Total registrations of motor vehicles increased by 13.0% to 23,743 in January-May 2026, from 21,012 in January-May 2025, the Statistical Service of Cyprus has announced.
The Statistical Service, which issued on Tuesday the publication of the report entitled “Registration of Motor Vehicles” for the period January-May 2026, said that in May 2026, the total registrations of motor vehicles numbered 5,173, recording an increase of 6.0% compared to 4,879 in May 2025.
Passenger saloon cars registered a rise of 7.7% to 4,000, from 3,715 in May 2025.
Referring to the main developments during the period January-May 2026 compared to the corresponding period of 2025, the Statistical Service said that the total registrations of motor vehicles increased by 13.0% to 23,743 in January-May 2026, from 21,012 in January-May 2025.
Passenger saloon cars increased to 18,259 from 16,224 in January-May 2025, recording a rise of 12.5%. Of the total passenger saloon cars, 6,112 or 33.5% were new and 12,147 or 66.5% were used cars. Rental cars in particular recorded a fall of 14.2% (from 2,197 to 1,884).
The share of petrol powered passengers’ cars to the total of this category of vehicles decreased in January-May 2026 to 35.4% (from 43.7% in the corresponding period of the preceding year) and of diesel- powered cars to 8.3% in 2026 from 8.8% in 2025. On the other hand, the share of electric cars increased to 5.0% (from 4.7%) and the share of hybrid cars rose from 42.9% to 51.3%.
In addition, motor coaches and buses registered in January-May 2026 increased to 102, from 63 in the same period of 2025, while goods conveyance vehicles increased by 15.4% to 2,854 in January-May 2026, compared to 2,474 in January-May 2025. In particular, light goods vehicles increased by 11.5% to 2,253, road tractors (units of trailers) by 16.8% to 111, heavy goods vehicles by 32.1% to 358 and rental vehicles by 51.7% to 132.
Finally, mopeds 50cc increased by 15.3% to 2,149 in January-May 2026, compared to 1,864 in the same period of 2025.