Total motor vehicle registrations in Cyprus recorded a sharp annual increase of 25.2% in September 2025, compared with September 2024, while the share of electric vehicles rose to 4.7% in 2025 from 3.6% in 2024, and hybrids to 44% from 36.7%.
According to the Cyprus Statistical Service’s ‘Motor Vehicle Registrations’ report for the period January-September 2025, total registrations reached 5,544 in September, compared with 4,428 in September 2024. Passenger saloon car registrations rose by 26.8% to 4,364, from 3,442 in the same month last year.
For the first nine months of 2025, total vehicle registrations increased by 3.6% to 40,212, compared with 38,819 in the same period of 2024. Passenger saloon car registrations grew by 3.2% to 31,325, from 30,344 last year. Of these, 11,806 (37.7%) were new cars and 19,519 (62.3%) were used. Rental cars recorded a notable rise of 32.6% to 4,559.
By fuel type, the share of petrol cars fell to 42.8% in January-September 2025 from 49.7% in 2024, and diesel cars to 8.5% from 9.9%. In contrast, electric cars rose to 4.7% from 3.6%, and hybrids to 44% from 36.7%.
Bus registrations increased to 132 in January-September 2025 from 119 in the same period of 2024. Goods transport vehicles rose by 6% to 4,569, compared with 4,311 last year. Specifically, rental vehicles increased by 17.5% to 215, heavy trucks by 6% to 534, light trucks by 5.7% to 3,650, while road tractors (trailers) remained unchanged at 170.
Moped registrations (50cc) fell to 170 in January-September 2025 from 603 in the same period of 2024, while motorcycle registrations (>50cc) rose by 20.1% to 3,522, compared with 2,933 last year.