Cars in Kildare

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Fuel mix

Fuel	Vehicles	Share
Diesel	61,707	44.6%
Petrol	46,217	33.4%
Petrol and electric hybrid	12,273	8.9%
Electric	9,890	7.2%
Petrol/plug-in hybrid electric	6,776	4.9%
Diesel and electric hybrid	672	0.5%
Ethanol and petrol	345	0.2%
Diesel/plug-in hybrid electric	290	0.2%
Gas	80	0.1%

Car brands in Kildare

Rank	Brand	Vehicles	Share of fleet
1	Volkswagen	16,292	11.8%
2	Toyota	14,882	10.8%
3	Hyundai	11,290	8.2%
4	Ford	9,641	7%
5	BMW	8,401	6.1%
6	Audi	8,393	6.1%
7	Nissan	8,177	5.9%
8	Kia	7,498	5.4%
9	Skoda	7,451	5.4%
10	Renault	6,614	4.8%
Show all 44 brands with 10+ vehicles in Kildare 11 Mercedes Benz 5,608 4.1% 12 Peugeot 4,196 3% 13 Opel 3,571 2.6% 14 Honda 2,969 2.1% 15 Volvo 2,576 1.9% 16 Dacia 2,481 1.8% 17 Seat 2,449 1.8% 18 Mazda 2,213 1.6% 19 Citroen 2,122 1.5% 20 Suzuki 1,418 1% 21 Land Rover 1,266 0.9% 22 Tesla 1,103 0.8% 23 Vauxhall 965 0.7% 24 Mini 943 0.7% 25 Mitsubishi 863 0.6% 26 Fiat 825 0.6% 27 Lexus 791 0.6% 28 Cupra 583 0.4% 29 Jaguar 430 0.3% 30 MG 416 0.3% 31 Porsche 261 0.2% 32 Alfa Romeo 136 0.1% 33 Subaru 132 0.1% 34 Jeep 102 0.1% 35 Saab 70 0.1% 36 Polestar 69 0% 37 Ssangyong 55 0% 38 Chevrolet 49 0% 39 Daihatsu 42 0% 40 DS 37 0% 41 Smart 27 0% 42 Chrysler Jeep 22 0% 43 Isuzu 11 0% 44 Abarth 10 0%

Every brand with at least 10 vehicles in Kildare, CC BY 4.0 CSO data. Share is of the county's total fleet, not of named brands -- CSO's "All other makes" catch-all (~1% of the fleet, many low-volume brands combined) is excluded from the ranking but counted in the denominator. Linked brands have their own page with the national picture and every county they're strong in.

Fleet profile

• Most common CO2 band: Band A4 (WLTP-era band; see caveats)
• Most common year of manufacture: 2016
• 2022 census population: 247,774

Source: CSO Department of Transport data for 2026 September, CC BY 4.0. See how we calculate these figures for the per-capita formula and data caveats.