The average age of a passenger car in Sweden increased by a full year between 2018 and 2022, and is now around 11 years.
This is shown by figures from Trafikanalys that Mobility Sweden has taken part in, reports We Car Owners.
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Worrying, says the expert
According to Sofia Linder, chief economist at Mobility Sweden, the development is “worrying”.
– It is worrying both from a safety aspect and in terms of the environment, says Sofia Linde to Vi Bilägare.
Reasons given for the average age of cars increasing include the tough economic situation, when pressured households choose to keep their old cars longer.
Fewer new registrations and more cars being exported due to the weak krona are also cited as reasons.
However, the age of the cars that are exported has also increased in recent years.
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Not the worst in Europe
An aging car fleet is not a problem that is limited to Sweden, but similar phenomena are seen in other European countries.
The industry organization ACEA reported in January 2023 on the average age of passenger cars in the EU.
The average age of passenger cars in the Union was then 12 years, and Greece had the oldest cars with an average age of 17 years. The newest cars were in Luxembourg with an average age of 7.6 years.
In our neighboring country Norway, which is often mentioned for its large proportion of environmentally friendly electric cars, the average age of passenger cars in 2022 was 10.8 years according to Statistics Sweden.
The UK, on the other hand, has a significantly more youthful fleet according to the trade association SMMTwith an average age of 9 years.
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