Used Car Sales Data

Used Car Sales Data



  • 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 sales almost doubled, up by 90.9% to 118,973 – but at just 1.6% of the market, industry calls for VAT cut on new EVs so future supply can grow to meet second hand demand.

11 May 2021 #Used Car Sales Data

UK used car transactions fall -8.9% in Q1 2021 with 1,687,755 transactions. Monthly performances impacted by lockdowns, but March up on particularly weak 2020. Market for used plug-in vehicles stays strong with a 37.9% rise in Q1 transactions. Download the

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11 February 2021 #Used Car Sales Data

Used car transactions fall -14.9% in 2020 with 6,752,959 units changing hands as coronavirus lockdowns curb activity. Weak end to year with Q4 transactions down -6.2% to round off a turbulent 2020 for the UK used car market. Alternatively fuelled

10 November 2020 #Used Car Sales Data #Vehicle Data

UK used car transactions grow 4.4% in Q3 as showrooms re-open, with 2,168,599 vehicles changing hands.

used car sales 2017

UK used car market plunges -48.9% in second quarter to just over 1 million transactions as coronavirus lockdown impacts the market. Pace of decline gradually eases throughout the quarter as dealers re-open in line with government rules and private market


UK used car market falls -8.3% in Q1 2020 to 1.8 million transactions as coronavirus hits. Solid growth in January and February wiped out by steep -30.7% decline in March as showrooms closed. Market for used plug-in electric vehicles stays

12 February 2020 #Used Car Sales Data #Vehicle Data

UK used car market remains solid in 2019, down just -0.1%, with 7.9 million transactions. Stronger second half of the year balances earlier declines in Q1 and Q2. Diesel and petrol sales hold steady, as demand for alternatively fuelled vehicles

14 November 2019 #Used Car Sales Data #Vehicle Data

UK used car sales grow 0.9% in Q3 with 18,925 more changing hands than in the same period in 2018. July market posts strongest performance since May 2018, but quiet September flattens Q3 performance. Diesel, plug-in electric and hybrid vehicles

14 August 2019 #Used Car Sales Data

UK used car transactions down -2.8% in Q2 with 59,000 fewer vehicles traded in first three months. Market still at a high level with more than 2 million used cars changing hands. Strong uplift in demand for hybrid and plug-in

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15 May 2019 #Used Car Sales Data

UK used car market stable in Q1 2019 down just -0.6% with more than 2 million transactions. 30.7% growth in demand for hybrid, plug-in hybrid and pure electric cars as 32,272 change hands. Superminis by far most popular used buy,

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13 February 2019 #Used Car Sales Data

Used market drops -2.1% in 2018, with 167,980 fewer cars changing hands compared with 2017. Alternatively fuelled cars up 26.9% year-on-year as buyers opt for latest technology. Superminis remain the most popular buy, with more than 2.7m finding new homes