Car statistics for Poland

In 2025, 600,504 new passenger cars were registered in Poland, of which 7.2% were electric. For comparison, the EV share in the EU was 17.3%.

New cars (2025)
600,504
EV share
7.2%
Total car fleet (2025)
23,233,513

EV share of new cars over time

Electric vehicle share of new passenger cars in Poland per year
20130.0%
20140.0%
20150.0%
20160.0%
20170.1%
20180.1%
20190.3%
20200.9%
20211.6%
20222.7%
20233.6%
20243.0%
20257.2%

New passenger cars by fuel (2025)

New passenger car registrations in Poland by fuel (2025)
Petrol303,686 (50.6%)
Hybrid128,594 (21.4%)
Diesel70,695 (11.8%)
Electric43,311 (7.2%)
Plug-in hybrid33,941 (5.7%)
Gas19,056 (3.2%)
Other1,100 (0.2%)
Hydrogen121 (0.0%)

New registrations per year

New passenger car registrations in Poland per year
2013290,983
2014327,709
2015356,337
2016418,058
2017490,651
2018540,396
2019561,153
2020432,394
2021450,831
2022421,565
2023477,258
2024554,248
2025600,504

Electric car adoption over time

Electric cars (battery-electric and plug-in hybrid) as a share of new car sales in Poland, 2014–2025.

Electric car sales share in Poland per year
20140.1%
20150.1%
20160.1%
20170.2%
20180.3%
20190.5%
20201.9%
20213.6%
20225.9%
20236.4%
20246.7%
202514%

Source: IEA, Global EV Data Explorer (CC BY 4.0).

Most registered car models in Poland (2025)

The car models with the most new registrations in Poland in 2025, by model.

#ModelRegistrations
1Å koda Å koda Octavia17,099
2Toyota Toyota Yaris Cross11,991
3Kia Kia Sportage11,352
4Hyundai Hyundai Tucson8,543
5Volkswagen Volkswagen T-Roc8,525
6Toyota Toyota Yaris8,323
7Toyota Toyota C-HR8,219
8Dacia Dacia Duster7,592
9Toyota Toyota RAV47,407
10Å koda Å koda Kamiq6,884
11Å koda Å koda Kodiaq6,841
12Å koda Å koda Fabia R56,833
13Å koda Å koda Superb6,830
14Volvo Volvo XC606,811
15Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz GL-Class (X164)6,357

Source: EEA COâ‚‚ monitoring (CC BY 4.0). Catalog-matched models only.

Car fleet by age (2024)

75.8% of passenger cars in Poland are older than 10 years.

Passenger cars in Poland by age (2024)
Under 2 years1,098,084 (4.8%)
2–5 years1,399,645 (6.1%)
5–10 years3,060,709 (13.3%)
10–20 years9,328,756 (40.6%)
Over 20 years8,064,019 (35.1%)

Car fleet by fuel (2025)

Of 23,233,513 registered passenger cars in Poland, 0.0% run on petrol, 0.0% on diesel and 100.0% on other fuels (electric, hybrid and gas).

Car fleet in Poland by fuel (2025)
Petrol0 (0.0%)
Diesel0 (0.0%)
Other (electric/hybrid/gas)23,233,513 (100.0%)

CO2 emissions of new cars (2024)

New passenger cars in Poland emitted on average 133.4 g CO2/km in 2024. The EU average was 107.9 g/km, so Poland is above the average.

Average CO2 emissions of new passenger cars in Poland (g/km)
2010146.2 g
2011144.5 g
2012141.3 g
2013138.1 g
2014132.9 g
2015129.3 g
2016125.8 g
2017154.7 g
2018157.3 g
2019158 g
2020146 g
2021137.6 g
2022135.7 g
2023132.7 g
2024133.4 g

EV charging stations

Poland has 2,949 public EV charging stations mapped in OpenStreetMap (about 8.1 per 100,000 inhabitants). See the EV charging ranking.

Road safety (2024)

Poland recorded 5.2 road deaths per 100,000 inhabitants (1,896 in total) in 2024. The EU average was 4.4 per 100,000, so Poland is above the EU average. See the road safety ranking.

Safety recalls notified by Poland

Poland has notified 95 vehicle safety alerts to the EU Safety Gate rapid alert system, across 15 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.

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