The most popular cars in the UK in 2016

The Ford Fiesta was the most popular, for the 2nd year running. By how many were registered new.

New cars
2,703,612
2016
Most popular
Fiesta
121,258 Fords
Top electric
Leaf
4,666 registered

The top 20, 2016

How many were registered, and how each moved since 2015.

  1. 1FordFiesta121,258Same place
  2. 2VauxhallCorsa77,209Same place
  3. 3VolkswagenGolf73,165Up 1
  4. 4FordFocus70,991Down 1
  5. 5NissanQashqai62,959Same place
  6. 6VauxhallAstra60,972Up 1
  7. 7VolkswagenPolo54,584Down 1
  8. 8Fiat50051,107Same place
  9. 9Mercedes-BenzC-Class42,039Up 2
  10. 10VauxhallMokka41,683Down 1
  11. 11Mercedes-BenzA-Class40,652Up 10
  12. 12KiaSportage40,154Up 17
  13. 13NissanJuke38,822Down 1
  14. 14AudiA337,954Down 4
  15. 15MiniCooper37,593Down 1
  16. 16BMW3 Series36,002Down 3
  17. 17FordKuga35,637Up 1
  18. 18BMW1 Series34,428Down 3
  19. 19Land RoverDiscovery33,519Up 5
  20. 20ToyotaYaris30,379Down 3

Electric and hybrid

The most registered of each in 2016. Hybrids include plug-ins.

Electric

  1. 1NissanLeaf4,666
  2. 2TeslaModel S2,455
  3. 3RenaultZoe1,761
  4. 4BMWi3594
  5. 5Mercedes-BenzB-Class282
  6. 6KiaSoul157
  7. 7NissanNV200121
  8. 8HyundaiIoniq69
  9. 9RenaultTwizy50
  10. 10TeslaModel X42

Hybrid

  1. 1ToyotaYaris10,734
  2. 2ToyotaAuris10,408
  3. 3MitsubishiOutlander9,373
  4. 4ToyotaPrius7,696
  5. 5Mercedes-BenzC-Class6,565
  6. 6ToyotaRAV44,476
  7. 7LexusNX4,034
  8. 8BMW3 Series3,511
  9. 9LexusCT3,180
  10. 10LexusRX2,683

Over the years

Where 2016's top ten placed each year since 2015. Tap a year for its list.

Car20152016
Ford Fiesta11
Vauxhall Corsa22
Volkswagen Golf43
Ford Focus34
Nissan Qashqai55
Vauxhall Astra76
Volkswagen Polo67
Fiat 50088
Mercedes-Benz C-Class119
Vauxhall Mokka910

Cars registered for the first time in the UK, from the Department for Transport (table VEH0160).

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