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Used imported electric cars in Spain · 2016

How many used electric cars are imported and registered in Spain in 2016, where they come from, how old they are on arrival and which models and brands lead.

DGT data · full year 2016 · used BEV passenger car imports

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
Used imports 2016 25 +18 units vs the previous year · registrations of used BEV from abroad
Share of BEV registrations 1.2% of the 2,055 BEV passenger-car registrations in 2016, new and imported
From the EU 84.0% 21 cars
Age on import 2.03 years on average when entering Spain, from first registration

Where do they come from?

Origin of the used BEV imported and registered in 2016.

How old are they when imported?

Age of the used BEV imported in 2016 when they entered Spain, counted from their first registration. Based on all 25 registrations of the year.

< 1 year

16.0%

1-2 years

28.0%

2-3 years

48.0%

3-5 years

4.0%

5-8 years

4.0%

> 8 years

0.0%

Imports year by year · 2015–2026

Registrations of used BEV brought in from abroad each year. 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 · 2016

Split of used BEV imported in 2016 by brand (top 6 + the rest).

The 10 most imported used models · 2016

  1. 1. Tesla Model S 1144.0%
    +9 units
  2. 2. Smart Eq Fortwo Coupe 1040.0%
    +8 units
  3. 3. BMW i3 14.0%
    +0 units
  4. 4. Volkswagen Golf 14.0%
    New

The 10 most imported used brands · 2016

  1. 1. Tesla 1248.0%
    +10 units
  2. 2. Smart 1040.0%
    +8 units
  3. 3. BMW 14.0%
    +0 units
  4. 4. Mercedes-Benz 14.0%
    New
  5. 5. Volkswagen 14.0%
    New

Where do they arrive? · 2016

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

Region by region · 2016

Registrations of used imported BEV in each region and their weight in the import total.

  1. 1. Comunidad de Madrid 1040.0%
  2. 2. Cataluña 936.0%
  3. 3. Andalucía 28.0%
  4. 4. Castilla y León 14.0%
  5. 5. Castilla-La Mancha 14.0%
  6. 6. Comunidad Valenciana 14.0%
  7. 7. País Vasco 14.0%

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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