In the year 2020, there were almost ** million registered motor vehicles in Delhi. In the last decade, the number nearly doubled. During the same period, registered vehicles across India had also been on the rise at a similar pace. Growing population and higher income led to more private vehicles
As of 2020, the population of Delhi was around **** million. It is one of the most important economic hubs of the country. The growing population of Delhi and increasing economic prosperity were the main drivers behind the increasing demands for new motor vehicles. The total number of motor vehicles in Delhi had surpassed ** million in 2017, and the majority of which was two-wheelers, including motorcycles and scooters. More and more households in Delhi rely on private motorcycles, scooters, and cars for transportation. Potential consequences
With such a large amount of motor vehicles on the road, Delhi became one of the most traffic jam-prone cities in the world. The real travel times in Delhi are ** percent longer than travel under free-flow conditions. Furthermore, the exhaust gas from motor vehicles was an important contributor to the air pollution in Delhi, making it the most polluted capital three years in a row since 2018. To tackle these issues, the government of India and the local government of Delhi have formed a comprehensive plan to promote public transportation, reduce private transportation, and increase urban parking charges.

In 2022, the registered number of goods vehicles in Delhi, India, amounted to over 351 thousand. The increase in the number of vehicles on the streets of Delhi played a major role in establishing it as one of the most polluted cities in the world.

In the financial year 2023, the average number of vehicles per one thousand inhabitants in Delhi, India, was ***. Vehicles to population ratio in Delhi experienced steady and subsequent increases from financial year 2006 until 2021, when it reached a peak of *** vehicles per thousand inhabitants.

Registered Motor Vehicles: Delhi: Light Motor Vehicle data was reported at 16,714.000 Unit in Nov 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 22,635.000 Unit for Oct 2025. Registered Motor Vehicles: Delhi: Light Motor Vehicle data is updated monthly, averaging 15,192.000 Unit from Jan 2006 (Median) to Nov 2025, with 239 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 23,512.000 Unit in Jan 2025 and a record low of 25.000 Unit in May 2021. Registered Motor Vehicles: Delhi: Light Motor Vehicle data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Automobile Sector – Table IN.RAC: VAHAN: Number of Registered Motor Vehicles: Monthly: by Category Wise. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

This Dataset contains vehicle class and fuel norms-wise total number of vehicles registered in each month for Delhi

Notes: 1. The data is sourced from the Vahan Portal and reflects the last update done by us. Data is updated/refreshed once every month. Any mismatches are due to frequent updates on the Vahan dashboard. 2. For datasets with year-wise data, the data of the previous years is as of 31 December of that year whereas the data of the current year is as of date.

Registered Motor Vehicles: Delhi: Three Wheeler: Transport data was reported at 5,846.000 Unit in Apr 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 6,619.000 Unit for Mar 2025. Registered Motor Vehicles: Delhi: Three Wheeler: Transport data is updated monthly, averaging 1,587.000 Unit from Jan 2006 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 232 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,619.000 Unit in Mar 2025 and a record low of 2.000 Unit in May 2021. Registered Motor Vehicles: Delhi: Three Wheeler: Transport data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Automobile Sector – Table IN.RAC011: Number of Registered Motor Vehicles: Monthly: by Category Wise. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

Registered Motor Vehicles: NCT of Delhi: Transport: Rohini data was reported at 1,037.000 Unit in Nov 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,041.000 Unit for Oct 2025. Registered Motor Vehicles: NCT of Delhi: Transport: Rohini data is updated monthly, averaging 103.000 Unit from Jul 2015 (Median) to Nov 2025, with 123 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,525.000 Unit in Apr 2025 and a record low of 15.000 Unit in May 2020. Registered Motor Vehicles: NCT of Delhi: Transport: Rohini data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Automobile Sector – Table IN.RAC: VAHAN: Number of Registered Motor Vehicles: Monthly: by Regional Transport Office: Transport.

Registered Motor Vehicles: Transport: Delhi data was reported at 7,354.000 Unit in Nov 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8,792.000 Unit for Oct 2025. Registered Motor Vehicles: Transport: Delhi data is updated monthly, averaging 3,775.000 Unit from Jan 2006 (Median) to Nov 2025, with 239 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8,792.000 Unit in Oct 2025 and a record low of 16.000 Unit in May 2021. Registered Motor Vehicles: Transport: Delhi data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Automobile Sector – Table IN.RAC: VAHAN: Number of Registered Motor Vehicles: Monthly. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

Registered Motor Vehicles: Delhi: Two Wheeler: Non Transport data was reported at 64,218.000 Unit in Nov 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 82,969.000 Unit for Oct 2025. Registered Motor Vehicles: Delhi: Two Wheeler: Non Transport data is updated monthly, averaging 23,371.000 Unit from Jan 2006 (Median) to Nov 2025, with 239 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 82,969.000 Unit in Oct 2025 and a record low of 23.000 Unit in May 2021. Registered Motor Vehicles: Delhi: Two Wheeler: Non Transport data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Automobile Sector – Table IN.RAC: VAHAN: Number of Registered Motor Vehicles: Monthly: by Category Wise. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

In 2022, there was a decrease of around 1.3 million registered private car in Delhi, India compared to the previous year. This took the total number of cars in the nation's capital to little over two million. The exponential increase in the number of private vehicles and the consequent emissions had contributed to making the air quality in Delhi very poor in recent years. .

Delhi had the highest number of registered vehicles, at over ** million, across India at the end of fiscal year 2020. India’s automotive market was dominated by two-wheelers and passenger vehicles. Two-wheeler sales have been constantly over ** percent.

Registered Motor Vehicles: NCT of Delhi: Fuel: Petrol/CNG: Heavy Goods Vehicles data was reported at 1.000 Unit in Aug 2014. This stayed constant from the previous number of 1.000 Unit for May 2014. Registered Motor Vehicles: NCT of Delhi: Fuel: Petrol/CNG: Heavy Goods Vehicles data is updated monthly, averaging 1.000 Unit from May 2014 (Median) to Aug 2014, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.000 Unit in Aug 2014 and a record low of 1.000 Unit in Aug 2014. Registered Motor Vehicles: NCT of Delhi: Fuel: Petrol/CNG: Heavy Goods Vehicles data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Automobile Sector – Table IN.RAC039: Number of Registered Motor Vehicles: Monthly: by Fuel Wise: Category Wise: NCT of Delhi.

Registered Motor Vehicles: NCT of Delhi: Transport: South Delhi data was reported at 150.000 Unit in Apr 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 139.000 Unit for Mar 2025. Registered Motor Vehicles: NCT of Delhi: Transport: South Delhi data is updated monthly, averaging 53.000 Unit from May 2015 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 117 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 204.000 Unit in Oct 2024 and a record low of 1.000 Unit in Jun 2020. Registered Motor Vehicles: NCT of Delhi: Transport: South Delhi data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Automobile Sector – Table IN.RAC009: Number of Registered Motor Vehicles: Monthly: by Regional Transport Office: Transport.

This Dataset contains year, month, RTO, vehicle maker and fuel type wise total number of Electric Vehicles (EV) and Hybrid Vehicles Registered in Delhi

Note: 1. Fuel Types Considered for Electric Vehicles are Diesel/Hybrid, Electric (Battery Operated Vehicle), Petrol/Hybrid, Plug-in Hybrid EV, Pure EV, Strong Hybrid EV, Fuel Cell Hydrogen are as per https://e-amrit.niti.gov.in/types-of-electric-vehicles 2. The data is sourced from the Vahan Portal and reflects the last update done by us. Data is updated/refreshed once every month. Any mismatches are due to frequent updates on the Vahan dashboard. 3. For datasets with year-wise data, the data of the previous years is as of 31 December of that year whereas the data of the current year is as of date.

In a country with the ************* road network in the world, the total number of vehicles in fiscal year 2022 stood at *** million. Road travel seemed to be the preferred choice in India with around ** percent of the population who used personal or shared vehicles for commute. Not only public commute, the industrial movement of goods through roads has also been on the rise with nearly *** billion metric tons per kilometer of freight transported through roads in the financial year 2020. Demographics The youth in the capital city of Delhi prefer to use public transport, and it is known to be one of the best public transport networks in the country. In the southern cities of Hyderabad and Chennai, however, personal two-wheelers were vehicles of choice for the young generation. This affection towards the easily navigable two-wheelers was reflected in the sales volume, with an approximate ** million two-wheelers sold in the country in financial year 2024. Road accidents With the increase in motorbike sales in India, there was also a rise in the risks involved with them. With over ****** road accidents by two-wheelers in 2022, each year, about ***** to **** percent of the GDP of the country was invested in road accidents. Despite the downside, the number of motorcycles was likely to increase to make travelling within a mercilessly congested and not easily accessible network of roads within the large cities. Moreover, with continued urbanization and a consumer sector that continues to burgeon, the development of the automotive industry was expected to see continued growth.

India's capital, Delhi, had the highest number of registered cars at the end of fiscal year 2020, amounting to approximately *** million. It was followed by Bengaluru, with **** million cars. Car in this category represents non-transport vehicles which exclude jeeps, omni buses, tractors, trailers, and etc.

In 2022, over 4.5 million motor vehicles less than the previous year were registered in Delhi, India. This took the total number of motor vehicles in the nation's capital to approximately 7.7 million. The exponential increase in the number of vehicles and the consequent emissions had contributed to making the air quality in Delhi very poor in recent years.

Registered Motor Vehicles: Delhi: Transport: Light Motor Vehicles: Goods: Three Wheelers data was reported at 74.312 Unit th in 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 71.856 Unit th for 2019. Registered Motor Vehicles: Delhi: Transport: Light Motor Vehicles: Goods: Three Wheelers data is updated yearly, averaging 61.491 Unit th from Mar 2002 (Median) to 2020, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 74.312 Unit th in 2020 and a record low of 57.494 Unit th in 2013. Registered Motor Vehicles: Delhi: Transport: Light Motor Vehicles: Goods: Three Wheelers data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Automobile Sector – Table IN.RAD027: Number of Registered Motor Vehicles: NCT of Delhi.

In 2022, the registered number of three seater rickshaws (TSRs) in Delhi, India, amounted to over 92 thousand. The increase in the number of vehicles on the streets of Delhi played a major role in establishing it as one of the most polluted cities in the world.

In 2022, there was a decrease of approximately 36 percent in registered motor vehicles across Delhi, India, as compared to the previous year. This took the total number of motor vehicles in the nation's capital to approximately 7.7 million. The exponential increase in the number of vehicles and the consequent emissions had contributed to making the air quality in Delhi very poor in recent years.