Car statistics for France
In 2025, 1,690,293 new passenger cars were registered in France, of which 19.6% 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 France, 2011–2025.
Source: IEA, Global EV Data Explorer (CC BY 4.0).
Most registered car models in France (2025)
The car models with the most new registrations in France in 2025, by model.
| # | Model | Registrations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peugeot Peugeot 208 | 86,929 |
| 2 | Dacia Dacia Sandero | 67,786 |
| 3 | Peugeot Peugeot 2008 | 57,194 |
| 4 | Dacia Dacia Duster | 41,202 |
| 5 | Renault Renault 5 | 40,836 |
| 6 | Peugeot Peugeot 3008 | 39,726 |
| 7 | Toyota Toyota Yaris | 35,861 |
| 8 | Toyota Toyota Yaris Cross | 33,949 |
| 9 | Renault Renault Symbioz | 30,901 |
| 10 | Peugeot Peugeot 308 | 30,806 |
| 11 | Volkswagen Volkswagen Polo VI | 24,409 |
| 12 | Citroën Citroën C5 Aircross | 20,649 |
| 13 | Renault Renault Austral | 19,355 |
| 14 | Tesla Tesla Model Y | 19,232 |
| 15 | Peugeot Peugeot 5008 | 17,432 |
Source: EEA COâ‚‚ monitoring (CC BY 4.0). Catalog-matched models only.
Car fleet by age (2024)
52.5% of passenger cars in France are older than 10 years.
Car fleet by fuel (2025)
Of 39,957,994 registered passenger cars in France, 0.0% run on petrol, 0.0% on diesel and 100.0% on other fuels (electric, hybrid and gas).
CO2 emissions of new cars (2024)
New passenger cars in France emitted on average 94.1 g CO2/km in 2024. The EU average was 107.9 g/km, so France is below the average.
EV charging stations
France has 21,182 public EV charging stations mapped in OpenStreetMap (about 30.6 per 100,000 inhabitants). See the EV charging ranking.
Road safety (2024)
France recorded 4.6 road deaths per 100,000 inhabitants (3,181 in total) in 2024. The EU average was 4.4 per 100,000, so France is above the EU average. See the road safety ranking.
Safety recalls notified by France
France has notified 458 vehicle safety alerts to the EU Safety Gate rapid alert system, across 33 car brands. 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.