The most popular cars in the UK in 2021
The Vauxhall Corsa was the most popular, taking over from the Ford Fiesta. By how many were registered new.
- New cars
- 1,656,793
- 2021
- Most popular
- Corsa
- 40,995 Vauxhalls
- Top electric
- Model 3
- 34,786 registered
The top 20, 2021
How many were registered, and how each moved since 2020.
- 1
VauxhallCorsa40,995Up 1 - 2
TeslaModel 334,786Up 12 - 3
VolkswagenGolf31,064Same place - 4
VolkswagenPolo30,837Up 4 - 5
NissanQashqai29,920Up 1 - 6
Mercedes-BenzA-Class28,979Down 1 - 7
MiniCooper28,895Same place - 8
FordPuma28,626Up 1 - 9
KiaSportage27,608Up 7 - 10
FordFiesta27,493Down 9 - 11
ToyotaYaris26,753Up 4 - 12
BMW3 Series26,369Up 1 - 13
VolvoXC4025,237Down 2 - 14
VolkswagenTiguan24,091Down 4 - 15
KiaNiro23,778Up 5 - 16
HyundaiTucson22,492Up 15 - 17
FordFocus21,941Down 13 - 18
VolkswagenT-roc21,653Up 5 - 19
AudiA321,120Up 10 - 20
FordKuga20,771Up 8
Electric and hybrid
The most registered of each in 2021. Hybrids include plug-ins.
Electric
Over the years
Where 2021's top ten placed each year since 2015. Tap a year for its list.
| Car | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vauxhall Corsa | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Tesla Model 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 2 |
| Volkswagen Golf | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Volkswagen Polo | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 4 |
| Nissan Qashqai | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Mercedes-Benz A-Class | 21 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Mini Cooper | 14 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
| Ford Puma | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 8 |
| Kia Sportage | 29 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 9 |
| Ford Fiesta | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Cars registered for the first time in the UK, from the Department for Transport (table VEH0160).
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