HYUNDAI
United Kingdom · Q1 2026 · Total 24 219 · Share 3.8% · #12
HYUNDAI recorded 24 219 first registrations of cars in the United Kingdom in Q1 2026, including 4 291 battery-electric cars and 2 474 plug-in hybrids. That gave it a 3.8% share of the market and rank #12 among brands, down 1 place from #11 in Q1 2025. Volume is down 2.7% on Q1 2025 (24 886) and up 33.0% on Q4 2025 (18 208).
Over the 12 quarters shown, HYUNDAI has registered 272 301 cars in the United Kingdom, an average of 22 692 a quarter. Its strongest quarter was Q3 2024 with 26 279 and its weakest Q4 2023 with 17 843. Its market share has moved from 4.8% in Q2 2023 to 4.3% in Q4 2024 and 3.8% now.
Its best-selling model in Q1 2026 was the TUCSON with 7 155 registrations, followed by the KONA (6 309) and the I20 (3 266). The table below lists all 12 HYUNDAI models registered in the quarter. Year to date the TUCSON leads the brand's line-up with 7 155.
12-quarter trend
Models · Q1 2026
| # | ± | Model | Total | BEV | PHEV | Share | QoQ | YoY | YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | +4 | TUCSON | 7 155 | 0 | 1 649 | 1.1% | +52.5% | −12.5% | 7 155 |
| 21 | +3 | KONA | 6 309 | 1 607 | 0 | 1.0% | +46.1% | +38.8% | 6 309 |
| 63 | −2 | I20 | 3 266 | 0 | 0 | 0.5% | +31.7% | +6.1% | 3 266 |
| 98 | −44 | I10 | 2 049 | 0 | 0 | 0.3% | −22.1% | −53.3% | 2 049 |
| 124 | +11 | SANTA FE | 1 487 | 0 | 825 | 0.2% | +67.8% | +61.6% | 1 487 |
| 142 | +1 | INSTER | 1 146 | 1 146 | 0 | 0.2% | +46.9% | – | 1 146 |
| 161 | +10 | BAYON | 846 | 0 | 0 | 0.1% | +74.4% | −20.0% | 846 |
| 162 | −35 | IONIQ | 844 | 844 | 0 | 0.1% | −16.4% | −42.3% | 844 |
| 221 | +7 | IONIQ 9 | 348 | 348 | 0 | 0.1% | +104.7% | – | 348 |
| 222 | −41 | IONIQ 5 | 345 | 345 | 0 | 0.1% | −13.1% | −47.0% | 345 |
| 276 | −6 | I30 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | +35.9% | +158.5% | 106 |
| 446 | – | I40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | – | – | 3 |
Quarterly series
| Quarter | Total | BEV | PHEV | Hybrid | Share | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 24 219 | 4 291 | 2 474 | 9 099 | 3.8% | 12 |
| Q4 2025 | 18 208 | 4 301 | 1 872 | 4 079 | 4.0% | 9 |
| Q3 2025 | 26 180 | 6 630 | 2 195 | 7 342 | 4.8% | 7 |
| Q2 2025 | 23 892 | 4 720 | 2 039 | 7 510 | 5.1% | 6 |
| Q1 2025 | 24 886 | 4 145 | 2 056 | 8 468 | 4.2% | 11 |
| Q4 2024 | 19 152 | 4 512 | 1 899 | 4 872 | 4.3% | 11 |
| Q3 2024 | 26 279 | 4 817 | 1 391 | 8 817 | 5.1% | 9 |
| Q2 2024 | 22 902 | 4 815 | 1 674 | 8 299 | 4.9% | 8 |
| Q1 2024 | 23 515 | 3 760 | 1 915 | 8 451 | 4.2% | 10 |
| Q4 2023 | 17 843 | 2 710 | 1 239 | 6 632 | 3.9% | 10 |
| Q3 2023 | 22 954 | 3 472 | 1 922 | 10 726 | 4.5% | 10 |
| Q2 2023 | 22 271 | 3 964 | 2 450 | 11 679 | 4.8% | 8 |