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Used electric cars in Spain · 2022

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 2022.

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BEV resold 2022 16,120 +8.3% vs the previous year · ownership transfers

Share of all transfers 0.67% BEV out of all passenger-car transfers

Average age at resale 2.03 years from first registration in Spain

Early resale 60.1% zero-km, leasing and launches that change hands early

At what age are they resold?

Split of BEV resold in 2022 by age (from their first registration in Spain).

< 1 year

35.8%

1-2 years

24.3%

2-3 years

13.8%

3-5 years

20.4%

5-8 years

4.7%

> 8 years

1.0%

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Read it with care: 60.1% (9,691) is early resale — zero-km cars, returned leases and recent launches that change hands almost at once — not cars with mileage behind them. Only 39.9% (6,428) 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 · 2022

Split of BEV resold in 2022 by brand (top 8 + the rest).

The 10 most resold models · 2022

1. Renault Zoe 2,310

-6.2%
2. Smart Fortwo 1,630

-3.3%
3. Smart Forfour 1,594

-7.1%
4. BMW i3 857

-10.2%
5. Nissan Leaf 835

-17.0%
6. Fiat 500e 626

+277.1%
7. Kia Niro 420

+62.2%
8. Volkswagen E Golf 415

+6.1%
9. Peugeot e-208 385

-3.5%
10. Citroën e-C4 369

+138.1%

The 10 most resold brands · 2022

1. Smart 3,22420.0%

-5.3%
2. Renault 2,45215.2%

-5.4%
3. BMW 1,0826.7%

+10.1%
4. Nissan 9035.6%

-23.3%
5. Mercedes-Benz 9005.6%

+98.7%
6. Volkswagen 8515.3%

-3.1%
7. Peugeot 8225.1%

+0.5%
8. Kia 7584.7%

+85.3%
9. Hyundai 6724.2%

+1.2%
10. Citroën 6464.0%

-37.7%

Where are they resold? · 2022

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

Region by region · 2022

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

1. Comunidad de Madrid 5,16532.0%
2. Cataluña 2,73216.9%
3. Comunidad Valenciana 1,64310.2%
4. Andalucía 1,3618.4%
5. Illes Balears 8965.6%
6. Canarias 8895.5%
7. Castilla-La Mancha 7164.4%
8. Galicia 6173.8%
9. País Vasco 4052.5%
10. Castilla y León 3972.5%
11. Región de Murcia 3252.0%
12. Aragón 2911.8%
13. Principado de Asturias 2531.6%
14. Comunidad Foral de Navarra 1400.9%
15. Cantabria 1300.8%
16. Extremadura 1090.7%
17. La Rioja 450.3%
18. Ciudad Autónoma de Melilla 40.0%
19. Ciudad Autónoma de Ceuta 20.0%

On top of that, 625 used imported BEV entered Spain in 2022 (+28.9% vs 2021). Used imports →

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Overview

The key figures for electric cars in Spain, with the monthly and year-to-date summary.

Market

The total passenger-car market by technology: market share, trend and transition.

DGT activity

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Use

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PHEV

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Groups

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Brands

Every brand ranked by BEV registrations: ranking, market share and detail page.

Regions

Electric car registrations by region and province.

Technical data

Range, power and consumption of the cars actually registered, per DGT/ITV records.

Historical

The full electric car time series and the yearbook by year and month.