Car statistics for Croatia

In 2025, 52,917 new passenger cars were registered in Croatia, of which 1.9% were electric. For comparison, the EV share in the EU was 17.3%.

New cars (2025)
52,917
EV share
1.9%
Total car fleet (2025)
2,058,313

EV share of new cars over time

Electric vehicle share of new passenger cars in Croatia per year
20130.0%
20140.1%
20150.2%
20160.2%
20170.1%
20180.3%
20190.4%
20201.8%
20213.2%
20222.9%
20232.6%
20241.8%
20251.9%

New passenger cars by fuel (2025)

New passenger car registrations in Croatia by fuel (2025)
Petrol34,654 (65.5%)
Diesel10,047 (19.0%)
Hybrid5,983 (11.3%)
Electric992 (1.9%)
Plug-in hybrid630 (1.2%)
Gas611 (1.2%)

New registrations per year

New passenger car registrations in Croatia per year
201327,802
201433,997
201534,820
201643,015
201750,412
201859,856
201962,975
202036,047
202135,246
202237,044
202343,866
202447,806
202552,917

Electric car adoption over time

Electric cars (battery-electric and plug-in hybrid) as a share of new car sales in Croatia, 2019–2025.

Electric car sales share in Croatia per year
20190.4%
20201.9%
20213.8%
20225%
20234.6%
20244.9%
20255.4%

Source: IEA, Global EV Data Explorer (CC BY 4.0).

Most registered car models in Croatia (2025)

The car models with the most new registrations in Croatia in 2025, by model.

#ModelRegistrations
1Å koda Å koda Octavia3,780
2Volkswagen Volkswagen T-Cross3,316
3Opel Opel Mokka2,171
4Suzuki Suzuki Vitara2,089
5Renault Renault Captur II1,779
6Dacia Dacia Duster1,696
7Å koda Å koda Kamiq1,337
8Dacia Dacia Sandero1,312
9Å koda Å koda Kodiaq1,107
10Hyundai Hyundai Tucson1,101
11Toyota Toyota Corolla Cross1,076
12Suzuki Suzuki Swift1,024
13Å koda Å koda Scala946
14Toyota Toyota Yaris Cross941
15Volkswagen Volkswagen T-Roc929

Source: EEA COâ‚‚ monitoring (CC BY 4.0). Catalog-matched models only.

Car fleet by age (2025)

61.8% of passenger cars in Croatia are older than 10 years.

Passenger cars in Croatia by age (2025)
Under 2 years165,786 (8.1%)
2–5 years168,861 (8.2%)
5–10 years450,688 (21.9%)
10–20 years881,693 (42.8%)
Over 20 years391,285 (19.0%)

Car fleet by fuel (2025)

Of 2,058,313 registered passenger cars in Croatia, 41.1% run on petrol, 55.6% on diesel and 3.3% on other fuels (electric, hybrid and gas).

Car fleet in Croatia by fuel (2025)
Petrol846,579 (41.1%)
Diesel1,144,825 (55.6%)
Other (electric/hybrid/gas)66,909 (3.3%)

CO2 emissions of new cars (2024)

New passenger cars in Croatia emitted on average 125.6 g CO2/km in 2024. The EU average was 107.9 g/km, so Croatia is above the average.

Average CO2 emissions of new passenger cars in Croatia (g/km)
2013127.1 g
2014115.8 g
2015112.8 g
2016111.5 g
2017137.1 g
2018139.7 g
2019144.7 g
2020135.2 g
2021127.9 g
2022127.3 g
2023127.1 g
2024125.6 g

EV charging stations

Croatia has 542 public EV charging stations mapped in OpenStreetMap (about 14 per 100,000 inhabitants). See the EV charging ranking.

Road safety (2024)

Croatia recorded 6.2 road deaths per 100,000 inhabitants (239 in total) in 2024. The EU average was 4.4 per 100,000, so Croatia is above the EU average. See the road safety ranking.

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