More than 1 million right-hand drive cars have been imported to Russia since 2022

From January 2022 to June 2026, 1 million passenger cars and about 30 thousand commercial vehicles with right-hand drive were imported to Russia. Sergey Tselikov, director of the Autostat analytical agency, told about this in his Telegram channel on July 21.

The majority of right-hand drive vehicles (98%) arrived in the country in used condition (older than three years). The average age of imported cars was five to six years.

Almost 98% of right-hand drive vehicles imported into the Russian Federation in 2022 have engines with a capacity of up to 160 hp. According to data on classifieds, the average cost of such vehicles ranges from 1.5 to 2 million rubles, and over the past 4 years it has increased by about 40%.

Over the past 4.5 years, Toyota (38% share), Honda (28.3%), Nissan (8.7%), Suzuki (5%) and Subaru (4.8%) cars have been imported into the Russian Federation most often. Among the best-selling models was the Honda Freed (74.4 thousand units), the top three also included the Honda Fit (60.4 thousand units) and Toyota Corolla (55.5 thousand units).

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Earlier, on June 24, the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation announced that there were no plans to introduce bans for right-hand drive vehicles. The ministry noted that they are engaged in research and analytical work related to the risks of driving right-hand drive vehicles.