Passenger-car registrations in Ireland
Ireland · December 2023
Ireland registered 4 875 passenger cars in December 2023: 1 064 new cars (21.8% of the total) and 3 811 used imports. That is down 30.0% on November 2023 and up 29.9% on December 2022. Year to date the market stands at 167 805 registrations, up 13.4% on the same period of last year.
VOLKSWAGEN led the brand ranking with 982 registrations and a 20.1% share, ahead of BMW (479) and AUDI (425). Together the top three brands took 38.7% of the market. Among the ten largest brands, MERCEDES-BENZ grew fastest year on year (+94.8%) while NISSAN fell furthest (−23.2%). The best-selling model was the TESLA MODEL Y with 109 registrations, followed by the VOLKSWAGEN T-ROC (97) and the FORD KUGA (70).
Battery-electric cars took 7.9% of all registrations. Among new cars alone the electric share was 22.9%. Plug-in hybrids took 11.2%, other hybrids 13.3%, diesel 24.3% and petrol 43.3%.
December 2023 was the weakest of the 4 months on this page, which average 7 962 registrations a month; the strongest was September 2023 with 11 114.
Trends
Fuel mix
New-car models 130
| # | ± | Make | Model | New | BEV | PHEV | Share of new | MoM | YoY | YTD | YTD YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | TESLA | MODEL Y | 109 | – | – | 10.2% | −3.5% | – | 2 119 | +681.9% |
| 2 | 0 | VOLKSWAGEN | T-ROC | 97 | – | – | 9.1% | −3.0% | – | 2 381 | +56.0% |
| 3 | – | FORD | KUGA | 70 | – | – | 6.6% | – | – | 1 468 | +22.2% |
| 4 | +5 | VOLKSWAGEN | POLO | 50 | – | – | 4.7% | +13.6% | – | 1 255 | −4.2% |
| 5 | +13 | VOLKSWAGEN | TIGUAN | 30 | – | – | 2.8% | −6.3% | – | 1 735 | +27.0% |
| 6 | +2 | TESLA | MODEL 3 | 29 | – | – | 2.7% | −37.0% | – | 1 203 | +14.1% |
| 7 | −4 | RENAULT | ARKANA | 25 | – | – | 2.4% | −58.3% | – | 1 223 | +4.9% |
| 8 | +11 | VOLKSWAGEN | GOLF | 23 | – | – | 2.2% | −25.8% | – | 1 327 | +9.6% |
| 9 | – | MERCEDES-BENZ | GLB | 17 | – | – | 1.6% | – | – | 253 | +21.6% |
| 10 | −5 | DACIA | SANDERO | 15 | – | – | 1.4% | −71.2% | −50.0% | 1 951 | +52.5% |
| 11 | −7 | KIA | SPORTAGE | 13 | – | – | 1.2% | −78.0% | – | 3 362 | +1.7% |
| 12 | +2 | TOYOTA | C-HR | 13 | – | – | 1.2% | −61.8% | – | 2 487 | −16.4% |
| 13 | – | DACIA | DUSTER | 12 | – | – | 1.1% | – | −73.9% | 1 697 | +22.2% |
| 14 | – | MERCEDES-BENZ | E | 12 | – | – | 1.1% | – | – | 206 | −71.1% |
| 15 | – | NISSAN | QASHQAI | 12 | – | – | 1.1% | – | – | 2 354 | +46.5% |
| 16 | – | SEAT | ARONA | 12 | – | – | 1.1% | – | – | 986 | +50.3% |
| 17 | – | VOLKSWAGEN | ARTEON | 12 | – | – | 1.1% | – | – | 711 | +274.2% |
| 18 | – | BMW | IX | 11 | – | – | 1.0% | – | – | 589 | +54.6% |
| 19 | −8 | TOYOTA | COROLLA | 11 | – | – | 1.0% | −70.3% | – | 4 250 | +5.1% |
| 20 | −13 | TOYOTA | YARIS | 11 | – | – | 1.0% | −76.6% | – | 3 811 | −19.8% |
| 21 | – | DACIA | JOGGER | 10 | – | – | 0.9% | – | – | 1 030 | +357.8% |
| 22 | – | HYUNDAI | TUCSON | 10 | – | – | 0.9% | – | – | 4 757 | −19.0% |
| 23 | – | RENAULT | CAPTUR | 10 | – | – | 0.9% | – | – | 895 | +2.4% |
| 24 | – | RENAULT | CLIO | 10 | – | – | 0.9% | – | – | 1 000 | −15.6% |
| 25 | – | SKODA | OCTAVIA | 10 | – | – | 0.9% | – | – | 2 408 | +42.9% |
| 26 | – | VOLKSWAGEN | TAIGO | 10 | – | – | 0.9% | – | – | 539 | +179.3% |
| 27 | – | VOLKSWAGEN | UP | 10 | – | – | 0.9% | – | – | 10 | – |
| 28 | – | CUPRA | FORMENTOR | 9 | – | – | 0.9% | – | – | 669 | +39.1% |
| 29 | – | FORD | PUMA | 9 | – | – | 0.9% | – | – | 1 626 | +13.5% |
| 30 | – | NISSAN | JUKE | 9 | – | – | 0.9% | – | – | 740 | +29.6% |
| 31 | – | SEAT | ATECA | 9 | – | – | 0.9% | – | – | 770 | +151.6% |
| 32 | −20 | TOYOTA | PRIUS | 9 | – | – | 0.9% | −75.0% | – | 147 | – |
| 33 | – | POLESTAR | POLESTAR 2 | 8 | – | – | 0.8% | – | – | 8 | – |
| 34 | −21 | SKODA | ENYAQ | 8 | – | – | 0.8% | −77.1% | – | 1 133 | +276.4% |
| 35 | – | VOLKSWAGEN | T-CROSS | 8 | – | – | 0.8% | – | – | 915 | +60.2% |
| 36 | – | FORD | FOCUS | 7 | – | – | 0.7% | – | – | 1 516 | +14.1% |
| 37 | – | HYUNDAI | I10 | 7 | – | – | 0.7% | – | – | 647 | +33.4% |
| 38 | – | KIA | CEED | 7 | – | – | 0.7% | – | – | 554 | +5.9% |
| 39 | – | MERCEDES-BENZ | CLA | 7 | – | – | 0.7% | – | – | 453 | +3.0% |
| 40 | – | OPEL | CORSA | 7 | – | – | 0.7% | – | – | 736 | +9.9% |
| 41 | – | BYD | ATTO 3 | 6 | – | – | 0.6% | – | – | 237 | – |
| 42 | – | RENAULT | ZOE | 6 | – | – | 0.6% | – | – | 162 | −50.9% |
| 43 | – | SKODA | KAROQ | 6 | – | – | 0.6% | – | – | 1 130 | +95.8% |
| 44 | – | SKODA | SCALA | 6 | – | – | 0.6% | – | – | 445 | +15.9% |
| 45 | −29 | SKODA | SUPERB | 6 | – | – | 0.6% | −81.8% | – | 1 222 | +79.4% |
| 46 | – | AUDI | A4 | 5 | – | – | 0.5% | – | – | 808 | +32.5% |
| 47 | – | AUDI | Q3 | 5 | – | – | 0.5% | – | – | 719 | 0.0% |
| 48 | – | BMW | 3 SERIES | 5 | – | – | 0.5% | – | – | 451 | +11.4% |
| 49 | – | BMW | I4 | 5 | – | – | 0.5% | – | – | 539 | +1440.0% |
| 50 | – | HYUNDAI | KONA | 5 | – | – | 0.5% | – | – | 2 104 | +3.5% |
| 51 | – | KIA | NIRO | 5 | – | – | 0.5% | – | – | 1 272 | +68.3% |
| 52 | – | KIA | SORENTO | 5 | – | – | 0.5% | – | – | 756 | +42.4% |
| 53 | – | MERCEDES-BENZ | C | 5 | – | – | 0.5% | – | – | 190 | −38.1% |
| 54 | – | MINI | MINI | 5 | – | – | 0.5% | – | – | 691 | +11.8% |
| 55 | – | SEAT | TARRACO | 5 | – | – | 0.5% | – | – | 470 | +108.9% |
| 56 | – | AUDI | A6 | 4 | – | – | 0.4% | – | – | 662 | +6.8% |
| 57 | – | BMW | 2 SERIES | 4 | – | – | 0.4% | – | – | 430 | +35.6% |
| 58 | – | BMW | X5 | 4 | – | – | 0.4% | – | – | 701 | +0.6% |
| 59 | – | KIA | EV6 | 4 | – | – | 0.4% | – | – | 4 | – |
| 60 | – | KIA | PICANTO | 4 | – | – | 0.4% | – | – | 519 | +39.9% |
| 61 | – | LAND ROVER | DEFENDER | 4 | – | – | 0.4% | – | – | 4 | – |
| 62 | – | MAZDA | CX-30 | 4 | – | – | 0.4% | – | – | 308 | +6.9% |
| 63 | – | MERCEDES-BENZ | GLE | 4 | – | – | 0.4% | – | – | 207 | −31.0% |
| 64 | – | OPEL | MOKKA | 4 | – | – | 0.4% | – | – | 982 | +38.9% |
| 65 | – | PEUGEOT | 208 | 4 | – | – | 0.4% | – | – | 613 | −24.6% |
| 66 | – | RENAULT | AUSTRAL | 4 | – | – | 0.4% | – | – | 4 | – |
| 67 | – | SEAT | IBIZA | 4 | – | – | 0.4% | – | – | 338 | −1.5% |
| 68 | – | TOYOTA | AYGO X | 4 | – | – | 0.4% | – | – | 447 | – |
| 69 | −63 | VOLKSWAGEN | ID.4 | 4 | – | – | 0.4% | −92.2% | −88.9% | 2 887 | −1.1% |
| 70 | – | VOLVO | XC90 | 4 | – | – | 0.4% | – | – | 471 | +24.9% |
| 71 | – | AUDI | Q8 | 3 | – | – | 0.3% | – | – | 140 | – |
| 72 | – | CUPRA | LEON | 3 | – | – | 0.3% | – | – | 3 | – |
| 73 | −58 | FIAT | 500 | 3 | – | – | 0.3% | −90.9% | – | 345 | +40.2% |
| 74 | – | HYUNDAI | SANTA FE | 3 | – | – | 0.3% | – | – | 337 | −28.9% |
| 75 | – | MERCEDES-BENZ | GLA | 3 | – | – | 0.3% | – | – | 419 | +28.1% |
| 76 | – | MERCEDES-BENZ | GLC | 3 | – | – | 0.3% | – | – | 326 | −3.0% |
| 77 | – | NISSAN | X-TRAIL | 3 | – | – | 0.3% | – | – | 302 | – |
| 78 | – | PEUGEOT | 5008 | 3 | – | – | 0.3% | – | – | 718 | −6.8% |
| 79 | – | PORSCHE | TAYCAN | 3 | – | – | 0.3% | – | – | 3 | – |
| 80 | – | SKODA | KAMIQ | 3 | – | – | 0.3% | – | – | 883 | +12.8% |
| 81 | – | SKODA | KODIAQ | 3 | – | – | 0.3% | – | – | 1 676 | −13.3% |
| 82 | – | TOYOTA | RAV4 | 3 | – | – | 0.3% | – | – | 1 819 | −32.5% |
| 83 | – | AUDI | A3 | 2 | – | – | 0.2% | – | – | 713 | +12.8% |
| 84 | – | AUDI | A5 | 2 | – | – | 0.2% | – | – | 311 | +24.9% |
| 85 | – | AUDI | Q5 | 2 | – | – | 0.2% | – | – | 352 | +28.9% |
| 86 | – | BMW | X1 | 2 | – | – | 0.2% | – | – | 303 | +9.0% |
| 87 | −77 | BMW | X3 | 2 | – | – | 0.2% | −94.9% | – | 364 | +33.3% |
| 88 | – | HYUNDAI | I20 | 2 | – | – | 0.2% | – | – | 996 | +24.2% |
| 89 | – | KIA | RIO | 2 | – | – | 0.2% | – | – | 322 | −0.9% |
| 90 | – | MAZDA | 2 | 2 | – | – | 0.2% | – | – | 224 | +73.6% |
| 91 | −74 | MG | MG4 | 2 | – | – | 0.2% | −93.8% | – | 1 143 | – |
| 92 | – | MG | ZS | 2 | – | – | 0.2% | – | – | 268 | +145.9% |
| 93 | – | OPEL | CROSSLAND | 2 | – | – | 0.2% | – | −94.7% | 397 | −44.6% |
| 94 | – | PEUGEOT | RIFTER | 2 | – | – | 0.2% | – | – | 25 | – |
| 95 | – | SUZUKI | VITARA | 2 | – | – | 0.2% | – | – | 810 | +39.9% |
| 96 | – | VOLVO | XC40 | 2 | – | – | 0.2% | – | – | 535 | −15.6% |
| 97 | – | AUDI | A1 | 1 | – | – | 0.1% | – | – | 242 | +34.4% |
| 98 | – | AUDI | E-TRON | 1 | – | – | 0.1% | – | – | 734 | +50.4% |
| 99 | – | AUDI | Q2 | 1 | – | – | 0.1% | – | – | 257 | +9.8% |
| 100 | – | AUDI | Q7 | 1 | – | – | 0.1% | – | – | 76 | +94.9% |
| 101 | – | BMW | 5 SERIES | 1 | – | – | 0.1% | – | – | 718 | −17.6% |
| 102 | – | CITROEN | C3 | 1 | – | – | 0.1% | – | – | 224 | +18.5% |
| 103 | – | CITROEN | C4 | 1 | – | – | 0.1% | – | – | 236 | −45.1% |
| 104 | – | CITROEN | C5 AIRCROSS | 1 | – | – | 0.1% | – | – | 475 | +38.1% |
| 105 | – | CUPRA | BORN | 1 | – | – | 0.1% | – | – | 630 | – |
| 106 | – | FORD | MUSTANG | 1 | – | – | 0.1% | – | – | 81 | −4.7% |
| 107 | – | HYUNDAI | I30 | 1 | – | – | 0.1% | – | – | 295 | −48.1% |
| 108 | – | KIA | STONIC | 1 | – | – | 0.1% | – | – | 541 | −1.6% |
| 109 | – | KIA | XCEED | 1 | – | – | 0.1% | – | – | 259 | +39.2% |
| 110 | – | LAND ROVER | RANGE ROVER | 1 | – | – | 0.1% | – | – | 73 | – |
| 111 | – | LAND ROVER | RANGE ROVER SPORT | 1 | – | – | 0.1% | – | – | 242 | −4.7% |
| 112 | – | LEXUS | ES | 1 | – | – | 0.1% | – | – | 165 | +38.7% |
| 113 | – | LEXUS | RX | 1 | – | – | 0.1% | – | – | 147 | – |
| 114 | – | MAZDA | 3 | 1 | – | – | 0.1% | – | – | 122 | −9.0% |
| 115 | – | MAZDA | CX-5 | 1 | – | – | 0.1% | – | – | 309 | −10.7% |
| 116 | – | MAZDA | CX-60 | 1 | – | – | 0.1% | – | – | 1 | – |
| 117 | – | MERCEDES-BENZ | A | 1 | – | – | 0.1% | – | – | 106 | −63.1% |
| 118 | – | MERCEDES-BENZ | EQE | 1 | – | – | 0.1% | – | – | 1 | – |
| 119 | – | OPEL | ASTRA | 1 | – | – | 0.1% | – | – | 307 | +32.3% |
| 120 | – | OPEL | GRANDLAND | 1 | – | – | 0.1% | – | – | 293 | +25.2% |
| 121 | – | PEUGEOT | 2008 | 1 | – | – | 0.1% | – | – | 1 144 | +21.3% |
| 122 | – | PEUGEOT | 3008 | 1 | – | – | 0.1% | – | −97.4% | 1 021 | −32.7% |
| 123 | – | PEUGEOT | 408 | 1 | – | – | 0.1% | – | – | 388 | – |
| 124 | – | PORSCHE | CAYENNE | 1 | – | – | 0.1% | – | – | 179 | +90.4% |
| 125 | – | SUZUKI | S-CROSS | 1 | – | – | 0.1% | – | – | 454 | +301.8% |
| 126 | – | SUZUKI | SWIFT | 1 | – | – | 0.1% | – | – | 326 | +34.2% |
| 127 | – | TESLA | MODEL S | 1 | – | – | 0.1% | – | – | 3 | – |
| 128 | – | TOYOTA | YARIS CROSS | 1 | – | – | 0.1% | – | – | 1 797 | – |
| 129 | – | VOLKSWAGEN | ID.3 | 1 | – | – | 0.1% | – | – | 800 | −13.1% |
| 130 | – | VOLVO | XC60 | 1 | – | – | 0.1% | – | – | 915 | +55.1% |
Electric models (new cars) 0
| # | ± | Make | Model | BEV | BEV share | MoM | YoY | YTD |
|---|
New battery-electric cars only (no plug-in hybrids, no used imports). Share is of all new BEV licensings in the month. Fuel per model is published from January 2024. Because monthly counts are small, comparisons here are shown when the base month has at least 10 registrations.
Brands 37
| # | ± | Make | New | Used | Total | Share | MoM | YoY | YTD | YTD YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | VOLKSWAGEN | 248 | 734 | 982 | 20.1% | −19.0% | +61.5% | 22 986 | +1282.2% |
| 2 | +2 | BMW | 34 | 445 | 479 | 9.8% | −18.0% | +76.8% | 9 482 | +1216.9% |
| 3 | 0 | AUDI | 27 | 398 | 425 | 8.7% | −28.2% | +31.2% | 10 334 | +1228.3% |
| 4 | −2 | TOYOTA | 55 | 368 | 423 | 8.7% | −37.6% | +23.0% | 20 520 | +2035.3% |
| 5 | +1 | MERCEDES-BENZ | 61 | 239 | 300 | 6.2% | −7.7% | +94.8% | 5 428 | +1236.9% |
| 6 | −1 | FORD | 96 | 192 | 288 | 5.9% | −17.0% | +36.5% | 8 608 | +1397.0% |
| 7 | 0 | HONDA | 0 | 267 | 267 | 5.5% | −15.8% | +25.4% | 3 490 | +696.8% |
| 8 | 0 | NISSAN | 24 | 215 | 239 | 4.9% | −19.8% | −23.2% | 7 779 | +967.1% |
| 9 | +5 | TESLA | 139 | 5 | 144 | 3.0% | −10.6% | – | 3 406 | +10543.8% |
| 10 | +1 | PEUGEOT | 17 | 125 | 142 | 2.9% | −28.3% | 0.0% | 5 844 | +1791.3% |
| 11 | −1 | RENAULT | 59 | 56 | 115 | 2.4% | −45.0% | −12.9% | 5 002 | +1150.5% |
| 12 | −3 | SKODA | 43 | 63 | 106 | 2.2% | −55.1% | −3.6% | 10 419 | +3176.4% |
| 13 | 0 | HYUNDAI | 28 | 74 | 102 | 2.1% | −40.4% | −1.9% | 12 235 | +2981.9% |
| 14 | −2 | KIA | 46 | 50 | 96 | 2.0% | −50.0% | +57.4% | 9 228 | +5296.5% |
| 15 | 0 | VOLVO | 7 | 86 | 93 | 1.9% | −32.1% | +45.3% | 3 066 | +1758.2% |
| 16 | +4 | LAND ROVER | 6 | 71 | 77 | 1.6% | −22.2% | +54.0% | 1 489 | +1217.7% |
| 17 | +6 | VAUXHALL | 0 | 63 | 63 | 1.3% | −27.6% | +21.2% | 955 | +664.0% |
| 18 | −1 | MAZDA | 10 | 49 | 59 | 1.2% | −51.2% | +9.3% | 2 145 | +1139.9% |
| 19 | −3 | SUZUKI | 6 | 52 | 58 | 1.2% | −55.7% | +28.9% | 2 856 | +1954.7% |
| 20 | −1 | CITROEN | 10 | 42 | 52 | 1.1% | −50.0% | +6.1% | 1 934 | +1376.3% |
| 21 | −3 | SEAT | 30 | 22 | 52 | 1.1% | −51.9% | −10.3% | 3 050 | +1947.0% |
| 22 | −1 | DACIA | 37 | 6 | 43 | 0.9% | −53.8% | −60.2% | 4 809 | +1569.8% |
| 23 | +1 | MINI | 6 | 36 | 42 | 0.9% | −25.0% | – | 1 048 | +1162.7% |
| 24 | +4 | LEXUS | 2 | 34 | 36 | 0.7% | −12.2% | – | 972 | +1308.7% |
| 25 | +1 | MITSUBISHI | 0 | 33 | 33 | 0.7% | −25.0% | 0.0% | 598 | +510.2% |
| 26 | −4 | FIAT | 3 | 22 | 25 | 0.5% | −72.5% | – | 1 025 | +1323.6% |
| 27 | −2 | OPEL | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0.5% | −49.0% | −59.0% | 2 846 | +2511.0% |
| 28 | −1 | PORSCHE | 4 | 21 | 25 | 0.5% | −41.9% | – | 684 | +1490.7% |
| 29 | – | JAGUAR | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0.4% | – | – | 318 | +925.8% |
| 30 | – | CUPRA | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0.3% | – | – | 1 303 | – |
| 31 | – | BYD | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0.2% | – | – | 239 | – |
| 32 | – | POLESTAR | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0.2% | – | – | 8 | – |
| 33 | – | ALFA ROMEO | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.1% | – | – | 127 | – |
| 34 | −5 | MG | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.1% | −90.0% | – | 1 602 | – |
| 35 | – | JEEP | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | – | – | 82 | – |
| 36 | – | SSANGYONG | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0% | – | – | 75 | – |
| Other | 4 | 17 | 21 | 0.4% | −79.6% | −52.3% | 1 692 | +1438.2% |
'Other makes' is the CSO's residual after its listed makes; brands the CSO lists at model level only (MG, Polestar, Xpeng, Leapmotor) are shown from their model rows.
Electric brands 0
| # | ± | Make | BEV | BEV share | MoM | YoY | YTD |
|---|
Counts are the CSO's official first licensings of private cars: new cars and second-hand imports. Model rows are the CSO's make-and-model categories; about 3–4 % of new cars fall into its 'Other' category and appear in no model row. Used imports are published by make only. BEV and PHEV columns are blank before January 2024, when the CSO began publishing fuel by model. Percentages are shown only when the comparison month has at least 30 registrations.