Mumbai, March 5 The number of motor vehicles on the roads in Maharashtra increased by 40 lakh or 8.2 percent in 2025, according to the Economic Survey 2025-26, presented in the legislative assembly ahead of the state budget.
As of January 1, 2026, the total number of motor vehicles was 5.28 crore, compared to 4.88 crore at the beginning of the previous year.
There were 41,000 vehicles per 100,000 people in the state as of January 1.
There were 3.78 crore motorcycles, scooters, and mopeds, which accounted for the largest share of registered vehicles. Light motor vehicles (cars, jeeps, station wagons, and taxis) numbered 77.10 lakh.
The state also has 12.96 lakh auto-rickshaws, 15.93 lakh tractors, 5.20 lakh trailers, 2.01 lakh buses, and 26,002 ambulances as of January 2026, according to the survey data.
The survey found that the number of vehicles per kilometer of road length in the state was 153, while the vehicle density per 100,000 people was 41,000.
