New passenger car registrations in Ireland

New passenger car registrations in Ireland was 127,372 in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 1.8% from 2024. That is the 16th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

2025, count127,372
Change on 2024+1.8%
Rank16th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high149,7632016
Series low74,9602013

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New passenger car registrations in Ireland, 2013 to 2025

60K80K100K120K140K160K20132015201720192021202320252013: 74,960 count2014: 84,136 count2015: 129,959 count2016: 149,763 count2017: 133,579 count2018: 128,549 count2019: 126,104 count2020: 92,393 count2021: 108,615 count2022: 107,620 count2023: 125,530 count2024: 125,138 count2025: 127,372 count
count. Source: Eurostat, New passenger cars by type of motor energy, total (road_eqr_carpda). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-06.
All 13 values
Periodcount
2025127,372
2024125,138
2023125,530
2022107,620
2021108,615
202092,393
2019126,104
2018128,549
2017133,579
2016149,763
2015129,959
201484,136
201374,960

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2025
Ireland127,372
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.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). New passenger cars by type of motor energy, total (road_eqr_carpda) (New passenger car registrations, Ireland, 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, Ireland, 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/ireland. 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, Ireland, 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/ireland.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) New passenger cars by type of motor energy, total (road_eqr_carpda), New passenger car registrations, Ireland, 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/ireland (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{New passenger cars by type of motor energy, total (road\_eqr\_carpda): New passenger car registrations, Ireland, 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/ireland. 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 Ireland?

New passenger car registrations in Ireland was 127,372 in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 1.8% from 2024. That is the 16th 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 Ireland?

149,763 in 2016, the highest value since 2013 in this series.

New passenger car registrations elsewhere in European Union (27)

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