Cars in Kilkenny

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Fuel mix

Fuel	Vehicles	Share
Diesel	31,398	57%
Petrol	15,629	28.4%
Petrol and electric hybrid	3,498	6.4%
Electric	2,313	4.2%
Petrol/plug-in hybrid electric	1,690	3.1%
Diesel and electric hybrid	312	0.6%
Ethanol and petrol	90	0.2%
Diesel/plug-in hybrid electric	78	0.1%
Gas	30	0.1%

Car brands in Kilkenny

Rank	Brand	Vehicles	Share of fleet
1	Volkswagen	6,957	12.6%
2	Toyota	6,202	11.3%
3	Ford	5,075	9.2%
4	Hyundai	4,607	8.4%
5	Audi	3,353	6.1%
6	Skoda	3,276	6%
7	Nissan	3,081	5.6%
8	Kia	2,953	5.4%
9	BMW	2,639	4.8%
10	Peugeot	2,535	4.6%
Show all 41 brands with 10+ vehicles in Kilkenny 11 Renault 1,981 3.6% 12 Mercedes Benz 1,929 3.5% 13 Opel 1,432 2.6% 14 Seat 1,345 2.4% 15 Honda 988 1.8% 16 Citroen 920 1.7% 17 Volvo 875 1.6% 18 Dacia 869 1.6% 19 Suzuki 655 1.2% 20 Mazda 619 1.1% 21 Land Rover 356 0.6% 22 Vauxhall 350 0.6% 23 Mini 283 0.5% 24 Mitsubishi 278 0.5% 25 Fiat 268 0.5% 26 Lexus 196 0.4% 27 Tesla 142 0.3% 28 Jaguar 141 0.3% 29 Cupra 95 0.2% 30 MG 73 0.1% 31 Porsche 54 0.1% 32 Subaru 44 0.1% 33 Alfa Romeo 41 0.1% 34 Saab 36 0.1% 35 DS 32 0.1% 36 Chevrolet 28 0.1% 37 Polestar 20 0% 38 Ssangyong 17 0% 39 Daihatsu 14 0% 40 Jeep 13 0% 41 Smart 10 0%

Every brand with at least 10 vehicles in Kilkenny, 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: 104,160

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.