Baselland vehicle fleet rises 1.06 percent in October 2026.

November 3, 2026

In October 2026, the Canton of Baselland registered 236,232 vehicles, a 1.06 percent increase from the previous year, with passenger cars remaining the largest category. Reinach BL led municipalities in combined passenger cars and delivery vans, while electric and hybrid vehicles together made up 19.8 percent of the passenger-car fleet.

In October 2026, the Canton of Baselland recorded a total of 236,232 vehicles. This represents an increase of 2,484 vehicles compared to October 2025, corresponding to a rise of 1.06 percent. The five largest vehicle categories were passenger cars with 155,534 vehicles, motorcycles with 24,311, delivery vans with 15,776, mopeds with 14,012, and general-purpose trailers with 8,158. The overall number of vehicles increased compared to previous months.

Among municipalities, Reinach BL had the highest number of passenger cars and delivery vans combined with 11,055 vehicles, followed by Allschwil with 10,451, Pratteln with 9,879, Muttenz with 9,864, and Liestal with 9,366. The data provided does not include information on which municipality recorded the largest decrease or the largest increase in total vehicles compared to the previous year.

For passenger cars by fuel type, petrol vehicles numbered 122,071, diesel vehicles 56,325, electric vehicles 22,192, petrol-electric hybrids 19,237, and diesel-electric hybrids 2,535. Electric cars accounted for 10.0 percent of the total passenger-car fleet, while the combined share of hybrid and electric cars was 19.8 percent.


Table 1: Comparison of October 2026 Top 10 Vehicles types with Previous Year
Type Number Previous Year Diff Diff %
Personenwagen 155534 154937 597 0.4%
Motorrad 24311 23863 448 1.9%
Lieferwagen 15776 15534 242 1.6%
Mofa 14012 13005 1007 7.7%
Sachentransportanhänger 8158 8069 89 1.1%
Leichter Motorwagen 3365 3246 119 3.7%
Landw. Traktor 3190 3211 -21 -0.7%
Arbeitsanhänger 1472 1514 -42 -2.8%
Wohnanhänger 1285 1278 7 0.5%
Lastwagen 1210 1193 17 1.4%


Table 2: Comparison of Number of Passenger Cars and Vans with Previous Year
Municipality Passenger Cars and Vans Previous Year Diff Diff %
Reinach BL 11055 11069 -14.0 -0.1%
Allschwil 10451 10515 -64.0 -0.6%
Pratteln 9879 9882 -3.0 0.0%
Muttenz 9864 9797 67.0 0.7%
Liestal 9366 9324 42.0 0.5%


Table 3: Comparison of Passenger Cars and Vans by Fuel in October 2026 versus the Previous Year
Fuel Total Previous Year Total Year of Interest Diff Diff%
Benzin 94777 91816 -2961 -3.12
Diesel 48068 45864 -2204 -4.59
Benzin/Elektrisch 15912 19233 3321 20.87
Elektrisch 8829 11288 2459 27.85
Diesel/Elektrisch 2207 2482 275 12.46

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.