0%(+1,483)
  19. 19. Peugeot ▼10 1,8851.8%
    -33.7%(-958)
  20. 20. Audi = 1,7901.7%
    +33.4%(+448)

Change vs the same period in 2025.

The 20 most registered models · 2026

  1. 1. Tesla Model 3 = 8,4758.1%
    +10.2%(+781)
  2. 2. Tesla Model Y = 4,9864.7%
    +8.0%(+368)
  3. 3. BYD Dolphin Surf ▲1 4,3824.2%
    +113.8%(+2,332)
  4. 4. Kia EV3 ▼1 3,9563.8%
    -8.1%(-349)
  5. 5. Toyota C-HR+ New 3,4173.3%
    New
  6. 6. BYD ATTO 2 ▲1 3,2353.1%
    +103.7%(+1,647)
  7. 7. Renault 5 ▼2 2,6022.5%
    -21.1%(-696)
  8. 8. Deepal S05 New 2,5672.4%
    New
  9. 9. Citroën e-C3 ▼3 2,4402.3%
    +12.5%(+272)
  10. 10. Leapmotor B10 New 2,3722.3%
    +2,346 units
  11. 11. Škoda Elroq ▲5 2,1022.0%
    +86.2%(+973)
  12. 12. BYD ATTO 3 EVO New 1,9541.9%
    New
  13. 13. BYD Seal ▼3 1,7871.7%
    +6.3%(+106)
  14. 14. XPENG G6 New 1,7681.7%
    +374.0%(+1,395)
  15. 15. Mercedes-Benz CLA New 1,7381.7%
    +1,007.0%(+1,581)
  16. 16. Kia EV2 New 1,7181.6%
    New
  17. 17. Volvo EX30 New 1,4371.4%
    +43.7%(+437)
  18. 18. Mercedes-Benz EQA ▼4 1,3841.3%
    -10.0%(-153)
  19. 19. Volkswagen ID.4 New 1,3611.3%
    +101.9%(+687)
  20. 20. Leapmotor T03 New 1,2751.2%
    +26.1%(+264)

Change vs the same period in 2025.

Map by province · 2026

Darker = more BEV registrations that year.

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Data: own compilation based on DGT vehicle registration microdata, published under a CC BY 4.0 licence. Methodology · Terms of use.

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