Car statistics for Austria
In 2025, 284,978 new passenger cars were registered in Austria, of which 21.3% were electric. For comparison, the EV share in the EU was 17.3%.
EV share of new cars over time
New passenger cars by fuel (2025)
New registrations per year
Electric car adoption over time
Electric cars (battery-electric and plug-in hybrid) as a share of new car sales in Austria, 2013–2025.
Source: IEA, Global EV Data Explorer (CC BY 4.0).
Most registered car models in Austria (2025)
The car models with the most new registrations in Austria in 2025, by model.
| # | Model | Registrations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Å koda Å koda Octavia | 7,568 |
| 2 | Tesla Tesla Model Y | 4,342 |
| 3 | Å koda Å koda Karoq | 4,328 |
| 4 | Å koda Å koda Fabia R5 | 4,266 |
| 5 | Dacia Dacia Sandero | 4,220 |
| 6 | Dacia Dacia Duster | 3,693 |
| 7 | Dacia Dacia Bigster | 3,243 |
| 8 | Hyundai Hyundai Tucson | 3,004 |
| 9 | Å koda Å koda Enyaq | 2,984 |
| 10 | Mazda Mazda CX-30 | 2,902 |
| 11 | BMW BMW X1 | 2,817 |
| 12 | BYD BYD Seal | 2,704 |
| 13 | BYD BYD Seal U | 2,677 |
| 14 | Toyota Toyota Yaris Cross | 2,610 |
| 15 | Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz GL-Class (X164) | 2,517 |
Source: EEA COâ‚‚ monitoring (CC BY 4.0). Catalog-matched models only.
Car fleet by age (2025)
42.7% of passenger cars in Austria are older than 10 years.
Car fleet by fuel (2025)
Of 5,286,101 registered passenger cars in Austria, 47.8% run on petrol, 47.3% on diesel and 5.0% 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 6,599 public EV charging stations mapped in OpenStreetMap (about 71.7 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.