Used imported electric cars in Spain · 2020

How many used electric cars are imported and registered in Spain in 2020, where they come from, how old they are on arrival and which models and brands lead.

DGT data · full year 2020 · used BEV passenger car imports

Used imports 2020 357 -13.6% (-56) vs the previous year · registrations of used BEV from abroad
Share of BEV registrations 1.9% of the 18,509 BEV passenger-car registrations in 2020, new and imported
From the EU 92.4% 330 cars
Age on import 3.83 years on average when entering Spain, from first registration

Where do they come from?

Origin of the used BEV imported and registered in 2020.

How old are they when imported?

Age of the used BEV imported in 2020 when they entered Spain, counted from their first registration. Based on all 357 registrations of the year.

< 1 year

4.8%

1-2 years

9.8%

2-3 years

13.2%

3-5 years

47.6%

5-8 years

24.4%

> 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 · 2020

Split of used BEV imported in 2020 by brand (top 6 + the rest).

The 10 most imported used models · 2020

  1. 1. Tesla Model S 10529.4%
    -9.5%(-11)
  2. 2. BMW i3 6718.8%
    +52.3%(+23)
  3. 3. Renault Zoe 6117.1%
    -59.9%(-91)
  4. 4. Tesla Model 3 164.5%
    +14 units
  5. 5. Nissan Leaf 154.2%
    +11 units
  6. 6. Tesla Model X 123.4%
    +5 units
  7. -10 units
  8. 8. Volkswagen Golf 82.2%
    -2 units
  9. +6 units
  10. 10. Hyundai Ioniq 51.4%
    +3 units

The 10 most imported used brands · 2020

  1. 1. Tesla 14039.2%
    +2.2%(+3)
  2. 2. BMW 6919.3%
    +50.0%(+23)
  3. 3. Renault 6117.1%
    -60.9%(-95)
  4. 4. Smart 195.3%
    -5 units
  5. 5. Nissan 174.8%
    +12 units
  6. 6. Volkswagen 133.6%
    +3 units
  7. 7. Mercedes-Benz 113.1%
    +9 units
  8. 8. Hyundai 82.2%
    +6 units
  9. 9. Opel 82.2%
    -5 units
  10. 10. Jaguar 30.8%
    +2 units

Where do they arrive? · 2020

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

Region by region · 2020

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

  1. 1. Comunidad de Madrid 12133.9%
  2. 2. Cataluña 7721.6%
  3. 4. Andalucía 298.1%
  4. 5. Castilla-La Mancha 154.2%
  5. 6. Castilla y León 143.9%
  6. 7. Canarias 133.6%
  7. 8. Galicia 113.1%
  8. 10. País Vasco 72.0%
  9. 11. Extremadura 61.7%
  10. 12. Aragón 51.4%
  11. 13. Illes Balears 51.4%
  12. 16. 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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