Car statistics for Germany
In 2025, 2,857,591 new passenger cars were registered in Germany, of which 19.1% 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 Germany, 2011–2025.
Source: IEA, Global EV Data Explorer (CC BY 4.0).
Most registered car models in Germany (2025)
The car models with the most new registrations in Germany in 2025, by model.
| # | Model | Registrations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Opel Opel Corsa F | 48,549 |
| 2 | Å koda Å koda Octavia | 37,611 |
| 3 | Å koda Å koda Kodiaq | 29,839 |
| 4 | BMW BMW X1 | 28,288 |
| 5 | Å koda Å koda Karoq | 28,036 |
| 6 | Dacia Dacia Sandero | 26,426 |
| 7 | Å koda Å koda Enyaq | 25,359 |
| 8 | Audi Audi A5 | 24,727 |
| 9 | BMW BMW X3 | 23,500 |
| 10 | Volvo Volvo XC60 | 23,332 |
| 11 | Å koda Å koda Kamiq | 22,515 |
| 12 | Hyundai Hyundai Tucson | 20,870 |
| 13 | Opel Opel Mokka | 20,730 |
| 14 | Toyota Toyota Aygo X | 20,276 |
| 15 | BMW BMW iX1 | 19,041 |
Source: EEA COâ‚‚ monitoring (CC BY 4.0). Catalog-matched models only.
Car fleet by age (2025)
43.9% of passenger cars in Germany are older than 10 years.
Car fleet by fuel (2025)
Of 49,486,487 registered passenger cars in Germany, 66.4% run on petrol, 28.8% on diesel and 4.8% on other fuels (electric, hybrid and gas).
CO2 emissions of new cars (2025)
New passenger cars in Germany emitted on average 102.2 g CO2/km in 2025. The EU average was 98.3 g/km, so Germany is above the average.
EV charging stations
Germany has 47,519 public EV charging stations mapped in OpenStreetMap (about 56.9 per 100,000 inhabitants). See the EV charging ranking.
Road safety (2024)
Germany recorded 3.3 road deaths per 100,000 inhabitants (2,770 in total) in 2024. The EU average was 4.4 per 100,000, so Germany is safer than the EU average. See the road safety ranking.
Safety recalls notified by Germany
Germany has notified 1,720 vehicle safety alerts to the EU Safety Gate rapid alert system, across 65 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.