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Best-selling cars in the United Kingdom in 2012

2,037,132 new cars were registered in the United Kingdom in 2012, 5.2% more than in 2011. The Ford Fiesta was the most registered model, ahead of the Vauxhall Corsa and the Ford Focus. Ford sold the most cars, 13.8% of the market.

2,037,132New cars
+5.2%vs 2011
1,404 kgAverage mass
—Average CO₂ per km

The 50 most registered models

#ModelNew carsSharevs 2011Rank 2011
1Ford Fiesta109,3655.4%+13.4%1
2Vauxhall Corsa89,0194.4%+14.5%3
3Ford Focus83,4784.1%+2.3%2
4Volkswagen Golf63,4533.1%−3.3%4
5Vauxhall Astra62,9123.1%+0.6%5
6BMW 3 Series43,3782.1%+5.0%8
7Volkswagen Polo41,8722.1%−8.7%6
8Nissan Qashqai41,8702.1%+6.6%9
9Mercedes-Benz C-Class37,1801.8%+22.6%12
10BMW 1 Series34,3761.7%+20.2%14
11Fiat 50032,8421.6%+34.8%16
12Vauxhall Insignia32,2751.6%−26.3%7
13Toyota Yaris29,8421.5%+68.1%28
14Audi A329,4291.4%+15.7%15
15Nissan Juke28,8441.4%+32.1%19
16Mercedes-Benz E-Class23,4111.1%−3.7%17
17Hyundai i1022,9401.1%+13.8%25
18Honda Jazz22,0081.1%+5.9%21
19Volkswagen Passat21,9431.1%−25.6%13
20Vauxhall Zafira21,6821.1%+5.3%22
21Ford Mondeo21,6691.1%+6.8%24
22BMW 5 Series20,8161.0%−3.2%20
23Audi A120,2371.0%+9.7%27
24Ford Ka+18,8190.9%+6.8%29
25Peugeot 20718,6650.9%−40.6%11
26Audi A418,5820.9%+8.6%30
27Renault Mégane18,3620.9%−43.7%10
28Renault Clio18,3440.9%−20.6%18
29Land Rover Range Rover Evoque17,9690.9%+274.0%95
30SEAT Ibiza17,7690.9%−7.4%26
31Peugeot 10717,3140.8%+6.9%33
32Citroen DS317,1340.8%+47.7%51
33Peugeot 20817,0730.8%new—
34Škoda Fabia16,5830.8%+9.7%35
35Škoda Octavia16,3170.8%−2.2%31
36MINI Cooper16,2870.8%+0.2%32
37Toyota Aygo15,9920.8%+13.4%38
38Citroen C115,1920.7%−2.0%34
39Kia Sportage14,8640.7%+58.4%60
40Kia Picanto14,4470.7%+18.6%48
41MINI Countryman14,4000.7%+12.1%44
42Honda Civic14,3830.7%+57.3%61
43Peugeot 30814,3500.7%−2.4%36
44Peugeot 300813,6400.7%−6.4%37
45Honda CR-V13,6140.7%+21.5%54
46Kia cee’d13,5360.7%+49.5%62
47SEAT León13,2860.7%+23.8%55
48Audi A512,9340.6%+4.3%45
49Audi A612,5160.6%+21.2%57
50Nissan Micra12,4820.6%−11.0%39

Models are grouped as we list them: the EEA's trim names (C 220 d, 320d) are counted under the class or series.

Makes

MakeNew carsSharevs 2011
Ford281,80413.8%+6.3%
Vauxhall231,45911.4%−1.3%
Volkswagen182,8039.0%+2.0%
BMW127,2456.2%+9.3%
Audi123,4086.1%+8.6%
Nissan105,2425.2%+9.4%
Peugeot98,5444.8%+4.1%
Mercedes-Benz91,9314.5%+12.7%
Toyota84,2544.1%+14.9%
Hyundai73,8953.6%+18.1%
Citroen73,4823.6%+7.9%
Kia65,5843.2%+22.7%
Honda53,9742.6%+7.2%
Škoda53,2742.6%+18.7%
MINI51,0602.5%+2.4%
Fiat49,6682.4%+19.8%
Land Rover48,2802.4%+29.3%
Renault40,6212.0%−40.6%
SEAT38,8121.9%+7.3%
Volvo31,5801.6%−2.7%

Fuel

Fuel20122011
Petrol49.1% 1,000,80249.3%
Diesel50.8% 1,034,91450.7%
Electric0.1% 1,3610.1%
LPG, gas and other0.0% 550.0%

Hybrid: petrol or diesel with an electric motor, plug-in or not. Shares of cars whose fuel was recorded.

European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars (monitoring of every new car registered) · re-use permitted with acknowledgement