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Car first registrations in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom · Q2 2025 · quarterly

The United Kingdom recorded 472 763 first registrations of cars in Q2 2025, used imports included. That is down 20.3% on Q1 2025 and up 0.1% on Q2 2024. Year to date the market stands at 1 065 620 registrations, up 3.3% on the same period of last year.

VOLKSWAGEN led the brand ranking with 42 868 registrations and a 9.1% share, ahead of BMW (30 674) and KIA (26 821). Together the top three brands took 21.2% of the market. Among the ten largest brands, SKODA grew fastest year on year (+12.0%) while AUDI fell furthest (−20.8%). The best-selling model was the FORD PUMA with 11 350 registrations, followed by the NISSAN QASHQAI (10 286) and the KIA SPORTAGE (10 137).

Battery-electric cars took 22.2% of all registrations, compared with 17.5% in Q2 2024. Plug-in hybrids took 11.3%, other hybrids 31.4%, diesel 4.8% and petrol 30.2%. The leading electric brand was TESLA with 10 258 battery-electric registrations, ahead of VOLKSWAGEN (9 092). The best-selling battery-electric model was the TESLA MODEL Y with 5 583 registrations, ahead of the TESLA MODEL 3 (4 666).

Q2 2025 was the 5th-highest of the 9 quarters on this page, which average 500 949 registrations a quarter; the peak was Q1 2025 with 592 857 and the low Q4 2024 with 449 598.

472 763
vs previous quarter −20.3% · vs same quarter last year +0.1%
22.2%
104 770 BEV
11.3%
53 515 PHEV
31.4%
148 574 Hybrid
1 065 620
vs same period last year +3.3%

Fuel mix

Petrol142 955 (30.2%)Diesel22 884 (4.8%)Hybrid148 574 (31.4%)Plug-in hybrid53 515 (11.3%)Battery electric104 770 (22.2%)Other65 (0.0%)

Models 635

#±MakeModelTotalBEVPHEVShareQoQYoYYTDYTD YoY
10FORDPUMA11 3501 53702.4%−24.0%+0.2%26 284−0.4%
2+2NISSANQASHQAI10 286002.2%−12.8%+23.3%22 077−3.6%
3−1KIASPORTAGE10 13701 4222.1%−21.2%−3.5%22 997−4.7%
4+1VAUXHALLCORSA8 66156701.8%−24.6%+49.8%20 146+37.3%
5−2TOYOTAYARIS8 351001.8%−29.7%−23.3%20 225−9.0%
6+2NISSANJUKE8 117001.7%−22.1%−1.3%18 535−4.6%
7+14BYDSEAL7 5782 8574 7211.6%+14.6%+2919.1%14 192+3311.5%
8+6PEUGEOT20087 1121 40601.5%−11.6%+35.0%15 153+26.6%
9+7VOLKSWAGENT-ROC6 780001.4%−13.7%+0.3%14 639−6.7%
10−4VOLKSWAGENGOLF6 73711 5961.4%−40.7%−27.5%18 095−10.7%
110VOLVOXC406 6633711.4%−22.6%−9.9%15 276+10.1%
12−3MGHS6 38301 6181.4%−34.5%−4.8%16 121−3.7%
13+4VOLKSWAGENPOLO6 336001.3%−18.9%−31.5%14 148−10.2%
14−1HYUNDAITUCSON6 29301 4771.3%−23.0%−14.3%14 468−9.9%
15−8VOLKSWAGENTIGUAN6 18603 4811.3%−42.1%−25.0%16 876+16.3%
16−1MINIMINI6 04886401.3%−24.7%+8.1%14 077−12.9%
17−7MGZS5 83113201.2%−35.5%−19.3%14 8690.0%
18+12HYUNDAIKONA5 8242 21501.2%+28.1%−11.2%10 370−2.2%
19+9AUDIA35 66901 7191.2%+15.0%−30.5%10 599−41.1%
20+2TESLAMODEL Y5 5835 58301.2%−13.1%−18.2%12 009−19.9%
21+42JAECOO75 16703 7511.1%+59.7%8 402
22−10FORDKUGA5 01502 0771.1%−38.7%−5.8%13 190+5.5%
23−4VAUXHALLMOKKA4 98565401.1%−32.2%+8.2%12 339−3.0%
24−6PEUGEOT30084 9491 49261.1%−35.8%+180.6%12 654+167.8%
25−1TESLAMODEL 34 6664 66601.0%−22.7%+5.2%10 700+33.4%
260VAUXHALLGRANDLAND4 27989020.9%−21.8%+42.4%9 753+28.8%
27+6HYUNDAII104 056000.9%−7.5%+101.0%8 443+60.4%
28+7BMWIX4 0234 02300.9%−6.5%+8.1%8 325+19.3%
29+16KIAPICANTO3 884000.8%+7.3%+54.2%7 505+35.7%
30+1RENAULTCLIO3 830000.8%−14.8%−20.6%8 324−15.5%
31−6BMW1 SERIES3 733000.8%−32.0%−49.0%9 220−48.4%
32+14AUDIA13 493000.7%−3.0%−7.0%7 093+18.4%
33+17MERCEDES-BENZCLA3 44308080.7%−3.3%−10.8%7 002−12.2%
34+8SKODAKODIAQ3 42801 1350.7%−7.9%+3.5%7 150+9.8%
35+33TOYOTACOROLLA3 403000.7%+11.5%+11.4%6 455−3.9%
36−16PEUGEOT2083 39322200.7%−49.8%+7.9%10 152+7.3%
37+17LAND ROVERRANGE ROVER SPORT3 36502 0090.7%−2.6%−1.2%6 819+0.4%
38+18MERCEDES-BENZA3 33701970.7%−1.4%−14.5%6 721−43.0%
39+9BMW3 SERIES3 27701 6800.7%−8.2%−39.8%6 846−35.7%
40+9BMWI43 2713 27100.7%−8.1%−19.6%6 831−6.5%
41+40BMWX13 24101 0940.7%+22.3%+87.9%5 892+82.7%
42−8AUDIQ43 2293 22900.7%−25.7%−33.4%7 576−14.1%
43+30MGMG33 192000.7%+9.6%−0.9%6 105+46.9%
44+8SKODAENYAQ3 1913 19100.7%−10.0%+41.1%6 736+56.5%
45+90SKODAELROQ3 0823 08200.7%+148.1%4 324
46+16MAZDACX-53 064000.7%−6.4%+108.9%6 338+96.6%
47−11LAND ROVERDEFENDER3 01104180.6%−28.9%+18.0%7 248+2.9%
48−8TOYOTAAYGO2 945000.6%−24.1%−20.4%6 825−3.8%
49+26FORDEXPLORER2 9352 93500.6%+3.3%5 775
50−27LAND ROVERRANGE ROVER EVOQUE2 92801 1980.6%−53.3%+8.5%9 204+42.8%

Electric models 142

#±MakeModelBEVBEV shareQoQYoYYTD
10TESLAMODEL Y5 5835.3%−13.1%−18.2%12 009
20TESLAMODEL 34 6664.5%−22.7%+5.2%10 700
3+1BMWIX4 0233.8%−6.5%+8.1%8 325
4+2BMWI43 2713.1%−8.1%−19.6%6 831
5−2AUDIQ43 2293.1%−25.7%−33.4%7 576
6+1SKODAENYAQ3 1913.1%−10.0%+41.1%6 736
7+32SKODAELROQ3 0822.9%+148.1%4 324
8+2FORDEXPLORER2 9352.8%+3.3%5 775
90VOLKSWAGENID.42 8682.7%−3.3%+49.3%5 833
10+3BYDSEAL2 8572.7%+8.3%+1038.2%5 496
11−3AUDIQ62 7642.6%−8.3%5 778
12+11VOLKSWAGENID.32 4632.4%+34.7%+139.8%4 292
13−8KIAEV32 4132.3%−37.6%6 283
14+7HYUNDAIKONA2 2152.1%+9.1%−23.6%4 245
15+4VOLVOEX302 1892.1%+4.1%−18.5%4 292
16+2CUPRABORN2 1462.1%−3.8%+22.1%4 376
17+54RENAULT52 1312.0%+799.2%2 368
18+2POLESTARPOLESTAR 42 0361.9%−2.1%4 116
19−3VOLKSWAGENID.71 9281.8%−17.8%+3113.3%4 273
20+25POLESTARPOLESTAR 21 8881.8%+72.4%+32.2%2 983

Battery-electric cars only (no plug-in hybrids). Share is of all BEV first registrations in the quarter. Comparisons are shown when the base quarter has at least 10 registrations.

Brands 109

#±MakeTotalBEVPHEVHybridShareQoQYoYYTDYTD YoY
10VOLKSWAGEN42 8689 0926 0144 1459.1%−22.1%−2.2%97 884+12.5%
20BMW30 6748 3446 20111 0006.5%−15.6%−8.8%67 033−5.6%
3+1KIA26 8215 1041 81910 9915.7%−23.3%−1.8%61 778+2.3%
4+3AUDI26 5176 7932 284125.6%−7.1%−20.8%55 070−17.3%
5−2FORD25 8676 0642 49114 1325.5%−26.1%+5.5%60 883+6.1%
6+5HYUNDAI23 8924 7202 0397 5105.1%−4.0%+4.3%48 778+5.1%
7−2TOYOTA23 8041 1712 76815 4705.0%−20.3%−17.0%53 660−10.0%
80NISSAN21 972452015 5804.7%−22.9%−1.6%50 476−10.9%
9+4SKODA21 4146 2731 6521 9144.5%−6.0%+12.0%44 186+17.3%
10−1MERCEDES-BENZ21 0893 9553 53611 3394.5%−24.4%−10.5%48 991−6.9%
11−5PEUGEOT19 9924 476517 8484.2%−30.4%+50.5%48 715+40.5%
12−2VAUXHALL19 4012 821303 7004.1%−29.8%+15.6%47 056+3.2%
13−1MG17 9932 7031 6186 4083.8%−27.0%−13.9%42 648−3.2%
14+2RENAULT15 6094 5901987 7793.3%−13.0%+10.2%33 542+15.5%
150VOLVO15 1893 3113 0058 5923.2%−21.2%−10.6%34 468+11.7%
16−2LAND ROVER14 248395 133133.0%−33.3%−1.8%35 602+6.6%
17+1TESLA10 25810 258002.2%−17.9%−9.0%22 748−1.3%
18+4BYD10 1185 3974 72102.1%+9.1%+522.3%19 394+567.8%
19+1CUPRA9 1383 0651 5123 0791.9%−9.0%+31.0%19 182+37.1%
20−3MINI9 0041 87901 8851.9%−31.2%+3.1%22 096+3.3%
21−2MAZDA7 889188886981.7%−28.7%+17.6%18 948+33.0%
22+1DACIA6 8501 41902 4851.5%−25.9%−12.4%16 089−0.1%
23+1SEAT5 39301981961.1%−22.9%−47.3%12 385−42.2%
24−3HONDA5 1831404494 1161.1%−47.2%−20.2%15 004−24.7%
25+7JAECOO5 16703 75101.1%+59.7%8 402
26+1CITROEN4 9861 28857021.1%+9.1%−23.4%9 555−40.1%
27+4POLESTAR4 6434 643001.0%+25.2%+221.5%8 350+204.3%
280LEXUS4 4247501 2952 3540.9%−0.5%+5.1%8 870+9.1%
29−3PORSCHE4 2521 64760260.9%−20.9%+0.1%9 625+5.0%
30−5SUZUKI3 7952153 5520.8%−38.1%−36.4%9 924−27.4%

Electric brands 54

#±MakeBEVBEV shareQoQYoYYTD
10TESLA10 2589.8%−17.9%−9.0%22 748
2+1VOLKSWAGEN9 0928.7%+2.7%+127.6%17 948
3−1BMW8 3448.0%−20.1%−17.9%18 785
40AUDI6 7936.5%−12.6%+11.9%14 561
5+5SKODA6 2736.0%+31.0%+177.3%11 060
6+5FORD6 0645.8%+37.1%+351.9%10 488
7+1BYD5 3975.2%+1.8%+231.9%10 698
8−3KIA5 1044.9%−27.5%+36.4%12 145
9+5HYUNDAI4 7204.5%+13.9%−2.0%8 865
10+5POLESTAR4 6434.4%+25.2%+221.5%8 350

Counts are DfT's first registrations of cars (body type Cars) in the United Kingdom, new cars and used imports together; DfT publishes no split between them. DfT's hybrid group includes mild hybrids, so the hybrid share is not comparable with markets that only count full hybrids. The United Kingdom is published quarterly: the latest quarter is about three and a half months old when DfT releases it, and DfT restates earlier quarters as it improves its make and model coding. Percentages are shown only when the comparison quarter has at least 30 registrations.