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Passenger-car registrations in Ireland

Ireland ยท February 2026

Ireland registered 21 314 passenger cars in February 2026: 13 660 new cars (64.1% of the total) and 7 654 used imports. That is down 31.8% on January 2026 and up 7.4% on February 2025. Year to date the market stands at 52 573 registrations, up 11.5% on the same period of last year.

VOLKSWAGEN led the brand ranking with 3 003 registrations and a 14.1% share, ahead of TOYOTA (2 851) and AUDI (1 503). Together the top three brands took 34.5% of the market. Among the ten largest brands, BMW grew fastest year on year (+22.3%) while HYUNDAI fell furthest (โˆ’12.0%). The best-selling model was the TOYOTA COROLLA CROSS with 489 registrations, followed by the KIA SPORTAGE (472) and the TOYOTA YARIS CROSS (455).

Battery-electric cars took 17.0% of all registrations, compared with 15.2% in February 2025. Among new cars alone the electric share was 22.5%. Plug-in hybrids took 15.8%, other hybrids 24.0%, diesel 16.2% and petrol 27.0%. The leading electric brand was VOLKSWAGEN with 415 battery-electric registrations, ahead of KIA (410). The best-selling battery-electric model was the VOLKSWAGEN ID.4 with 275 registrations, ahead of the TOYOTA BZ4X (166).

February 2026 was the 6th-highest of the 30 months on this page, which average 15 178 registrations a month; the peak was January 2026 with 31 259 and the low December 2024 with 4 750.

21 314
vs previous month โˆ’31.8% ยท vs same month last year +7.4%
13 660
New share 64.1%
7 654
Used share 35.9%
17.0%
3 623 BEV ยท 3 367 PHEV (15.8%)
22.5%
3 074 BEV
24.0%
5 117 Hybrid

Fuel mix

Petrol5 762 (27.0%)Diesel3 445 (16.2%)Hybrid5 117 (24.0%)Plug-in hybrid3 367 (15.8%)Battery electric3 623 (17.0%)Other0 (0.0%)

New-car models 203

#ยฑMakeModelNewBEVPHEVShare of newMoMYoYYTDYTD YoY
1+4TOYOTACOROLLA CROSS489003.6%โˆ’28.8%+70.4%1 176+76.6%
2+1KIASPORTAGE4720473.5%โˆ’46.0%+6.3%1 346+17.1%
3โˆ’1TOYOTAYARIS CROSS455003.3%โˆ’54.6%+13.5%1 457+12.5%
4โˆ’3HYUNDAITUCSON43802703.2%โˆ’62.2%โˆ’32.6%1 598โˆ’14.4%
5โˆ’1HYUNDAIKONA34010002.5%โˆ’52.4%+21.0%1 055+11.5%
60TOYOTACOROLLA319002.3%โˆ’53.3%โˆ’0.9%1 002+9.3%
7+5SKODAKODIAQ2860132.1%โˆ’31.3%+12.6%702โˆ’3.8%
8+5VOLKSWAGENTIGUAN2760872.0%โˆ’25.4%โˆ’5.2%646โˆ’5.1%
9+6BYDSEAL275532222.0%โˆ’17.7%+15.1%609+44.3%
100VOLKSWAGENID.427527502.0%โˆ’40.5%+10.9%737+25.3%
11โˆ’4TOYOTAYARIS270002.0%โˆ’51.4%+17.9%826+17.5%
12โˆ’4SKODAOCTAVIA224001.6%โˆ’55.6%โˆ’38.6%729โˆ’25.5%
13+8OPELFRONTERA2114601.5%โˆ’18.8%โ€“471โ€“
14โˆ’5TOYOTAC-HR1960421.4%โˆ’59.0%โˆ’17.6%674โˆ’17.1%
15โˆ’4FORDPUMA1853901.4%โˆ’56.9%+17.8%614+20.2%
16+4VOLKSWAGENGOLF176031.3%โˆ’34.1%โˆ’15.4%443โˆ’35.3%
17โˆ’3NISSANQASHQAI173001.3%โˆ’50.1%+18.5%520โˆ’0.8%
18+11DACIASANDERO168001.2%โˆ’20.0%โˆ’18.8%378โˆ’35.6%
19+22TOYOTABZ4X16616601.2%+1.2%+219.2%330+164.0%
20+42PEUGEOT50081624101.2%+39.7%โˆ’4.7%278โˆ’21.9%
21+22KIASTONIC153001.1%โˆ’3.2%+53.0%311+32.9%
220DACIADUSTER150001.1%โˆ’40.9%+9.5%404+3.3%
23โˆ’5NISSANJUKE145001.1%โˆ’51.0%+10.7%441โˆ’8.1%
240PEUGEOT30081453601.1%โˆ’41.3%โˆ’47.8%392โˆ’37.2%
25+3HYUNDAII20127000.9%โˆ’39.8%โˆ’12.4%338โˆ’14.6%
26โˆ’3KIAEV312312300.9%โˆ’50.8%โˆ’35.9%373โˆ’13.3%
27โˆ’10DACIABIGSTER121000.9%โˆ’59.5%โ€“420โ€“
28+17VOLKSWAGENTAYRON1180490.9%โˆ’19.2%โ€“264โ€“
29+35KIAEV511711700.9%+4.5%โ€“229โ€“
30+1AUDIQ31160470.9%โˆ’42.9%โˆ’3.3%319+2.6%
31โˆ’15VOLKSWAGENT-ROC116000.9%โˆ’64.7%โˆ’41.1%445โˆ’5.5%
32+70BMWX510901070.8%+60.3%โˆ’0.9%177โˆ’48.7%
33+14KIAEV610510500.8%โˆ’27.1%โˆ’42.3%249โˆ’29.1%
34+23VOLKSWAGENPOLO104000.8%โˆ’18.1%+2.0%231โˆ’9.8%
35โˆ’5PEUGEOT20081011900.7%โˆ’51.0%+21.7%307+10.8%
36+49CITROENC31001500.7%+12.4%โ€“189โ€“
37+78TESLAMODEL Y10010000.7%+92.3%+150.0%152+24.6%
38โˆ’13FORDKUGA990990.7%โˆ’58.1%+7.6%335+26.4%
39โˆ’20HYUNDAIINSTER959500.7%โˆ’66.2%โˆ’32.6%376+166.7%
40โˆ’2KIASORENTO920670.7%โˆ’45.9%โˆ’20.0%262+19.6%
41+40VOLVOEX40919100.7%โˆ’5.2%+152.8%187+211.7%
420AUDIA387030.6%โˆ’45.3%โˆ’20.2%246โˆ’7.9%
43+8AUDIA5850410.6%โˆ’37.5%โˆ’12.4%221+14.5%
44โˆ’18SKODAKAROQ85000.6%โˆ’61.9%โˆ’22.0%308โˆ’3.1%
45+48TOYOTAAYGO X85000.6%+6.3%+165.6%165+98.8%
46+46CITROENC5 AIRCROSS83600.6%+1.2%+130.6%165+85.4%
47+71SEATARONA83000.6%+66.0%+45.6%133โˆ’2.9%
48+6SKODAENYAQ818100.6%โˆ’38.2%+5.2%212+14.6%
49โˆ’9SKODAFABIA81000.6%โˆ’50.9%+39.7%246+35.9%
50+20CUPRAFORMENTOR800340.6%โˆ’24.5%โˆ’13.0%186โˆ’7.0%

Electric models (new cars) 73

#ยฑMakeModelBEVBEV shareMoMYoYYTD
10VOLKSWAGENID.42759.0%โˆ’40.5%+10.9%737
2+7TOYOTABZ4X1665.4%+1.2%+219.2%330
3+1KIAEV31234.0%โˆ’50.8%โˆ’35.9%373
4+11KIAEV51173.8%+4.5%โ€“229
5+6KIAEV61053.4%โˆ’27.1%โˆ’42.3%249
6โˆ’3HYUNDAIKONA1003.3%โˆ’60.6%+14.9%354
7+29TESLAMODEL Y1003.3%+92.3%+150.0%152
8โˆ’6HYUNDAIINSTER953.1%โˆ’66.2%โˆ’32.6%376
9+13VOLVOEX40913.0%โˆ’5.2%+152.8%187
10+2SKODAENYAQ812.6%โˆ’38.2%+5.2%212
11โˆ’6BYDSEALION 7752.4%โˆ’62.3%โ€“274
12โˆ’2FORDEXPLORER742.4%โˆ’50.3%+39.6%223
13โˆ’7HYUNDAIIONIQ742.4%โˆ’58.9%+117.6%254
14+4HYUNDAIIONIQ 6652.1%โˆ’39.8%+441.7%173
15+6VOLKSWAGENID.3652.1%โˆ’33.0%โˆ’37.5%162
16โˆ’8SKODAELROQ642.1%โˆ’62.8%โ€“236
17+12XPENGG6632.1%โˆ’14.9%โ€“137
18โˆ’2CUPRATAVASCAN622.0%โˆ’43.1%โˆ’19.5%171
19โˆ’2RENAULT5571.9%โˆ’47.7%โ€“166
20โˆ’13MGMGS5561.8%โˆ’68.2%โ€“232

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 41

#ยฑMakeNewUsedTotalShareMoMYoYYTDYTD YoY
1+1VOLKSWAGEN1 3131 6903 00314.1%โˆ’16.7%+21.5%6 606+22.4%
2โˆ’1TOYOTA2 0088432 85113.4%โˆ’36.8%+15.4%7 362+10.4%
3+3AUDI5489551 5037.1%โˆ’18.6%+16.2%3 349+18.0%
4+3BMW4969901 4867.0%โˆ’9.1%+22.3%3 120+21.5%
5โˆ’1KIA1 324651 3896.5%โˆ’35.0%+0.1%3 525+9.2%
6โˆ’3HYUNDAI1 2601161 3766.5%โˆ’56.0%โˆ’12.0%4 506+3.4%
7โˆ’2SKODA9721201 0925.1%โˆ’47.0%โˆ’7.3%3 152โˆ’2.0%
8+2MERCEDES-BENZ3504908403.9%โˆ’17.3%+9.2%1 856+12.0%
9+2PEUGEOT5792097883.7%โˆ’18.2%โˆ’0.1%1 751โˆ’2.8%
10โˆ’2FORD4952877823.7%โˆ’41.6%+2.2%2 121+10.5%
11โˆ’2NISSAN4082696773.2%โˆ’37.9%+3.0%1 768โˆ’14.0%
12+3VOLVO2802635432.6%โˆ’13.1%+36.8%1 168+32.4%
130DACIA482114932.3%โˆ’39.7%+19.4%1 310+12.6%
14โˆ’2RENAULT3511014522.1%โˆ’52.0%+10.2%1 393+25.2%
15โˆ’1BYD43384412.1%โˆ’34.8%+52.1%1 117+112.4%
16+4HONDA523834352.0%โˆ’8.8%+14.2%912+14.9%
17+4CITROEN299643631.7%โˆ’0.3%+81.5%727+87.9%
18โˆ’2OPEL33413351.6%โˆ’43.0%+12.8%923+27.7%
19โˆ’2CUPRA30383111.5%โˆ’38.3%+7.2%815+45.0%
20โˆ’2SUZUKI1651032681.3%โˆ’46.0%โˆ’47.6%764โˆ’19.0%
21+3SEAT209302391.1%โˆ’1.2%โˆ’14.0%481โˆ’17.4%
22+3LAND ROVER1041282321.1%+13.2%โˆ’9.0%437โˆ’11.0%
230MAZDA137862231.1%โˆ’14.9%+19.3%485โˆ’4.7%
24โˆ’2LEXUS160482081.0%โˆ’36.8%โˆ’9.6%537โˆ’3.1%
25โˆ’6MG17901790.8%โˆ’63.3%โˆ’1.1%667+55.5%
260TESLA114331470.7%โˆ’12.5%โˆ’59.7%315โˆ’41.9%
270MINI62571190.6%โˆ’22.2%โˆ’24.2%272โˆ’7.5%
28+4VAUXHALL070700.3%+32.1%+27.3%123+0.8%
29โˆ’1MITSUBISHI066660.3%โˆ’15.4%+29.4%144+51.6%
300XPENG630630.3%โˆ’14.9%โ€“137โ€“

'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 27

#ยฑMakeBEVBEV shareMoMYoYYTD
1+1VOLKSWAGEN41514.1%โˆ’38.5%โˆ’1.0%1 090
2+1KIA41014.0%โˆ’32.3%โˆ’10.7%1 016
3โˆ’2HYUNDAI34911.9%โˆ’59.5%+27.4%1 211
40BYD1956.6%โˆ’49.5%+74.1%581
5+6TOYOTA1665.7%+1.2%+219.2%330
6โˆ’1RENAULT1485.0%โˆ’56.9%+105.6%491
7โˆ’1SKODA1454.9%โˆ’52.1%+85.9%448
8โˆ’1FORD1314.5%โˆ’50.4%+92.6%395
9+4TESLA1143.9%โˆ’19.1%โˆ’67.7%255
10+2PEUGEOT1113.8%โˆ’31.1%โˆ’13.3%272

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 3โ€“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.