The most popular cars in the UK in 2017

The Ford Fiesta was the most popular, for the 3rd year running. By how many were registered new.

New cars
2,546,190
2017
Most popular
Fiesta
94,652 Fords
Top electric
Leaf
5,667 registered

The top 20, 2017

How many were registered, and how each moved since 2016.

  1. 1FordFiesta94,652Same place
  2. 2VolkswagenGolf77,827Up 1
  3. 3FordFocus70,040Up 1
  4. 4NissanQashqai64,294Up 1
  5. 5VauxhallCorsa52,696Down 3
  6. 6VauxhallAstra49,478Same place
  7. 7VolkswagenPolo47,889Same place
  8. 8Mercedes-BenzA-Class43,517Up 3
  9. 9Mercedes-BenzC-Class42,932Same place
  10. 10KiaSportage39,633Up 2
  11. 11MiniCooper39,374Up 4
  12. 12FordKuga39,257Up 5
  13. 13NissanJuke38,903Same place
  14. 14VauxhallMokka37,511Down 4
  15. 15Land RoverDiscovery35,472Up 4
  16. 16BMW1 Series35,021Up 2
  17. 17BMW3 Series35,009Down 1
  18. 18AudiA331,574Down 4
  19. 19Fiat50031,211Down 11
  20. 20HyundaiTucson29,470Up 8

Electric and hybrid

The most registered of each in 2017. Hybrids include plug-ins.

Electric

  1. 1NissanLeaf5,667
  2. 2TeslaModel S2,640
  3. 3TeslaModel X2,116
  4. 4RenaultZoe1,175
  5. 5BMWi3981
  6. 6HyundaiIoniq250
  7. 7KiaSoul215
  8. 8Mercedes-BenzB-Class133
  9. 9NissanNV200132
  10. 10Smartfortwo116

Hybrid

  1. 1ToyotaYaris12,411
  2. 2ToyotaAuris10,711
  3. 3ToyotaC-HR10,606
  4. 4MitsubishiOutlander7,409
  5. 5ToyotaPrius6,960
  6. 6BMW3 Series5,873
  7. 7ToyotaRAV45,500
  8. 8HyundaiIoniq5,247
  9. 9KiaNiro4,353
  10. 10LexusNX4,236

Over the years

Where 2017's top ten placed each year since 2015. Tap a year for its list.

Car201520162017
Ford Fiesta111
Volkswagen Golf432
Ford Focus343
Nissan Qashqai554
Vauxhall Corsa225
Vauxhall Astra766
Volkswagen Polo677
Mercedes-Benz A-Class21118
Mercedes-Benz C-Class1199
Kia Sportage291210

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

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