The most popular cars in the UK in 2018
The Ford Fiesta was the most popular, for the 4th year running. By how many were registered new.
- New cars
- 2,375,351
- 2018
- Most popular
- Fiesta
- 96,434 Fords
- Top electric
- Leaf
- 5,416 registered
The top 20, 2018
How many were registered, and how each moved since 2017.
- 1
FordFiesta96,434Same place - 2
VolkswagenGolf67,204Same place - 3
VauxhallCorsa53,213Up 2 - 4
FordFocus50,837Down 1 - 5
NissanQashqai50,576Down 1 - 6
VolkswagenPolo45,197Up 1 - 7
Mercedes-BenzA-Class43,319Up 1 - 8
MiniCooper40,810Up 3 - 9
FordKuga40,447Up 3 - 10
KiaSportage35,527Same place - 11
VauxhallMokka32,252Up 3 - 12
VolkswagenTiguan31,911Up 9 - 13
VauxhallAstra30,698Down 7 - 14
Mercedes-BenzC-Class30,063Down 5 - 15
ToyotaYaris29,162Up 7 - 16
Fiat50028,588Up 3 - 17
Land RoverDiscovery28,309Down 2 - 18
BMW1 Series28,203Down 2 - 19
HyundaiTucson27,643Up 1 - 20
BMW3 Series27,316Down 3
Electric and hybrid
The most registered of each in 2018. Hybrids include plug-ins.
Electric
Over the years
Where 2018's top ten placed each year since 2015. Tap a year for its list.
| Car | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Volkswagen Golf | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Ford Focus | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Nissan Qashqai | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Volkswagen Polo | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Mercedes-Benz A-Class | 21 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
| Mini Cooper | 14 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
| Ford Kuga | 18 | 17 | 12 | 9 |
| Kia Sportage | 29 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Cars registered for the first time in the UK, from the Department for Transport (table VEH0160).
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