This statistic represents the percentage of cars registered in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2019 according to their sales type. The share of new cars sold in fleets, i.e. in large numbers, dominates the sales types for the period in consideration. In 2019, 53.3 percent of the newly registered cars were fleet. Business sales presented a trend of decline throughout the years recorded, falling from 4.8 to 2.6 percent of new registrations.

Over the period in consideration, as some of the most affordable cars, superminis were the most popular segment type. In 2022, approximately 490,900 new supermini cars were registered, a slight decrease compared to the previous year.

Key information about UK Registered Motor Vehicles

• UK Registered Motor Vehicles was reported at 42,403.988 Unit th in Dec 2020.
• This records an increase from the previous number of 38,219.610 Unit th for Dec 2015.
• UK Registered Motor Vehicles data is updated yearly, averaging 35,585.020 Unit th from Dec 2005 to 2020, with 12 observations.
• The data reached an all-time high of 42,403.988 Unit th in 2020 and a record low of 34,393.823 Unit th in 2005.
• UK Registered Motor Vehicles data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers. The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Automobile Sector – Table RA.OICA.VIU: Vehicle In Use: by Country (Discontinued).

In the period under consideration, commercial vehicle registrations oscillated. In 2003 there were just under 363,700 vehicles registered in the UK. This number remained relatively stable until 2008 when it amounted to around 355,900 cars. In 2009, commercial vehicle registrations dropped to the lowest value registered, with less than 229,800 units. In the following years, registrations increased until reaching a peak of 430,694 units in 2016. Between 2017 and 2019, registrations dropped and stagnated before dropping to 292,657 vehicles registered in 2020. In the last year, the number of new commercial car registrations increased dramatically compared to the previous year and reached 282,139.

Number of licensed vehicles (in thousands) at year end broken down by type including , cars, motor cycles, light goods, heavy goods, buses an coaches, and Other. Vehicles are allocated to a local authority according to the postcode of the registered keeper. This is the keeper's address for privately owned vehicles or the company's registered address for company owned vehicles. Significant changes in the number of vehicles from year to year can often occur when a companies with a large number of vehicles change their registered address. Other vehicles includes rear diggers, lift trucks, rollers, ambulances, Hackney Carriages, three wheelers and agricultural vehicles. Data from DFT Table VEH0104 and VEH0105. https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/vehicles-statistics

This dataset contains details of the number of registered vehicles based upon registering address in Leicester and is sourced from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA).Data is updated quarterly.This dataset is also part of a dashboard that has been created showing a range of transport related data. The dashboard can be viewed here.

In 2021, some 443,632 new dual purpose vehicles were registered in the United Kingdom. The leading five models accounted for 26 percent of all new registrations that year. In detail, the Kia Sportage model was ranked first with more than 27,600 registered cars. Volvo XC40, the second-ranked model, was registered 25,226 times that year.

United Kingdom Motor Vehicles Registered: Newly: Car: Great Britain: By Make: Others data was reported at 40.500 Unit th in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 39.285 Unit th for 2016. United Kingdom Motor Vehicles Registered: Newly: Car: Great Britain: By Make: Others data is updated yearly, averaging 24.300 Unit th from Dec 2009 (Median) to 2017, with 9 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 40.500 Unit th in 2017 and a record low of 16.300 Unit th in 2012. United Kingdom Motor Vehicles Registered: Newly: Car: Great Britain: By Make: Others data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department for Transport. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.RA003: Motor Vehicle Registered: Newly: Car: By Make.

In the third quarter of2023, England accounted for almost ** percent of the UK's heavy goods vehicles fleet. While this region represented the majority of the market, Scotland came in second with just under ***** percent. Wales and Northern Ireland were the smallest regions with less than **** percent of the market each.

United Kingdom Motor Vehicles Registered: Newly: Car: By Make: Porsche data was reported at 14.553 Unit th in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 13.824 Unit th for 2016. United Kingdom Motor Vehicles Registered: Newly: Car: By Make: Porsche data is updated yearly, averaging 13.824 Unit th from Dec 2015 (Median) to 2017, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.553 Unit th in 2017 and a record low of 12.953 Unit th in 2015. United Kingdom Motor Vehicles Registered: Newly: Car: By Make: Porsche data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department for Transport. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.RA003: Motor Vehicle Registered: Newly: Car: By Make.

European Union Motor Vehicle New Registered: Passenger Cars: EU 27 excl UK data was reported at 1,029,519.000 Unit in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 853,670.000 Unit for Feb 2025. European Union Motor Vehicle New Registered: Passenger Cars: EU 27 excl UK data is updated monthly, averaging 923,868.000 Unit from Jan 2006 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 231 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,357,349.000 Unit in Mar 2006 and a record low of 270,357.000 Unit in Apr 2020. European Union Motor Vehicle New Registered: Passenger Cars: EU 27 excl UK data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by European Automobile Manufacturers' Association. The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Automobile Sector – Table EU.TA013: European Automobile Manufacturers Association: No of Motor Vehicle: Newly Registered. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

Roadside survey of vehicle registration marks. Dataset consists of photographs of cars on the UK road network, and auto-captured number plate data, for purposes of estimating rate of Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) evasion, and estimating proportion of foreign-registered vehicles on British roads. Photos are taken at c. 200 sites around UK each June. Roughly 1.5-1.7 million marks captured per year. Survey now moved to biennially rather than annually, operating in odd-numbered years from 2011 onwards.

The dataset contains a range of vehicle licensing and registered statistics in the Great Britain and United Kingdom since 2001. ‘VEH1103: Licensed vehicles at the end of the quarter by body type and fuel type: Great Britain and United Kingdom’ provides data that can be used to estimate the in-use stocks of the materials in vehicles. ‘VEH1153: Vehicles registered for the first time by body type and fuel type: Great Britain and United Kingdom’ provides the data that can be used to estimate the inflows of materials in vehicles. ‘df_VEH0160_UK: Vehicles registered for the first time by body type, make, generic model and model: United Kingdom’ and ‘df_VEH0120_UK: Vehicles at the end of the quarter by licence status, body type, make, generic model and model: United Kingdom’ provide the information on the vehicle model, which can be used to map the vehicle models and battery types. The data will be of value to all those interested in tracking the flows and stocks of materials in different types of vehicles.

EU UK: Number of Motor Vehicles: NR: Passenger Cars data was reported at 234,945.000 Unit in Jun 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 192,649.000 Unit for May 2018. EU UK: Number of Motor Vehicles: NR: Passenger Cars data is updated monthly, averaging 162,430.000 Unit from Jan 1990 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 342 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 562,337.000 Unit in Mar 2017 and a record low of 33,051.000 Unit in Jul 1992. EU UK: Number of Motor Vehicles: NR: Passenger Cars data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by European Automobile Manufacturers' Association. The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Automobile Sector – Table EU.TA012: European Automobile Manufacturers Association: No of Motor Vehicle: Newly Registered.