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Catalonia boasts a less aged vehicle fleet, but the threat remains behind the wheel
Catalonia retains one of Spain's youngest vehicle fleets, but ageing is advancing: more than 60% of cars are over ten years old, according to data from the Anfac association
Catalunya remains Spain's second region with the youngest vehicle fleet, with an average age of 14.1 years compared with the national average of 14.5, according to Anfac's annual report. Madrid leads with 11.5 years, while Ceuta y Melilla (17.7) and Castilla y León (16.6) top the list of the oldest fleets.
The figure, however, is not as positive as it seems. Nearly 13 million vehicles over 15 years old are still on the road across the country, and in Catalunya, for every new passenger car, 1.4 cars more than a decade old are sold, a worse ratio than the national average (1.3). In addition, 62.8% of the Catalan fleet is already over ten years old.
“An old fleet is an environmental and safety risk,” warns José López-Tafall, director of Anfac, who calls for stable tax incentives to speed up renewal. Europe, with an average of 12.3 years, confirms that Spain remains at the back of the queue in modernisation.
The picture is clear: although Catalunya is holding up better than other regions, the road is still full of cars that have already passed their prime.