EU countries by new passenger car registrations

Germany had the highest new passenger car registrations of 27 EU countries in 2016, at 3.29 million. Malta had the lowest, at 7,306. The median was 119,000 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 11.98 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest3,285,904Germany

Lowest7,306Malta

Median119,00027 EU countries

European Union (27)11,982,392History

Map of EU countries, 2016

Under 30K
30K to 90K
90K to 220K
220K to 410K
410K and over

count, 2016. Source: Eurostat, New passenger cars by type of motor energy, total (road_eqr_carpda). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2016

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

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2016 count	Change on 2015
1	Germany	3,285,904	+2.5%
2	France	1,984,471	+5.2%
3	Italy	1,848,841	+16%
4	Spain	1,228,412	+17.2%
5	Belgium	546,142	+7.9%
6	Poland	418,058	+17.3%
7	Sweden	387,997	+7.2%
8	Netherlands	382,512	-14.8%
9	Austria	329,604	+6.8%
10	Czechia	257,854	+12.2%
11	Denmark	222,469	+7.7%
12	Portugal	207,330	+16.2%
13	Ireland	149,763	+15.2%
14	Finland	119,000	+9.4%
15	Hungary	96,735	+25%
16	Romania	95,181	+17.3%
17	Slovakia	88,504	+13.2%
18	Greece	78,790	+4.4%
19	Slovenia	64,899	+7%
20	Luxembourg	50,561	+8.8%
21	Croatia	43,015	+23.5%
22	Estonia	23,020	+9.3%
23	Bulgaria	20,386	+18%
24	Latvia	16,768	+17.3%
25	Lithuania	16,402	+19.2%
26	Cyprus	12,468	+23.7%
27	Malta	7,306	+1.9%

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.

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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, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/road_eqr_carpda/default/table

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New passenger cars by type of motor energy, total (road_eqr_carpda), EU countries by new passenger car registrations, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) New passenger cars by type of motor energy, total (road_eqr_carpda), EU countries by new passenger car registrations, 2016 [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=2016 (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): EU countries by new passenger car registrations, 2016}},
  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=2016. 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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Which EU country has the highest new passenger car registrations?

Germany, with 3.29 million in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest new passenger car registrations?

Malta, with 7,306 in 2016.

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.