Nearly two million second-hand vehicles modified palms within the second quarter of 2025 – the very best degree since 2021.
Based on the Society of Motor Producers and Merchants (SMMT), it was the tenth consecutive quarter of progress, bringing the whole variety of pre-owned vehicles within the first half of 2025 to 4,017,106.
Petrol remained the best-selling gasoline kind, with transactions rising 1.5% to 1,134,387, whereas diesel declined 4.3% to 664,644.
That mentioned, petrol and diesel autos nonetheless accounted for 90.1% of all vehicles altering palms.
One in 10 used vehicles have been electrified, with hybrid electrical car (HEV) transactions rising by 27.7% to 100,127, plug-in hybrid electrical autos (PHEVs) up by 10.3% to 24,370 items, and electrical autos (EVs) up 40.0% to report 68,721.
Smaller vehicles retained their recognition, with superminis persevering with to carry the very best share of the market (31.8%).
In step with the brand new automotive market, black, gray and white (the latter shunting blue from the highest three) have been the quarter’s best-selling colors, collectively commanding greater than half (55.2%) of transactions.
Britain’s High 10 hottest used vehicles
1) Ford Fiesta – 76,486
2) Vauxhall Corsa – 62,905
3) Volkswagen Golf – 58,144
4) Ford Focus – 55,333
5) MINI – 41,887
6) BMW 3 Sequence – 41,832
7) Volkswagen Polo – 38,642
8) Vauxhall Astra – 38,188
9) Nissan Qashqai – 36,161
10) Audi A3 – 32,135
