The plug-in hybrid for rent-a-car fleets in Spain · 2025
How many new PHEV cars are registered to rental (rent-a-car) in Spain in 2025, and which brands and models they choose.
DGT data to 21 Aug 2026 · year 2025 · new PHEV passenger cars.
Change vs 2024.
Rent a car (self-drive) year by year · 2015–2026
New PHEV passenger-car registrations to rental (rent-a-car) each year, in volume or as a % of all new PHEV that year.
* 2026 is still in progress: data to 21 Aug 2026.
The leader each year · Rent a car (self-drive)
The most-registered brand within this segment each year, with its new PHEV passenger cars.
- 2015 Audi 10
- 2016 BMW 4
- 2017 BMW 10
- 2018 Kia 526
- 2019 MINI 128
- 2020 Mercedes-Benz 680
- 2021 Kia 646
- 2022 Lynk & Co 2,613
- 2023 Lynk & Co 3,735
- 2024 Mercedes-Benz 2,218
- 2025 Mercedes-Benz 2,198
- 2026* BYD 5,329
* 2026 is still in progress: data to 21 Aug 2026.
The figures year by year · Rent a car (self-drive)
New PHEV passenger-car registrations to rental (rent-a-car), how much of all new PHEV they accounted for each year, and how they changed.
| Year | Registrations | % of new PHEV | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* | 16,460 | 17.5% | +78.2% |
| 2025 | 10,458 | 8.8% | +140.3% |
| 2024 | 4,352 | 8.5% | -49.2% |
| 2023 | 8,573 | 15.8% | +53.9% |
| 2022 | 5,570 | 13.9% | +47.2% |
| 2021 | 3,784 | 10.4% | +229.9% |
| 2020 | 1,147 | 5.7% | +392.3% |
| 2019 | 233 | 4.2% | -62.8% |
| 2018 | 627 | 13.2% | +3,588.2% |
| 2017 | 17 | 0.6% | +240.0% |
| 2016 | 5 | 0.5% | -54.5% |
| 2015 | 11 | 1.9% |
Change over the previous year. * 2026 is in progress (data to 21 Aug 2026): its change is to the same date.
Top brands · Rent a car (self-drive) · 2025
- 1. Mercedes-Benz 2,19821.0%
- 2. BYD 1,40613.4%
- 3. CUPRA 1,0349.9%
- 4. Ford 9969.5%
- 5. Audi 9829.4%
- 6. BMW 7897.5%
- 7. Volkswagen 5825.6%
- 8. Hyundai 4574.4%
- 9. Toyota 4464.3%
- 10. Lynk & Co 4314.1%
- 11. Peugeot 3933.8%
- 12. Mitsubishi Motors 2001.9%
- 13. Seat 1611.5%
- 14. DS 880.8%
- 15. Kia 610.6%
The % is the share within this segment, not of all new PHEV.
The top 5 brands make up 63.3% of this segment.
Top models · Rent a car (self-drive) · 2025
- 1. BYD Seal U 1,40613.4%
- 2. Ford Kuga 9809.4%
- 3. Mercedes-Benz Clase A 7947.6%
- 4. Audi A3 7246.9%
- 5. Mercedes-Benz GLA 5164.9%
- 6. BMW X1 5114.9%
- 7. Hyundai Tucson 4484.3%
- 8. Lynk & Co 01 4184.0%
- 9. CUPRA Formentor 3903.7%
- 10. Toyota C-HR 3743.6%
- 11. Peugeot 408 3713.5%
- 12. Mercedes-Benz Clase C 3423.3%
- 13. CUPRA León 3333.2%
- 14. CUPRA Terramar 3113.0%
- 15. Volkswagen Golf 3012.9%
The % is the share within this segment, not of all new PHEV.
How much rent-a-car weighs · 2025
New PHEV passenger cars by segment, with rent-a-car highlighted. The name links to its page.
- Private 62,98553.2%
- Companies 55,33046.8%
- Leasing 26,18622.1%
- Rent a car (self-drive) 10,4588.8%
- Taxi 2250.2%
- Chauffeur hire 1830.2%
The small figure is the % of new PHEV. The segments overlap: leasing, rental and taxi sit inside company, so the bars don’t add up to 100%.
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