Car statistics for Romania

In 2024, 151,105 new passenger cars were registered in Romania, of which 6.5% were electric. For comparison, the EV share in the EU was 13.5%.

New cars (2024)
151,105
EV share
6.5%
Total car fleet (2024)
8,449,781

EV share of new cars over time

Electric vehicle share of new passenger cars in Romania per year
20130.1%
20140.0%
20150.0%
20160.1%
20170.2%
20180.5%
20190.9%
20202.3%
20215.2%
20229.0%
202310.6%
20246.5%

New passenger cars by fuel (2024)

New passenger car registrations in Romania by fuel (2024)
Hybrid51,668 (34.2%)
Petrol49,005 (32.4%)
Diesel18,435 (12.2%)
Other15,401 (10.2%)
Electric9,795 (6.5%)
Plug-in hybrid6,801 (4.5%)

New registrations per year

New passenger car registrations in Romania per year
201357,700
201470,175
201581,175
201695,181
2017106,873
2018130,921
2019161,564
2020126,329
2021121,210
2022129,324
2023144,609
2024151,105

Car fleet by age (2024)

80.5% of passenger cars in Romania are older than 10 years.

Passenger cars in Romania by age (2024)
Under 2 years291,712 (3.5%)
2–5 years402,032 (4.8%)
5–10 years951,819 (11.3%)
10–20 years3,766,825 (44.6%)
Over 20 years3,037,393 (35.9%)

Car fleet by fuel (2024)

Of 8,449,781 registered passenger cars in Romania, 47.2% run on petrol, 51.2% on diesel and 1.6% on other fuels (electric, hybrid and gas).

Car fleet in Romania by fuel (2024)
Petrol3,988,219 (47.2%)
Diesel4,322,854 (51.2%)
Other (electric/hybrid/gas)138,708 (1.6%)

CO2 emissions of new cars (2024)

New passenger cars in Romania emitted on average 121.1 g CO2/km in 2024. The EU average was 107.9 g/km, so Romania is above the average.

Average CO2 emissions of new passenger cars in Romania (g/km)
2010148.5 g
2011140.7 g
2012139 g
2013132.1 g
2014128.2 g
2015125 g
2016122 g
2017146.2 g
2018147.3 g
2019150.7 g
2020138.5 g
2021125.6 g
2022119.7 g
2023116.2 g
2024121.1 g

EV charging stations

Romania has 650 public EV charging stations mapped in OpenStreetMap (about 3.4 per 100,000 inhabitants). See the EV charging ranking.

Road safety (2024)

Romania recorded 7.8 road deaths per 100,000 inhabitants (1,478 in total) in 2024. The EU average was 4.4 per 100,000, so Romania is above the EU average. See the road safety ranking.

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