The most popular cars in the UK in 2023

The Ford Puma was the most popular, taking over from the Nissan Qashqai. By how many were registered new.

New cars
1,925,328
2023
Most popular
Puma
49,620 Fords
Top electric
Model Y
35,899 registered

The top 20, 2023

How many were registered, and how each moved since 2022.

  1. 1FordPuma49,620Up 4
  2. 2NissanQashqai43,340Down 1
  3. 3ToyotaYaris43,289Down 1
  4. 4VauxhallCorsa40,815Down 1
  5. 5KiaSportage36,101Up 2
  6. 6TeslaModel Y35,899Down 2
  7. 7HyundaiTucson34,472Up 1
  8. 8NissanJuke31,757Up 20
  9. 9MiniCooper31,680Down 3
  10. 10VolkswagenGolf30,638Down 1
  11. 11VauxhallMokka30,012Up 3
  12. 12FordKuga29,648Down 2
  13. 13VolkswagenTiguan28,989Up 2
  14. 14MGHS27,884Up 8
  15. 15AudiA326,667Up 5
  16. 16FordFiesta26,385Down 5
  17. 17VolvoXC4026,294Up 9
  18. 18VolkswagenPolo26,188Down 5
  19. 19MGZS24,817Same place
  20. 20VolkswagenT-roc24,083Up 1

Electric and hybrid

The most registered of each in 2023. Hybrids include plug-ins.

Electric

  1. 1TeslaModel Y35,899
  2. 2AudiQ416,758
  3. 3TeslaModel 313,547
  4. 4VolkswagenID310,265
  5. 5KiaNiro10,059
  6. 6BMWi48,938
  7. 7VolkswagenID.48,499
  8. 8ŠkodaEnyaq8,208
  9. 9PorscheTaycan7,861
  10. 10Mercedes-BenzEqc Class7,272

Hybrid

  1. 1NissanQashqai43,322
  2. 2ToyotaYaris43,134
  3. 3FordPuma29,146
  4. 4KiaSportage25,768
  5. 5HyundaiTucson24,870
  6. 6FordKuga19,458
  7. 7VolvoXC4019,200
  8. 8ToyotaCorolla18,771
  9. 9ToyotaC-HR17,001
  10. 10Mercedes-BenzA-Class11,239

Over the years

Where 2023's top ten placed each year since 2015. Tap a year for its list.

Car201520162017201820192020202120222023
Ford Puma–––––9851
Nissan Qashqai554556512
Toyota Yaris1720221513151123
Vauxhall Corsa225342134
Kia Sportage291210101116975
Tesla Model Y–––––––46
Hyundai Tucson–28201914311687
Nissan Juke12131323332221288
Mini Cooper141511897769
Volkswagen Golf4322233910

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

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