Registries of the Israeli Ministry of Transport: vehicles currently on the road, permanently deregistered and inactive. Make and country are taken from the manufacturer field and the VIN.
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4,198,961 cars are on the road in Israel, 6.0% of them electric. 39% of the newest cars were built in China; a car is scrapped at a median age of 14 years.
Cars on the road4,198,961
Deregistered for good2,156,101
Electric6.0%
Built in China (newest)39%
Median age7 years
Median age at scrapping14 years
Cars on the road by make
Toyota580,801 16%
Hyundai563,921 16%
Kia433,650 12%
Mazda278,043 8%
Skoda247,708 7%
Suzuki181,023 5%
Mitsubishi175,855 5%
Nissan143,106 4%
Seat113,121 3%
Volkswagen106,639 3%
Renault92,474 3%
Honda91,851 3%
Chevrolet84,503 2%
Subaru81,741 2%
Citroen81,501 2%
Chery79,403 2%
Peugeot71,881 2%
Ford68,688 2%
Byd67,285 2%
Mercedes-Benz59,455 2%
Where the cars were built (by VIN)
Japan902,247 23%
South Korea696,186 18%
China372,310 10%
Germany351,664 9%
Czechia349,703 9%
France314,296 8%
Turkey309,526 8%
United Kingdom146,680 4%
Thailand136,699 4%
Spain120,716 3%
Hungary94,194 2%
India76,792 2%
Cars on the road by model year
1996
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
299,8242025
2027
Share of cars built in China, by model year
2005
2010
2015
2020
2025
45%
2027
Cars on the road by fuel
Petrol3,379,914 80%
Diesel381,693 9%
Electric250,890 6%
Hybrid169,939 4%
LPG16,525 <1%
Ownership
Private3,595,408 86%
Leasing301,754 7%
Company184,993 4%
Dealer73,751 2%
Rental43,055 1%
Share of electric cars, by model year
2010
2015
2020
25%
2025
2027
Electric cars by make
Byd46,867 25%
Tesla38,189 20%
Geely23,459 13%
Xpeng16,913 9%
MG14,690 8%
Hyundai12,093 6%
Chery11,511 6%
Zeekr6,306 3%
Kia5,006 3%
Mercedes-Benz4,448 2%
Skoda3,987 2%
Lynk & CO3,882 2%
Cars deregistered for good per year
2000
2005
2010
2015
150,195
2020
2025
2026
Median age at deregistration, by year
2000
2005
2010
2015
15 years
2020
2025
2026
Median age at deregistration by make (last 5 years)
Mazda18 years 75,291
Isuzu18 years 5,304
Daihatsu17 years 9,035
Honda16 years 25,674
Volkswagen16 years 27,989
Subaru16 years 20,415
Hyundai16 years 73,039
Ford15 years 43,206
Suzuki15 years 28,403
Toyota15 years 52,148
Nissan15 years 21,361
Mitsubishi15 years 26,253
Chevrolet14 years 37,090
Chrysler14 years 2,908
Fiat14 years 13,253
Peugeot14 years 26,683
Renault13 years 37,055
Audi13 years 4,763
Citroen13 years 27,873
Opel12 years 11,350
Source: Israel Ministry of Transport, open data on data.gov.il (registered, deregistered and inactive vehicles); country of assembly from the VIN (WMI). · Updated: Nov 10, 2026