Irish EV Registrations - January 2025

Irish EV Registrations - January 2025

New plug-in vehicle registrations amounted to 29.4% in January, comprised of:

  • 4,915 (14.7%) BEVs, &;
  • 4,917 (14.7%) PHEVs.

This is the best January performance for both BEV & PHEV in Ireland, so far, though we also note that it’s only January, will be some months before we’ll have greater confidence as to demand recovery / improvement.

Additional registrations from used imports for the month amounted to:

  • 128 BEVs, &;
  • 682 PHEVs.

The top 5 most-registered new BEVs in January were the:

  1. Volkswagen ID.4
  2. Kia EV3
  3. Hyundai Kona
  4. Kia EV6
  5. Nissan Leaf

Provided below is a complete breakdown of new BEVs registered in January, & registrations for 2024:

Make

Model

2025

(Jan)

% sales 2025

(Jan)

2024

(Jan - Dec)

% sales 2024

(Jan - Dec)

Volkswagen

ID.4

537

10.9%

1,514

8.7%

Kia

EV3

300

6.1%

22

 

Hyundai

Kona

294

6.0%

746

4.3%

Kia

EV6

279

5.7%

759

4.3%

Nissan

Leaf

261

5.3%

440

2.5%

Skoda

Enyaq

161

3.3%

536

3.1%

MG

MG4

148

3.0%

597

3.4%

Ford

Explorer

144

2.9%

79

 

Hyundai

Ioniq 5

141

2.9%

475

2.7%

Kia

Niro

133

2.7%

445

2.5%

Volkswagen

ID.3

130

2.6%

558

3.2%

Volkswagen

ID.7

127

2.6%

288

1.6%

BYD

Seal

126

2.6%

693

4.0%

Toyota

BZ4X

118

2.4%

399

2.3%

Volvo

EX30

111

2.3%

333

1.9%

Peugeot

3008

111

2.3%

175

 

Peugeot

5008

105

2.1%

4

 

Nissan

Ariya

101

2.1%

250

1.4%

Cupra

Born

88

1.8%

285

1.6%

Hyundai

Ioniq 6

79

1.6%

232

1.3%

Tesla

Model Y

72

1.5%

1,279

7.3%

Tesla

Model 3

71

1.4%

1,647

9.4%

Cupra

Tavascan

64

1.3%

9

 

Mini

Mini Cooper

56

1.1%

   

BYD

ATTO 3

55

1.1%

415

2.4%

Dacia

Spring

54

1.1%

5

 

Audi

Q4 e-tron

50

1.0%

461

2.6%

Kia

EV9

50

1.0%

289

1.7%

Fiat

500

49

 

29

 

Porsche

Macan

48

 

27

 

Volvo

EX40

48

     

Opel

Mokka

46

 

65

 

Peugeot

2008

44

 

67

 

Volvo

XC40

41

 

278

1.6%

Citroën

C4

39

 

59

 

BMW

iX1

38

 

354

2.0%

Audi

Q6 e-Tron

38

 

25

 

BMW

I4

37

 

216

1.2%

Ford

Capri

34

     

Polestar

Polestar 2

31

 

250

1.4%

Citroën

EC4X

30

 

53

 

BYD

Dolphin

27

 

298

1.7%

Volkswagen

ID.5

26

 

111

 

MG

ZS

25

 

213

1.2%

Renault

SCENIC

24

 

65

 

Opel

Grandland X

19

     

Mercedes-Benz

EQE SUV

18

 

114

 

Mercedes-Benz

EQE

17

 

170

 

Mercedes-Benz

EQB

17

 

115

 

Citroën

Ami

16

 

6

 

Volvo

C40

14

 

100

 

Porsche

Taycan

14

 

81

 

Mini

Aceman

14

 

1

 

BMW

I5

13

 

55

 

BMW

iX3

12

 

207

1.2%

Volvo

EX90

12

 

2

 

Mercedes-Benz

EQA

11

 

67

 

Polestar

Polestar 4

10

 

38

 

Smart

Smart 3

10

 

15

 

Mercedes-Benz

EQS SUV

9

 

24

 

MG

MG5

8

 

152

 

Lexus

RZ

8

     

Xpeng

G6

8

     

Jeep

Avenger

7

 

22

 

BMW

iX2

6

 

26

 

Citroën

Berlingo Pass

6

 

25

 

Smart

Smart 1

6

 

20

 

Mazda

MX

6

 

19

 

MG

Cyberster

6

 

4

 

Ford

Mach-E

5

 

21

 

Fiat

600

5

 

4

 

Volkswagen

ID Buzz PC

4

 

105

 

Mini

Mini Countryman

4

 

31

 

BMW

iX

4

 

29

 

Opel

Astra

4

 

25

 

Alfa Romeo

Stelvio

4

     

Peugeot

308

3

 

40

 

Mercedes-Benz

EQS

3

 

16

 

Ssangyong

Torres

3

 

9

 

Peugeot

208

2

 

40

 

Audi

E-Tron GT

2

 

26

 

Jaguar

I-Pace

2

 

26

 

Citroen

Space Tourer

2

 

16

 

Subaru

Solterra

2

 

13

 

Mercedes-Benz

AMG

2

 

8

 

Alfa Romeo

Junior

2

     

Volvo

EC40

2

     

Opel

Corsa

1

 

11

 

Audi

A6

1

     

Renault

Megane

   

279

1.6%

Audi

Q8 e-tron

   

104

 

Volkswagen

Up

   

91

 

Mini

Mini Coupe

   

78

 

GMW

Ora 03

   

46

 

Polestar

Polestar 3

   

26

 

Mini

Mini Hatch

   

23

 

Audi

E-Tron

   

23

 

Peugeot

Rifter

   

15

 

BMW

7 Series

   

10

 

Mercedes-Benz

EQV

   

5

 

Ssangyong

Korando

   

5

 

Opel

Combo Pass

   

5

 

Honda

NY1

   

5

 

Peugeot

Expert

   

4

 

Lotus

Electre

   

3

 

BMW

4 Series

   

2

 

Fiat

Doblo

   

2

 

DS

DS3

   

2

 

Honda

Honda E

   

1

 

Audi

SQ8

   

1

 

Citroen

C4 X

   

1

 

Total

 

4,915

 

17,459

 

Source: SIMI Motorstats

Note: SIMI numbers reported may include a number of miscategorised registrations.

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