EU countries by new passenger car registrations

Germany had the highest new passenger car registrations of 27 EU countries in 2014, at 3.04 million. Malta had the lowest, at 6,451. The median was 84,136 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 10.11 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest3,036,773Germany

Lowest6,451Malta

Median84,13627 EU countries

European Union (27)10,109,718History

Map of EU countries, 2014

Under 20K
20K to 70K
70K to 170K
170K to 380K
380K and over

count, 2014. Source: Eurostat, New passenger cars by type of motor energy, total (road_eqr_carpda). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2014

count. Source: Eurostat, New passenger cars by type of motor energy, total (road_eqr_carpda). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2014 count	Change on 2013
1	Germany	3,036,773	+2.9%
2	France	1,765,855	+0.5%
3	Italy	1,376,185	+4.9%
4	Spain	890,125	+19.9%
5	Belgium	487,711	-0.5%
6	Netherlands	387,568	-7%
7	Poland	327,709	+12.6%
8	Sweden	324,030	+10.9%
9	Austria	303,318	-4.9%
10	Czechia	192,923	+17.2%
11	Denmark	188,406	+4.3%
12	Portugal	142,826	+34.8%
13	Finland	106,235	+2.7%
14	Ireland	84,136	+12.2%
15	Slovakia	71,693	+9.5%
16	Greece	70,810	+20.7%
17	Romania	70,175	+21.6%
18	Hungary	68,016	+20.4%
19	Slovenia	54,086	+4.1%
20	Luxembourg	49,793	+6.8%
21	Croatia	33,997	+22.3%
22	Estonia	21,128	+7.3%
23	Bulgaria	16,626	+10%
24	Latvia	13,173	+19%
25	Lithuania	11,699	-4.6%
26	Cyprus	8,271	+17.4%
27	Malta	6,451	+12.2%

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). New passenger cars by type of motor energy, total (road_eqr_carpda) (EU countries by new passenger car registrations, 2014) [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), EU countries by new passenger car registrations, 2014. Eurostat, European Commission, 6 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/road_eqr_carpda/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/new-passenger-car-registrations/eu-countries?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. New passenger cars by type of motor energy, total (road_eqr_carpda). EU countries by new passenger car registrations, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/road_eqr_carpda/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/new-passenger-car-registrations/eu-countries?period=2014.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) New passenger cars by type of motor energy, total (road_eqr_carpda), EU countries by new passenger car registrations, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/road_eqr_carpda/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/new-passenger-car-registrations/eu-countries?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{eurostat_eu_countries_by_new_2014,
  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{New passenger cars by type of motor energy, total (road\_eqr\_carpda): EU countries by new passenger car registrations, 2014}},
  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/rankings/new-passenger-car-registrations/eu-countries?period=2014. 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.},
}

RIS

TY  - DATA
AU  - Eurostat, European Commission
TI  - New passenger cars by type of motor energy, total (road_eqr_carpda): EU countries by new passenger car registrations, 2014
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/06
PB  - Eurostat, European Commission
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/road_eqr_carpda/default/table
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/new-passenger-car-registrations/eu-countries?period=2014
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/new-passenger-car-registrations/eu-countries?period=2014.
N1  - 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.
ER  -

Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Embed code

<iframe src="https://invokely.ai/embed/rankings/new-passenger-car-registrations/eu-countries?period=2014" width="760" height="500" title="EU countries by new passenger car registrations, 2014, chart from Invokely" loading="lazy" style="border:0;width:100%;max-width:760px" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin"></iframe>

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank EU countries by new passenger car registrations using official data, and cite the source.

rank_places {"indicator":"new_passenger_cars","level":"country","within":"European Union (27)","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=new_passenger_cars&level=country&within=European%20Union%20(27)&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which EU country has the highest new passenger car registrations?

Germany, with 3.04 million in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest new passenger car registrations?

Malta, with 6,451 in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, New passenger cars by type of motor energy, total (road_eqr_carpda). Retrieved 2026-10-12.