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Used electric cars in Spain · 2015

How many used electric cars change owner in Spain in 2015, where the car came from, at what age, and which models and brands are resold the most.

DGT data · full year 2015 · BEV passenger car resales

Year History 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
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2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
BEV transfers 2015 725 changes of owner, not cars
Share of all transfers 0.0% BEV out of all passenger-car transfers
Average age at resale 2.31 years from first registration in Spain
Early resale 42.1% zero-km, leasing and launches that change hands early

At what age are they resold?

Split of 2015 BEV ownership transfers by the car’s age (from its registration in Spain).

< 1 year

27.9%

1-2 years

14.2%

2-3 years

17.1%

3-5 years

40.3%

5-8 years

0.6%

> 8 years

0.0%

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Read it with care: 42.1% of these transfers (305) is early resale — zero-km cars, returned leases and recent launches that change hands almost at once — not cars with mileage behind them. The other 57.9% (420) is genuinely used with kilometres on the clock.

Where does the resold car come from?

The 725 ownership transfers of 2015, split by how the car joined the Spanish fleet: registered new here or imported second-hand.

Registered new in Spain

722 transfers · 99.6% of the total

Average age at resale
2.30 years
In their first month on Spanish plates
0.4%
In their first year on Spanish plates
27.8%

The 10 most resold brands

  1. 1. Nissan 21930.3%
  2. 2. Renault 17023.6%
  3. 3. Peugeot 16422.7%
  4. 4. Citroën 9713.4%
  5. 5. Smart 334.6%
  6. 6. BMW 111.5%
  7. 7. Volkswagen 81.1%
  8. 8. THINK 60.8%
  9. 9. BYD 40.6%
  10. 10. Mercedes-Benz 30.4%

Arrived as imports

3 transfers · 0.4% of the total

Average age at resale
2.73 years
In their first month on Spanish plates
0.0%
In their first year on Spanish plates
33.3%
Age on entering Spainon average, from first registration abroad
1.24 years

The 10 most resold brands

  1. 1. Fiat 133.3%
  2. 2. Renault 133.3%
  3. 3. Tesla 133.3%

Days since Spanish registration, in both columns.

Resale year by year · 2015–2026

BEV ownership transfers in Spain each year: the same car counts every time it changes hands. The column for the year you’re viewing is in full colour.

2026 is still in progress: data to 25 Sep 2026.

Market share by brand · 2015

Split of 2015 BEV ownership transfers by brand (top 6 + the rest).

The 10 most resold models · 2015

  1. 1. Nissan Leaf 209
  2. 2. Peugeot Ion 133
  3. 3. Renault Zoe 75
  4. 4. Smart Fortwo 17
  5. 5. Citroën C Zero 15
  6. 6. BMW i3 11
  7. 7. Nissan E Nv200 10
  8. 8. Volkswagen E Golf 5
  9. 9. BYD E6 3
  10. 10. Volkswagen E Up 3

The 10 most resold brands · 2015

  1. 1. Nissan 21930.2%
  2. 2. Renault 17123.6%
  3. 3. Peugeot 16422.6%
  4. 4. Citroën 9713.4%
  5. 5. Smart 334.6%
  6. 6. BMW 111.5%
  7. 7. Volkswagen 81.1%
  8. 8. Think 60.8%
  9. 9. BYD 40.6%
  10. 10. Mercedes-Benz 30.4%

Where are they resold? · 2015

Darker = more BEV ownership transfers. Hover to see the figures; tap a region for its page.

Region by region · 2015

BEV ownership transfers in each region and their weight in the Spanish total.

  1. 1. Cataluña 18125.0%
  2. 2. Comunidad de Madrid 17924.7%
  3. 3. Comunidad Valenciana 618.4%
  4. 4. Andalucía 537.3%
  5. 5. Castilla-La Mancha 466.3%
  6. 6. Galicia 344.7%
  7. 7. Illes Balears 344.7%
  8. 8. Canarias 273.7%
  9. 9. País Vasco 243.3%
  10. 10. Extremadura 202.8%
  11. 11. Castilla y León 182.5%
  12. 12. Comunidad Foral de Navarra 131.8%
  13. 13. Aragón 111.5%
  14. 14. Región de Murcia 81.1%
  15. 15. Cantabria 71.0%
  16. 16. Principado de Asturias 71.0%
  17. 17. La Rioja 20.3%

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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