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%.
EV share of new cars over time
New passenger cars by fuel (2024)
New registrations per year
Car fleet by age (2024)
80.5% of passenger cars in Romania are older than 10 years.
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).
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.
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.