Around 6,000 new cars were registered in Malta in 2025.
Adrian Delia
According to the NSO, 6,537 brand-new passenger cars were registered in Malta during 2025. A further 7,567 used cars were licensed for the first time, bringing all newly registered passenger cars to 14,104.How we reached this verdict ↓
Analysis and evaluation
According to the National Statistics Office (NSO), 6,537 brand-new passenger cars were registered in Malta during 2025, supporting Adrian Delia's claim.
However, a further 7,567 used passenger cars were imported and registered, bringing the total number of newly registered passenger cars to 14,104.
2025 was the first year in the period when used cars outnumbered new ones. Brand-new car registrations fell by 14.9%, from 7,683 in 2024, while used registrations rose from 7,388 to 7,567.
The claim is therefore accurate when referring specifically to brand-new cars, but not to all cars registered for the first time in Malta.
Editorial note
How we assessed this claim
We read "new cars" as brand-new passenger cars, the NSO's category of newly licensed 'new' vehicles, and used the NSO's quarterly motor vehicles release covering the whole of 2025.
Limitations
- The claim is accurate for brand-new cars, but not for all cars registered for the first time in Malta, which include used imports.