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Car first registrations in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom · Q3 2025 · quarterly

The United Kingdom recorded 548 676 first registrations of cars in Q3 2025, used imports included. That is up 16.1% on Q2 2025 and up 5.7% on Q3 2024. Year to date the market stands at 1 614 296 registrations, up 4.1% on the same period of last year.

VOLKSWAGEN led the brand ranking with 48 744 registrations and a 8.9% share, ahead of AUDI (32 025) and BMW (31 751). Together the top three brands took 20.5% of the market. Among the ten largest brands, MG grew fastest year on year (+28.1%) while NISSAN fell furthest (−12.7%). The best-selling model was the KIA SPORTAGE with 15 718 registrations, followed by the FORD PUMA (15 145) and the BYD SEAL (12 355).

Battery-electric cars took 22.7% of all registrations, compared with 19.8% in Q3 2024. Plug-in hybrids took 12.1%, other hybrids 32.5%, diesel 4.1% and petrol 28.5%. The leading electric brand was TESLA with 12 244 battery-electric registrations, ahead of FORD (8 895). The best-selling battery-electric model was the TESLA MODEL Y with 6 314 registrations, ahead of the TESLA MODEL 3 (5 918).

Q3 2025 was the 3rd-highest of the 10 quarters on this page, which average 505 722 registrations a quarter; the peak was Q1 2025 with 592 857 and the low Q4 2024 with 449 598.

548 676
vs previous quarter +16.1% · vs same quarter last year +5.7%
22.7%
124 284 BEV
12.1%
66 161 PHEV
32.5%
178 400 Hybrid
1 614 296
vs same period last year +4.1%

Fuel mix

Petrol156 236 (28.5%)Diesel22 615 (4.1%)Hybrid178 400 (32.5%)Plug-in hybrid66 161 (12.1%)Battery electric124 284 (22.7%)Other980 (0.2%)

Models 648

#±MakeModelTotalBEVPHEVShareQoQYoYYTDYTD YoY
1+2KIASPORTAGE15 71802 0522.9%+55.1%+16.8%38 715+3.0%
2−1FORDPUMA15 1453 65002.8%+33.4%+20.6%41 429+6.4%
3+4BYDSEAL12 3554 7927 5632.3%+63.0%+1861.1%26 547+2438.0%
4−2NISSANQASHQAI10 683002.0%+3.9%+6.4%32 760−0.6%
5+16JAECOO79 77407 1861.8%+89.2%18 176
6−2VAUXHALLCORSA9 20443301.7%+6.3%+64.9%29 350+44.9%
7−2TOYOTAYARIS9 095001.7%+8.9%−17.1%29 320−11.7%
8+2VOLKSWAGENGOLF8 97501 5991.6%+33.2%−0.6%27 070−7.6%
9−3NISSANJUKE8 475001.5%+4.4%−8.9%27 010−6.0%
10+5VOLKSWAGENTIGUAN8 35904 4691.5%+35.1%−2.5%25 235+9.4%
11+1MGHS7 99402 5931.5%+25.2%+25.3%24 115+4.3%
12+2HYUNDAITUCSON7 76901 4971.4%+23.5%−16.8%22 237−12.5%
13−2VOLVOXC407 681201.4%+15.3%−5.1%22 957+4.5%
14−6PEUGEOT20087 47796301.4%+5.1%+66.6%22 630+37.5%
15+1MINIMINI7 4761 25701.4%+23.6%+23.3%21 553−3.0%
16−3VOLKSWAGENPOLO7 146001.3%+12.8%−21.4%21 294−14.3%
17−8VOLKSWAGENT-ROC7 038001.3%+3.8%+24.5%21 677+1.6%
18+1AUDIA36 41601 7791.2%+13.2%+20.2%17 015−27.0%
19+1TESLAMODEL Y6 3146 31401.2%+13.1%−25.8%18 323−22.0%
20−2HYUNDAIKONA5 9332 79101.1%+1.9%+4.4%16 303+0.1%
21+4TESLAMODEL 35 9185 91801.1%+26.8%+28.2%16 618+31.5%
220FORDKUGA5 64802 4881.0%+12.6%−21.3%18 838−4.3%
23+8BMW1 SERIES5 596001.0%+49.9%+94.7%14 816−28.6%
240PEUGEOT30085 167723590.9%+4.4%−5.4%17 821+74.9%
25−2VAUXHALLMOKKA5 10033800.9%+2.3%+13.5%17 439+1.3%
26+4RENAULTCLIO4 877000.9%+27.3%+11.0%13 201−7.3%
27−10MGZS4 7813400.9%−18.0%+31.0%19 650+6.1%
28+20TOYOTAAYGO4 665000.9%+58.4%+4.4%11 490−0.6%
29+26TOYOTAC-HR4 65501 1360.9%+69.1%−9.1%11 559−8.4%
30+8MERCEDES-BENZA4 34801260.8%+30.3%−22.9%11 069−36.5%
31+1AUDIA14 291000.8%+22.8%−12.5%11 384+4.5%
32+11MGMG34 288000.8%+34.3%+29.5%10 393+39.2%
33+3PEUGEOT2084 20445300.8%+23.9%+56.9%14 356+18.2%
34+69OMODA54 057000.7%+148.9%+333.9%8 074+763.5%
35+19AUDIQ63 9373 93700.7%+42.4%+1868.5%9 715+4757.5%
36−3MERCEDES-BENZCLA3 8829776080.7%+12.8%−8.4%10 884−10.9%
37−9BMWIX3 6443 64400.7%−9.4%+46.3%11 969+26.4%
38+45HONDAJAZZ3 601000.7%+74.3%+71.0%11 104+129.2%
39+3AUDIQ43 5153 51500.6%+8.9%−14.9%11 091−14.4%
40−11KIAPICANTO3 510000.6%−9.6%+1.7%11 015+22.6%
41−15VAUXHALLGRANDLAND3 45366280.6%−19.3%−17.2%13 206+12.5%
42+18VOLVOXC603 36401 4190.6%+33.5%−4.2%9 436−0.8%
43+7LAND ROVERRANGE ROVER EVOQUE3 35101 1270.6%+14.4%−16.7%12 555+19.9%
44+5FORDEXPLORER3 3283 32800.6%+13.4%+91.2%9 103+422.9%
45+29MINICOUNTRYMAN3 32285900.6%+51.0%+16.3%8 810+20.9%
46−11TOYOTACOROLLA3 279000.6%−3.6%−1.3%9 734−3.0%
47−2SKODAELROQ3 2533 25300.6%+5.5%7 577
48−11LAND ROVERRANGE ROVER SPORT3 19401 6040.6%−5.1%+4.2%10 013+1.6%
49−22HYUNDAII103 156000.6%−22.2%−27.4%11 599+20.7%
50+40SKODAFABIA3 152000.6%+69.5%−4.0%8 582+13.9%

Electric models 146

#±MakeModelBEVBEV shareQoQYoYYTD
10TESLAMODEL Y6 3145.1%+13.1%−25.8%18 323
20TESLAMODEL 35 9184.8%+26.8%+28.2%16 618
3+7BYDSEAL4 7923.9%+67.7%+737.8%10 288
4+7AUDIQ63 9373.2%+42.4%+1868.5%9 715
5+20FORDPUMA3 6502.9%+137.5%5 187
6−3BMWIX3 6442.9%−9.4%+46.3%11 969
7−2AUDIQ43 5152.8%+8.9%−14.9%11 091
80FORDEXPLORER3 3282.7%+13.4%+91.2%9 103
9−2SKODAELROQ3 2532.6%+5.5%7 577
10+5VOLVOEX303 0282.4%+38.3%−3.9%7 320
11+2KIAEV32 9902.4%+23.9%9 273
120VOLKSWAGENID.32 9262.4%+18.8%+30.9%7 218
13−7SKODAENYAQ2 9242.4%−8.4%−9.9%9 660
140HYUNDAIKONA2 7912.3%+26.0%−13.6%7 036
15+8MGMG42 7752.2%+77.1%−27.1%7 050
16−12BMWI42 7302.2%−16.5%−22.1%9 561
17−1CUPRABORN2 6522.1%+23.6%+0.5%7 028
18+4MERCEDES-BENZEQA2 6212.1%+59.1%−31.4%7 062
19+18MGS52 4802.0%+167.2%3 423
20−2POLESTARPOLESTAR 42 2161.8%+8.8%+190.4%6 332

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 113

#±MakeTotalBEVPHEVHybridShareQoQYoYYTDYTD YoY
10VOLKSWAGEN48 7448 7827 6826 0338.9%+13.7%+4.1%146 628+9.6%
2+2AUDI32 0258 7722 625155.8%+20.8%−4.9%87 095−13.2%
3−1BMW31 7517 3975 90313 5705.8%+3.5%+15.3%98 784+0.2%
4+1FORD31 3238 8952 90816 6335.7%+21.1%+7.1%92 206+6.4%
5−2KIA31 2355 1282 65014 3805.7%+16.5%−2.7%93 013+0.6%
6+1TOYOTA29 1041 0793 78018 1285.3%+22.3%−9.8%82 764−9.9%
7−1HYUNDAI26 1806 6302 1957 3424.8%+9.6%−0.4%74 958+3.1%
8+2MERCEDES-BENZ25 8686 3753 34112 5064.7%+22.7%−10.6%74 859−8.2%
9−1NISSAN23 2071 147016 9274.2%+5.6%−12.7%73 683−11.4%
10+3MG22 7975 7452 59312 1334.2%+26.7%+28.1%65 445+5.8%
11−2SKODA22 4406 1781 4122 1584.1%+4.8%+7.9%66 626+14.0%
12−1PEUGEOT22 1093 6251349 7184.0%+10.6%+35.6%70 824+38.9%
13−1VAUXHALL19 8122 573123 5313.6%+2.1%+8.7%66 868+4.8%
14+1VOLVO18 4004 3312 82210 8503.4%+21.1%−3.2%52 868+6.0%
15+3BYD15 9478 3847 56302.9%+57.6%+576.0%35 341+571.5%
16−2RENAULT15 6553 8951006 5092.9%+0.3%+8.9%49 197+13.3%
17−1LAND ROVER13 180843 972112.4%−7.5%−19.2%48 782−1.9%
18+2MINI12 3853 68802 4342.3%+37.5%+38.5%34 481+13.7%
19−2TESLA12 24412 244002.2%+19.4%−6.9%34 992−3.3%
20−1CUPRA11 6614 3682 2403 9382.1%+27.6%+29.7%30 843+34.2%
21+4JAECOO9 79087 18601.8%+89.5%18 192
22+2HONDA8 297591 0056 7011.5%+60.1%−19.2%23 301−22.8%
23−2MAZDA8 17011 0099251.5%+3.6%−6.7%27 118+17.9%
24+7OMODA7 2851 7541 47101.3%+94.4%+545.3%14 232+1160.6%
25−3DACIA6 7711 60702 1411.2%−1.2%−1.1%22 860−0.4%
26−3SEAT6 39001172301.2%+18.5%−35.6%18 775−40.1%
27+3SUZUKI5 19159144 7281.0%+36.8%−28.6%15 115−27.8%
28−2CITROEN4 5141 10248700.8%−9.5%−39.8%14 069−40.0%
29−1LEXUS4 4437461 2722 4010.8%+0.4%−4.1%13 313+4.3%
30−3POLESTAR4 3294 329000.8%−6.8%+19.3%12 679+98.9%

Electric brands 57

#±MakeBEVBEV shareQoQYoYYTD
10TESLA12 2449.9%+19.4%−6.9%34 992
2+4FORD8 8957.2%+46.7%+211.2%19 383
3−1VOLKSWAGEN8 7827.1%−3.4%+15.8%26 730
40AUDI8 7727.1%+29.1%+61.1%23 333
5+2BYD8 3846.8%+55.3%+264.4%19 082
6−3BMW7 3976.0%−11.3%+4.6%26 182
7+2HYUNDAI6 6305.3%+40.5%+37.6%15 495
8+5MERCEDES-BENZ6 3755.1%+61.2%−1.8%16 486
9−4SKODA6 1785.0%−1.5%+90.4%17 238
10+7MG5 7454.6%+112.5%−1.6%12 655

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.