Cataluña: electric cars, year by year

17,188 battery-electric passenger cars registered in Cataluña so far in 2026, 69,920 since 2015. How many each year, which brands lead and how they split across its 4 provinces.

DGT data 2015 – 9 Oct 2026 · new BEV passenger cars

Total 2015–2026 69,920 The sum of all twelve years on record.
First year 2015 Where the series starts.
Best year · up to 9 Oct 2026 17,188 registrations
All-time leader Tesla 16,332 in total · 23.4%

The series, year by year

Registrations for each year, from 2015 to 2026.

The leading brand, year by year

The share of electric registrations here taken by each year’s leading brand, from 2015 to 2026.

Year LeaderUnits Share
2026 (up to 9 Oct) Tesla 2,750 16.0%
2025 Tesla 3,074 19.5%
2024 Tesla 3,473 34.5%
2023 Tesla 3,214 35.7%
2022 Tesla 1,310 24.8%
2021 Tesla 942 22.5%
2020 Tesla 500 15.8%
2019 Tesla 725 30.1%
2018 Nissan 416 35.6%
2017 Nissan 255 27.1%
2016 Nissan 270 56.2%
2015 Nissan 111 50.0%

Tesla has spent the most years in front: 8.

The brands with the most registrations, 2015–2026

The whole series added up. On the right, their share of the total.

  1. 1. Tesla 16,33223.4%
  2. 2. BYD 5,8288.3%
  3. 3. Kia 4,4776.4%
  4. 4. CUPRA 3,8875.6%
  5. 5. Renault 3,1054.4%

The models with the most registrations, 2015–2026

The whole series added up. On the right, their share of the total.

  1. 1. Tesla Model 3 9,07213.0%
  2. 2. Tesla Model Y 6,4019.2%
  3. 3. Nissan Leaf 2,0192.9%
  4. 4. CUPRA Born 1,8492.6%
  5. 5. Kia EV3 1,7602.5%
  6. 6. CUPRA Tavascan 1,5192.2%
  7. 7. BYD Dolphin Surf 1,4482.1%
  8. 8. Kia Niro 1,3081.9%
  9. 9. MG MG4 EV 1,2241.8%
  10. 10. Renault 5 1,1261.6%
  11. 11. MINI Cooper 1,1031.6%
  12. 12. BYD ATTO 2 1,0351.5%
  13. 13. Renault Zoe 1,0151.5%
  14. 14. Dacia Spring 9581.4%
  15. 15. Volkswagen ID.3 9031.3%
  16. 16. Hyundai Kona II 8941.3%
  17. 17. Volkswagen ID.4 8771.3%
  18. 18. Citroën e-C4 8571.2%
  19. 19. Mercedes-Benz EQA 8441.2%
  20. 20. BYD Dolphin 8281.2%
  21. 21. BMW iX1 7711.1%
  22. 22. BYD ATTO 3 7541.1%
  23. 23. Peugeot e-208 6931.0%
  24. 24. Volvo EX30 6851.0%
  25. 25. Hyundai Kona, Kauai 6320.9%
  26. 26. Fiat 500e 6070.9%
  27. 27. Smart Eq Fortwo Coupe 6010.9%
  28. 28. BYD Seal 5990.9%
  29. 29. BMW i3 5920.8%
  30. 30. Citroën e-C3 5900.8%
  31. 31. Kia EV6 5900.8%
  32. 32. Toyota bZ4X 5780.8%
  33. 33. Hyundai Inster 5550.8%
  34. 34. Toyota C-HR+ 5540.8%
  35. 35. Škoda Elroq 5470.8%
  36. 36. Hyundai IONIQ 5 5280.8%
  37. 37. XPENG G6 5270.8%
  38. 38. Leapmotor T03 5250.8%
  39. 39. CUPRA Raval 5190.7%
  40. 40. Peugeot e-2008 5120.7%
  41. 41. Deepal S05 4940.7%
  42. 42. Škoda Enyaq 4870.7%
  43. 43. Leapmotor B10 4520.6%
  44. 44. Tesla Model X 4440.6%
  45. 45. Tesla Model S 4150.6%
  46. 46. MINI Aceman 4090.6%
  47. 47. Nissan Nissan E-Nv200 4060.6%
  48. 48. BYD Seal U 3990.6%
  49. 49. BMW iX2 3850.6%
  50. 50. Smart Eq Forfour 3820.5%
  51. 52. BYD Sealion 7 3730.5%
  52. 53. Porsche Macan 3670.5%
  53. 54. SEAT Mii 3620.5%
  54. 56. BYD ATTO 3 EVO 3570.5%
  55. 57. Polestar 2 3560.5%
  56. 58. Volvo Xc40 3500.5%
  57. 59. Opel Corsa 3480.5%
  58. 60. Kia EV2 3470.5%
  59. 61. Renault Twingo 3390.5%
  60. 62. Audi Q4 e-tron 3280.5%
  61. 63. Citroën e-Berlingo 3090.4%
  62. 64. Smart #1 3080.4%
  63. 65. Jeep Avenger 3050.4%
  64. 66. MG Mg Zs Ev 2960.4%
  65. 67. Nissan Ariya 2910.4%
  66. 68. Ford Puma Gen-E 2850.4%
  67. 69. Mercedes-Benz EQB 2740.4%
  68. 70. Omoda 5 EV 2730.4%
  69. 71. Renault Megane 2700.4%
  70. 72. Ford Mustang Mach-E 2640.4%
  71. 73. Opel Mokka 2580.4%
  72. 74. Audi Audi E-Tron 2560.4%
  73. 75. Mercedes-Benz CLA 2560.4%
  74. 76. MINI Countryman 2450.4%
  75. 77. Renault Scenic 2420.3%
  76. 78. Volkswagen Golf 2370.3%
  77. 79. Volkswagen ID. Buzz 2350.3%
  78. 80. BMW i4 2210.3%
  79. 81. Ford Explorer 2140.3%
  80. 82. BMW iX3 2110.3%
  81. 83. Porsche Taycan 2080.3%
  82. 84. Nissan Micra 2050.3%
  83. 85. Smart #3 1930.3%
  84. 86. Opel Frontera 1800.3%
  85. 87. Peugeot e-Rifter 1790.3%
  86. 88. Volvo EC40 1690.2%
  87. 89. Jaecoo 5 EV 1490.2%
  88. 90. Mercedes-Benz GLC 1360.2%
  89. 92. Kia Soul 1330.2%
  90. 94. Peugeot e-3008 1330.2%
  91. 95. MG MGS5 EV 1320.2%
  92. 96. Hyundai Ioniq 1260.2%
  93. 97. Kia PV5 Passenger 1210.2%
  94. 98. Lynk & Co 02 1140.2%
  95. 99. Leapmotor C10 1130.2%
  96. 100. Mazda 6e 1120.2%
  97. 101. Renault 4 1110.2%
  98. 102. Ford Capri 1100.2%
  99. 103. Volkswagen ID.5 1080.2%
  100. 104. Volkswagen Upñ 1060.2%
  101. 105. Volkswagen ID.3 Neo 1060.2%
  102. 106. Leapmotor B05 1030.1%
  103. 107. BMW iX 980.1%
  104. 108. Kia EV4 980.1%
  105. 110. Polestar 4 970.1%
  106. 111. Mercedes-Benz GLB 960.1%
  107. 112. Mazda Mazda Mx-30 900.1%
  108. 113. Opel Combo 800.1%
  109. 114. MG MG4 Urban 790.1%
  110. 115. Lexus RZ 780.1%
  111. 116. Peugeot e-Rifter Long 780.1%
  112. 117. Citroën e-C4 X 770.1%
  113. 119. Audi Q6 e-tron 710.1%
  114. 120. Honda Honda E 710.1%
  115. 121. Geely E2 690.1%
  116. 122. Geely E5 690.1%
  117. 123. Alpine A290 680.1%
  118. 124. Peugeot e-5008 680.1%
  119. 125. Ford Tourneo Courier 650.1%
  120. 126. Jaguar Jaguar I-Pace 650.1%
  121. 127. Kia EV5 650.1%
  122. 129. Kia EV9 550.1%
  123. 130. Smart #5 550.1%
  124. 131. Dongfeng Box 540.1%
  125. 132. Fiat Grande Panda 540.1%
  126. 134. Škoda Epiq 540.1%
  127. 135. DS 3 E-Tense 520.1%
  128. 136. Mercedes-Benz EQV 520.1%
  129. 137. Audi e-tron GT 510.1%
  130. 140. Deepal S07 490.1%
  131. 141. Fiat 600e 490.1%
  132. 142. Volkswagen ID. Polo 480.1%
  133. 143. Škoda Citigo 460.1%
  134. 144. Hyundai IONIQ 6 420.1%
  135. 145. Mazda CX‑6e 420.1%
  136. 146. Audi Q8 55 E-Tron 380.1%
  137. 147. Leapmotor B03X 380.1%
  138. 148. Volvo EX40 360.1%
  139. 149. Honda e:Ny1 350.1%
  140. 150. Toyota Proace 340.0%
  141. 151. Volkswagen ID.7 330.0%
  142. 152. BMW i5 Berlina 320.0%
  143. 154. Jeep Compass 320.0%
  144. 155. Lexus Lexus Ux300E 320.0%
  145. 156. Peugeot e-308 290.0%
  146. 157. XPENG G9 290.0%
  147. 158. Yudo 3 290.0%
  148. 159. Audi A6 Avant e-tron 250.0%
  149. 161. BYD Tang 240.0%
  150. 163. Porsche Cayenne 230.0%
  151. 165. Ford Tourneo Custom 200.0%
  152. 166. Mercedes-Benz EQT 200.0%
  153. 167. Opel Astra 200.0%
  154. 168. Subaru Solterra 200.0%
  155. 169. BMW i7 190.0%
  156. 173. Opel Grandland 180.0%
  157. 175. Abarth 500e 160.0%
  158. 176. Volvo EX90 160.0%
  159. 179. Zeekr 7GT 150.0%
  160. 180. Zeekr 7X 150.0%
  161. 181. DFSK Seres 3 140.0%
  162. 182. Hyundai IONIQ 9 140.0%
  163. 183. XPENG P7 140.0%
  164. 185. Nissan Townstar 130.0%
  165. 187. Mercedes-Benz C 120.0%
  166. 188. Peugeot e-408 120.0%
  167. 189. Peugeot Ion 120.0%
  168. 191. Suzuki e Vitara 120.0%
  169. 192. BYD Han 110.0%
  170. 193. MG Cyberster 110.0%
  171. 194. AION UT 100.0%
  172. 195. Mercedes-Benz B 250 E 100.0%
  173. 196. MG MGS6 EV 100.0%
  174. 198. Citroën E-Mehari 90.0%
  175. 200. GWM ORA 5 70.0%
  176. 202. Opel Zafira 70.0%
  177. 203. Lexus ES 60.0%
  178. 204. Opel Combo XL 60.0%
  179. 205. SERES 3 60.0%
  180. 207. AION V 50.0%
  181. 208. Alpine A390 50.0%
  182. 209. Dongfeng Vigo 50.0%
  183. 210. Maxus Maxus Euniq 5 50.0%
  184. 213. Zhidou Zhidou 50.0%
  185. 214. Aiways U5 40.0%
  186. 215. Lancia Ypsilon 40.0%
  187. 216. Volvo ES90 40.0%
  188. 218. Maserati Grecale 30.0%
  189. 219. Polestar 3 30.0%
  190. 220. Skywell Et5 30.0%
  191. 221. Volvo EX60 30.0%
  192. 222. Zeekr X 30.0%
  193. 223. DR Evo 3 Electric 20.0%
  194. 224. DS Nº8 20.0%
  195. 225. Fiat e-Doblò 20.0%
  196. 226. Ford Transit Custom 20.0%
  197. 227. JMEV Eveasy 20.0%
  198. 228. Lotus Eletre 20.0%
  199. 230. Renault Kangoo 20.0%
  200. 231. Volkswagen Id.2 20.0%
  201. 232. Voyah Free 20.0%
  202. 234. Abarth 600e 10.0%
  203. 235. Bestune Bestunenat 10.0%
  204. 236. Denza Z9GT 10.0%
  205. 237. DR Dr Eq1 10.0%
  206. 240. Hongqi E-Hs9 10.0%
  207. 243. Nissan Nissan Juke 10.0%
  208. 245. Opel Zafira XL 10.0%
  209. 248. Polestar 5 10.0%
  210. 249. SEAT Golf 10.0%
  211. 250. SERES 5 10.0%
  212. 251. Tazzari N.A 10.0%
  213. 252. Volkswagen Tavascan 10.0%
  214. 253. Voyah Dream 10.0%
  215. 254. Zeekr 1 10.0%

How its provinces evolved

Each province’s registrations, year by year, from 2015 to 2026.

Its provinces’ order, year by year

Each province’s rank within the region each year, and its total across the whole series. Every province links to its own page.

Province 201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
(up to 9 Oct)
Registrations
Barcelona111111111111 52,54975.2%
Tarragona322322322222 7,43510.6%
Girona233233233333 6,3219.0%
Lleida444444444444 3,6155.2%

Used cars

Ownership transfers of electric cars in Cataluña between 2015 and 2026: changes of owner of Spanish-plated cars, whether first registered new here or imported. A different figure, with a different cut-off date from the new cars in the rest of the page.

Resale in Spain

31,362 transactions between 2015 and 2026. Each row’s share is its slice of that figure.

Most resold brands in Cataluña

  1. 1. Tesla 3,57711.4%
  2. 2. Renault 2,9019.2%
  3. 3. Nissan 2,8769.2%
  4. 4. BMW 2,3907.6%
  5. 5. Smart 2,3467.5%
  6. 6. Volkswagen 2,1807.0%
  7. 7. Mercedes-Benz 1,6995.4%
  8. 8. Kia 1,3014.2%
  9. 9. CUPRA 1,1653.7%
  10. 10. Peugeot 1,1103.5%

Most resold models in Cataluña

  1. 1. Nissan Leaf 2,3917.6%
  2. 2. Renault Zoe 2,2927.3%
  3. 3. Tesla Model 3 1,9506.2%
  4. 4. Smart Eq Fortwo Coupe 1,2394.0%
  5. 5. BMW I3 9773.1%
  6. 6. Smart Eq Forfour 9112.9%
  7. 7. MINI Cooper 8292.6%
  8. 8. Tesla Model Y 7872.5%
  9. 9. CUPRA Born 7732.5%
  10. 10. Mercedes-Benz EQA 7182.3%

Transfers of an electric car already registered in Spain, as of 9 Oct 2026. This is a different figure from the new registrations elsewhere on this page.

The figures, year by year

The same series as figures, most recent first. The 2026 change compares with the same period of 2025.

Year Registrations Share Change Leader
2026 (up to 9 Oct) 17,18815.4% +46.1% (+5,425) Tesla
2025 15,79711.5% +57.0% (+5,736) Tesla
2024 10,0618.2% +11.7% (+1,057) Tesla
2023 9,0047.7% +70.1% (+3,712) Tesla
2022 5,2925.2% +26.3% (+1,101) Tesla
2021 4,1913.7% +32.6% (+1,030) Tesla
2020 3,1612.5% +31.1% (+749) Tesla
2019 2,4121.3% +106.2% (+1,242) Tesla
2018 1,1700.6% +24.2% (+228) Nissan
2017 9420.5% +96.2% (+462) Nissan
2016 4800.3% +116.2% (+258) Nissan
2015 2220.1% Nissan

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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