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Car first registrations in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom · Q4 2025 · quarterly

The United Kingdom recorded 457 098 first registrations of cars in Q4 2025, used imports included. That is down 16.7% on Q3 2025 and up 1.7% on Q4 2024. Year to date the market stands at 2 071 394 registrations, up 3.6% on the same period of last year.

VOLKSWAGEN led the brand ranking with 39 979 registrations and a 8.8% share, ahead of FORD (27 790) and AUDI (27 545). Together the top three brands took 20.9% of the market. Among the ten largest brands, FORD grew fastest year on year (+13.0%) while TOYOTA fell furthest (−8.3%). The best-selling model was the FORD PUMA with 13 947 registrations, followed by the BYD SEAL (9 313) and the TOYOTA YARIS (9 138).

Battery-electric cars took 27.1% of all registrations, compared with 24.9% in Q4 2024. Plug-in hybrids took 11.5%, other hybrids 29.4%, diesel 4.2% and petrol 27.6%. The leading electric brand was BYD with 10 717 battery-electric registrations, ahead of TESLA (10 588). The best-selling battery-electric model was the TESLA MODEL Y with 5 992 registrations, ahead of the BYD SEAL (4 787).

Q4 2025 was the 10th-highest of the 11 quarters on this page, which average 501 302 registrations a quarter; the peak was Q1 2025 with 592 857 and the low Q4 2024 with 449 598.

457 098
vs previous quarter −16.7% · vs same quarter last year +1.7%
27.1%
123 905 BEV
11.5%
52 634 PHEV
29.4%
134 472 Hybrid
2 071 394
vs same period last year +3.6%

Fuel mix

Petrol126 295 (27.6%)Diesel19 391 (4.2%)Hybrid134 472 (29.4%)Plug-in hybrid52 634 (11.5%)Battery electric123 905 (27.1%)Other401 (0.1%)

Models 650

#±MakeModelTotalBEVPHEVShareQoQYoYYTDYTD YoY
1+1FORDPUMA13 9474 76003.1%−7.9%+48.6%55 376+14.6%
2+1BYDSEAL9 3134 7874 5262.0%−24.6%+453.7%35 860+1214.5%
3+4TOYOTAYARIS9 138002.0%+0.5%−1.2%38 458−9.4%
4−3KIASPORTAGE9 05801 0902.0%−42.4%−5.4%47 773+1.3%
5−1NISSANQASHQAI8 355001.8%−21.8%−12.1%41 115−3.1%
6+2VOLKSWAGENGOLF7 99311 2941.8%−10.9%+47.6%35 063+1.1%
7−2JAECOO77 88105 6231.7%−19.4%+3860.3%26 057+12994.0%
8+1NISSANJUKE7 785001.7%−8.1%+35.7%34 795+1.0%
9+6MINIMINI7 6591 36401.7%+2.4%−31.5%29 212−12.6%
10+3VOLVOXC407 470001.6%−2.7%−9.6%30 427+0.7%
11−5VAUXHALLCORSA6 62648301.5%−28.0%−3.9%35 976+32.5%
12+5VOLKSWAGENT-ROC6 419001.4%−8.8%+72.8%28 096+12.1%
13+14MGZS6 362201.4%+33.1%+18.5%26 012+8.9%
14−4VOLKSWAGENTIGUAN6 35702 7081.4%−24.0%−32.4%31 592−2.7%
15−4MGHS6 08902 2001.3%−23.8%−14.2%30 2040.0%
16+3TESLAMODEL Y5 9925 99201.3%−5.1%−36.1%24 315−26.0%
17+1AUDIA35 81801 4991.3%−9.3%+57.2%22 833−15.5%
18−2VOLKSWAGENPOLO5 279001.2%−26.1%−5.8%26 573−12.7%
19+53CITROENC34 7741 16801.0%+82.0%+8.0%10 849−37.2%
20−8HYUNDAITUCSON4 69201 3141.0%−39.6%−17.8%26 929−13.5%
21+1FORDKUGA4 61601 5671.0%−18.3%−23.2%23 454−8.7%
22−1TESLAMODEL 34 5914 59101.0%−22.4%−4.5%21 209+21.6%
23+89RENAULT54 5864 58501.0%+189.0%8 541
24−4HYUNDAIKONA4 3181 89800.9%−27.2%+2.2%20 621+0.5%
25+80BYDDOLPHIN4 1694 16900.9%+132.0%+278.3%8 768+232.6%
26+11BMWIX4 1004 10000.9%+12.5%+13.9%16 069+23.0%
27+99CHERYTIGGO4 05902 5420.9%+214.9%5 348
28−5BMW1 SERIES3 769000.8%−32.6%+5.1%18 585−23.6%
29+16MINICOUNTRYMAN3 67594860.8%+10.6%−17.0%12 485+6.6%
30+108VAUXHALLFRONTERA3 5932 52200.8%+234.5%4 667
31+23CUPRAFORMENTOR3 49506980.8%+14.5%+24.8%12 546−7.9%
32+53POLESTARPOLESTAR 43 4033 40300.7%+53.6%+229.1%9 735+441.7%
33+3MERCEDES-BENZCLA3 3531 6274130.7%−13.6%+23.2%14 237−4.7%
34+5AUDIQ43 3463 34600.7%−4.8%−28.5%14 437−18.1%
35−21PEUGEOT20083 24973200.7%−56.5%−9.0%25 879+29.2%
36+6VOLVOXC603 13101 5550.7%−6.9%−6.9%12 567−2.4%
37+10SKODAELROQ3 1283 12800.7%−3.8%10 705
38+6FORDEXPLORER3 1223 12200.7%−6.2%+5.2%12 225+159.7%
39+26BMWX13 11601 0710.7%+7.7%+54.6%11 902+71.5%
40+6TOYOTACOROLLA3 109000.7%−5.2%−3.7%12 843−3.2%
41+42LAND ROVERDEFENDER3 08002790.7%+35.1%+15.6%12 607−1.8%
42−8OMODA53 008000.7%−25.9%+84.7%11 082+332.2%
43−14TOYOTAC-HR2 98808420.7%−35.8%−7.2%14 547−8.2%
44+13VOLVOEX302 9562 95600.7%−2.4%+32.9%10 277+3.8%
45−10AUDIQ62 9152 91500.6%−26.0%+61.5%12 630+529.9%
46+5SKODAKODIAQ2 82509790.6%−9.3%−16.9%13 089+5.0%
47−15MGMG32 790000.6%−34.9%+19.2%13 183+34.4%
48+47RENAULTSYMBIOZ2 750000.6%+34.9%+29.0%10 255+284.4%
49−25PEUGEOT30082 741291650.6%−47.0%−49.5%20 562+31.6%
50−17PEUGEOT2082 68223900.6%−36.2%−42.8%17 038+1.2%

Electric models 158

#±MakeModelBEVBEV shareQoQYoYYTD
10TESLAMODEL Y5 9924.8%−5.1%−36.1%24 315
2+1BYDSEAL4 7873.9%−0.1%+384.0%15 075
3+2FORDPUMA4 7603.8%+30.4%9 947
4−2TESLAMODEL 34 5913.7%−22.4%−4.5%21 209
5+24RENAULT54 5853.7%+189.1%8 539
6+18BYDDOLPHIN4 1693.4%+132.0%+278.3%8 768
7−1BMWIX4 1003.3%+12.5%+13.9%16 069
8+12POLESTARPOLESTAR 43 4032.8%+53.6%+229.1%9 735
9−2AUDIQ43 3462.7%−4.8%−28.5%14 437
10−1SKODAELROQ3 1282.5%−3.8%10 705
11−3FORDEXPLORER3 1222.5%−6.2%+5.2%12 225
12−2VOLVOEX302 9562.4%−2.4%+32.9%10 276
13−9AUDIQ62 9152.4%−26.0%+61.5%12 630
14+2BMWI42 6032.1%−4.7%+21.2%12 164
15+11CUPRATAVASCAN2 5262.0%+47.2%+335.5%6 432
16+33VAUXHALLFRONTERA2 5222.0%+212.5%3 329
17−4SKODAENYAQ2 2351.8%−23.6%−47.6%11 895
18+3VOLKSWAGENID.42 1801.8%−0.4%−28.0%10 202
190MGS52 1601.7%−12.9%5 583
20+40LEAPMOTORC102 1191.7%+313.9%2 885

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 121

#±MakeTotalBEVPHEVHybridShareQoQYoYYTDYTD YoY
10VOLKSWAGEN39 9796 8725 3864 7918.8%−18.0%+1.5%186 607+7.7%
2+2FORD27 7909 8121 87113 8366.1%−11.3%+13.0%119 996+7.9%
3−1AUDI27 5457 6563 240116.0%−14.0%+10.8%114 640−8.4%
4−1BMW27 0657 7824 91410 6215.9%−14.8%−6.8%125 849−1.4%
5+1TOYOTA23 4117231 86817 6145.1%−19.6%−8.3%106 175−9.5%
6−1KIA20 1214 5771 4936 0054.4%−35.6%+1.6%113 134+0.8%
7+3MG19 7884 5322 20010 4774.3%−13.2%+3.2%85 233+5.2%
8+1NISSAN19 178786012 8094.2%−17.4%−5.0%92 861−10.2%
9−2HYUNDAI18 2084 3011 8724 0794.0%−30.5%−4.9%93 166+1.4%
10+4VOLVO17 3234 1952 8049 9663.8%−5.9%−1.1%70 191+4.2%
110SKODA17 2325 3641 2821 6223.8%−23.2%−16.2%83 858+6.1%
12+4RENAULT16 9357 155885 6723.7%+8.2%+11.3%66 132+12.8%
13−5MERCEDES-BENZ16 7065 0012 6196 8743.7%−35.4%−27.2%91 565−12.4%
14+1BYD15 72910 7175 01203.4%−1.4%+345.7%51 070+480.9%
15−2VAUXHALL15 5924 10782 8093.4%−21.3%−2.0%82 460+3.5%
16+2MINI13 1914 14062 7042.9%+6.5%−22.1%47 672+0.9%
170LAND ROVER12 698463 963322.8%−3.7%+1.5%61 480−1.2%
18−6PEUGEOT12 4622 6692515 0742.7%−43.6%−31.1%83 286+20.6%
190TESLA10 58810 588002.3%−13.5%−25.4%45 580−9.5%
200CUPRA10 5064 0231 5683 9652.3%−9.9%+39.3%41 349+35.4%
210JAECOO10 0601 1445 62312.2%+2.8%+4955.3%28 252+14097.0%
22+3DACIA7 08877102 6601.6%+4.7%−15.5%29 948−4.5%
23+5CITROEN6 7621 70672 3581.5%+49.8%−6.3%20 831−32.1%
240OMODA5 6341 6241 00111.2%−22.7%+125.1%19 866+447.0%
25+6PORSCHE5 2361 71369651.2%+25.5%−27.3%19 033−5.7%
26−3MAZDA4 64605797341.0%−43.1%−18.8%31 764+10.6%
27−1SEAT4 4200671451.0%−30.8%−21.1%23 195−37.2%
28−1SUZUKI4 409753143 1481.0%−15.1%+85.0%19 524−16.3%
29+1POLESTAR4 3354 335001.0%+0.1%+85.7%17 014+95.4%
30+4CHERY4 22402 70410.9%+223.2%5 531

Electric brands 54

#±MakeBEVBEV shareQoQYoYYTD
1+4BYD10 7178.7%+27.8%+277.9%29 799
2−1TESLA10 5888.6%−13.5%−25.4%45 580
3−1FORD9 8127.9%+10.3%+134.5%29 195
4+2BMW7 7826.3%+5.2%−0.2%33 964
5−1AUDI7 6566.2%−12.7%+8.3%30 989
6+9RENAULT7 1555.8%+83.7%+77.0%18 885
7−4VOLKSWAGEN6 8725.6%−21.7%−22.0%33 602
8+1SKODA5 3644.3%−13.2%+25.7%22 602
9−1MERCEDES-BENZ5 0014.0%−21.6%−33.6%21 487
10+1KIA4 5773.7%−10.7%+69.7%21 850

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.