Poles are increasingly looking for used electric and hybrid cars
Transparency note: This press release was originally published in Polish. The text has been machine translated. You can find the original press release here.
Electric and hybrid cars already account for 7% of CARFAX's database of over 21 million vehicles – twice as many as in the first half of 2025. According to the company's latest survey, 62% of Poles aged 18 to 24 see electric or hybrid vehicles as the future of the automotive aftermarket. However, within the same group, as many as 19% of respondents expect gasoline cars to dominate. The older generation is much more likely to see hydrogen as the future, with one in five respondents indicating this.
Poles are slowly embracing electromobility – 26% of those considering buying a car are open to choosing a fully electric vehicle, and 52% to a hybrid, according tocurrent data. According to CARFAX, a company providing used car history reports from reliable and certified sources, the number of searches for information on the history of used electric and hybrid cars in Poland has increased by 11% year over year. The CARFAX database covers over 21 million used passenger cars in Poland, and electric and hybrid cars account for 7% of it – twice as much as in the first half of 2025.
The growth of the market for used electrified vehicles is also changing how we should approach verifying them before a purchase. For relatively new vehicles, age or mileage alone tell us less and less. It becomes far more important to have a comprehensive picture of a specific unit—including its usage history, service and accident records, origin, and how it was operated previously. "As the share of such vehicles in the secondary market increases, access to reliable and verifiable data will play an ever-greater role in the purchasing decision," says Robert Lewandowski, Business Development Manager CARFAX Polska.
Young people are focusing on electric cars and hybrids, while older people more often see the future in hydrogen.
Poles' attitudes toward electric cars vary across generations. According to a recent study commissioned by CARFAX, as many as 62% of 18-24-year-olds predict that fully electric and hybrid cars will become the most popular in the next 25 years. Among respondents over 55, only 20% share this view. Older respondents, however, are much more likely to believe in the future of hydrogen power, with one in five of this group indicating this, compared to only 5% of the youngest respondents. Interestingly, however, as many as 19% of 18-24-year-olds believe that gasoline cars will dominate the used car market in a quarter of a century. Among those over 55, this figure drops to just 8%.
With the increasing availability of electric and hybrid cars, including in the used car market, battery condition is becoming increasingly important. Meanwhile, in the CARFAX study, only 6% of respondents indicated that the ability to easily check the condition of their batteries before purchasing is essential to increase the attractiveness of used electric cars. For hybrids, this figure is 11%. Respondents are much more likely to expect improved performance and durability of batteries than to easily assess their actual condition in a given vehicle.
"For used electric vehicles, the battery becomes a key factor in building trust between the seller and the buyer. However, the market requires more than just information about the battery's condition; it needs the ability to integrate this data into the broader context of a specific vehicle's history," says Robert Lewandowski, Business Development Manager at CARFAX Poland. "In the future, such transparency could influence not only the buyer's sense of security but also how these cars are valued, how their residual value is managed, and how the financing of used electric vehicles is structured."
Toyota's continued dominance
Toyota clearly dominates this segment, with a 34.6% share. Audi (7%), BMW and Mercedes (5.5% each), and Lexus (5%) follow. Compared to the overall condition of Polish passenger cars, electric and hybrid models stand out for their low wear and tear and good condition. They are on average 4 years old and have 86,600 kilometers on the odometer (which is not surprising, given their young age), with collisions or damage reported in 28%. For the entire Polish used car fleet, the average age is 16 years and mileage is 206,429 kilometers. Damage and collisions are recorded in 43% of the total. Volkswagen cars dominate (11%), with Opel in second place (9%), and Toyota in third (8%).