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Used imported electric cars in Spain · 2018

How many used electric cars are imported and registered in Spain in 2018, where they come from, how old they are on arrival and which models and brands lead.

DGT data · full year 2018 · 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 2018 288 +238.8% (+203) vs the previous year · registrations of used BEV from abroad
Share of BEV registrations 4.4% of the 6,481 BEV passenger-car registrations in 2018, new and imported
From the EU 95.5% 275 cars
Age on import 3.76 years on average when entering Spain, from first registration

Where do they come from?

Origin of the used BEV imported and registered in 2018.

How old are they when imported?

Age of the used BEV imported in 2018 when they entered Spain, counted from their first registration. Based on all 288 registrations of the year.

< 1 year

2.1%

1-2 years

9.0%

2-3 years

13.5%

3-5 years

58.7%

5-8 years

16.3%

> 8 years

0.3%

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 · 2018

Split of used BEV imported in 2018 by brand (top 6 + the rest).

The 10 most imported used models · 2018

  1. 1. Renault Zoe 11439.6%
    +102 units
  2. 2. Tesla Model S 9934.4%
    +200.0%(+66)
  3. 3. BMW i3 165.6%
    +12 units
  4. 4. Nissan Leaf 93.1%
    +2 units
  5. 5. Smart Eq Fortwo Coupe 62.1%
    -7 units
  6. 6. Tesla Model X 41.4%
    +1 units
  7. 7. Volkswagen Up! 41.4%
    +3 units
  8. 8. Citroën C-Zero 31.0%
    +2 units
  9. 9. Mercedes-Benz B 250 E 31.0%
    +1 units
  10. 10. Volkswagen Golf 31.0%
    New

The 10 most imported used brands · 2018

  1. 1. Renault 11740.6%
    +105 units
  2. 2. Tesla 10837.5%
    +200.0%(+72)
  3. 3. BMW 165.6%
    +12 units
  4. 4. Nissan 103.5%
    +2 units
  5. 5. Smart 82.8%
    -6 units
  6. 6. Volkswagen 72.4%
    +6 units
  7. 7. Opel 62.1%
    +4 units
  8. 8. Citroën 41.4%
    +3 units
  9. 9. Mercedes-Benz 41.4%
    +2 units
  10. 10. Peugeot 31.0%
    +1 units

Where do they arrive? · 2018

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

Region by region · 2018

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

  1. 1. Comunidad de Madrid 10737.2%
  2. 2. Cataluña 5820.1%
  3. 3. Comunidad Valenciana 3110.8%
  4. 4. Andalucía 217.3%
  5. 5. Castilla y León 144.9%
  6. 6. Castilla-La Mancha 124.2%
  7. 7. Región de Murcia 93.1%
  8. 8. Illes Balears 72.4%
  9. 9. País Vasco 72.4%
  10. 10. Cantabria 51.7%
  11. 11. Galicia 41.4%
  12. 12. Principado de Asturias 41.4%
  13. 13. Aragón 31.0%
  14. 14. Comunidad Foral de Navarra 31.0%
  15. 15. Canarias 10.3%
  16. 16. Extremadura 10.3%
  17. 17. La Rioja 10.3%

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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