Category-wise Total
Number of Registered Motor Vehicles in India |
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(As on 31st March, 1951, 1956 and 1959 to 2017) | ||||||
(In ' 000) | ||||||
Year (As on | All Vehicles | Two | Cars, Jeeps | Buses@ | Goods | Others** |
31st March) | Wheelers* | and Taxies | ||||
1951 | 306 | 27 | 159 | 34 | 82 | 4 |
1956 | 426 | 41 | 203 | 47 | 119 | 16 |
1959 | 562 | 67 | 267 | 48 | 148 | 32 |
1960 | 605 | 76 | 282 | 54 | 157 | 36 |
1961 | 665 | 88 | 310 | 57 | 168 | 42 |
1962 | 749 | 116 | 340 | 60 | 189 | 44 |
1963 | 847 | 140 | 375 | 63 | 215 | 54 |
1964 | 906 | 168 | 388 | 67 | 224 | 59 |
1965 | 1006 | 202 | 428 | 70 | 242 | 64 |
1966 | 1099 | 226 | 456 | 73 | 259 | 85 |
1967 | 1191 | 286 | 482 | 76 | 266 | 81 |
1968 | 1332 | 347 | 522 | 83 | 285 | 95 |
1969 | 1474 | 417 | 574 | 86 | 298 | 99 |
1970 | 1658 | 503 | 628 | 92 | 322 | 113 |
1971 | 1865 | 576 | 682 | 94 | 343 | 170 |
1972 | 2045 | 656 | 740 | 100 | 364 | 185 |
1973 | 2109 | 734 | 709 | 95 | 308 | 263 |
1974 | 2327 | 838 | 768 | 105 | 323 | 293 |
1975 | 2472 | 946 | 766 | 114 | 335 | 311 |
1976 | 2700 | 1057 | 779 | 115 | 351 | 398 |
1977 | 3260 | 1415 | 878 | 119 | 383 | 465 |
1978 | 3614 | 1618 | 919 | 124 | 403 | 550 |
1979 | 4059 | 1888 | 996 | 133 | 444 | 598 |
1980 | 4521 | 2117 | 1059 | 140 | 473 | 732 |
1981 | 5391 | 2618 | 1160 | 162 | 554 | 897 |
1982 | 6055 | 3065 | 1243 | 173 | 613 | 961 |
1983 | 6973 | 3654 | 1385 | 185 | 675 | 1074 |
1984 | 7949 | 4351 | 1455 | 199 | 742 | 1202 |
1985 | 9170 | 5179 | 1607 | 223 | 822 | 1339 |
1986 | 10577 | 6245 | 1780 | 227 | 863 | 1462 |
1987 | 12618 | 7739 | 2007 | 245 | 984 | 1643 |
1988 | 14818 | 9300 | 2295 | 269 | 1114 | 1840 |
1989 | 16920 | 10965 | 2486 | 278 | 1179 | 2012 |
1990 | 19152 | 12611 | 2694 | 298 | 1238 | 2311 |
1991 | 21374 | 14200 | 2954 | 331 | 1356 | 2533 |
1992 | 23507 | 15661 | 3205 | 358 | 1514 | 2769 |
1993 | 25346 | 17060 | 3344 | 380 | 1592 | 2970 |
1994 | 27660 | 18899 | 3569 | 392 | 1691 | 3109 |
1995 | 30295 | 20831 | 3841 | 423 | 1794 | 3406 |
1996 | 33786 | 23252 | 4204 | 449 | 2031 | 3850 |
1997 | 37332 | 25729 | 4672 | 484 | 2343 | 4104 |
1998 | 41368 | 28642 | 5138 | 538 | 2536 | 4514 |
1999 | 44875 | 31328 | 5556 | 540 | 2554 | 4897 |
2000 | 48857 | 34118 | 6143 | 562 | 2715 | 5319 |
2001 | 54991 | 38556 | 7058 | 634 | 2948 | 5795 |
2002 | 58924 | 41581 | 7613 | 635 | 2974 | 6121 |
2003 | 67007 | 47519 | 8599 | 721 | 3492 | 6676 |
2004 | 72718 | 51922 | 9451 | 768 | 3749 | 6828 |
2005 | 81499 | 58799 | 10320 | 892 | 4031 | 7457 |
2006 | 89618 | 64743 | 11526 | 992 | 4436 | 7921 |
2007 | 96707 | 69129 | 12649 | 1350 | 5119 | 8460 |
2008 | 105353 | 75336 | 13950 | 1427 | 5601 | 9039 |
2009 | 114951 | 82402 | 15313 | 1486 | 6041 | 9710 |
2010 | 127746 | 91598 | 17109 | 1527 | 6432 | 11080 |
2011 | 141866 | 101865 | 19231 | 1604 | 7064 | 12102 |
2012 | 159491 | 115419 | 21568 | 1677 | 7658 | 13169 |
2013 | 176044 | 127830 | 24056 | 1814 | 8307 | 14037 |
2014 | 190704 | 139410 | 25998 | 1887 | 8698 | 14712 |
2015 | 210023 | 154298 | 28611 | 1971 | 9344 | 15799 |
2016 | 230031 | 168975 | 30242 | 1757 | 10516 | 18541 |
2017 | 253311 | 187091 | 33688 | 1864 | 12256 | 18411 |
Note : * : Two-wheelers' include auto-rickshaws for the years ending 31st March | ||||||
1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968 and 1969. for the | ||||||
Remaining years, auto-rickshaws are included in 'Others. | ||||||
** : Others include tractors, trailers, three wheelers (passenger vehicles)/LMV | ||||||
and other miscellaneous vehicles which are not separately classified. | ||||||
@ : Includes Omni Buses since 2001. | ||||||
: Totals may not tally due to rounding off of data. | ||||||
: Goods Vehicles include Multiaxled/articulated vehicles. trucks & lorries and Light Motor Vehicle (LMV Goods). | ||||||
Source : Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways, Govt. of India. (ON285), | ||||||
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India. (ON393), (ON697), | ||||||
(ON393), (ON913) & (ON1255), (ON1633) & (ON2250) | ||||||