Car statistics for Estonia
In 2025, 13,141 new passenger cars were registered in Estonia, of which 6.6% 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 Estonia, 2015–2025.
Source: IEA, Global EV Data Explorer (CC BY 4.0).
Most registered car models in Estonia (2025)
The car models with the most new registrations in Estonia in 2025, by model.
| # | Model | Registrations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toyota Toyota Corolla Cross | 775 |
| 2 | Å koda Å koda Octavia | 712 |
| 3 | Toyota Toyota RAV4 | 573 |
| 4 | Å koda Å koda Kodiaq | 528 |
| 5 | Kia Kia Sportage | 487 |
| 6 | Dacia Dacia Duster | 379 |
| 7 | Toyota Toyota Yaris Cross | 357 |
| 8 | Volkswagen Volkswagen Tayron I | 310 |
| 9 | Renault Renault Symbioz | 291 |
| 10 | Dacia Dacia Sandero | 254 |
| 11 | Toyota Toyota C-HR | 214 |
| 12 | Toyota Toyota Yaris | 213 |
| 13 | Subaru Subaru Outback | 185 |
| 14 | Volkswagen Volkswagen Passat | 182 |
| 15 | Å koda Å koda Superb | 173 |
Source: EEA COâ‚‚ monitoring (CC BY 4.0). Catalog-matched models only.
Car fleet by age (2025)
70.4% of passenger cars in Estonia are older than 10 years.
Car fleet by fuel (2025)
Of 809,095 registered passenger cars in Estonia, 55.0% run on petrol, 43.4% on diesel and 1.6% on other fuels (electric, hybrid and gas).
CO2 emissions of new cars (2024)
New passenger cars in Estonia emitted on average 131.7 g CO2/km in 2024. The EU average was 107.9 g/km, so Estonia is above the average.
EV charging stations
Estonia has 351 public EV charging stations mapped in OpenStreetMap (about 25.8 per 100,000 inhabitants). See the EV charging ranking.
Road safety (2024)
Estonia recorded 5 road deaths per 100,000 inhabitants (69 in total) in 2024. The EU average was 4.4 per 100,000, so Estonia is above the EU average. See the road safety ranking.