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%.

New cars (2025)
13,141
EV share
6.6%
Total car fleet (2025)
809,095

EV share of new cars over time

Electric vehicle share of new passenger cars in Estonia per year
20130.7%
20141.6%
20150.1%
20160.1%
20170.1%
20180.3%
20190.3%
20201.8%
20212.2%
20223.4%
20236.3%
20245.1%
20256.6%

New passenger cars by fuel (2025)

New passenger car registrations in Estonia by fuel (2025)
Hybrid6,766 (51.5%)
Petrol2,900 (22.1%)
Plug-in hybrid1,403 (10.7%)
Diesel1,200 (9.1%)
Electric872 (6.6%)

New registrations per year

New passenger car registrations in Estonia per year
201319,690
201421,128
201521,064
201623,020
201725,621
201826,299
201927,579
202019,295
202122,610
202220,558
202322,986
202425,744
202513,141

Electric car adoption over time

Electric cars (battery-electric and plug-in hybrid) as a share of new car sales in Estonia, 2015–2025.

Electric car sales share in Estonia per year
20150.2%
20160.2%
20170.2%
20180.5%
20190.4%
20201.8%
20213.2%
20225.4%
20238.8%
202410%
202517%

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.

#ModelRegistrations
1Toyota Toyota Corolla Cross775
2Å koda Å koda Octavia712
3Toyota Toyota RAV4573
4Å koda Å koda Kodiaq528
5Kia Kia Sportage487
6Dacia Dacia Duster379
7Toyota Toyota Yaris Cross357
8Volkswagen Volkswagen Tayron I310
9Renault Renault Symbioz291
10Dacia Dacia Sandero254
11Toyota Toyota C-HR214
12Toyota Toyota Yaris213
13Subaru Subaru Outback185
14Volkswagen Volkswagen Passat182
15Å koda Å koda Superb173

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.

Passenger cars in Estonia by age (2025)
Under 2 years35,578 (4.4%)
2–5 years65,554 (8.1%)
5–10 years138,509 (17.1%)
10–20 years288,384 (35.6%)
Over 20 years281,070 (34.7%)

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).

Car fleet in Estonia by fuel (2025)
Petrol444,849 (55.0%)
Diesel351,417 (43.4%)
Other (electric/hybrid/gas)12,829 (1.6%)

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.

Average CO2 emissions of new passenger cars in Estonia (g/km)
2010162 g
2011156.9 g
2012150.3 g
2013147 g
2014140.9 g
2015137.2 g
2016133.9 g
2017161 g
2018160.5 g
2019157.7 g
2020147.6 g
2021142.6 g
2022141.6 g
2023134.6 g
2024131.7 g

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.

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