Tesla registered 17,425 vehicles across 15 major European markets in February 2026, marking a 10% year-over-year increase from February 2025. This growth follows a difficult Q1 2025, with year-to-date figures remaining essentially flat. Results varied widely by country, with gains in France and Germany offset by declines in the UK and Netherlands.
Tesla's registrations in Europe showed a 10% year-over-year increase in February 2026, reaching 17,425 vehicles across 15 major markets, according to data analyzed by Electrek. This figure compares to 15,775 registrations in February 2025, a period described as particularly weak. However, the year-to-date total for January and February 2026 stood at 25,451 units, nearly identical to 25,474 in the same period of 2025.
Country-level data revealed significant variations. France led with 3,715 registrations in February, up 55% year-over-year and totaling 4,377 units year-to-date. Germany recorded 2,276 units, a 59% increase, while Spain saw a 74% rise and Portugal a 112% surge. Norway rebounded with 1,210 units, up 32%, though its year-to-date figure of 1,293 remained below the prior year's 1,606.
In contrast, the UK experienced a sharp decline. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) reported 2,422 Tesla registrations, down 37% from 3,852 in February 2025. Alternative data from New Automotive indicated 2,208 units, a 45.2% drop. Overall UK new car registrations rose 3.6% to 83,377, or 7.2% to 90,100 per SMMT, with battery-electric vehicles accounting for about a quarter of the market.
Other markets saw decreases: the Netherlands down 45%, Denmark 18%, Sweden 10%, and sales also fell in Italy. Tesla representatives noted that monthly registration data does not fully reflect sales or orders, emphasizing quarterly metrics due to shipping logistics, and stated that customer orders in January and February 2026 exceeded those in prior years.
Competitor BYD reported 968 UK sales per New Automotive, up 40.9%, or an 83% surge per SMMT, while its January European registrations reached 18,242, a 165% increase. Q1 2025 had seen Tesla's European registrations fall 37% to 53,952 units amid broader EV market growth.