Top ten UK Car Registrations

Discover the UK’s most registered new cars using official SMMT vehicle registration data.

Updated monthly, this page tracks the vehicles achieving the highest registration volumes across the UK market, providing an authoritative view of changing consumer demand, market trends and model performance.

SMMT rankings are based on new vehicle registrations recorded through the UK market, making them one of the most accurate indicators of market activity available.

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Vehicle registration rankings provide a snapshot of which models are achieving the greatest volume of new registrations in the UK market.

	July
1	FORD puma	3,531
2	NISSAN qashqai	3,224
3	KIA sportage	3,205
4	JAECOO 7	2,709
5	MG hs	2,703
6	FORD kuga	2,533
7	JAECOO 5	2,481
8	VOLKSWAGEN golf	2,413
9	MINI cooper	2,350
10	VAUXHALL corsa	2,326

	Year-to-date
1	FORD puma	33,173
2	KIA sportage	29,033
3	JAECOO 7	26,549
4	NISSAN qashqai	26,326
5	VAUXHALL corsa	20,796
6	VOLKSWAGEN golf	19,965
7	MG hs	19,424
8	MINI cooper	18,645
9	VOLVO XC40	18,118
10	VOLKSWAGEN Tiguan	16,898

Rankings are based on the latest available SMMT new car registration data and are updated monthly.

The mix of vehicles appearing in the UK’s registration rankings continues to evolve as manufacturers introduce new technologies and consumers respond to changing market conditions.

Growth in electrified vehicles, advances in vehicle technology and shifting customer preferences are all helping shape the composition of the UK’s most registered vehicles. Industry trends continue to highlight the increasing importance of electrification, digital technologies and evolving mobility needs within the automotive sector.

	July BEV
1	RENAULT 5	1,805
2	KIA EV3	1,691
3	JAECOO E5	1,291
4	SKODA Enyaq	1,255
5	VAUXHALL Frontera	1,248
6	MINI Countryman	1,231
7	SKODA Elroq	1,165
8	VOLKSWAGEN Id.3	1,147
9	AUDI Q6 e-tron	1,062
10	MERCEDES-BENZ CLA	1,006

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