Tesla Model Y hits 100,224 registrations

Tesla’s Model Y has crossed 100,000 cumulative registrations in Norway, according to data published on May 21 by the Norwegian Road Traffic Information Council, known as OFV. OFV said 100,224 new Model Y units had been registered in the country as of May 20, making it the first electric vehicle to pass that threshold in Norway. The count was first highlighted by EV-focused outlets including Not a Tesla App and Teslarati, which cited the OFV data. The Norway milestone matters because it is not a quarterly shipment figure or a one-month sales spike. OFV’s number is cumulative registrations since the Model Y’s first deliveries in Norway in August 2021, which means the total reflects how quickly the crossover moved from launch vehicle to one of the country’s most common cars. OFV Managing Director Geir Inge Stokke said in the group’s statement that one model passing 100,000 new registrations “på så kort tid” — in such a short time — was striking. (notateslaapp.com) ### Why is Norway the place where this happened first? Norway has been one of the world’s most EV-heavy car markets for years, and Tesla has been a major beneficiary of that shift. OFV said the Model Y “har truffet det norske markedet svært godt,” or has fit the Norwegian market very well, while the figures also show how quickly the country’s EV market has developed. That backdrop helps explain why a single battery-electric model could reach a six-figure registration total there before doing so in larger auto markets. (notateslaapp.com) March and February data from EV market coverage also showed the Model Y continuing to rank near the top of Norway’s monthly registrations in 2026. Electrive, citing OFV, reported in March that the Model Y led Norway’s February model rankings with 1,073 registrations and a 14.8% share. ### What exactly does the 100,224 number represent? (ofv.no) OFV’s figure is for new registrations in Norway, not global deliveries, production output or vehicles currently for sale. Not a Tesla App reported that the total stood at precisely 100,224 as of May 20, 2026, and Teslarati reported the same figure. OFV’s own release says the Model Y has passed 100,000 new registrations in Norway and describes the car as having gained a special position in the local market within a few years. (electrive.com) Tek.no, citing Tesla and OFV, reported that the 100,000th Model Y was delivered to a Norwegian customer on Wednesday, May 20. That report also said the Model Y was the first EV to pass 100,000 registrations in Norway in under five years. ### How common is the Model Y on Norwegian roads now? OFV-linked reporting said about one in every 29 passenger cars on Norwegian roads is now a Model Y. (notateslaapp.com) That ratio gives a clearer sense of the car’s footprint than the headline milestone alone, because it places the model inside the broader national vehicle fleet rather than just the EV segment. (tek.no) Not a Tesla App also said first Norwegian deliveries of the Model Y began in August 2021. Reaching 100,224 registrations by May 20, 2026 means the model got there in less than five years. ### Did OFV say anything else about who owns these cars? OFV’s release, as summarized by several outlets, said the ownership base is overwhelmingly private rather than fleet-driven. (notateslaapp.com) EVShift, citing the same OFV dataset and comments, reported that nearly nine out of 10 Model Ys in Norway are privately registered and quoted Stokke saying the car is “no longer a niche car or a metropolitan phenomenon.” The same coverage said Model Y owners are spread across much of the country, not just Oslo and other large cities. That geographic spread helps explain why the milestone is being framed in Norway as a market-wide registration event rather than a narrow urban trend. ### What comes next in the data? OFV will keep publishing Norway’s vehicle registration data on its regular schedule, which means the Model Y total will continue to rise beyond the May 20 milestone. (evshift.com) Tesla is also dealing with a separate U.S. issue involving a recall of 14,575 Model Y SUVs over a missing certification label, according to Reuters and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, but that action is unrelated to the Norwegian registration record. (ofv.no)