Baselland vehicle fleet grows 1.1 percent, led by Reinach in passenger vehicles.

April 2, 2026

In March 2026, the Canton of Baselland's vehicle fleet grew by 1.09 percent to 232,998 vehicles, with passenger cars being the largest category. Among passenger cars, petrol remained the most common fuel type, while electric and hybrid vehicles together accounted for 25.7 percent of the fleet.

In March 2026, the Canton of Baselland had a total of 232,998 registered vehicles, representing an increase of 2,522 vehicles or 1.09 percent compared to March 2025. The five largest vehicle categories were passenger cars with 154,589, motorcycles with 23,391, delivery vans with 15,576, mopeds with 13,196, and cargo trailers with 8,075. The overall vehicle fleet continued its trend of growth from the previous year.

The five municipalities with the highest number of passenger cars and delivery vans combined were Reinach BL with 11,054, Allschwil with 10,441, Pratteln with 9,843, Muttenz with 9,741, and Liestal with 9,284. The data provided does not specify which municipality recorded the largest increase or decrease in total vehicles compared to the previous year.

Among passenger cars, the most common fuel type was petrol with 122,255 vehicles, followed by diesel with 57,340, electric with 19,976, petrol-electric hybrid with 17,282, and diesel-electric hybrid with 2,399. Electric cars alone accounted for 12.9 percent of the passenger car fleet, while the combined share of hybrid and electric vehicles reached 25.7 percent.


Table 1: Comparison of March 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 March 2026 versus the Previous Year
Fuel Total Previous Year Total Year of Interest Diff Diff%
Benzin 95780 93105 -2675 -2.79
Diesel 48850 47031 -1819 -3.72
Benzin/Elektrisch 14142 17279 3137 22.18
Elektrisch 7714 9747 2033 26.35
Diesel/Elektrisch 1990 2349 359 18.04

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.