The Ford Kuga was the fastest-selling used automobile final yr, taking up common simply 13 days to shift twice as rapidly as the entire 2023 common of 31 days, in line with Auto Dealer.

In second place was the Mercedes Benz A-Class Hatchback (petrol hybrid), which took 14 days to promote, adopted intently by its A-Class Saloon counterpart (petrol plug-in hybrid), which took 15 days. The enduring premium German marque made up three of final yr’s prime 10 quickest sellers, as did Kia.

Two thirds of 2023’s quickest sellers have been alternatively fuelled autos, together with two all-electric fashions, with the Kira Niro and Audi e-tron taking up common simply 16 and 18 days to promote respectively.

Nevertheless, highlighting the acceleration in shopper demand for used EVs over latest months, at the moment’s record of the UK’s quickest sellers is dominated by electrical, with 5 making it onto the highest 10.

This consists of Korean crossover SUV, the Kia Niro, which is presently the UK’s quickest promoting automobile, taking a median of simply 15 days to promote, effectively forward of the present 41-day complete market common.

Throughout all makes and fashions electrical autos are presently the quickest promoting gas kind within the UK, taking a median of 36 days to promote, in comparison with 41 for petrol and 42 for diesel.

Richard Walker, knowledge & perception director at Auto Dealer commented: “Regardless of the turbulent financial and political backdrop of final yr, shopper demand remained strong all through, which is mirrored within the speedy tempo through which many used automobiles left retailers’ forecourts in 2023.

“With common retail values of used EVs falling round 20% final yr, and with many fashions now at worth parity with their historically fuelled counterparts, at the moment’s used EV market is very sizzling, and represents some nice revenue alternatives for retailers who comply with the info intently.”

Quickest promoting used automobiles of 2023

Quickest promoting used automobiles as of January 2024 (as much as thirteenth January)