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Used electric cars in Spain · 2016

How many used electric cars change owner in Spain in 2016, where the car came from, at what age, and which models and brands are resold the most.

DGT data · full year 2016 · 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 2016 1,042 +43.7% (+317) vs the previous year · changes of owner, not cars
Share of all transfers 0.0% BEV out of all passenger-car transfers
Average age at resale 2.47 years from first registration in Spain
Early resale 45.1% zero-km, leasing and launches that change hands early

At what age are they resold?

Split of 2016 BEV ownership transfers by the car’s age (from its registration in Spain).

< 1 year

21.2%

1-2 years

23.9%

2-3 years

19.9%

3-5 years

27.5%

5-8 years

7.5%

> 8 years

0.0%

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Read it with care: 45.1% of these transfers (470) 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 54.9% (572) is genuinely used with kilometres on the clock.

Where does the resold car come from?

The 1,042 ownership transfers of 2016, split by how the car joined the Spanish fleet: registered new here or imported second-hand.

An imported car is resold much sooner once it is here: one in two of its transfers comes in its first month on Spanish plates (50.0%), against 0.3% for cars registered new in Spain.

Registered new in Spain

1,030 transfers · 98.8% of the total

Average age at resale
2.50 years
In their first month on Spanish plates
0.3%
In their first year on Spanish plates
20.3%

The 10 most resold brands

  1. 1. Nissan 35134.1%
  2. 2. Renault 21120.5%
  3. 3. Peugeot 12111.8%
  4. 4. Citroën 858.2%
  5. 5. Mitsubishi Motors 767.4%
  6. 6. BMW 545.2%
  7. 7. Smart 545.2%
  8. 8. Mercedes-Benz 171.6%
  9. 9. Kia 141.4%
  10. 10. MICRO-VETT 121.2%

Arrived as imports

12 transfers · 1.2% of the total

Average age at resale
0.15 years
In their first month on Spanish plates
50.0%
In their first year on Spanish plates
100.0%
Age on entering Spainon average, from first registration abroad
2.25 years

The 10 most resold brands

  1. 1. Smart 758.3%
  2. 2. Tesla 325.0%
  3. 3. Nissan 18.3%
  4. 4. Volkswagen 18.3%

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 · 2016

Split of 2016 BEV ownership transfers by brand (top 6 + the rest).

The 10 most resold models · 2016

  1. 1. Nissan Leaf 301
    +44.0%(+92)
  2. 2. Renault Zoe 151
    +101.3%(+76)
  3. 3. Peugeot Ion 85
    -36.1%(-48)
  4. 4. Smart Fortwo 60
    +43 units
  5. 5. BMW i3 54
    +43 units
  6. 6. Nissan E Nv200 51
    +41 units
  7. 7. Mitsubishi Motors I Miev 20
    New
  8. 8. Kia Soul 14
    +12 units
  9. 9. Citroën C Zero 12
    -3 units
  10. 10. Mercedes-Benz B 11
    New

The 10 most resold brands · 2016

  1. 1. Nissan 35233.8%
    +60.7%(+133)
  2. 2. Renault 21120.2%
    +23.4%(+40)
  3. 3. Peugeot 12111.6%
    -26.2%(-43)
  4. 4. Citroën 858.2%
    -12.4%(-12)
  5. 5. Mitsubishi Motors 767.3%
    +75 units
  6. 6. Smart 615.9%
    +84.8%(+28)
  7. 7. BMW 545.2%
    +43 units
  8. 8. Mercedes-Benz 171.6%
    +14 units
  9. 9. Kia 141.3%
    +12 units
  10. 10. Volkswagen 131.2%
    +5 units

Where are they resold? · 2016

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

Region by region · 2016

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

  1. 1. Cataluña 32531.2%
  2. 2. Comunidad de Madrid 25124.1%
  3. 3. Andalucía 999.5%
  4. 4. Castilla-La Mancha 555.3%
  5. 5. Comunidad Valenciana 555.3%
  6. 6. Canarias 434.1%
  7. 7. Castilla y León 302.9%
  8. 8. Illes Balears 302.9%
  9. 9. País Vasco 292.8%
  10. 10. Aragón 212.0%
  11. 11. Cantabria 212.0%
  12. 12. Galicia 212.0%
  13. 13. Principado de Asturias 181.7%
  14. 14. Comunidad Foral de Navarra 131.2%
  15. 15. Región de Murcia 131.2%
  16. 16. Extremadura 90.9%
  17. 17. La Rioja 90.9%

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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