Irish Agricultural New Tractor Registrations – May 2025
Month: 249 Units +55% change (compared with May 2024)
The latest FTMTA Statistics Service Report for May 2025 shows the current level of vehicle registration activity in the farm machinery sector in Ireland. The numbers of imported used tractors and machines, registered for the first time in Ireland, increased compared with the same month of May 2024.
Tractors
The May 2025 new tractor market at 249 units was 55% higher compared with the same month in 2024, while the year-to-date 2025 new tractor registration moving total figure is 4% higher at 1,274 units compared with 1,230 for the first five months of 2024.
In Ireland, County Cork continues to deliver the highest number of new tractor registrations at 202 units for the year-to-date, while Tipperary is ranked in second place with 124 units followed by Galway, at 70 units.
The most popular power band is the 161hp to 200hp category, which for May 2025 accounted for 26.9% of all new tractor registrations for the month. Tractors in the power band lower than 100hp accounted for just 8.24% of all new tractor registrations so far in 2025.
The over 200hp category accounted for 12.1% of all new tractors for the year-to-date. The monthly average tractor horsepower figure for May 2025 was 152hp which is a marginal drop from 153hp in May 2025, and the largest tractor registered was rated at 370hp.
The FTMTA data shows that 275 imported used tractors were first-time registered in Ireland in May 2025, 73 more units than in May 2024, while the year-to-date used tractor registration figure at 1,259 units was 22 units more than was registered for the first five months of 2024.
Telescopic Loaders
The Irish market for new telescopic loaders reported a 2% decline in May 2025 at 38 units, compared with May 2024. The latest FTMTA data shows new telescopic registrations for the year-to-date increased by 13.2% to 419 units compared with the same five months of 2024
when 370 units were registered. The two leading brands Manitou and JCB accounted for 75% of the total market, while Kramer market share has dipped to almost 9%. There were 42 imported used telescopic loaders registered in May 2025 marginally up from 37 in May 2024.
Wheeled Loaders
The Irish wheeled loader market recorded a reduced number of new registrations in May 2025 at 16 units compared with May 2024 at 19 units, which was a market decrease of 18%. Three traditional brands, JCB, Komatsu and Volvo made a resurgence and now accounted for
46% of all new wheeled loader registrations so far in 2025. There were just 8 imported used wheeled loaders registered in May 2025 compared with one in May 2024.
Backhoe Loaders
The Irish backhoe loader market decreased in May 2025 compared with May 2024 with just 3 new machines registered, which converts to a 25% decrease. There were 6 used backhoe loaders registered in May 2025 in Ireland. For the period from January to May 2025 there
were 27 new backhoe loaders registered in Ireland compared with 32 in the first five months of 2024.
New & Used Tractor Registrations by Month Ireland May 2025 – FTMTA
The FTMTA Statistics Service Reports are compiled from monthly raw data received from the Irish Revenue Commissioners who are responsible for all first-time registrations of new and used vehicles in Ireland.
For more information contact: Michael Farrelly, Executive Director
Tel: 045-409309 Email: info@ftmta.ie
