Number of registered vehicles in Oman increases by 5.6%

Muscat: The total number of registered vehicles in the Sultanate of Oman increased by 5.6 percent at the end of September 2025, reaching 1,825,032 vehicles compared to September of the previous year, according to data issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI).

Private vehicles accounted for the largest percentage of the total registered vehicles in the Sultanate of Oman, at 79.2 percent, totalling 1,446,163 vehicles. This was followed by commercial vehicles at 14.8 percent (269,473 vehicles). Then rental vehicles at 2.4 percent (42,937 vehicles). The remaining percentages were distributed among taxi vehicles, government vehicles, and others.

White vehicles topped the list of most registered colours with 42 percent, totaling 772,228 vehicles. This was followed by silver at 13 percent (234,867 vehicles). Then grey vehicles with 186,617 vehicles.

Vehicles with an engine capacity between 1500 and 3000 cm³ recorded the highest percentage among total registered vehicles, reaching 54.5 percent, totalling 993,985 vehicles. This was followed by the engine category between 3001 and 4500 cm³ at 22.2 percent (404,421 vehicles).

Statistics showed that vehicles weighing less than 3 tonnes accounted for the largest share of the total registered vehicles, at 90.7 percent, totalling 1,655,501 vehicles.