Car statistics for Austria
In 2024, 253,789 new passenger cars were registered in Austria, of which 17.6% were electric. For comparison, the EV share in the EU was 13.5%.
EV share of new cars over time
New passenger cars by fuel (2024)
New registrations per year
Car fleet by age (2024)
42.0% of passenger cars in Austria are older than 10 years.
Car fleet by fuel (2024)
Of 5,231,893 registered passenger cars in Austria, 46.7% run on petrol, 49.4% on diesel and 3.9% on other fuels (electric, hybrid and gas).
CO2 emissions of new cars (2024)
New passenger cars in Austria emitted on average 105.7 g CO2/km in 2024. The EU average was 107.9 g/km, so Austria is below the average.
EV charging stations
Austria has 6,420 public EV charging stations mapped in OpenStreetMap (about 69.8 per 100,000 inhabitants). See the EV charging ranking.
Road safety (2024)
Austria recorded 3.8 road deaths per 100,000 inhabitants (351 in total) in 2024. The EU average was 4.4 per 100,000, so Austria is safer than the EU average. See the road safety ranking.