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The average age of passenger cars in Slovenia increased from 6.8 years in 1992 to 10.6 years in 2021. The share of passenger cars by age has also changed – every decade from 2001 for around 50 %. On the other hand, the share of passenger cars aged less than three years is decreasing for around 30 % every decade. The shares of other types of vehicles showed more fluctuations during the last two decades and smaller changes in respective shares. However, there are now in general more vehicles older than 12 years and less vehicles aged less than three years. The fluctuations are timed with the recession of 2008 and the epidemic of COVID-19 in 2019 and 2020. This means that new technologies are introduced too slowly. Due to this Slovenian vehicle fleet is mostly less environmentally friendly. In comparison to EU-27, the average age of passenger cars has increased since 2000, from 6.8 years in 2000 to 7.4 in 2014 and 11,8 years in 2020. Because customers tend to hold on to their vehicles (all types of vehicles) longer than before this reflects in increased average age of the vehicle fleet.


The indicator shows the average age of passenger cars for the period 1992-2021 and proportion of passenger cars by age for the period 1992-2021 in Slovenia. The indicator also shows the proportion of heavy duty vehicles, buses and mopeds and motorcycles by age for the period 1992-2021 in Slovenia. The proportion of passenger cars by age in European countries is shown for 2012 for selected countries from EU-27, for 2016 for all EU-28 countries and for 2020 for all EU-27 countries.

The environmental and safety standards of vehicles are constantly improving. Therefore, new vehicles are on average less polluting, generate less noise, consume less fuel and are generally safer. The indicator of average age of passenger cars and other vehicles thus indirectly expresses their environmental efficiency.

 


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Figure PR12-1: Average age of passenger cars, Slovenia, 1992-2021
Sources: 

Ministry of the Interior, Records of vehicle registered in Slovenia - database, 2006; Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, Average age of passenger cars, 2022

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Slovenia[Age of vehicle fleet (years)]

1992

6.80

1993

6.90

1994

6.80

1995

6.80

1996

6.80

1997

6.90

1998

7

1999

6.90

2000

6.90

2001

6.90

2002

7.10

2003

7.30

2004

7.40

2005

7.50

2006

7.60

2007

7.70

2008

7.80

2009

8

2010

8.20

2011

8.40

2012

8.70

2012

9.10

2014

9.40

2015

9.70

2016

9.90

2017

10

2018

10.10

2019

10.20

2020

10.40

2021

10.60

Figure PR12-2: Share of passenger cars, by age, Slovenia, 1992-2021
Sources: 

Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, Road vehicles at the end of the year (31.12.) by type of vehicle and age, Slovenia, 2022

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12 years and over[%]

From 9 to 11 years[%]

From 6 to 8 years[%]

From 3 to 5 years[%]

Less than 3 years[%]

12 years and over[število]

Form 9 to 11 years[število]

Form 6 to 8 years[število]

From 3 to 5 years[število]

Less than 3 years[število]

1992

20.11

9.78

15.76

29.13

25.23

121892

59262

95518

176621

152952

1993

19.07

9.79

19.74

29.23

22.16

124033

63677

128399

190104

144131

1994

16.86

10.07

23.31

28.74

21.01

112666

67297

155804

192098

140442

1995

15.59

12.27

24.63

23.42

24.09

110885

87251

175234

166630

171364

1996

14.49

15.51

25.39

21.95

22.65

107667

115284

188655

163136

168315

1997

14.11

17.70

24.60

20.11

23.48

109578

137527

191096

156201

182396

1998

14.62

19.06

20.41

22.35

23.56

118633

154695

165681

181414

191248

1999

15.15

19.72

19.00

21.82

24.31

128179

166858

160722

184646

205704

2000

15.69

19.63

17.84

23.19

23.66

135878

170026

154481

200834

204877

2001

17.02

17.16

20.37

24.56

20.89

149992

151292

179521

216509

184173

2002

19.20

16.81

20.51

25.54

17.94

171770

150356

183438

228502

160455

2003

20.33

15.78

21.75

25.19

16.96

185096

143643

197995

229298

154397

2004

19.04

17.82

22.95

22.89

17.30

177801

166433

214360

213805

161542

2005

20.42

17.95

24.02

20.24

17.37

196096

172335

230655

194320

166807

2006

20.13

19.28

23.92

19.60

17.08

197319

188952

234473

192092

167425

2007

21.21

20.32

21.68

19.42

17.36

215134

206120

219864

196975

176029

2008

22.74

21.17

18.88

19.64

17.57

237665

221254

197342

205269

183653

2009

23.99

21.03

18.53

19.31

17.13

254041

222729

196198

204485

181405

2010

26.17

19.23

19.09

19.49

16.03

277824

204125

202619

206881

170197

2011

29.08

17.09

19.77

19.74

14.32

310149

182310

210808

210543

152685

2012

31.09

17.10

19.55

19.05

13.20

331464

182339

208437

203027

140761

2013

32.39

18.04

19.85

17.90

11.82

344566

191959

211122

190429

125719

2014

33.99

18.89

20.40

16.35

10.36

363159

201852

217975

174700

110676

2015

36.08

18.59

19.42

15.62

10.29

389160

200549

209544

168535

110949

2016

37.77

18.67

18.06

14.59

10.91

414124

204725

197989

160009

119676

2017

38.87

18.99

16.75

13.24

12.15

434573

212303

187200

148049

135810

2018

39.51

17.87

16.12

13.53

12.97

451667

204264

184241

154713

148265

2019

40.61

16.63

15.14

14.62

13.00

473286

193776

176384

170408

151517

2020

42.67

15.69

14.22

15.78

11.64

499534

183694

166460

184743

136259

2021

43.04

15.29

14.88

16.42

10.37

511932

181898

176992

195320

123315

Figure PR12-3: Share of heavy duty vehicles, by age, Slovenia, 1992-2021
Sources: 

Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, Road vehicles at the end of the year (31.12.) by type of vehicle and age, Slovenia, 2022

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12 years and over[%]

From 9 to 11 years[%]

From 6 to 8 years[%]

From 3 to 5 years[%]

Less than 3 years[%]

12 years and over[število]

Form 9 to 11 years[število]

Form 6 to 8 years[število]

From 3 to 5 years[število]

Less than 3 years[število]

1992

26.66

13.18

21.52

23.21

15.42

9778

4833

7893

8512

5655

1993

26.83

13.89

22.67

19.56

17.05

10497

5433

8868

7652

6672

1994

25.48

14.99

22.94

18.34

18.25

10457

6153

9413

7526

7491

1995

25.63

16.48

20.30

16.29

21.29

11567

7436

9162

7349

9608

1996

26.03

17.09

17.54

16.84

22.49

12480

8193

8408

8074

10782

1997

26.93

16.90

16.02

17.54

22.62

13545

8499

8059

8823

11377

1998

27.75

15.28

14.98

20.76

21.23

14446

7954

7801

10811

11054

1999

27.63

13.11

15.32

22.09

21.85

15020

7126

8327

12007

11877

2000

27.46

12.23

15.50

22.66

22.17

15648

6968

8831

12912

12633

2001

26.39

11.44

17.97

21.95

22.25

15565

6748

10600

12946

13125

2002

24.16

11.88

19.48

22.69

21.80

14707

7230

11856

13811

13274

2003

23.10

11.83

19.90

23.33

21.84

14522

7439

12514

14666

13729

2004

21.18

13.38

19.04

23.24

23.15

14078

8894

12652

15443

15386

2005

20.14

14.07

19.65

22.31

23.84

14070

9831

13729

15589

16659

2006

18.78

14.17

20.07

22.12

24.87

13827

10436

14777

16286

18312

2007

18.34

13.60

19.08

21.00

27.98

14949

11088

15554

17115

22812

2008

18.03

13.96

17.21

20.91

29.89

15943

12348

15220

18494

26432

2009

18.63

14.84

17.16

22.86

26.51

16479

13123

15183

20225

23447

2010

19.67

14.46

17.80

26.73

21.34

17547

12902

15879

23849

19042

2011

21.41

13.75

18.83

29.37

16.65

19262

12364

16933

26417

14973

2012

23.13

13.75

20.17

26.18

16.76

20781

12357

18125

23522

15060

2013

24.39

14.09

23.63

21.13

16.76

22084

12756

21402

19138

15180

2014

25.31

14.92

26.26

17.03

16.48

23576

13896

24459

15860

15350

2015

26.03

15.80

22.82

16.92

18.43

25367

15399

22241

16491

17960

2016

25.96

18.03

18.27

16.44

21.30

26845

18640

18890

16995

22027

2017

26.49

19.35

14.80

15.76

23.60

29206

21336

16318

17375

26022

2018

27.10

16.47

14.31

17.29

24.83

31911

19386

16847

20361

29230

2019

28.82

13.27

13.80

20.03

24.09

35671

16426

17081

24790

29817

2020

31.24

11.47

14.04

22.16

21.09

39559

14521

17774

28058

26711

2021

30.97

11.24

15.75

23.33

18.71

40949

14858

20830

30851

24736

Figure PR12-4: Share of buses, by age, Slovenia, 1992-2021
Sources: 

Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, Road vehicles at the end of the year (31.12.) by type of vehicle and age, Slovenia, 2022

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12 years and over[%]

From 9 to 11 years[%]

From 6 to 8 years[%]

From 3 to 5 years[%]

Less than 3 years[%]

12 years and over[število]

Form 9 to 11 years[število]

Form 6 to 8 years[število]

From 3 to 5 years[število]

Less than 3 years[število]

1992

11.91

17.90

29.59

27.34

13.26

318

478

790

730

354

1993

13.63

19.37

33.89

20.33

12.78

354

503

880

528

332

1994

15.53

23.61

31.33

17.08

12.46

390

593

787

429

313

1995

18.03

27.42

28.71

15.12

10.72

446

678

710

374

265

1996

20.81

33.11

21.94

14.33

9.80

501

797

528

345

236

1997

25.54

30.69

18.32

13.97

11.48

605

727

434

331

272

1998

29.51

26.92

16.17

13.20

14.19

686

626

376

307

330

1999

35.59

20.22

15.16

11.40

17.62

824

468

351

264

408

2000

36.81

16.98

14.99

13.26

17.96

830

383

338

299

405

2001

35.79

15.63

14.19

16.58

17.80

792

346

314

367

394

2002

35.52

14.98

12.93

21.27

15.30

780

329

284

467

336

2003

33.11

14.75

16.03

21.10

15.02

725

323

351

462

329

2004

30.72

13.62

19.74

20.10

15.82

697

309

448

456

359

2005

28.07

13.22

24.08

17.78

16.85

633

298

543

401

380

2006

25.74

15.68

24.55

17.44

16.60

586

357

559

397

378

2007

23.78

19.48

23.30

17.30

16.14

554

454

543

403

376

2008

21.95

23.17

18.63

18.25

18.00

522

551

443

434

428

2009

24.23

22.81

17.84

17.08

18.05

580

546

427

409

432

2010

25.50

20.63

18.17

16.54

19.17

612

495

436

397

460

2011

28.70

17.51

18.29

18.79

16.72

695

424

443

455

405

2012

31.33

16.76

17.59

19.00

15.31

755

404

424

458

369

2013

31.76

16.35

17.28

19.27

15.33

783

403

426

475

378

2014

30.68

15.83

19.54

17.23

16.73

785

405

500

441

428

2015

31.47

15.39

18.97

15.01

19.16

828

405

499

395

504

2016

28.82

15.08

19.90

15.57

20.64

772

404

533

417

553

2017

29.04

16.28

17.47

16.89

20.31

808

453

486

470

565

2018

28.97

16.41

15.38

19.05

20.18

821

465

436

540

572

2019

27.95

17.20

14.91

20.56

19.38

806

496

430

593

559

2020

28.64

15.90

18.47

21.46

15.52

670

372

432

502

363

2021

31.69

15.13

19.94

20.58

12.66

836

399

526

543

334

Figure PR12-5: Share of mopeds and motorcycles, by age, Slovenia, 1992-2021
Sources: 

Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, Road vehicles at the end of the year (31.12.) by type of vehicle and age, Slovenia, 2022

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12 years and over[%]

From 9 to 11 years[%]

From 6 to 8 years[%]

From 3 to 5 years[%]

Less than 3 years[%]

12 years and over[število]

Form 9 to 11 years[število]

Form 6 to 8 years[število]

From 3 to 5 years[število]

Less than 3 years[število]

2002

30.10

6.58

12.56

28.00

22.76

15234

3330

6354

14172

11518

2003

22.99

6.92

16.40

32.00

21.69

9747

2935

6951

13564

9195

2004

20.41

8.62

20.50

29.25

21.22

8205

3466

8242

11758

8529

2005

23.24

9.91

22.83

22.56

21.47

11312

4821

11111

10978

10449

2006

21.97

11.18

22.06

17.22

27.57

11689

5948

11733

9158

14665

2007

20.04

13.13

18.79

16.93

31.12

14329

9384

13431

12102

22247

2008

20.46

14.76

15.07

17.57

32.15

16773

12103

12353

14404

26363

2009

22.00

15.02

13.37

19.79

29.81

19458

13283

11822

17502

26363

2010

25.14

14.03

13.84

22.95

24.05

22882

12765

12591

20884

21886

2011

29.30

12.31

15.27

25.45

17.67

27012

11344

14079

23458

16290

2012

32.22

11.71

17.39

24.63

14.05

30000

10903

16188

22926

13083

2013

34.93

12.48

20.11

20.30

12.17

32482

11609

18702

18878

11315

2014

37.34

13.96

22.32

15.16

11.22

35769

13375

21377

14524

10751

2015

39.98

15.94

21.37

12.12

10.60

40096

15987

21430

12157

10629

2016

43.09

17.98

17.44

10.50

10.99

44681

18642

18083

10888

11390

2017

45.52

16.71

11.47

8.56

17.73

56961

20908

14356

10712

22190

2018

47.14

15.57

9.34

8.25

19.70

61718

20390

12235

10800

25792

2019

49.06

12.89

8.16

8.68

21.21

66618

17500

11077

11784

28801

2020

50.95

9.93

7.55

15.05

16.52

71492

13931

10594

21117

23182

2021

50.94

8.17

7.44

16.28

17.17

74075

11885

10816

23676

24965

Figure PR12-6: Share of passenger cars,by age, EU-27 countries, 2020
Sources: 
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Total[%]

10 years and over[%]

Form 5 to 10 years[%]

From 2 to 5 years[%]

Less than 2 years[%]

Total[število]

10 years and over[število]

Form 5 to 10 years[število]

From 2 to 5 years[število]

Less than 2 years[število]

Lithuania

100

81.14

10.76

4.99

3.11

1565465

1270216

168452

78182

48615

Latvia

100

77.17

12.58

6.44

3.81

739124

570404

93005

47573

28142

Romania

100

79.90

10.90

5.39

3.82

7274728

5812225

793042

391785

277676

Cyprus

100

65.66

20.32

10.07

3.95

578158

379629

117506

58211

22812

Estonia

100

70.03

15.54

9.28

5.15

808689

566309

125709

75028

41643

Poland

100

78.30

10.49

5.95

5.26

25113862

19664734

2633232

1494219

1321677

Finland

100

65.55

17.60

10.97

5.87

3607531

2364738

635012

395862

211919

Malta

100

61.80

21.77

10.45

5.98

308358

190562

67120

32229

18447

Portugal

100

64.38

16.00

12.97

6.64

5565963

3583263

890773

722158

369769

Croatia

100

63.91

18.97

10.07

7.04

1746285

1116100

331283

175932

122970

Slovenia

100

52.77

25.21

14.87

7.14

1170690

617823

295156

174115

83596

Spain

100

62.74

15.13

14.01

8.11

24716898

15506639

3740582

3463930

2005747

Hungary

100

71.79

12.09

7.94

8.18

3920799

2814654

473958

311449

320738

Italy

100

58.53

13.83

18.76

8.88

39717874

23247531

5492423

7451597

3526323

Czech Republic

100

62.31

16.12

11.03

10.54

6049255

3769275

975381

667170

637429

Germany

100

42.19

25.93

19.17

12.71

48248541

20357483

12510485

9247892

6132681

Denmark

100

33.56

30.66

21.77

14.02

2723667

913939

835015

592829

381884

Netherlands

100

42.45

27.37

15.28

14.89

8793592

3733317

2407069

1344080

1309126

Sweden

100

39.25

25.24

19.08

16.43

4943293

1940167

1247576

943422

812128

Belgium

100

32.19

27.64

23.65

16.52

5888589

1895339

1627806

1392624

972820

Ireland

100

29.31

26.43

27.67

16.59

2291940

671780

605770

634150

380240

Austria

100

35.91

28.53

18.94

16.63

5091827

1828455

1452497

964148

846727

France

100

42.38

24.95

15.92

16.75

38346266

16252259

9568633

6104273

6421101

Luxembourg

100

24.15

25.54

28.29

22.02

433183

104596

110643

122546

95398