Used imported electric cars in Spain · 2022

How many used electric cars are imported and registered in Spain in 2022, where they come from, how old they are on arrival and which models and brands lead.

DGT data · full year 2022 · used BEV passenger car imports

Used imports 2022 686 +22.9% (+128) vs the previous year · registrations of used BEV from abroad
Share of BEV registrations 2.1% of the 32,146 BEV passenger-car registrations in 2022, new and imported
From the EU 94.0% 645 cars
Age on import 3.16 years on average when entering Spain, from first registration

Where do they come from?

Origin of the used BEV imported and registered in 2022.

How old are they when imported?

Age of the used BEV imported in 2022 when they entered Spain, counted from their first registration. Based on 685 of the year’s 686 registrations (99.8%): those that carry that date.

< 1 year

18.7%

1-2 years

17.7%

2-3 years

15.3%

3-5 years

27.0%

5-8 years

18.5%

> 8 years

2.8%

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 · 2022

Split of used BEV imported in 2022 by brand (top 6 + the rest).

The 10 most imported used models · 2022

  1. 1. Tesla Model S 12818.7%
    -2.3%(-3)
  2. 2. Tesla Model 3 10315.0%
    +106.0%(+53)
  3. 3. Renault Zoe 7210.5%
    +9.1%(+6)
  4. 4. BMW i3 689.9%
    -28.4%(-27)
  5. 5. Tesla Model X 345.0%
    +5 units
  6. 6. Fiat 500e 294.2%
    +26 units
  7. -52.6%(-30)
  8. 8. Volkswagen Golf 192.8%
    +2 units
  9. 9. Aiways U5 182.6%
    +14 units
  10. 10. Nissan Leaf 142.0%
    +2 units

The 10 most imported used brands · 2022

  1. 1. Tesla 28441.4%
    +32.7%(+70)
  2. 2. Renault 7510.9%
    +5.6%(+4)
  3. 3. BMW 7010.2%
    -27.8%(-27)
  4. 4. Smart 436.3%
    -44.9%(-35)
  5. 5. Fiat 304.4%
    +26 units
  6. 6. Volkswagen 304.4%
    +10 units
  7. 7. Mercedes-Benz 233.4%
    +16 units
  8. 8. Aiways 182.6%
    +14 units
  9. 9. Audi 182.6%
    +14 units
  10. 10. Nissan 172.5%
    +1 units

Where do they arrive? · 2022

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

Region by region · 2022

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

  1. 1. Comunidad de Madrid 20329.6%
  2. 2. Cataluña 11116.2%
  3. 3. Comunidad Valenciana 10915.9%
  4. 4. Andalucía 639.2%
  5. 5. Illes Balears 365.2%
  6. 6. Galicia 345.0%
  7. 7. Castilla-La Mancha 233.4%
  8. 8. Región de Murcia 213.1%
  9. 9. País Vasco 202.9%
  10. 10. Canarias 182.6%
  11. 11. Castilla y León 172.5%
  12. 12. Cantabria 91.3%
  13. 14. Aragón 50.7%
  14. 15. La Rioja 50.7%
  15. 16. Extremadura 40.6%

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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  • Market The total passenger-car market by technology: market share, trend and transition.
  • DGT activity The latest registrations, updated daily, straight from DGT data.
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  • Regions Electric car registrations by region and province.
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