Baselland vehicle count rises 1.14 percent to 235,882 in June 2026.

July 3, 2026

In June 2026, the Canton of Baselland had 235,882 registered vehicles, a 1.14 percent increase from the previous year, with passenger cars being the most common type. Electric cars made up 13.5 percent of all passenger cars, while hybrid and electric vehicles together accounted for 26.8 percent.

In June 2026, the Canton of Baselland recorded a total of 235,882 vehicles. This represents an increase of 2,668 vehicles, or 1.14 percent, compared to June 2025. The five largest vehicle categories were passenger cars with 155,374 vehicles, motorcycles with 24,391, delivery vans with 15,698, mopeds with 13,741, and goods transport trailers with 8,120. The overall number of vehicles increased compared to previous months.

The five municipalities with the highest number of passenger cars and delivery vans combined were Reinach BL with 11,108 vehicles, Allschwil with 10,450, Pratteln with 9,893, Muttenz with 9,792, and Liestal with 9,332. The data does not specify which municipality recorded the largest decrease or the largest increase in total vehicles compared to the previous year.

Among passenger cars, 123,227 ran on petrol, 57,157 on diesel, 20,998 were electric, 18,159 were petrol-electric hybrids, and 2,463 were diesel-electric hybrids. Electric cars accounted for 13.5 percent of the total passenger car fleet. The combined share of hybrid and electric cars was 26.8 percent.


Table 1: Comparison of June 2026 Top 10 Vehicles types with Previous Year
Type Number Previous Year Diff Diff %
Arbeitsanhänger 1514
Landw. Traktor 3211
Lastwagen 1193
Leichter Motorwagen 3246
Lieferwagen 15534
Mofa 13005
Motorrad 23863
Personenwagen 154937
Sachentransportanhänger 8069
Wohnanhänger 1278


Table 2: Comparison of Number of Passenger Cars and Vans with Previous Year
Municipality Passenger Cars and Vans Previous Year Diff Diff %
Allschwil 10515
Liestal 9324
Muttenz 9797
Pratteln 9882
Reinach BL 11069


Table 3: Comparison of Passenger Cars and Vans by Fuel in June 2026 versus the Previous Year
Fuel Total Previous Year Total Year of Interest Diff Diff%
Benzin 95726 92946 -2780 -2.9
Diesel 48666 46602 -2064 -4.24
Benzin/Elektrisch 14878 18156 3278 22.03
Elektrisch 8148 10310 2162 26.53
Diesel/Elektrisch 2082 2412 330 15.85

Figure 1: Total Number of Electric and Hybrid Passenger Cars and Vans in the Canton of Baselland

Figure 2: All Vehicles by Fuel Type

Data source: Motor vehicle stock by vehicle type, fuel, municipality and month (since May 2024)
Additional resources: Motorfahrzeugbestand Basel-Landschaft

🤖 This text was generated with the assistance of AI. All quantitative statements are derived directly from the dataset listed under Data Source.