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Passenger-car registrations in Ireland

Ireland ยท March 2026

Ireland registered 23 085 passenger cars in March 2026: 15 130 new cars (65.5% of the total) and 7 955 used imports. That is up 8.3% on February 2026 and up 13.7% on March 2025. Year to date the market stands at 75 658 registrations, up 12.1% on the same period of last year.

VOLKSWAGEN led the brand ranking with 3 559 registrations and a 15.4% share, ahead of TOYOTA (2 389) and BMW (1 584). Together the top three brands took 32.6% of the market. Among the ten largest brands, RENAULT grew fastest year on year (+49.2%) while HYUNDAI fell furthest (โˆ’14.2%). The best-selling model was the SKODA KODIAQ with 436 registrations, followed by the NISSAN QASHQAI (434) and the TOYOTA YARIS CROSS (407).

Battery-electric cars took 17.9% of all registrations, compared with 13.2% in March 2025. Among new cars alone the electric share was 22.7%. Plug-in hybrids took 14.4%, other hybrids 22.8%, diesel 16.4% and petrol 28.5%. The leading electric brand was TESLA with 466 battery-electric registrations, ahead of VOLKSWAGEN (423). The best-selling battery-electric model was the TESLA MODEL Y with 249 registrations, ahead of the VOLKSWAGEN ID.4 (230).

March 2026 was the 6th-highest of the 31 months on this page, which average 15 433 registrations a month; the peak was January 2026 with 31 259 and the low December 2024 with 4 750.

23 085
vs previous month +8.3% ยท vs same month last year +13.7%
15 130
New share 65.5%
7 955
Used share 34.5%
17.9%
4 123 BEV ยท 3 334 PHEV (14.4%)
22.7%
3 429 BEV
22.8%
5 263 Hybrid

Fuel mix

Petrol6 588 (28.5%)Diesel3 776 (16.4%)Hybrid5 263 (22.8%)Plug-in hybrid3 334 (14.4%)Battery electric4 123 (17.9%)Other1 (0.0%)

New-car models 197

#ยฑMakeModelNewBEVPHEVShare of newMoMYoYYTDYTD YoY
1+6SKODAKODIAQ4360212.9%+52.4%+30.5%1 138+7.0%
2+15NISSANQASHQAI434002.9%+150.9%+39.1%954+14.1%
30TOYOTAYARIS CROSS407002.7%โˆ’10.5%โˆ’2.4%1 864+8.9%
4+19NISSANJUKE382002.5%+163.4%+62.6%823+15.1%
5+11VOLKSWAGENGOLF370042.5%+110.2%+37.5%813โˆ’14.8%
6+51SUZUKISWIFT330002.2%+358.3%+266.7%572+164.8%
7+1VOLKSWAGENTIGUAN32401062.1%+17.4%+25.1%970+3.2%
8โˆ’6KIASPORTAGE3070712.0%โˆ’35.0%โˆ’14.7%1 653+9.5%
9+3SKODAOCTAVIA296002.0%+32.1%โˆ’32.0%1 025โˆ’27.5%
10+24VOLKSWAGENPOLO287001.9%+176.0%+102.1%518+30.2%
11โˆ’5TOYOTACOROLLA286001.9%โˆ’10.3%โˆ’26.1%1 288โˆ’1.2%
12โˆ’8HYUNDAITUCSON27701831.8%โˆ’36.8%โˆ’51.3%1 875โˆ’23.0%
13โˆ’4BYDSEAL274542201.8%โˆ’0.4%+14.6%883+33.6%
14+23TESLAMODEL Y24924901.7%+149.0%+141.7%401+78.2%
15โˆ’14TOYOTACOROLLA CROSS239001.6%โˆ’51.1%โˆ’3.2%1 415+55.0%
16โˆ’2TOYOTAC-HR238101141.6%+21.4%+16.7%912โˆ’10.3%
17โˆ’12HYUNDAIKONA2306701.5%โˆ’32.4%+43.8%1 285+16.2%
18โˆ’8VOLKSWAGENID.423023001.5%โˆ’16.4%+12.2%967+21.9%
19โ€“TESLAMODEL 321721701.4%โ€“โˆ’6.1%320โˆ’49.4%
20โ€“OPELCORSA205001.4%โ€“+95.2%294+18.5%
21โˆ’8OPELFRONTERA2014801.3%โˆ’4.7%โ€“672โ€“
22+60RENAULTAUSTRAL188001.2%+229.8%+469.7%389+203.9%
23+57RENAULTCAPTUR179001.2%+198.3%+198.3%376+49.2%
24โˆ’13TOYOTAYARIS177001.2%โˆ’34.4%โˆ’28.3%1 003+5.6%
25+6VOLKSWAGENT-ROC177001.2%+52.6%โˆ’21.0%622โˆ’10.5%
26+2VOLKSWAGENTAYRON1690431.1%+43.2%+302.4%433+931.0%
27+20SEATARONA162001.1%+95.2%+105.1%295+36.6%
28+2AUDIQ31590721.1%+37.1%+44.5%478+13.5%
29+37RENAULTSYMBIOZ148001.0%+127.7%+60.9%384+16.4%
30+14SKODAKAROQ148001.0%+74.1%+7.2%4560.0%
31โˆ’5KIAEV314514501.0%+17.9%โˆ’2.0%518โˆ’10.4%
32โˆ’17FORDPUMA1403100.9%โˆ’24.3%โˆ’3.4%754+14.9%
33โˆ’6DACIABIGSTER135000.9%+11.6%โ€“555โ€“
34โˆ’5KIAEV513313300.9%+13.7%โ€“362โ€“
35โˆ’13DACIADUSTER130000.9%โˆ’13.3%โˆ’36.0%534โˆ’10.1%
36+33SKODAELROQ12512500.8%+95.3%+166.0%361+652.1%
37โˆ’19DACIASANDERO116000.8%โˆ’31.0%โˆ’18.3%494โˆ’32.2%
38+13BYDSEALION 711511500.8%+53.3%โ€“389โ€“
39โˆ’4PEUGEOT2008114200.8%+12.9%โˆ’8.1%421+5.0%
40โˆ’2FORDKUGA11301120.8%+14.1%+105.5%448+40.0%
41+7SKODAENYAQ11311300.8%+39.5%+41.3%325+22.6%
42โˆ’17HYUNDAII20112000.7%โˆ’11.8%โˆ’41.1%450โˆ’23.2%
43โˆ’19PEUGEOT30081122100.7%โˆ’22.8%โˆ’54.1%504โˆ’41.9%
44โˆ’5HYUNDAIINSTER11111100.7%+16.8%โ€“487+193.4%
45+22VOLKSWAGENID.311011000.7%+69.2%+59.4%272+20.4%
46+3SKODAFABIA104000.7%+28.4%โˆ’46.7%350โˆ’6.9%
47โˆ’15BMWX510301030.7%โˆ’5.5%โˆ’15.6%280โˆ’40.0%
48โˆ’29TOYOTABZ4X10110100.7%โˆ’39.2%+134.9%431+156.5%
49+71OPELGRANDLAND961300.6%+220.0%+33.3%271+19.9%
50โˆ’29KIASTONIC93000.6%โˆ’39.2%+43.1%404+35.1%

Electric models (new cars) 75

#ยฑMakeModelBEVBEV shareMoMYoYYTD
1+6TESLAMODEL Y2497.3%+149.0%+141.7%401
2โˆ’1VOLKSWAGENID.42306.7%โˆ’16.4%+12.2%967
3+46TESLAMODEL 32176.3%+1450.0%โˆ’6.1%320
4โˆ’1KIAEV31454.2%+17.9%โˆ’2.0%518
5โˆ’1KIAEV51333.9%+13.7%โ€“362
6+10SKODAELROQ1253.7%+95.3%+166.0%361
7+4BYDSEALION 71153.4%+53.3%โ€“389
8+2SKODAENYAQ1133.3%+39.5%+41.3%325
9โˆ’1HYUNDAIINSTER1113.2%+16.8%+344.0%487
10+5VOLKSWAGENID.31103.2%+69.2%+59.4%272
11โˆ’9TOYOTABZ4X1013.0%โˆ’39.2%+134.9%431
12โ€“TOYOTAC-HR1013.0%โ€“โ€“101
13+4XPENGG6812.4%+28.6%+350.0%218
14โˆ’2FORDEXPLORER692.0%โˆ’6.8%+50.0%292
15โˆ’9HYUNDAIKONA672.0%โˆ’33.0%โˆ’5.6%421
16โˆ’3HYUNDAIIONIQ601.8%โˆ’18.9%+160.9%314
17โˆ’12KIAEV6551.6%โˆ’47.6%โˆ’47.1%304
18โˆ’9VOLVOEX40551.6%โˆ’39.6%+66.7%242
19+2BYDSEAL541.6%+1.9%0.0%187
200MGMGS5541.6%โˆ’3.6%โ€“286

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
10VOLKSWAGEN1 9661 5933 55915.4%+18.5%+29.1%10 165+24.6%
20TOYOTA1 5048852 38910.4%โˆ’16.2%โˆ’5.4%9 751+6.0%
3+1BMW5571 0271 5846.9%+6.6%+8.8%4 704+16.9%
4+3SKODA1 4361181 5546.7%+42.3%+1.5%4 706โˆ’0.9%
5โˆ’2AUDI4999841 4836.4%โˆ’1.3%+5.3%4 832+13.8%
6+5NISSAN9282381 1665.1%+72.2%+39.6%2 934+1.5%
7โˆ’2KIA1 0311061 1374.9%โˆ’18.1%+0.9%4 662+7.1%
8โˆ’2HYUNDAI8881451 0334.5%โˆ’24.9%โˆ’14.2%5 539โˆ’0.4%
9โˆ’1MERCEDES-BENZ3225488703.8%+3.6%+5.3%2 726+9.8%
10+4RENAULT728978253.6%+82.5%+49.2%2 218+33.1%
11โˆ’1FORD4632827453.2%โˆ’4.7%+10.0%2 866+10.4%
12โˆ’3PEUGEOT4122146262.7%โˆ’20.6%โˆ’27.0%2 377โˆ’10.6%
13โˆ’1VOLVO2832955782.5%+6.4%+52.1%1 746+38.4%
14+4OPEL57205722.5%+70.7%+104.3%1 495+49.1%
15+11TESLA466765422.4%+268.7%+57.1%857โˆ’3.4%
16+4SUZUKI4051175222.3%+94.8%+58.2%1 286+1.0%
17โˆ’2BYD45794662.0%+5.7%+52.8%1 583+90.5%
18โˆ’5DACIA415104251.8%โˆ’13.8%+8.4%1 735+11.6%
19โˆ’3HONDA563684241.8%โˆ’2.5%+24.0%1 336+17.6%
20+1SEAT369484171.8%+74.5%+14.2%898โˆ’5.2%
21โˆ’2CUPRA284132971.3%โˆ’4.5%+33.2%1 112+41.7%
22โˆ’5CITROEN211842951.3%โˆ’18.7%+90.3%1 022+88.6%
23โˆ’1LAND ROVER1001562561.1%+10.3%โˆ’5.2%693โˆ’8.9%
24+1MG21302130.9%+19.0%+7.0%880+40.1%
25+2MINI110691790.8%+50.4%+5.9%451โˆ’2.6%
26โˆ’3MAZDA76881640.7%โˆ’26.5%โˆ’11.8%649โˆ’6.6%
27โˆ’3LEXUS103531560.7%โˆ’25.0%+6.8%693โˆ’1.0%
28+3FIAT2458820.4%+57.7%โˆ’4.7%207โˆ’31.9%
29+1XPENG810810.4%+28.6%โ€“218+626.7%
30โˆ’2VAUXHALL063630.3%โˆ’10.0%โˆ’16.0%186โˆ’5.6%

'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 26

#ยฑMakeBEVBEV shareMoMYoYYTD
1+8TESLA46614.4%+308.8%+39.5%721
2โˆ’1VOLKSWAGEN42313.1%+1.9%+26.6%1 513
3โˆ’1KIA39612.2%โˆ’3.4%+23.4%1 412
4โˆ’1HYUNDAI2588.0%โˆ’26.1%+98.5%1 469
5+2SKODA2387.4%+64.1%+87.4%686
6โˆ’2BYD2126.5%+8.7%+76.7%793
7โˆ’2TOYOTA2026.2%+21.7%+369.8%532
80FORD1324.1%+0.8%+123.7%527
9โˆ’3RENAULT1123.5%โˆ’24.3%โˆ’8.9%603
10+3MG882.7%+1.1%โˆ’36.2%426

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.