Used Car Sales

UK used car transactions grow 5.1% in 2023, with 7,242,692 changing hands as improving new car market re-energises supply. Superminis and black paint most popular used car style choices, taking 32.1% and 21.4% of the market respectively. Battery electric car…

UK used car market grows 5.5% in Q3 2023, with almost 1.9 million units changing hands. Battery electric vehicle (BEVs) sales soar by 99.9%, recording record 1.8% market share. Market up 4.6% year to date, an increase on 2022, but…

UK used car market grows 4.1% in Q2 2023, with more than 1.8 million units changing hands. Sales of used battery electric vehicles (BEVs) soar by 81.8%, accounting for record 1.7% market share. First half transactions also up 4.1% on…

UK used car market grows 4.1% in Q1 2023 after three successive quarters of decline. Best start to a year since 2020, but market remains below pre-pandemic levels. BEV sales up 56.5% as 26,257 change hands, representing 1.4% of the…

Used car transactions fall -8.5% in 2022 with 6,890,777 units changing hands as supply chain restraints curtail market. Record demand for used electrified vehicles, as transactions of BEVs soar by 50.7%, HEVs rise 9.9% and PHEVs grow 2.2% against 2021…

UK used car transactions fall -12.2% in Q3 2022 with 1,785,447 vehicles changing hands. Second consecutive quarter of decline as new car supply shortages hit volumes. Battery electric vehicle demand continues rise as sales grow 44.1% to 16,775. Download the…

UK used car market falls -18.8% in Q2 2022 with 1,759,684 cars changing hands. First half transactions down -8.3% on last year and market now -12.8% year to date behind pre-pandemic 2019. Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) see boost of 57.1%…

UK used car market grows 5.1% in Q1 2022 with 1,774,351 cars changing hands. Sales up in January (17.7%) and February (7.4%), but down in March (-6.8%). Market for used BEVs more than doubles, up 120.2% marking a record Q1…

UK used car transactions grow 11.5% in 2021 with 7,530,956 units changing hands.
Weaker Q4, down -3.1%, contrasts with record Q2 to round off a volatile year.
Record demand for used battery electric vehicles, up 119.2% with 40,228 transactions.
Overall used car market still down -5.5% on pre-pandemic five-year average.

Battery electric vehicle demand rises 56.4% with 14,182 cars changing hands.
UK used car transactions fall -6.2% against strong Q3 2020 to 2,034,342 units.
Used market up 16.4% year-to-date but still -4.0% down against same period pre-pandemic.