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Used electric cars in Spain · 2016

How many used electric cars change hands in Spain, at what age, and which models and brands are resold and imported the most.

DGT data to 25 Aug 2026 · year 2016.

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BEV resold 2016 1,031 +42.4% vs the previous year · ownership transfers
Share of all transfers 0.04% BEV out of all passenger-car transfers
Average age at resale 2.50 years from first registration in Spain
Early resale 44.5% zero-km, leasing and launches that change hands early

At what age are they resold?

Split of BEV resold in 2016 by age (from their first registration in Spain).

< 1 year

20.1%

1-2 years

24.4%

2-3 years

20.1%

3-5 years

27.8%

5-8 years

7.6%

> 8 years

0.0%

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Read it with care: 44.5% (459) is early resale — zero-km cars, returned leases and recent launches that change hands almost at once — not cars with mileage behind them. Only 55.5% (572) is genuinely used with kilometres on the clock.

Resale year by year · 2015–2026

BEV that changed owner in Spain each year. The column for the year you’re viewing is in full colour.

* 2026 is still in progress: data to 25 Aug 2026.

Market share by brand · 2016

Split of BEV resold in 2016 by brand (top 8 + the rest).

The 10 most resold models · 2016

  1. 1. Nissan Leaf 300
    +43.5%
  2. 2. Renault Zoe 151
    +101.3%
  3. 3. Peugeot Ion 85
    -36.1%
  4. 4. Citroën 73
    -11.0%
  5. 5. Renault 60
    -36.8%
  6. 6. Mitsubishi Motors 57
    +1,800.0%
  7. 7. Smart Fortwo 54
    +217.6%
  8. 8. BMW i3 54
    +390.9%
  9. 9. Nissan E Nv200 51
    +410.0%
  10. 10. Peugeot 36
    +16.1%

The 10 most resold brands · 2016

  1. 1. Nissan 35134.0%
    +60.3%
  2. 2. Renault 21120.5%
    +24.1%
  3. 3. Peugeot 12111.7%
    -26.2%
  4. 4. Citroën 858.2%
    -12.4%
  5. 5. Mitsubishi Motors 777.5%
    +2,466.7%
  6. 6. BMW 545.2%
    +390.9%
  7. 7. Smart 545.2%
    +63.6%
  8. 8. Mercedes-Benz 171.6%
    +466.7%
  9. 9. Kia 141.4%
    +600.0%
  10. 10. Micro Vett 121.2%
    +1,100.0%

Where are they resold? · 2016

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

Region by region · 2016

BEV resold in each region and its weight in the Spanish resale total.

  1. 1. Cataluña 32131.1%
  2. 2. Comunidad de Madrid 24523.8%
  3. 3. Andalucía 999.6%
  4. 4. Comunidad Valenciana 555.3%
  5. 5. Castilla-La Mancha 545.2%
  6. 6. Canarias 434.2%
  7. 7. Castilla y León 302.9%
  8. 8. Illes Balears 302.9%
  9. 9. País Vasco 292.8%
  10. 10. Cantabria 212.0%
  11. 11. Aragón 212.0%
  12. 12. Galicia 212.0%
  13. 13. Principado de Asturias 181.7%
  14. 14. Región de Murcia 131.3%
  15. 15. Comunidad Foral de Navarra 131.3%
  16. 16. La Rioja 90.9%
  17. 17. Extremadura 90.9%
On top of that, 12 used imported BEV entered Spain in 2016 (+300.0% vs 2015). Used imports →

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