The Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) reported on Friday that 196,338 road motor vehicles were registered in September 2025, reflecting an 8.7% decrease compared to the previous month.

Among the vehicles registered in September, motorcycles accounted for 45.3%, followed by cars at 40.9%, small trucks at 8.8%, tractors 1.8%, trucks 1.5%, minibuses 1.2%, buses 0.4%, and special-purpose vehicles 0.1%.

Month-on-month, registrations rose for minibuses (+67.6%), buses (+29.3%), special-purpose vehicles (+24.6%), and tractors (+13.6%), while cars (-15.4%), motorcycles (-5.9%), small trucks (-0.9%), and trucks (-0.2%) declined.

Year-on-year, road vehicle registrations decreased by 7.6%, though increases were seen in special-purpose vehicles (+77.5%), minibuses (+28.9%), cars (+28.3%), and buses (+16.7%), with declines for tractors (-43.1%), motorcycles (-26.4%), and trucks (-10.1%).

At the end of September, the total number of registered road vehicles in Türkiye reached 33,020,263. Of these, cars made up 51.6%, motorcycles 21.0%, small trucks 14.7%, tractors 7.0%, trucks 3.1%, minibuses 1.6%, buses 0.7%, and special-purpose vehicles 0.3%.

Vehicle Deliveries and Popular Brands

In September, 1,019,994 road vehicles were handed over to owners, with cars accounting for 66.7%, followed by small trucks (14.3%), motorcycles (11.7%), tractors (2.9%), minibuses (1.9%), trucks (1.8%), buses (0.5%), and special-purpose vehicles (0.2%).

Among 80,390 cars registered in September, Renault led the market with 13.4%, followed by Fiat (8.8%), Volkswagen (7.3%), Toyota (6.2%), Hyundai (5.8%), Opel (5.5%), Citroen (4.9%), Skoda (4.1%), Peugeot (3.9%), Nissan (3.7%), Mercedes-Benz (3.7%), Dacia (3.4%), Chery (2.7%), BYD (2.7%), BMW (2.4%), Cupra (2.3%), Ford (2.3%), TOGG (2.2%), Audi (2.1%), Kia (2.1%), and other brands (10.5%).

Year-to-Date Registrations

From January to September 2025, 1,758,680 road vehicles were registered, marking a 10.3% decrease compared to the same period last year. Withdrawals of vehicles increased by 68.8% to 38,769, resulting in a net increase of 1,719,911 vehicles in Türkiye’s fleet.

Among the 789,627 cars registered in the first nine months of the year, 45.7% were gasoline-fuelled, 26.8% hybrid, 17.2% electric, 9.2% diesel, and 1.1% LPG. At the end of September, among 17,027,089 registered cars, diesel vehicles accounted for 33.0%, gasoline 30.7%, LPG 30.6%, hybrids 3.5%, and electric cars 1.9%.

The most common engine size for registered cars was 1,300 cc or less (29.6%), followed by 1,401–1,500 cc (23.3%), 1,501–1,600 cc (10.9%), 1,301–1,400 cc (10.5%), 1,601–2,000 cc (8.0%), and 2,001 cc or larger (0.5%).

Popular Colors

Grey remained the most popular color, representing 40.1% of new registrations, followed by white (24.6%), black (13.6%), blue (11.8%), green (4.4%), red (3.8%), brown (0.6%), yellow (0.6%), orange (0.4%), and other colors (0.1%).

Overall, while Türkiye’s road vehicle fleet continues to grow, the data reflects shifts in vehicle types, fuel preferences, and consumer trends, highlighting the gradual rise of electric and hybrid vehicles alongside traditional gasoline and diesel models. (ILKHA)