In the fourth quarter of 2025, the stock of licensed motor vehicles increased by 3,265 over the previous quarter, the NSO said Friday.

At the end of December 2025, the stock of licensed motor vehicles stood at 457,403. Out of this total, 73.4 per cent were passenger cars, 14.3 per cent were commercial and agricultural motor vehicles and 11.8 per cent were motorcycles/E-bikes/PA-bikes, E-kick scooters, quadricycles and All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs).

Buses and minibuses amounted to less than one per cent. During the quarter under review, the stock of licensed motor vehicles increased at a net average rate of 35 motor vehicles per day.

Newly licensed motor vehicles

Newly licensed motor vehicles put on the road during the period under review amounted to 6,124. The majority of newly licensed motor vehicles, 3,754 or 61.3 per cent of the total, were passenger cars, followed by motorcycles/E-bikes/PA-bikes with 1,501 or 24.5 per cent. Newly licensed 'new' motor vehicles amounted to 3,600 or 58.8 per cent of the total, whereas newly licensed 'used' motor vehicles totalled 2,524 or 41.2 per cent.  An average of 67 motor vehicles per day were newly licensed during the quarter under review.

Motor vehicles under restriction

During the fourth quarter of 2025, 7,701 motor vehicles were taken off the road due to restrictions. Out of these, 40.9 per cent were garaged, 29.5 per cent were scrapped, and 27.0 per cent were resold. Motor vehicles that had their restriction ending during the quarter under review totalled 4,568. The majority were recorded as being garaged (53.9 per cent) or resold (45.0 per cent).

Motor energy type

As at the end of December 2025, 264,969 motor vehicles or 57.9 per cent of the total had petrol-powered engines. Diesel-powered motor vehicles reached 155,432 or 34.0 per cent of the total. Electric and plug-in hybrid motor vehicles accounted for 4.9 per cent of the entire stock, with a total of 22,582 motor vehicles. When compared to the previous quarter, increases of 11.8 per cent, 8.4 per cent and 4.2 per cent were registered in electric, plug-in hybrid (diesel-electric), and mild hybrid (diesel-electric) motor vehicles respectively.