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Used electric cars in Spain · 2018

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 2018.

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BEV resold 2018 1,995 +39.8% vs the previous year · ownership transfers
Share of all transfers 0.07% BEV out of all passenger-car transfers
Average age at resale 2.02 years from first registration in Spain
Early resale 57.4% zero-km, leasing and launches that change hands early

At what age are they resold?

Split of BEV resold in 2018 by age (from their first registration in Spain).

< 1 year

35.1%

1-2 years

22.3%

2-3 years

16.8%

3-5 years

18.3%

5-8 years

7.5%

> 8 years

0.1%

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Read it with care: 57.4% (1,145) is early resale — zero-km cars, returned leases and recent launches that change hands almost at once — not cars with mileage behind them. Only 42.6% (850) 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 · 2018

Split of BEV resold in 2018 by brand (top 8 + the rest).

The 10 most resold models · 2018

  1. 1. Nissan Leaf 468
    +5.4%
  2. 2. Smart Fortwo 312
    +327.4%
  3. 3. Renault Zoe 295
    +20.9%
  4. 4. BMW i3 279
    +88.5%
  5. 5. Nissan E Nv200 96
    +54.8%
  6. 6. Smart Forfour 92
    +1,433.3%
  7. 7. Tesla Model S 60
    +46.3%
  8. 8. Volkswagen E Golf 58
    +205.3%
  9. 9. Renault 50
    -7.4%
  10. 10. Tesla Model X 37
    +15.6%

The 10 most resold brands · 2018

  1. 1. Nissan 56428.3%
    +11.5%
  2. 2. Smart 40620.4%
    +366.7%
  3. 3. Renault 34517.3%
    +15.8%
  4. 4. BMW 27914.0%
    +88.5%
  5. 5. Tesla 995.0%
    +35.6%
  6. 6. Volkswagen 723.6%
    +148.3%
  7. 7. Citroën 582.9%
    -21.6%
  8. 8. Peugeot 482.4%
    -38.5%
  9. 9. Kia 311.6%
    +10.7%
  10. 10. Hyundai 291.5%
    +625.0%

Where are they resold? · 2018

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

Region by region · 2018

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

  1. 1. Comunidad de Madrid 77638.9%
  2. 2. Cataluña 47023.6%
  3. 3. Comunidad Valenciana 1276.4%
  4. 4. Andalucía 1246.2%
  5. 5. Illes Balears 1025.1%
  6. 6. Castilla-La Mancha 723.6%
  7. 7. Galicia 653.3%
  8. 8. País Vasco 522.6%
  9. 9. Castilla y León 522.6%
  10. 10. Canarias 512.6%
  11. 11. Región de Murcia 301.5%
  12. 12. Principado de Asturias 261.3%
  13. 13. Aragón 180.9%
  14. 14. Comunidad Foral de Navarra 110.6%
  15. 15. Cantabria 80.4%
  16. 16. Extremadura 60.3%
  17. 17. La Rioja 50.3%
On top of that, 149 used imported BEV entered Spain in 2018 (+170.9% vs 2017). Used imports →

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