Car statistics for Iceland
In 2025, 14,547 new passenger cars were registered in Iceland, of which 41.2% 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 Iceland, 2012–2025.
Source: IEA, Global EV Data Explorer (CC BY 4.0).
Most registered car models in Iceland (2025)
The car models with the most new registrations in Iceland in 2025, by model.
| # | Model | Registrations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tesla Tesla Model Y | 1,434 |
| 2 | Kia Kia Sportage | 613 |
| 3 | Dacia Dacia Duster | 590 |
| 4 | Toyota Toyota RAV4 | 586 |
| 5 | Tesla Tesla Model 3 | 455 |
| 6 | Dacia Dacia Bigster | 357 |
| 7 | Kia Kia EV3 | 349 |
| 8 | Kia Kia Sorento | 326 |
| 9 | Toyota Toyota Land Cruiser | 293 |
| 10 | Hyundai Hyundai Tucson | 289 |
| 11 | Å koda Å koda Kodiaq | 258 |
| 12 | Toyota Toyota Yaris | 246 |
| 13 | Xpeng Xpeng G6 | 245 |
| 14 | Land Rover Land Rover Defender | 235 |
| 15 | Suzuki Suzuki Vitara | 231 |
Source: EEA COâ‚‚ monitoring (CC BY 4.0). Catalog-matched models only.
Car fleet by age (2021)
64.5% of passenger cars in Iceland are older than 10 years.
Car fleet by fuel (2025)
Of 254,362 registered passenger cars in Iceland, 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 Iceland emitted on average 92.5 g CO2/km in 2024. The EU average was 107.9 g/km, so Iceland is below the average.
EV charging stations
Iceland has 373 public EV charging stations mapped in OpenStreetMap (about 94.6 per 100,000 inhabitants). See the EV charging ranking.
Road safety (2024)
Iceland recorded 3.4 road deaths per 100,000 inhabitants (13 in total) in 2024. The EU average was 4.4 per 100,000, so Iceland is safer than the EU average. See the road safety ranking.