The most popular cars in the UK in 2022
The Nissan Qashqai was the most popular, taking over from the Vauxhall Corsa. By how many were registered new.
- New cars
- 1,630,681
- 2022
- Most popular
- Qashqai
- 42,708 Nissans
- Top electric
- Model Y
- 35,554 registered
The top 20, 2022
How many were registered, and how each moved since 2021.
- 1
NissanQashqai42,708Up 4 - 2
ToyotaYaris36,536Up 9 - 3
VauxhallCorsa36,014Down 2 - 4
TeslaModel Y35,554New entry - 5
FordPuma35,087Up 3 - 6
MiniCooper29,783Up 1 - 7
KiaSportage29,659Up 2 - 8
HyundaiTucson27,839Up 8 - 9
VolkswagenGolf27,798Down 6 - 10
FordKuga26,615Up 10 - 11
FordFiesta25,217Down 1 - 12
KiaNiro23,973Up 3 - 13
VolkswagenPolo23,844Down 9 - 14
VauxhallMokka22,191Up 22 - 15
VolkswagenTiguan20,026Down 1 - 16
TeslaModel 319,085Down 14 - 17
ToyotaCorolla18,716Up 5 - 18
Fiat50018,483Up 8 - 19
MGZS18,369Up 11 - 20
AudiA318,181Down 1
Electric and hybrid
The most registered of each in 2022. Hybrids include plug-ins.
Electric
Over the years
Where 2022's top ten placed each year since 2015. Tap a year for its list.
| Car | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nissan Qashqai | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Toyota Yaris | 17 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 2 |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Tesla Model Y | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Ford Puma | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 8 | 5 |
| Mini Cooper | 14 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Kia Sportage | 29 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 7 |
| Hyundai Tucson | – | 28 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 31 | 16 | 8 |
| Volkswagen Golf | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Ford Kuga | 18 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 20 | 10 |
Cars registered for the first time in the UK, from the Department for Transport (table VEH0160).
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