ZAGREB, 15 July (Hina) – In the first half of 2024, the Croatian Vehicle Centre recorded 116,296 first registrations of new and used vehicles of all categories, revealing that the total average age of all vehicles in Croatia was 14.8 years and that of passenger vehicles 13.4 years.

At the end of June, there were 1,381,807 vehicles of all categories with valid car registration documents in Croatia. This year the number of first registrations of passenger vehicles was 83,828 (39,486 new and 44,342 used vehicles), while at the same time last year 34,503 new and 38,402 used vehicles were registered (72,905).

Petrol-fueled vehicles accounted for 48.8% of registered new vehicles, while diesel vehicles accounted for 67.8% of used vehicles.

The total number of electric passenger cars increased by 1,415 vehicles compared to the first half of 2023, with 790 new and 625 used vehicles registered. Also registered were 1,739 plug-in hybrids and 12,335 other hybrid vehicles, as well as 871 vehicles powered by petrol and liquefied petroleum gas.

In total, there were 1,381,807 vehicles of all categories with valid registration documents in Croatia at the end of June, of which 1,019,155 were passenger cars. The total average age of all vehicles was 14.83 years, and that of passenger cars was 13.35 years, almost the same as in the first half of 2023.

Nearly 668,000 cars were ten years old or older.