EU countries by new passenger car registrations

Germany had the highest new passenger car registrations of 27 EU countries in 2017, at 3.44 million. Malta had the lowest, at 7,776. The median was 118,587 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 12.8 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest3,441,262Germany

Lowest7,776Malta

Median118,58727 EU countries

European Union (27)12,795,786History

Map of EU countries, 2017

Under 30K
30K to 100K
100K to 220K
220K to 480K
480K and over

count, 2017. Source: Eurostat, New passenger cars by type of motor energy, total (road_eqr_carpda). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2017

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

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2017 count	Change on 2016
1	Germany	3,441,262	+4.7%
2	France	2,157,670	+8.7%
3	Italy	1,993,826	+7.8%
4	Spain	1,339,232	+9%
5	Belgium	553,692	+1.4%
6	Poland	490,651	+17.4%
7	Netherlands	414,306	+8.3%
8	Sweden	392,717	+1.2%
9	Austria	353,320	+7.2%
10	Czechia	269,622	+4.6%
11	Portugal	224,037	+8.1%
12	Denmark	221,473	-0.4%
13	Ireland	133,579	-10.8%
14	Finland	118,587	-0.3%
15	Hungary	116,305	+20.2%
16	Romania	106,873	+12.3%
17	Slovakia	96,312	+8.8%
18	Greece	88,001	+11.7%
19	Slovenia	72,477	+11.7%
20	Luxembourg	52,775	+4.4%
21	Croatia	50,412	+17.2%
22	Bulgaria	25,995	+27.5%
23	Estonia	25,621	+11.3%
24	Lithuania	19,083	+16.3%
25	Latvia	17,064	+1.8%
26	Cyprus	13,118	+5.2%
27	Malta	7,776	+6.4%

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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) New passenger cars by type of motor energy, total (road_eqr_carpda), EU countries by new passenger car registrations, 2017 [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=2017 (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, 2017}},
  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=2017. 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 3.44 million in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest new passenger car registrations?

Malta, with 7,776 in 2017.

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.