Car statistics for Ireland
In 2025, 127,372 new passenger cars were registered in Ireland, of which 18.6% 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 Ireland, 2015–2025.
Source: IEA, Global EV Data Explorer (CC BY 4.0).
Most registered car models in Ireland (2025)
The car models with the most new registrations in Ireland in 2025, by model.
| # | Model | Registrations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toyota Toyota Corolla Cross | 5,072 |
| 2 | Hyundai Hyundai Tucson | 4,646 |
| 3 | Å koda Å koda Octavia | 3,607 |
| 4 | Toyota Toyota Yaris Cross | 3,579 |
| 5 | Kia Kia Sportage | 3,464 |
| 6 | Toyota Toyota RAV4 | 3,202 |
| 7 | Å koda Å koda Kodiaq | 2,745 |
| 8 | Hyundai Hyundai Kona | 2,601 |
| 9 | Toyota Toyota C-HR | 2,114 |
| 10 | Toyota Toyota Yaris | 1,911 |
| 11 | Peugeot Peugeot 3008 | 1,671 |
| 12 | Dacia Dacia Sandero | 1,668 |
| 13 | Tesla Tesla Model 3 | 1,555 |
| 14 | Dacia Dacia Duster | 1,551 |
| 15 | Å koda Å koda Karoq | 1,487 |
Source: EEA COâ‚‚ monitoring (CC BY 4.0). Catalog-matched models only.
Car fleet by age (2023)
29.6% of passenger cars in Ireland are older than 10 years.
Car fleet by fuel (2025)
Of 2,619,083 registered passenger cars in Ireland, 44.6% run on petrol, 51.2% on diesel and 4.2% on other fuels (electric, hybrid and gas).
CO2 emissions of new cars (2024)
New passenger cars in Ireland emitted on average 106.7 g CO2/km in 2024. The EU average was 107.9 g/km, so Ireland is below the average.
EV charging stations
Ireland has 1,082 public EV charging stations mapped in OpenStreetMap (about 19.6 per 100,000 inhabitants). See the EV charging ranking.
Road safety (2024)
Ireland recorded 3.2 road deaths per 100,000 inhabitants (171 in total) in 2024. The EU average was 4.4 per 100,000, so Ireland is safer than the EU average. See the road safety ranking.