The electric car for private buyers in Spain · 2025
How many new BEV cars are registered to private buyers in Spain in 2025, and which brands and models they choose.
DGT data to 25 Aug 2026 · year 2025 · new BEV passenger cars.
Change vs 2024. Includes the self-employed, who register as individuals.
Private year by year · 2015–2026
New BEV passenger-car registrations to private buyers each year, in volume or as a % of all new BEV that year.
* 2026 is still in progress: data to 25 Aug 2026.
The leader each year · Private
The most-registered brand within this segment each year, with its new BEV passenger cars.
- 2015 Renault 110
- 2016 Nissan 153
- 2017 Smart 218
- 2018 Nissan 585
- 2019 Tesla 1,266
- 2020 Tesla 906
- 2021 Tesla 2,323
- 2022 Tesla 2,986
- 2023 Tesla 10,137
- 2024 Tesla 13,640
- 2025 Tesla 13,356
- 2026* BYD 8,476
* 2026 is still in progress: data to 25 Aug 2026.
The figures year by year · Private
New BEV passenger-car registrations to private buyers, how much of all new BEV they accounted for each year, and how they changed.
| Year | Registrations | % of new BEV | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* | 53,262 | 65.5% | +57.0% |
| 2025 | 61,103 | 58.7% | +81.9% |
| 2024 | 33,598 | 57.0% | +30.6% |
| 2023 | 25,719 | 46.9% | +67.1% |
| 2022 | 15,392 | 48.9% | +56.3% |
| 2021 | 9,850 | 40.8% | +90.0% |
| 2020 | 5,183 | 28.6% | +52.6% |
| 2019 | 3,397 | 32.8% | +109.3% |
| 2018 | 1,623 | 26.2% | +63.6% |
| 2017 | 992 | 24.6% | +163.8% |
| 2016 | 376 | 18.5% | +51.6% |
| 2015 | 248 | 21.4% |
Change over the previous year. * 2026 is in progress (data to 25 Aug 2026): its change is to the same date.
Top brands · Private · 2025
- 1. Tesla 13,35621.9%
- 2. BYD 11,83919.4%
- 3. Kia 4,9148.0%
- 4. Hyundai 3,6596.0%
- 5. Renault 3,2095.3%
- 6. MINI 2,0423.3%
- 7. BMW 1,8493.0%
- 8. Volkswagen 1,8363.0%
- 9. Toyota 1,7962.9%
- 10. Leapmotor 1,6092.6%
- 11. Citroën 1,4822.4%
- 12. Volvo 1,4282.3%
- 13. Mercedes-Benz 1,3352.2%
- 14. MG 1,1932.0%
- 15. Dacia 1,1451.9%
The % is the share within this segment, not of all new BEV.
The top 5 brands make up 60.5% of this segment.
Top models · Private · 2025
- 1. Tesla Model 3 8,59514.1%
- 2. Tesla Model Y 4,7527.8%
- 3. Kia EV3 4,3237.1%
- 4. BYD Dolphin Surf 3,7156.1%
- 5. Renault 5 2,7254.5%
- 6. BYD ATTO 2 2,3503.8%
- 7. BYD ATTO 3 2,0923.4%
- 8. Hyundai Inster 1,7922.9%
- 9. Toyota bZ4X 1,6612.7%
- 10. BYD Dolphin 1,4472.4%
- 11. Hyundai Kona II 1,3132.1%
- 12. Volvo EX30 1,1621.9%
- 13. Dacia Spring 1,1451.9%
- 14. Leapmotor T03 1,0881.8%
- 15. Citroën e-C3 9971.6%
The % is the share within this segment, not of all new BEV.
How much private buyers weighs · 2025
New BEV passenger cars by segment, with private buyers highlighted. The name links to its page.
- Private 61,10358.7%
- Companies 42,95841.3%
- Leasing 17,17416.5%
- Rent a car (self-drive) 5,7695.5%
- Chauffeur hire 4,0013.8%
- Taxi 1,0831.0%
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%.
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Overview
The key figures for electric cars in Spain, with the monthly and year-to-date summary.
02Market
The total passenger-car market by technology: market share, trend and transition.
03DGT activity
The latest registrations, updated daily, straight from DGT data.
05Used cars
Used electric cars: domestic resale in Spain and used imports.
06Groups
The industry: the carmaking groups and the rise of Chinese brands.
07Brands
Every brand ranked by BEV registrations: ranking, market share and detail page.
08Regions
Electric car registrations by region and province.
09Technical data
Range, power and consumption of the cars actually registered, per DGT/ITV records.
10Historical
The full electric car time series and the yearbook by year and month.