New passenger car registrations in France
New passenger car registrations in France was 1.69 million in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 5.1% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.
New passenger car registrations in France, 2013 to 2025
All 13 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,690,293 |
| 2024 | 1,781,580 |
| 2023 | 1,841,326 |
| 2022 | 1,576,950 |
| 2021 | 1,708,675 |
| 2020 | 1,693,530 |
| 2019 | 2,258,277 |
| 2018 | 2,223,581 |
| 2017 | 2,157,670 |
| 2016 | 1,984,471 |
| 2015 | 1,886,229 |
| 2014 | 1,765,855 |
| 2013 | 1,756,953 |
Compared with European Union (27)
| Place | 2025 |
|---|---|
| France | 1,690,293 |
| European Union (27) | 10,937,447 |
Rankings
Definition
Passenger cars registered for the first time in the year, all types of motor energy.
New registrations reported by national vehicle registers to Eurostat. Battery electric cars run only on electricity; plug-in hybrids are counted separately by Eurostat and are not included here.
How to cite
Eurostat. New passenger cars by type of motor energy, total (road_eqr_carpda). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/road_eqr_carpda/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). New passenger cars by type of motor energy, total (road_eqr_carpda) (New passenger car registrations, France, 2013 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/road_eqr_carpda/default/table
MLA 9
New passenger cars by type of motor energy, total (road_eqr_carpda), New passenger car registrations, France, 2013 to 2025. Eurostat, European Commission, 6 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/road_eqr_carpda/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/new-passenger-car-registrations/france. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. New passenger cars by type of motor energy, total (road_eqr_carpda). New passenger car registrations, France, 2013 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/road_eqr_carpda/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/new-passenger-car-registrations/france.
Harvard
Eurostat, European Commission (2026) New passenger cars by type of motor energy, total (road_eqr_carpda), New passenger car registrations, France, 2013 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/road_eqr_carpda/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/new-passenger-car-registrations/france (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{eurostat_new_passenger_car_registrations_2025,
author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
title = {{New passenger cars by type of motor energy, total (road\_eqr\_carpda): New passenger car registrations, France, 2013 to 2025}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/road_eqr_carpda/default/table},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/new-passenger-car-registrations/france. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. New passenger cars by type of motor energy, total (road\_eqr\_carpda). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/road\_eqr\_carpda/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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What is the new passenger car registrations in France?
New passenger car registrations in France was 1.69 million in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 5.1% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.
Where does this figure come from?
Eurostat, European Commission. New passenger cars by type of motor energy, total (road_eqr_carpda). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest new passenger car registrations in France?
2.26 million in 2019, the highest value since 2013 in this series.