Among the population aged 18 and over, men own an average of 1.0 cars while women own an average of 0.2 cars.

On a gender basis, females who are divorced, legally separated or whose marriage has been annulled own an average of 0.7 cars, compared to an average of 0.2 cars for married women and 0.1 for widows.

On average, people with a tertiary level of education own more cars and those who attended special schools own least. In fact, people with a tertiary level of education own an average of 0.8 cars each, compared with 0.2 cars for those who attended a special school.

The self-employed, with employees, own an average of 1.4 cars each, compared to 1.1 cars for self-employed without employees and 0.9 cars for employees.

Engine

Most cars owned by Maltese residents (132,764 cars, or 72.7 per cent) have a petrol engine. Of these, 70.2 per cent have an engine capacity of 1,300cc or less. On the other hand, 69.1 per cent of diesel engine cars have an engine capacity equal or greater than 1,501cc.

On a gender basis, 104,274, or 71 per cent, of cars which are owned by men and 28,490, or 79.5 per cent, of cars which are owned by women have a petrol engine.

Proportionally, men own more powerful cars than women. In fact, 75,093 cars, or 51.1 per cent, of cars owned by men have engines with a capacity greater than 1,300cc. This is compared to 14,299 cars, or 39.9 per cent, which are owned by women.

Those self-employed with employees own the most powerful cars, proportionally. In fact, only 2,557, or 25.6 per cent, of the cars owned by this group of people have an engine capacity equal or less than 1,300cc, compared to the 5,952 cars, or 38.2 per cent, which are owned by those who are self-employed without employees and 57,508 cars, or 52.6 per cent, which are owned by employees.

Colour

White, blue, red and silver are the most popular colours. In fact 43,207 cars, or 23.6 per cent, are white, 34,222 cars, or 18.7 per cent are blue, 28,589 cars, or 15.6 per cent are red, while 19,717 cars, or 10.8 per cent, are silver.

However, blue is the most popular colour with women while white is the most popular with men. In fact 8,807 cars which are owned by females, or 22.6 per cent, are blue while 35,475 cars which are owned by men, or 24.2 per cent, are white.

Age

The majority of cars, or 76.2 per cent, are 15 years or less old. In addition, 94,084 cars, or 52.6 per cent, are 10 years old or less. The average age of private cars is 11.8 years, varying between 10.6 years in the northern district and 12.2 years in the Northern Harbour and Gozo and Comino districts.

On a gender basis, cars which are owned by men are 12.4 years old, compared to 9.7 years for cars owned by women. In fact, 50.1 per cent of cars which are owned by men are 10 years old or less, compared with 62.8 per cent of cars which are owned by females.

Individuals who attended special schools own cars which are, on average, 7.8 years old. This compared to 17.3 years for cars that are owned by those who did not attend school. However, individuals who attended special schools only own a total of 137 cars, all of which are between six to 10 years old. On the other hand, there are 16,546 cars which are owned by people who completed a tertiary level of education, their average age being 8.8 years.

Cars which are owned by employed people are on average 11.4 years old, compared to 13.1 years for those which are owned by inactive people and 13.8 years for cars which are owned by those who are unemployed.

Private cars which are owned by legislators, senior officials and professionals are not so old, with an average age of 9.6 years and 9.2 years respectively.

Additionally, those with an annual gross salary equal or greater than Lm10,000 possess the least old cars, with an average age of 7.1 years.

Body type

The most common body types are hatchbacks and saloons. In fact 94,995 cars, or 52.0 per cent, are hatchbacks while 69,905 cars, or 38.3 per cent, are saloons.