Used electric cars in Spain · 2018
How many used electric cars change owner in Spain in 2018, where the car came from, at what age, and which models and brands are resold the most.
DGT data · full year 2018 · BEV passenger car resales
At what age are they resold?
Split of 2018 BEV ownership transfers by the car’s age (from its registration in Spain).
< 1 year
39.5%
1-2 years
20.8%
2-3 years
15.7%
3-5 years
17.0%
5-8 years
6.9%
> 8 years
0.0%
Read it with care: 60.3% of these transfers (1,293) 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 39.7% (851) is genuinely used with kilometres on the clock.
Where does the resold car come from?
The 2,144 ownership transfers of 2018, 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 (43.6%), against 3.0% for cars registered new in Spain.
Registered new in Spain
1,995 transfers · 93.1% of the total
- Average age at resale
- 2.02 years
- In their first month on Spanish plates
- 3.0%
- In their first year on Spanish plates
- 35.4%
The 10 most resold brands
Arrived as imports
149 transfers · 6.9% of the total
- Average age at resale
- 0.28 years
- In their first month on Spanish plates
- 43.6%
- In their first year on Spanish plates
- 93.3%
- Age on entering Spainon average, from first registration abroad
- 3.70 years
The 10 most resold brands
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 · 2018
Split of 2018 BEV ownership transfers by brand (top 6 + the rest).
The 10 most resold models · 2018
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1. Nissan Leaf 477+7.0%(+31)
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2. Renault Zoe 351+39.8%(+100)
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3. Smart Fortwo 323+251.1%(+231)
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4. BMW i3 295+96.7%(+145)
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5. Nissan E Nv200 96+54.8%(+34)
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6. Tesla Model S 93+60.3%(+35)
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7. Smart Forfour 92+86 units
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8. Volkswagen E Golf 61+42 units
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9. Tesla Model X 41+24.2%(+8)
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10. Kia Soul 31+3 units
The 10 most resold brands · 2018
Where are they resold? · 2018
Darker = more BEV ownership transfers. Hover to see the figures; tap a region for its page.
Region by region · 2018
BEV ownership transfers in each region and their weight in the Spanish total.
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1. Comunidad de Madrid 84239.3%
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2. Cataluña 49723.2%
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3. Comunidad Valenciana 1406.5%
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4. Andalucía 1306.1%
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5. Illes Balears 1054.9%
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6. Castilla-La Mancha 773.6%
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7. Galicia 683.2%
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8. País Vasco 612.8%
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9. Castilla y León 562.6%
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10. Canarias 522.4%
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11. Región de Murcia 331.5%
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12. Principado de Asturias 271.3%
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13. Aragón 211.0%
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14. Comunidad Foral de Navarra 130.6%
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15. Cantabria 80.4%
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16. Extremadura 80.4%
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17. La Rioja 60.3%
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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