The most popular cars in the UK in 2026 so far
The Ford Puma was the most popular, for the 4th year running. By how many were registered new.
- New cars
- 1,158,366
- 2026 so far
- Most popular
- Puma
- 29,549 Fords
- Top electric
- Model Y
- 15,357 registered
The top 20, 2026 so far
How many were registered, and how each moved since 2025.
- 1
FordPuma29,549Same place - 2
KiaSportage25,844Same place - 3
NissanQashqai23,106Same place - 4
BYDSeal20,697Up 5 - 5
ToyotaYaris19,852Down 1 - 6
VolkswagenGolf19,058Same place - 7
VauxhallCorsa18,474Down 2 - 8
CheryTiggo17,985New entry - 9
MGHS16,733Up 2 - 10
VolvoXC4016,054Same place - 11
VolkswagenPolo15,615Up 3 - 12
TeslaModel Y15,357Up 6 - 13
MiniCooper15,331Up 4 - 14
VolkswagenTiguan15,032Down 6 - 15
HyundaiTucson14,294Down 2 - 16VauxhallFrontera13,692New entry
- 17
FordKuga13,078Up 2 - 18
BMW1 Series12,963Up 4 - 19
NissanJuke12,837Down 12 - 20
TeslaModel 312,361Up 1
Electric and hybrid
The most registered of each in 2026 so far. Hybrids include plug-ins.
Electric
Over the years
Where 2026 so far's top ten placed each year since 2017. Tap a year for its list.
| Car | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Puma | – | – | – | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kia Sportage | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Nissan Qashqai | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| BYD Seal | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 4 |
| Toyota Yaris | 22 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Volkswagen Golf | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 7 |
| Chery Tiggo | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 |
| MG HS | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
| Volvo XC40 | – | – | – | 11 | 13 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Cars registered for the first time in the UK, from the Department for Transport (table VEH0160).
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