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The electric car for private owners in Spain · 2021

How many new BEV cars are registered to private owners in Spain in 2021, and which brands and models they choose.

DGT data · full year 2021 · new BEV passenger cars

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
Registrations · 2021 9,850 new BEV passenger cars
% of new BEV 40.8% of all new BEV passenger cars in Spain
Change vs 2020 +90.0% +4,667 units · full year
Leading brand Tesla 2,323 new BEV

Change vs 2020. Includes the self-employed, who register as individuals.

See the history of Private, year by year →

The most registered brands · Private · 2021

  1. 1. Tesla 2,32323.6%
    +156.4%(+1,417)
  2. 2. Volkswagen 1,16111.8%
    +59.7%(+434)
  3. 3. Kia 1,04410.6%
    +119.8%(+569)
  4. 4. Hyundai 7697.8%
    +60.5%(+290)
  5. 5. Peugeot 6146.2%
    +23.8%(+118)
  6. 6. MINI 4704.8%
    +47.3%(+151)
  7. 7. Citroën 3313.4%
    +328 units
  8. 8. SEAT 3303.4%
    -46.4%(-286)
  9. 9. Opel 3173.2%
    +220.2%(+218)
  10. 10. Renault 2902.9%
    +156.6%(+177)
  11. 11. Smart 2842.9%
    +66.1%(+113)
  12. 12. Fiat 2802.8%
    +277 units
  13. 13. Dacia 2672.7%
    New
  14. 14. Škoda 2332.4%
    +33.1%(+58)
  15. 15. Mercedes-Benz 2212.2%
    +550.0%(+187)
  16. 16. Nissan 1571.6%
    -24.9%(-52)
  17. 17. Audi 1541.6%
    +413.3%(+124)
  18. 18. BMW 1341.4%
    -22.5%(-39)
  19. 19. Ford 1211.2%
    New
  20. 20. MG 951.0%
    New

The % is the share within this segment, not of all new BEV.

The top 5 brands make up 60.0% of this segment.

The most registered models · Private · 2021

  1. 1. Tesla Model 3 2,14821.8%
    +163.6%(+1,333)
  2. 2. Kia Niro 8849.0%
    +99.5%(+441)
  3. 3. Volkswagen ID.3 5375.5%
    +115.7%(+288)
  4. 4. Volkswagen ID.4 5295.4%
    New
  5. 5. MINI Cooper 4704.8%
    +47.3%(+151)
  6. 6. Peugeot e-2008 3573.6%
    +46.3%(+113)
  7. 7. SEAT Mii 3303.4%
    -46.4%(-286)
  8. 8. Citroën e-C4 3073.1%
    +305 units
  9. 9. Fiat 500e 2802.8%
    +277 units
  10. 10. Dacia Spring 2672.7%
    New
  11. 11. Hyundai Kona II 2612.6%
    +258 units
  12. 12. Hyundai IONIQ 5 2362.4%
    New
  13. 13. Peugeot e-208 2352.4%
    -6.0%(-15)
  14. 14. Škoda Enyaq 2272.3%
    New
  15. 15. Renault Twingo 2232.3%
    +219 units
  16. 16. Smart Fortwo 2032.1%
    +81.2%(+91)
  17. 17. Mercedes-Benz EQA 2022.1%
    New
  18. 18. Hyundai Kona 1731.8%
    -56.4%(-224)
  19. 19. Tesla Model Y 1721.7%
    New
  20. 20. Opel Corsa 1691.7%
    +70.7%(+70)

The % is the share within this segment, not of all new BEV.

Private by region · 2021

On the right, how much of each region’s electric car market this segment takes. The bar is volume; the percentage is the segment’s weight in that region.

  1. 1. Comunidad de Madrid 2,49027.2%
    +77.2%(+1,085)
  2. 2. Cataluña 2,10350.2%
    +77.8%(+920)
  3. 3. Comunidad Valenciana 1,04750.1%
    +102.1%(+529)
  4. 4. Andalucía 1,01848.0%
    +147.1%(+606)
  5. 5. Canarias 80453.8%
    +125.8%(+448)
  6. 6. Illes Balears 46153.6%
    +130.5%(+261)
  7. 7. País Vasco 30645.5%
    +62.8%(+118)
  8. 8. Galicia 30148.9%
    +59.3%(+112)
  9. 9. Castilla y León 23943.9%
    +89.7%(+113)
  10. 10. Castilla-La Mancha 21533.3%
    +124.0%(+119)
  11. 11. Comunidad Foral de Navarra 20559.9%
    +115.8%(+110)
  12. 12. Región de Murcia 20150.8%
    +95.1%(+98)
  13. 13. Aragón 15245.0%
    +83.1%(+69)
  14. 14. Principado de Asturias 13046.1%
    +85.7%(+60)
  15. 15. Cantabria 8948.6%
    -13.6%(-14)
  16. 16. Extremadura 5950.4%
    +51.3%(+20)
  17. 17. La Rioja 2738.0%
    +11 units
  18. 18. Ciudad Autónoma de Ceuta 222.2%
    New
  19. 19. Ciudad Autónoma de Melilla 125.0%
    +0 units

Sorted by volume. A small region can have a high segment weight without appearing near the top.

How much private owners weighs · 2021

New BEV passenger cars by segment, with private owners highlighted. The name links to its page.

The small figure is the % of new BEV. The segments overlap: leasing, rental and taxi sit inside company, so the bars don’t add up to 100%.

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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  • Brands Every brand ranked by BEV registrations: ranking, market share and detail page.
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  • Technical data Range, power and consumption of the cars actually registered, per DGT/ITV records.
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