In 2024, 1 was the most often registered answer to a question about the household ownership of cars owned by households in the United Kingdom, with an estimated ************* answers. Contrastingly, 3 Or More was the least often encountered response, with ************ such answers.

When asked about "Car ownership", * percent of UK respondents answer ********************. This online survey was conducted in 2025, among 5,460 consumers. Looking to gain valuable insights about car owners across the globe? Check out our reports about consumers of car brands worldwide. These reports provide readers with a detailed understanding of car owners: their identities, preferences, opinions, and how to effectively engage with them.

Average weekly household expenditure on goods and services in the UK. Data are shown by region, age, income (including equivalised) group (deciles and quintiles), economic status, socio-economic class, housing tenure, output area classification, urban and rural areas (Great Britain only), place of purchase and household composition.

This survey depicts the share of consumers who own a car or a motor vehicle in the United Kingdom in 2017, by region. According to the survey, ** percent of respondents from Northern Ireland own a car or a motor vehicle.

The census is undertaken by the Office for National Statistics every 10 years and gives us a picture of all the people and households in England and Wales. The most recent census took place in March of 2021.The census asks every household questions about the people who live there and the type of home they live in. In doing so, it helps to build a detailed snapshot of society. Information from the census helps the government and local authorities to plan and fund local services, such as education, doctors' surgeries and roads.Key census statistics for Leicester are published on the open data platform to make information accessible to local services, voluntary and community groups, and residents. There is also a dashboard published showcasing various datasets from the census allowing users to view data for Leicester MSOAs and compare this with Leicester overall statistics.Further information about the census and full datasets can be found on the ONS website - https://www.ons.gov.uk/census/aboutcensus/censusproductsCar availabilityThis dataset provides Census 2021 estimates on the number of cars or vans available to members of households for England and Wales. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.Definition: The number of cars or vans owned or available for use by household members.Vehicles included:pick-ups, camper vans and motor homesvehicles that are temporarily not working vehicles that have failed their MOTvehicles owned or used by a lodgercompany cars or vans if they're available for private useVehicles not included:motorbikes, trikes, quad bikes or mobility scootersvehicles that have a Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN)vehicles owned or used only by a visitor vehicles that are kept at another address or not easily accessedThe number of cars or vans in an area relates only to households. Cars or vans used by communal establishment residents are not counted.Households with 10 to 20 cars or vans are counted as having only 10.Households with more than 20 cars or vans were treated as invalid and a value imputed.This dataset includes data for Leicester city MSOAs.

We asked UK consumers about "Car ownership by make / brand" and found that ****** takes the top spot, while ******* is at the other end of the ranking.These results are based on a representative online survey conducted in 2025 among 5,249 consumers in the UK. Looking to gain valuable insights about car owners across the globe? Check out our reports about consumers of car brands worldwide. These reports provide readers with a detailed understanding of car owners: their identities, preferences, opinions, and how to effectively engage with them.

There were around 33.2 million passenger cars in operation in the United Kingdom in 2022. UK roads have become busier since experiencing the most significant decline in the aftermath of the 2008-09 financial crisis. It remains to be seen whether the coronavirus crisis will cause a similar dent in the graph.

Car ownership per household

The majority of car owners in the UK have one car available to them. As of 2018, 53 percent of motorists had one vehicle in their household. Only one percent of respondents owned five cars or more.

Road safety The number of car drivers involved in reported road accidents in Great Britain fell to a record-low of just under 160,000 in 2019. The age group of under 16 year olds witnessed a sharp drop in the number of traffic-related fatalities in 2019. That said, all other age groups reported an increase in fatalities between 2018 and 2019.

The census is undertaken by the Office for National Statistics every 10 years and gives us a picture of all the people and households in England and Wales. The most recent census took place in March of 2021.The census asks every household questions about the people who live there and the type of home they live in. In doing so, it helps to build a detailed snapshot of society. Information from the census helps the government and local authorities to plan and fund local services, such as education, doctors' surgeries and roads.Key census statistics for Leicester are published on the open data platform to make information accessible to local services, voluntary and community groups, and residents. There is also a dashboard published showcasing various datasets from the census allowing users to view data for Leicester and compare this with national statistics.Further information about the census and full datasets can be found on the ONS website - https://www.ons.gov.uk/census/aboutcensus/censusproductsCar availabilityThis dataset provides Census 2021 estimates on the number of cars or vans available to members of households for England and Wales. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.Definition: The number of cars or vans owned or available for use by household members.Vehicles included:pick-ups, camper vans and motor homesvehicles that are temporarily not working vehicles that have failed their MOTvehicles owned or used by a lodgercompany cars or vans if they're available for private useVehicles not included:motorbikes, trikes, quad bikes or mobility scootersvehicles that have a Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN)vehicles owned or used only by a visitor vehicles that are kept at another address or not easily accessedThe number of cars or vans in an area relates only to households. Cars or vans used by communal establishment residents are not counted.Households with 10 to 20 cars or vans are counted as having only 10.Households with more than 20 cars or vans were treated as invalid and a value imputed.This dataset includes data for Leicester city and England overall.

This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify households in England and Wales by tenure, by car or van availability, and by number of usual residents aged 17 or over in the household. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

There is evidence of people incorrectly identifying their type of landlord as ”Council or local authority” or “Housing association”. You should add these two categories together when analysing data that uses this variable. Read more about this quality notice.

Area type

Census 2021 statistics are published for a number of different geographies. These can be large, for example the whole of England, or small, for example an output area (OA), the lowest level of geography for which statistics are produced.

For higher levels of geography, more detailed statistics can be produced. When a lower level of geography is used, such as output areas (which have a minimum of 100 persons), the statistics produced have less detail. This is to protect the confidentiality of people and ensure that individuals or their characteristics cannot be identified.

Coverage

Census 2021 statistics are published for the whole of England and Wales. Data are also available in these geographic types:

• country - for example, Wales
• region - for example, London
• local authority - for example, Cornwall
• health area – for example, Clinical Commissioning Group
• statistical area - for example, MSOA or LSOA

Tenure of household

Whether a household owns or rents the accommodation that it occupies.

Owner-occupied accommodation can be:

• owned outright, which is where the household owns all of the accommodation
• with a mortgage or loan
• part-owned on a shared ownership scheme

Rented accommodation can be:

• private rented, for example, rented through a private landlord or letting agent
• social rented through a local council or housing association

This information is not available for household spaces with no usual residents.

Car or van availability

The number of cars or vans owned or available for use by household members.

Vehicles included:

• pick-ups, camper vans and motor homes
• vehicles that are temporarily not working
• vehicles that have failed their MOT
• vehicles owned or used by a lodger
• company cars or vans if they're available for private use

Vehicles not included:

• motorbikes, trikes, quad bikes or mobility scooters
• vehicles that have a Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN)
• vehicles owned or used only by a visitor
• vehicles that are kept at another address or not easily accessed

The number of cars or vans in an area relates only to households. Cars or vans used by communal establishment residents are not counted.

Households with 10 to 20 cars or vans are counted as having only 10.

Households with more than 20 cars or vans were treated as invalid and a value imputed.

Number of people aged 17 years or over in household

The number of people in a household aged 17 years and over.

The East of England was the English region with the highest average number of cars or vans owned per household. All regions recorded an ownership of at least one car, with London being the only exception where the average numbered *** in 2017/18. According to a 2017 Statista survey, ** percent of respondents from the East of England reported owning a car. This was surprisingly lower than other English regions. The East Midlands had seen the highest share of car owners at ** percent, only outranked by Northern Ireland.

 East of England has most multiple car owners

The East of England also tied with the South East, South West, and East Midlands as having the highest percentage of households, owning more than one car. In 2017/18, it was estimated that ** percent of residents from the East were multiple car owners. By comparison, ** percent reported having no car or van within their household.

 ** percent of UK residents have car available  

A 2017 Statista survey found that roughly ** percent of UK residents had a car permanently available to them in their household. Of these, ** percent had their own car.

Compared to other fuel types, owning a mid-size standard plug-in hybrid car in the United Kingdom was the most expensive in 2022. For mid-size standard plug-in hybrid vehicles, the average annual cost of ownership was around ***** euros. On the other hand, mid-size standard diesel cars in the UK cost the least, at ***** euros.

This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify Household Reference Persons in England and Wales by tenure by car or van availability, and by ethnic group. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

There is evidence of people incorrectly identifying their type of landlord as ”Council or local authority” or “Housing association”. You should add these two categories together when analysing data that uses this variable. Read more about this quality notice.

Area type

Census 2021 statistics are published for a number of different geographies. These can be large, for example the whole of England, or small, for example an output area (OA), the lowest level of geography for which statistics are produced.

For higher levels of geography, more detailed statistics can be produced. When a lower level of geography is used, such as output areas (which have a minimum of 100 persons), the statistics produced have less detail. This is to protect the confidentiality of people and ensure that individuals or their characteristics cannot be identified.

Lower tier local authorities

Lower tier local authorities provide a range of local services. There are 309 lower tier local authorities in England made up of 181 non-metropolitan districts, 59 unitary authorities, 36 metropolitan districts and 33 London boroughs (including City of London). In Wales there are 22 local authorities made up of 22 unitary authorities.

Coverage

Census 2021 statistics are published for the whole of England and Wales. However, you can choose to filter areas by:

• country - for example, Wales
• region - for example, London
• local authority - for example, Cornwall
• health area – for example, Clinical Commissioning Group
• statistical area - for example, MSOA or LSOA

Tenure of household

Whether a household owns or rents the accommodation that it occupies.

Owner-occupied accommodation can be:

• owned outright, which is where the household owns all of the accommodation
• with a mortgage or loan
• part-owned on a shared ownership scheme

Rented accommodation can be:

• private rented, for example, rented through a private landlord or letting agent
• social rented through a local council or housing association

This information is not available for household spaces with no usual residents.

Car or van availability

The number of cars or vans owned or available for use by household members.

Vehicles included:

• pick-ups, camper vans and motor homes
• vehicles that are temporarily not working
• vehicles that have failed their MOT
• vehicles owned or used by a lodger
• company cars or vans if they're available for private use

Vehicles not included:

• motorbikes, trikes, quad bikes or mobility scooters
• vehicles that have a Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN)
• vehicles owned or used only by a visitor
• vehicles that are kept at another address or not easily accessed

The number of cars or vans in an area relates only to households. Cars or vans used by communal establishment residents are not counted.

Households with 10 to 20 cars or vans are counted as having only 10.

Households with more than 20 cars or vans were treated as invalid and a value imputed.

Ethnic group

The ethnic group that the person completing the census feels they belong to. This could be based on their culture, family background, identity or physical appearance.

Respondents could choose one out of 19 tick-box response categories, including write-in response options.

This statistic represents car ownership behavior before and after becoming members of a car sharing club in London (UK) in 2017/2018. Generally, long term car sharing club members, member for longer than twelve months changed their behavior. The share of respondents who owned one car decreased from 38 percent to 21 percent. Respondents who owned two cars dropped from nine to five percent.