Car statistics for Czechia

In 2025, 228,529 new passenger cars were registered in Czechia, of which 5.9% were electric. For comparison, the EV share in the EU was 17.3%.

New cars (2025)
228,529
EV share
5.9%
Total car fleet (2025)
6,774,399

EV share of new cars over time

Electric vehicle share of new passenger cars in Czechia per year
20130.0%
20140.0%
20150.1%
20160.1%
20170.1%
20180.3%
20190.3%
20201.7%
20211.5%
20222.1%
20233.1%
20245.0%
20255.9%

New passenger cars by fuel (2025)

New passenger car registrations in Czechia by fuel (2025)
Petrol150,841 (66.0%)
Diesel45,374 (19.9%)
Electric13,506 (5.9%)
Plug-in hybrid11,033 (4.8%)
Gas6,009 (2.6%)
Hybrid1,738 (0.8%)
Hydrogen1 (0.0%)

New registrations per year

New passenger car registrations in Czechia per year
2013164,627
2014192,923
2015229,731
2016257,854
2017269,622
2018259,525
2019247,567
2020198,400
2021205,397
2022177,644
2023212,662
2024217,520
2025228,529

Electric car adoption over time

Electric cars (battery-electric and plug-in hybrid) as a share of new car sales in Czechia, 20152025.

Electric car sales share in Czechia per year
20150.1%
20160.1%
20170.1%
20180.4%
20190.5%
20202.5%
20213.1%
20223.9%
20235.4%
20246.8%
202510%

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

Most registered car models in Czechia (2025)

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

#ModelRegistrations
1Škoda Škoda Octavia17,309
2Škoda Škoda Kamiq11,523
3Škoda Škoda Karoq11,384
4Škoda Škoda Kodiaq10,597
5Škoda Škoda Fabia R59,911
6Škoda Škoda Scala9,517
7Hyundai Hyundai i308,026
8Škoda Škoda Superb6,591
9Toyota Toyota Corolla Cross6,459
10Hyundai Hyundai Tucson5,958
11Dacia Dacia Duster4,260
12Toyota Toyota RAV42,848
13Dacia Dacia Jogger2,574
14Škoda Škoda Enyaq2,367
15Dacia Dacia Sandero2,343

Source: EEA CO₂ monitoring (CC BY 4.0). Catalog-matched models only.

Car fleet by age (2025)

63.4% of passenger cars in Czechia are older than 10 years.

Passenger cars in Czechia by age (2025)
Under 2 years640,321 (9.5%)
2–5 years558,980 (8.3%)
5–10 years1,278,123 (18.9%)
10–20 years4,296,975 (63.4%)

Car fleet by fuel (2025)

Of 6,774,399 registered passenger cars in Czechia, 57.9% run on petrol, 37.6% on diesel and 4.5% on other fuels (electric, hybrid and gas).

Car fleet in Czechia by fuel (2025)
Petrol3,920,021 (57.9%)
Diesel2,547,071 (37.6%)
Other (electric/hybrid/gas)307,307 (4.5%)

CO2 emissions of new cars (2024)

New passenger cars in Czechia emitted on average 132.6 g CO2/km in 2024. The EU average was 107.9 g/km, so Czechia is above the average.

Average CO2 emissions of new passenger cars in Czechia (g/km)
2010148.9 g
2011144.5 g
2012140.8 g
2013134.6 g
2014131.6 g
2015126.3 g
2016121.2 g
2017150.4 g
2018152.7 g
2019156 g
2020144.9 g
2021138.8 g
2022137.7 g
2023136 g
2024132.6 g

EV charging stations

Czechia has 2,112 public EV charging stations mapped in OpenStreetMap (about 19.4 per 100,000 inhabitants). See the EV charging ranking.

Road safety (2024)

Czechia recorded 4.5 road deaths per 100,000 inhabitants (494 in total) in 2024. The EU average was 4.4 per 100,000, so Czechia is above the EU average. See the road safety ranking.

Safety recalls notified by Czechia

Czechia has notified 2 vehicle safety alerts to the EU Safety Gate rapid alert system, across 1 car brand. Member states notify the same defect independently, so a high count reflects both the size of the car fleet and how actively the country reports.

Other countries