The Swiss vehicle observatory

At a glance

• 54% of the fleet runs on petrol and 25% on diesel; fully electric vehicles account for 5%.
• The canton of Zurich holds the largest share of the fleet, at 15%.
• 55% of vehicles were first registered since 2016.
• 76% of the fleet is grey, white or black.

Fleet by fuel type#

Actively registered civilian vehicles by fuel type. Each vehicle is counted exactly once, so the sum matches the total fleet exactly.

6,814,372 active vehicles in total · as of 2026-08-01

• Petrol (B)3,658,17253.7%
• Diesel (D)1,688,80224.8%
• Petrol / electric (C)598,0508.8%
• Unknown / not recorded (—)431,8536.3%
• Electric (E)339,2155%
• Diesel / electric (F)82,6031.2%
• Natural gas (CNG) / petrol (Y)5,210<0.1%
• Natural gas (CNG) (N)4,936<0.1%
• Electric with range extender (R)2,342<0.1%
• Petrol / alcohol (ethanol) (K)1,991<0.1%
• LPG / petrol (Z)673<0.1%
• Hydrogen / electric (X)276<0.1%
• Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) (L)118<0.1%
• Gas (CNG/LPG) (G)42<0.1%
• Methanol (M)39<0.1%
• Kerosene (P)24<0.1%
• Other fuels (U)22<0.1%
• Alcohol (ethanol) (J)4<0.1%

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• Fuel codes and their labels come from the official ASTRA code table (as of 09.09.2025); the English labels are a translation.
• Some vehicles have no fuel recorded; they appear as “Unknown / not recorded” and are included in the total.

Fleet by canton#

Actively registered civilian vehicles by canton of registration. Each vehicle is counted exactly once, so the sum matches the total fleet exactly.

6,814,372 active vehicles in total · as of 2026-08-01

• Zurich (ZH)1,020,18715%
• Bern (BE)783,65511.5%
• Vaud (VD)593,2768.7%
• Aargau (AG)592,6238.7%
• St. Gallen (SG)415,6716.1%
• Valais (VS)350,3175.1%
• Lucerne (LU)326,8774.8%
• Ticino (TI)324,6414.8%
• Geneva (GE)309,5494.5%
• Fribourg (FR)290,2014.3%
• Thurgau (TG)274,8044%
• Solothurn (SO)231,7873.4%
• Basel-Landschaft (BL)216,1003.2%
• Grisons (GR)188,5042.8%
• Schwyz (SZ)152,6962.2%
• Neuchâtel (NE)134,1312%
• Zug (ZG)108,1651.6%
• Basel-Stadt (BS)85,0741.2%
• Schaffhausen (SH)75,2651.1%
• Jura (JU)69,8921%
• Appenzell Ausserrhoden (AR)46,6890.7%
• Liechtenstein (FL)45,7790.7%
• Nidwalden (NW)40,2410.6%
• Glarus (GL)36,3340.5%
• Obwalden (OW)36,1570.5%
• Appenzell Innerrhoden (AI)34,2340.5%
• Uri (UR)31,0400.5%
• No cantonal assignment (-1)483<0.1%

• Labels are the registration authority's codes as they appear in the source data: the 26 cantons plus FL (Liechtenstein) and a few other administrative codes.
• The canton is the vehicle's current canton of registration, not necessarily the holder's domicile.

Fleet by year of first registration#

Actively registered civilian vehicles grouped by year of first registration. Each vehicle is counted exactly once.

6,814,372 active vehicles in total · as of 2026-08-01

• before 2000415,3616.1%
• 200042,8510.6%
• 200150,3670.7%
• 200256,0570.8%
• 200365,5001%
• 200477,5201.1%
• 200589,9181.3%
• 2006110,3321.6%
• 2007134,0152%
• 2008154,8312.3%
• 2009164,4872.4%
• 2010203,0083%
• 2011253,9233.7%
• 2012281,8414.1%
• 2013285,9484.2%
• 2014305,3394.5%
• 2015348,3435.1%
• 2016355,8035.2%
• 2017370,2805.4%
• 2018370,0275.4%
• 2019400,2605.9%
• 2020335,5074.9%
• 2021351,1595.2%
• 2022324,6024.8%
• 2023364,6795.4%
• 2024357,1765.2%
• 2025341,3605%
• 2026203,8733%
• No year recorded5<0.1%

• Year of first registration is not the model year: a vehicle registered in 2019 may be a 2018 model.
• The current year is incomplete and therefore lower.
• Some vehicles have no year of first registration recorded; they appear as “No year recorded” and are included in the total — they do not count towards “before 2000”.
• Years before 2000 are combined into a single bar (the thin, old tail).

Fleet by colour#

Actively registered civilian vehicles by registered colour. Each vehicle is counted exactly once, so the sum matches the total fleet exactly.

6,814,372 active vehicles in total · as of 2026-08-01

• Grey (04)2,112,42831%
• White (10)1,618,68523.8%
• Black (11)1,461,48621.4%
• Blue (08)632,3059.3%
• Red (06)440,8466.5%
• Green (05)183,1712.7%
• Brown (02)105,9061.6%
• Yellow (03)86,5331.3%
• Orange (09)68,9551%
• Beige (01)63,6860.9%
• Multicoloured (12)21,1460.3%
• Violet (07)17,5120.3%
• Field grey (military only) (14)956<0.1%
• Effect paint (13)673<0.1%
• Camouflage (military only) (15)60<0.1%
• Unknown (99)24<0.1%

• This is the officially registered colour category, not the current paint condition; metallic and special finishes are not distinguished.
• Colour codes and their labels come from the official ASTRA code table (as of 09.09.2025); the English labels are a translation. Vehicles with no colour recorded appear as “Unknown / not recorded” and are included in the total.

About these numbers

• Civilian fleet only (status “in circulation”, normal plates) — military, dealer and special plates are excluded.
• Each vehicle is counted exactly once — there is no double counting across type approvals or eCoC records.
• The basis is the official ASTRA BEST/IVZ registration data; the snapshot date is shown as “as of” on each view.

This data may be used freely — for example by media, dealers, fleet operators, researchers and public administration. Please cite the source (BEST/IVZ, ASTRA) and the snapshot date.