Barcelona province: electric cars, year by year

12,143 battery-electric passenger cars registered in Barcelona province so far in 2026, 52,549 since 2015. How many each year, which brands lead and how it compares with the rest of Spain.

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

Total 2015–2026 52,549 The sum of all twelve years on record.
First year 2015 Where the series starts.
Best year · up to 9 Oct 2026 12,143 registrations
All-time leader Tesla 12,555 in total · 23.9%

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 1,929 15.9%
2025 Tesla 2,301 19.5%
2024 Tesla 2,628 34.6%
2023 Tesla 2,578 38.1%
2022 Tesla 1,063 27.1%
2021 Tesla 744 22.8%
2020 Tesla 407 16.0%
2019 Tesla 594 28.9%
2018 Nissan 345 34.3%
2017 Nissan 237 27.5%
2016 Nissan 250 56.9%
2015 Nissan 106 53.5%

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 12,55523.9%
  2. 2. BYD 4,3418.3%
  3. 3. CUPRA 3,6326.9%
  4. 4. Kia 2,9345.6%
  5. 5. Nissan 2,4564.7%

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 6,76712.9%
  2. 2. Tesla Model Y 5,0039.5%
  3. 3. Nissan Leaf 1,7163.3%
  4. 4. CUPRA Born 1,7003.2%
  5. 5. CUPRA Tavascan 1,4622.8%
  6. 6. Kia EV3 1,1772.2%
  7. 7. BYD Dolphin Surf 1,0712.0%
  8. 8. Renault 5 8571.6%
  9. 9. Kia Niro 8501.6%
  10. 10. MG MG4 EV 8441.6%
  11. 11. Renault Zoe 8431.6%
  12. 12. MINI Cooper 8161.6%
  13. 13. BYD ATTO 2 7471.4%
  14. 14. Volkswagen ID.3 6841.3%
  15. 15. Mercedes-Benz EQA 6611.3%
  16. 16. Dacia Spring 6521.2%
  17. 17. Volkswagen ID.4 6281.2%
  18. 18. BYD Dolphin 5951.1%
  19. 19. BYD ATTO 3 5831.1%
  20. 20. Smart Eq Fortwo Coupe 5781.1%
  21. 21. Peugeot e-208 5201.0%
  22. 22. Fiat 500e 5181.0%
  23. 23. BMW i3 5141.0%
  24. 24. Citroën e-C4 5061.0%
  25. 25. BMW iX1 5051.0%
  26. 26. BYD Seal 5011.0%
  27. 27. Hyundai Kona II 4880.9%
  28. 28. CUPRA Raval 4700.9%
  29. 29. Volvo EX30 4680.9%
  30. 30. Hyundai Kona, Kauai 4420.8%
  31. 31. Leapmotor T03 4190.8%
  32. 32. Toyota bZ4X 4150.8%
  33. 33. Tesla Model X 4080.8%
  34. 34. Citroën e-C3 4030.8%
  35. 35. Škoda Elroq 4010.8%
  36. 36. Tesla Model S 3770.7%
  37. 37. XPENG G6 3750.7%
  38. 38. Nissan Nissan E-Nv200 3740.7%
  39. 39. Škoda Enyaq 3670.7%
  40. 40. Hyundai IONIQ 5 3650.7%
  41. 41. Smart Eq Forfour 3650.7%
  42. 42. Kia EV6 3640.7%
  43. 43. Hyundai Inster 3560.7%
  44. 44. Polestar 2 3410.6%
  45. 45. Peugeot e-2008 3340.6%
  46. 46. Toyota C-HR+ 3320.6%
  47. 47. Leapmotor B10 3300.6%
  48. 48. SEAT Mii 3210.6%
  49. 49. Deepal S05 3170.6%
  50. 50. Porsche Macan 3010.6%
  51. 51. BYD Seal U 2910.6%
  52. 53. Smart #1 2790.5%
  53. 54. BYD Sealion 7 2780.5%
  54. 55. MINI Aceman 2770.5%
  55. 56. Opel Corsa 2770.5%
  56. 57. Renault Twingo 2610.5%
  57. 59. Volvo Xc40 2570.5%
  58. 60. Jeep Avenger 2470.5%
  59. 61. BYD ATTO 3 EVO 2440.5%
  60. 62. BMW iX2 2360.4%
  61. 63. Audi Q4 e-tron 2300.4%
  62. 64. Audi Audi E-Tron 2260.4%
  63. 65. Mercedes-Benz EQB 2200.4%
  64. 66. Nissan Ariya 2100.4%
  65. 67. Kia EV2 2070.4%
  66. 68. MG Mg Zs Ev 2060.4%
  67. 69. Mercedes-Benz CLA 2020.4%
  68. 70. Volkswagen Golf 2020.4%
  69. 71. Citroën e-Berlingo 2010.4%
  70. 72. Omoda 5 EV 1990.4%
  71. 73. Ford Puma Gen-E 1940.4%
  72. 74. Renault Scenic 1860.4%
  73. 75. Opel Mokka 1820.3%
  74. 76. Renault Megane 1820.3%
  75. 77. Ford Mustang Mach-E 1760.3%
  76. 78. Smart #3 1720.3%
  77. 79. Volkswagen ID. Buzz 1650.3%
  78. 80. MINI Countryman 1640.3%
  79. 81. Porsche Taycan 1600.3%
  80. 82. Ford Explorer 1550.3%
  81. 83. Nissan Micra 1500.3%
  82. 84. BMW i4 1300.2%
  83. 85. Opel Frontera 1300.2%
  84. 86. Peugeot e-Rifter 1180.2%
  85. 87. BMW iX3 1170.2%
  86. 88. Volvo EC40 1150.2%
  87. 90. Kia Soul 1080.2%
  88. 91. Mercedes-Benz GLC 1020.2%
  89. 92. Hyundai Ioniq 1000.2%
  90. 93. Volkswagen Upñ 920.2%
  91. 94. Lynk & Co 02 890.2%
  92. 95. Jaecoo 5 EV 860.2%
  93. 96. Kia PV5 Passenger 860.2%
  94. 97. Volkswagen ID.5 850.2%
  95. 98. Leapmotor C10 830.2%
  96. 99. Mazda 6e 830.2%
  97. 101. Peugeot e-3008 830.2%
  98. 102. Leapmotor B05 790.2%
  99. 103. Mercedes-Benz GLB 780.1%
  100. 104. Polestar 4 780.1%
  101. 105. Ford Capri 760.1%
  102. 106. Mazda Mazda Mx-30 740.1%
  103. 107. MG MGS5 EV 740.1%
  104. 109. Volkswagen ID.3 Neo 710.1%
  105. 110. Renault 4 690.1%
  106. 111. Honda Honda E 640.1%
  107. 112. Alpine A290 630.1%
  108. 113. Kia EV4 600.1%
  109. 114. BMW iX 590.1%
  110. 115. Jaguar Jaguar I-Pace 580.1%
  111. 116. Opel Combo 560.1%
  112. 117. Peugeot e-Rifter Long 560.1%
  113. 118. Lexus RZ 550.1%
  114. 119. MG MG4 Urban 550.1%
  115. 120. Audi Q6 e-tron 520.1%
  116. 122. Citroën e-C4 X 510.1%
  117. 123. Ford Tourneo Courier 510.1%
  118. 124. Smart #5 510.1%
  119. 125. Geely E2 440.1%
  120. 126. Škoda Epiq 440.1%
  121. 127. Audi e-tron GT 430.1%
  122. 128. Geely E5 430.1%
  123. 129. Kia EV9 430.1%
  124. 130. Mercedes-Benz EQV 430.1%
  125. 131. Peugeot e-5008 430.1%
  126. 132. Fiat Grande Panda 420.1%
  127. 133. Volkswagen ID. Polo 420.1%
  128. 135. Kia EV5 390.1%
  129. 137. Audi Q8 55 E-Tron 380.1%
  130. 140. Škoda Citigo 350.1%
  131. 141. Fiat 600e 330.1%
  132. 142. Deepal S07 310.1%
  133. 143. DS 3 E-Tense 310.1%
  134. 144. Honda e:Ny1 310.1%
  135. 145. Dongfeng Box 300.1%
  136. 146. Leapmotor B03X 280.1%
  137. 147. Mazda CX‑6e 280.1%
  138. 148. Volvo EX40 270.1%
  139. 150. Hyundai IONIQ 6 250.0%
  140. 151. Volkswagen ID.7 240.0%
  141. 152. Yudo 3 240.0%
  142. 153. Peugeot e-308 220.0%
  143. 156. Lexus Lexus Ux300E 210.0%
  144. 157. Porsche Cayenne 210.0%
  145. 158. Audi A6 Avant e-tron 200.0%
  146. 159. BYD Tang 200.0%
  147. 160. XPENG G9 180.0%
  148. 161. BMW i5 Berlina 170.0%
  149. 162. Jeep Compass 170.0%
  150. 163. Opel Astra 170.0%
  151. 165. Ford Tourneo Custom 150.0%
  152. 166. Subaru Solterra 150.0%
  153. 167. BMW i7 140.0%
  154. 171. Zeekr 7GT 130.0%
  155. 172. Zeekr 7X 130.0%
  156. 173. Abarth 500e 120.0%
  157. 174. BYD Han 110.0%
  158. 175. Mercedes-Benz EQT 110.0%
  159. 176. Toyota Proace 110.0%
  160. 178. Volvo EX90 110.0%
  161. 179. Opel Grandland 100.0%
  162. 180. Peugeot Ion 100.0%
  163. 181. XPENG P7 100.0%
  164. 183. DFSK Seres 3 90.0%
  165. 185. Peugeot e-408 90.0%
  166. 187. Citroën E-Mehari 70.0%
  167. 189. Hyundai IONIQ 9 70.0%
  168. 190. Mercedes-Benz C 70.0%
  169. 191. MG Cyberster 70.0%
  170. 194. SERES 3 60.0%
  171. 197. Nissan Townstar 50.0%
  172. 198. Opel Zafira 50.0%
  173. 199. Zhidou Zhidou 50.0%
  174. 200. Aiways U5 40.0%
  175. 201. Alpine A390 40.0%
  176. 202. Lancia Ypsilon 40.0%
  177. 203. Lexus ES 40.0%
  178. 204. MG MGS6 EV 40.0%
  179. 205. Opel Combo XL 40.0%
  180. 206. Suzuki e Vitara 40.0%
  181. 208. Maserati Grecale 30.0%
  182. 212. Skywell Et5 30.0%
  183. 213. Zeekr X 30.0%
  184. 214. DR Evo 3 Electric 20.0%
  185. 215. Fiat e-Doblò 20.0%
  186. 216. Ford Transit Custom 20.0%
  187. 217. JMEV Eveasy 20.0%
  188. 218. Lotus Eletre 20.0%
  189. 221. Polestar 3 20.0%
  190. 222. Volkswagen Id.2 20.0%
  191. 223. Volvo ES90 20.0%
  192. 224. Voyah Free 20.0%
  193. 226. Abarth 600e 10.0%
  194. 227. Bestune Bestunenat 10.0%
  195. 228. Denza Z9GT 10.0%
  196. 229. Dongfeng Vigo 10.0%
  197. 231. DS Nº8 10.0%
  198. 232. GWM ORA 5 10.0%
  199. 234. Hongqi E-Hs9 10.0%
  200. 236. Maxus Maxus Euniq 5 10.0%
  201. 238. Nissan Nissan Juke 10.0%
  202. 239. Opel Zafira XL 10.0%
  203. 242. Polestar 5 10.0%
  204. 243. Renault Kangoo 10.0%
  205. 244. SEAT Golf 10.0%
  206. 245. SERES 5 10.0%
  207. 246. Tazzari N.A 10.0%
  208. 247. Volkswagen Tavascan 10.0%
  209. 248. Volvo EX60 10.0%
  210. 249. Voyah Dream 10.0%
  211. 250. Zeekr 1 10.0%

Its rank within the region, year by year

It has ranked 1 of its region’s 4 provinces every year of the series.

Year 201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
(up to 9 Oct)
Within its region 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Used cars

Ownership transfers of electric cars in Barcelona 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

22,762 transactions between 2015 and 2026. Each row’s share is its slice of that figure.

Most resold brands in Barcelona

  1. 1. Tesla 2,78412.2%
  2. 2. Nissan 2,1209.3%
  3. 3. Renault 2,0459.0%
  4. 4. Smart 2,0188.9%
  5. 5. Volkswagen 1,6527.3%
  6. 6. BMW 1,4536.4%
  7. 7. Mercedes-Benz 1,2585.5%
  8. 8. Kia 9424.1%
  9. 9. CUPRA 9224.0%
  10. 10. Peugeot 7433.3%

Most resold models in Barcelona

  1. 1. Nissan Leaf 1,7717.8%
  2. 2. Renault Zoe 1,6547.3%
  3. 3. Tesla Model 3 1,5226.7%
  4. 4. Smart Eq Fortwo Coupe 1,1234.9%
  5. 5. BMW I3 7613.3%
  6. 6. Smart Eq Forfour 7503.3%
  7. 7. Tesla Model Y 6132.7%
  8. 8. CUPRA Born 6022.6%
  9. 9. Mercedes-Benz EQA 5312.3%
  10. 10. MINI Cooper 5192.3%

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 Within its region Change Leader
2026 (up to 9 Oct) 12,14314.8% 1 of 4+37.4% (+3,304) Tesla
2025 11,77411.6% 1 of 4+55.1% (+4,182) Tesla
2024 7,5928.3% 1 of 4+12.3% (+832) Tesla
2023 6,7607.8% 1 of 4+72.6% (+2,844) Tesla
2022 3,9165.3% 1 of 4+19.9% (+650) Tesla
2021 3,2663.8% 1 of 4+28.8% (+730) Tesla
2020 2,5362.6% 1 of 4+23.3% (+479) Tesla
2019 2,0571.5% 1 of 4+104.7% (+1,052) Tesla
2018 1,0050.7% 1 of 4+16.5% (+142) Nissan
2017 8630.6% 1 of 4+96.6% (+424) Nissan
2016 4390.3% 1 of 4+121.7% (+241) Nissan
2015 1980.1% 1 of 4 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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