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Used electric cars in Spain · 2023

How many used electric cars change owner in Spain in 2023, where the car came from, at what age, and which models and brands are resold the most.

DGT data · full year 2023 · 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 2023 17,017 +1.6% (+272) vs the previous year · changes of owner, not cars
Share of all transfers 0.6% BEV out of all passenger-car transfers
Average age at resale 2.29 years from first registration in Spain
Early resale 54.1% zero-km, leasing and launches that change hands early

At what age are they resold?

Split of 2023 BEV ownership transfers by the car’s age (from its registration in Spain).

< 1 year

35.3%

1-2 years

18.7%

2-3 years

13.9%

3-5 years

22.4%

5-8 years

8.2%

> 8 years

1.4%

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Read it with care: 54.1% of these transfers (9,203) 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 45.9% (7,814) is genuinely used with kilometres on the clock.

Where does the resold car come from?

The 17,017 ownership transfers of 2023, 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 four of its transfers comes in its first month on Spanish plates (22.3%), against 2.8% for cars registered new in Spain.

Registered new in Spain

16,150 transfers · 94.9% of the total

Average age at resale
2.34 years
In their first month on Spanish plates
2.8%
In their first year on Spanish plates
33.8%

The 10 most resold brands

  1. 1. Renault 1,99012.3%
  2. 2. Smart 1,69510.5%
  3. 3. BMW 1,2988.0%
  4. 4. Mercedes-Benz 1,2007.4%
  5. 5. Volkswagen 1,1517.1%
  6. 6. Tesla 1,0226.3%
  7. 7. Nissan 9616.0%
  8. 8. Peugeot 9525.9%
  9. 9. Citroën 7374.6%
  10. 10. Fiat 6854.2%

Arrived as imports

867 transfers · 5.1% of the total

Average age at resale
1.22 years
In their first month on Spanish plates
22.3%
In their first year on Spanish plates
64.7%
Age on entering Spainon average, from first registration abroad
3.33 years

The 10 most resold brands

  1. 1. Tesla 28833.2%
  2. 2. Renault 12814.8%
  3. 3. Smart 12714.7%
  4. 4. BMW 738.4%
  5. 5. Volkswagen 526.0%
  6. 6. Mercedes-Benz 283.2%
  7. 7. Dacia 252.9%
  8. 8. Porsche 222.5%
  9. 9. Nissan 151.7%
  10. 10. Fiat 131.5%

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 · 2023

Split of 2023 BEV ownership transfers by brand (top 6 + the rest).

The 10 most resold models · 2023

  1. 1. Renault Zoe 1,625
    -32.8%(-793)
  2. 2. Smart Fortwo 1,079
    -35.2%(-587)
  3. 3. Nissan Leaf 863
    +0.1%(+1)
  4. 4. BMW i3 849
    -8.7%(-81)
  5. 5. Fiat 500e 696
    +11.0%(+69)
  6. 6. Tesla Model 3 665
    +91.1%(+317)
  7. 7. Smart Forfour 619
    -61.5%(-987)
  8. 8. Volkswagen E Golf 533
    +19.8%(+88)
  9. 9. Peugeot e-208 504
    +30.6%(+118)
  10. 10. MINI Cooper 460
    +94.9%(+224)

The 10 most resold brands · 2023

  1. 1. Renault 2,11812.4%
    -17.5%(-448)
  2. 2. Smart 1,82210.7%
    -44.5%(-1,459)
  3. 3. BMW 1,3718.1%
    +18.1%(+210)
  4. 4. Tesla 1,3107.7%
    +71.5%(+546)
  5. 5. Mercedes-Benz 1,2287.2%
    +33.8%(+310)
  6. 6. Volkswagen 1,2037.1%
    +36.2%(+320)
  7. 7. Nissan 9765.7%
    +4.5%(+42)
  8. 8. Peugeot 9625.7%
    +16.5%(+136)
  9. 9. Citroën 7414.4%
    +14.4%(+93)
  10. 10. Fiat 6984.1%
    +11.1%(+70)

Where are they resold? · 2023

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

Region by region · 2023

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

  1. 1. Comunidad de Madrid 5,47332.2%
  2. 2. Cataluña 2,99417.6%
  3. 3. Comunidad Valenciana 1,6209.5%
  4. 4. Andalucía 1,4678.6%
  5. 5. Canarias 1,1496.8%
  6. 6. Illes Balears 8545.0%
  7. 7. Castilla-La Mancha 6463.8%
  8. 8. Galicia 5983.5%
  9. 9. País Vasco 4712.8%
  10. 10. Castilla y León 4032.4%
  11. 11. Región de Murcia 3572.1%
  12. 12. Aragón 3372.0%
  13. 13. Principado de Asturias 1961.2%
  14. 14. Comunidad Foral de Navarra 1440.8%
  15. 15. Cantabria 1380.8%
  16. 16. Extremadura 1140.7%
  17. 17. La Rioja 510.3%
  18. 18. Ciudad Autónoma de Melilla 40.0%
  19. 19. Ciudad Autónoma de Ceuta 10.0%

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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