--- title: EV Registrations – December, & 2023 description: Find out which electric vehicles topped the charts in December, 2023, & other insights in our article. --- [Irish EV Association News ](https://www.irishevassociation.ie/news) # [EV Registrations – December, & 2023](https://www.irishevassociation.ie/news/ev-registrations-december-2023-0) Written by [Thomas](https://www.irishevassociation.ie/news/author/thomas) | Jan 7, 2024 5:00:00 PM **December** With the year drawing to a close, & most waiting on a 241 licence plate, plug-in vehicles were able to account for 70.7% of all new cars registered in December: - 199 (57.7%) BEVs, &; - 45 (13%) PHEVs. Used imports accounted for a further: - 120 BEVs, &; - 440 PHEVs. The top 3 most-registered BEVs in December were: 1. Tesla Model Y 2. Tesla Model 3 3. Kia EV6 **2023** Overall, 2023 saw new plug-in vehicle registrations increasing to 27.2% of all new cars registered, comprised of: - 22,789 (18.7%) BEVs, &; - 10,382 (8.5%) PHEVs. This represents a 45.4% increase in the number of units of BEVs registered, & a 35.2% increase in the number of units of new PHEVs registered, versus their 2022 units (15,678 & 7,678 respectively). 2023 saw new BEVs climb to the third most registered “*engine type*”, besting non-plugin petrol hybrids. With only 4,212 units (an 18.5% difference) separating it from diesel there’s some reason to believe BEVs may move up to second most registered engine type by end of 2024. Used imports accounted for a further: - 2,002 BEVs, &; - 4,520 PHEVs. This indicates a significant, 315.4%, increase in the number of units of used BEVs imported, & a 44.6% increase in the number of units of PHEVs imported, versus 2022 (482 & 3,127 respectively). The top 5 most-registered BEVs for 2023 were: 1. Volkswagen ID.4 2. Tesla Model Y 3. Skoda Enyaq 4. Hyundai Ioniq 5 5. MG MG4 Full breakdown: | **Make** | **Model** | **Dec 2023** | **% sales Dec 2023** | **2023 (Jan - Dec)** | **% sales 2023 (Jan - Dec)** | **2022 (Jan - Dec)** | **% sales 2022 (Jan - Dec)** | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Volkswagen | ID.4 | 1 |   | 2,922 | 12.8% | 2,983 | 19.0% | | Tesla | Model Y | 116 | 58.3% | 2,220 | 9.7% | 274 | 1.7% | | Skoda | Enyaq | 15 | 7.5% | 1,259 | 5.5% | 620 | 4.0% | | Hyundai | Ioniq 5 |   |   | 1,250 | 5.5% | 1,165 | 7.4% | | MG | MG4 |   |   | 1,149 | 5.0% |   |   | | Tesla | Model 3 | 19 | 9.5% | 1,143 | 5.0% | 1,044 | 6.7% | | Kia | EV6 | 17 | 8.5% | 936 | 4.1% | 955 | 6.1% | | Volkswagen | ID.3 |   |   | 803 | 3.5% | 924 | 5.9% | | Hyundai | Kona |   |   | 721 | 3.2% | 683 | 4.4% | | Kia | Niro | 1 |   | 706 | 3.1% | 657 | 4.2% | | Toyota | BZ4X |   |   | 651 | 2.9% | 140 |   | | Cupra | Born |   |   | 635 | 2.8% | 126 |   | | Audi | Q4 e-tron |   |   | 609 | 2.7% | 202 | 1.3% | | Renault | Megane |   |   | 545 | 2.4% | 18 |   | | BMW | I4 | 4 | 2.0% | 543 | 2.4% | 235 | 1.5% | | BYD | ATTO 3 | 4 | 2.0% | 506 | 2.2% |   |   | | Nissan | Leaf |   |   | 437 | 1.9% | 877 | 5.6% | | Volvo | XC40 |   |   | 429 | 1.9% | 389 | 2.5% | | Hyundai | Ioniq 6 |   |   | 342 | 1.5% |   |   | | Volkswagen | ID.5 |   |   | 317 | 1.4% | 233 | 1.5% | | Polestar | Polestar 2 | 1 |   | 313 | 1.4% | 123 |   | | BMW | iX3 | 2 | 1.0% | 309 | 1.4% | 207 | 1.3% | | Peugeot | 2008 | 1 |   | 308 | 1.4% | 321 | 2.0% | | Mini | Mini Hatch | 5 | 2.5% | 284 | 1.2% | 226 | 1.4% | | MG | ZS |   |   | 270 | 1.2% | 189 | 1.2% | | Opel | Mokka |   |   | 212 |   | 107 |   | | Peugeot | 208 |   |   | 204 |   | 245 | 1.6% | | MG | MG5 |   |   | 196 |   | 219 | 1.4% | | Porsche | Taycan |   |   | 191 |   | 109 |   | | Renault | Zoe |   |   | 179 |   | 311 | 2.0% | | Mercedes-Benz | EQE |   |   | 168 |   | 41 |   | | BMW | iX1 | 3 | 1.5% | 155 |   |   |   | | Volkswagen | Up |   |   | 153 |   |   |   | | Volvo | C40 |   |   | 141 |   | 89 |   | | BMW | iX |   |   | 132 |   | 209 | 1.3% | | Fiat | 500 |   |   | 130 |   | 134 |   | | Mercedes-Benz | EQB |   |   | 119 |   | 135 |   | | Audi | Q8 e-tron |   |   | 107 |   |   |   | | Nissan | Ariya |   |   | 106 |   | 60 |   | | Audi | e-tron GT |   |   | 102 |   | 63 |   | | Mercedes-Benz | EQA |   |   | 91 |   | 196 | 1.3% | | Ford | Mach-E | 1 |   | 83 |   | 84 |   | | Opel | Corsa |   |   | 64 |   | 115 |   | | Jaguar | I-Pace |   |   | 64 |   | 111 |   | | Citroen | C4 |   |   | 62 |   | 84 |   | | Mercedes-Benz | EQS |   |   | 55 |   | 68 |   | | Audi | E-Tron |   |   | 33 |   | 244 | 1.6% | | Ora | Funky Cat |   |   | 32 |   | 2 |   | | Subaru | Solterra |   |   | 32 |   |   |   | | BMW | 7 Series |   |   | 31 |   | 6 |   | | Citroen | Berlingo Pass | 2 | 1.0% | 31 |   | 23 |   | | BYD | Dolphin |   |   | 28 |   |   |   | | Mercedes-Benz | EQS SUV |   |   | 28 |   |   |   | | Citroen | Space Tourer | 1 |   | 24 |   | 16 |   | | BMW | I5 |   |   | 23 |   |   |   | | Mazda | MX |   |   | 23 |   | 71 |   | | Citroen | EC4X |   |   | 22 |   |   |   | | Mercedes-Benz | EQE SUV | 1 |   | 18 |   |   |   | | Honda | Honda E |   |   | 17 |   | 36 |   | | Peugeot | Rifter |   |   | 16 |   | 2 |   | | Mercedes-Benz | EQC |   |   | 15 |   | 45 |   | | Jeep | Avenger |   |   | 13 |   |   |   | | Kia | EV9 |   |   | 11 |   |   |   | | Opel | Zafira |   |   | 11 |   | 5 |   | | DS | DS3 |   |   | 10 |   | 7 |   | | Maxus | MIFA | 1 |   | 8 |   |   |   | | Opel | Combo Pass |   |   | 7 |   | 2 |   | | Mercedes-Benz | AMG |   |   | 6 |   | 2 |   | | BYD | Seal | **1** |   | **6** |   | ** ** |   | | Mercedes-Benz | EQV |   |   | 5 |   | 1 |   | | Peugeot | Expert |   |   | 5 |   | 16 |   | | Tesla | Model X | 1 |   | 5 |   |   |   | | BMW | 4 Series |   |   | 3 |   |   |   | | Tesla | Model S | 1 |   | 3 |   |   |   | | Peugeot | Unknown |   |   | 1 |   |   |   | | BMW | X1 | 1 |   | 1 |   |   |   | | Fiat | 500C |   |   |   |   | 15 |   | | Mercedes-Benz | E Class |   |   |   |   | 1 |   | | BMW | I3 |   |   |   |   | 21 |   | | Hyundai | Ioniq |   |   |   |   | 120 |   | | Kia | Soul |   |   |   |   | 60 |   | | Opel | Vivaro Passenger Van |   |   |   |   | 12 |   | | **Total** |   | **199** | ** ** | **22,789** | ** ** | **15,678** |   |   Source: SIMI Motorstats *SIMI numbers reported may include a number of miscategorised, or re-categorised, registrations. 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