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Used imported electric cars in Spain · 2023

How many used electric cars are imported and registered in Spain in 2023, where they come from, how old they are on arrival and which models and brands lead.

DGT data · full year 2023 · 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 2023 1,328 +93.6% (+642) vs the previous year · registrations of used BEV from abroad
Share of BEV registrations 2.4% of the 56,173 BEV passenger-car registrations in 2023, new and imported
From the EU 91.9% 1,221 cars
Age on import 3.21 years on average when entering Spain, from first registration

Where do they come from?

Origin of the used BEV imported and registered in 2023.

How old are they when imported?

Age of the used BEV imported in 2023 when they entered Spain, counted from their first registration. Based on 1,327 of the year’s 1,328 registrations (99.9%): those that carry that date.

< 1 year

11.1%

1-2 years

22.8%

2-3 years

19.7%

3-5 years

27.3%

5-8 years

16.3%

> 8 years

2.9%

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 · 2023

Split of used BEV imported in 2023 by brand (top 6 + the rest).

The 10 most imported used models · 2023

  1. 1. Tesla Model 3 17913.5%
    +73.8%(+76)
  2. 2. Smart Eq Fortwo Coupe 1319.9%
    +104 units
  3. 3. Renault Zoe 1178.8%
    +62.5%(+45)
  4. 4. Tesla Model S 1108.3%
    -14.1%(-18)
  5. 5. BMW i3 806.0%
    +17.6%(+12)
  6. 6. Tesla Model X 765.7%
    +123.5%(+42)
  7. 7. Fiat 500e 574.3%
    +28 units
  8. 8. Dacia Spring 473.5%
    +36 units
  9. 9. Porsche Taycan 392.9%
    +29 units
  10. 10. Tesla Model Y 362.7%
    +22 units

The 10 most imported used brands · 2023

  1. 1. Tesla 40630.6%
    +43.0%(+122)
  2. 2. Smart 17713.3%
    +311.6%(+134)
  3. 3. Renault 13410.1%
    +78.7%(+59)
  4. 4. BMW 926.9%
    +31.4%(+22)
  5. 5. Mercedes-Benz 755.6%
    +52 units
  6. 6. Volkswagen 745.6%
    +146.7%(+44)
  7. 7. Fiat 594.4%
    +96.7%(+29)
  8. 8. Dacia 473.5%
    +36 units
  9. 9. Porsche 403.0%
    +30 units
  10. 10. Audi 362.7%
    +18 units

Where do they arrive? · 2023

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

Region by region · 2023

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

  1. 1. Comunidad de Madrid 46935.3%
  2. 2. Comunidad Valenciana 21115.9%
  3. 3. Cataluña 20215.2%
  4. 4. Andalucía 15211.4%
  5. 5. Castilla y León 503.8%
  6. 6. Galicia 403.0%
  7. 7. Illes Balears 392.9%
  8. 8. Castilla-La Mancha 352.6%
  9. 9. Canarias 342.6%
  10. 10. País Vasco 282.1%
  11. 11. Región de Murcia 282.1%
  12. 12. Cantabria 120.9%
  13. 13. Aragón 90.7%
  14. 14. Principado de Asturias 80.6%
  15. 15. Extremadura 50.4%
  16. 16. Comunidad Foral de Navarra 40.3%
  17. 17. Ciudad Autónoma de Ceuta 10.1%
  18. 18. La Rioja 10.1%

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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