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Spain Spain's aging car fleet and growing used and renting growth markets
Recent data show Spain’s passenger‑car passenger-car fleet continuing continues to age, with the average vehicle now over 14 years old. A 2025 industry report recorded ANFAC Annual Report recording a national average of 14.6 years, and nearly years. Nearly half of the 26.7 million cars vehicles are older than 15 years, and two-thirds exceed ten years. Regional gaps are pronounced: disparities persist: Madrid, the Valencian Community, Catalonia Catalonia, and the Balearic Islands have maintain the youngest fleets (around 11‑14 (11–14 years), while Ceuta, Melilla Ceuta and Navarre rank among Melilla report the oldest, Navarre’s oldest averages at 17.9 years. In Navarre, the average reaching age is 15.8 years. years, with 54.6% of cars exceeding 15 years; for every new registration, 2.94 older cars remain in circulation. The aging trend used-car market is reflected expanding, with 1,414,355 vehicles sold in the used‑vehicle market, where more than two million used‑car transactions occur annually, most involving first seven months of 2026, a 3.16% increase from the previous year. This volume is nearly double the rate of new car registrations. Diesel engines remain dominant in this sector, accounting for approximately half of all transactions. Data from Carfax indicates that 61% of the best-selling used cars older than ten years. Buyers are cautioned to verify registration dates over 15 years old, with an average age of 16.32 years and emissions labels. At the same time, an average mileage of 188,979 kilometers. Simultaneously, the vehicle‑renting vehicle-renting sector is expanding rapidly, especially in León province, where growing. Nationally, the renting fleet increased by 8.0% to 1,063,492 units according to the Asociación Española de Renting de Vehículos (AER). In León, the renting fleet grew 15.2% in the first half of 2026, outpacing the national increase. The growth is driven by self‑employed self-employed users and medium‑sized medium-sized firms. Electrified vehicles While electrified vehicle registrations are seeing double-digit growth, they remain a small share fraction of the fleet—2.4% nationally and 6.3% in Navarre—though registrations of electric and plug‑in hybrids are rising double‑digitly. The combination of an aging total fleet, modest EV penetration, and expanding renting activity highlights challenges for fleet renewal and EU emissions targets. which stands at 2.4% nationally.