# Car market · United Kingdom — 2026

From January to September 2026, 1,739,272 new passenger cars were registered in United Kingdom.
Battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars account for 40.2 % of registrations.
Year total computed by adding up the published months.

- Web page: https://mecapress.com/data/gb-royaume-uni/2026

## Month by month

| Month | Passenger cars | Year on year | Electric + plug-in hybrid |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| [January 2026](https://mecapress.com/data/gb-royaume-uni/2026-01) | 144,127 | — | 33.5 % |
| [February 2026](https://mecapress.com/data/gb-royaume-uni/2026-02) | 90,100 | — | 35.8 % |
| [March 2026](https://mecapress.com/data/gb-royaume-uni/2026-03) | 380,627 | — | 35.7 % |
| [April 2026](https://mecapress.com/data/gb-royaume-uni/2026-04) | 149,247 | — | 40.0 % |
| [May 2026](https://mecapress.com/data/gb-royaume-uni/2026-05) | 160,662 | +7.1 % | 41.1 % |
| [June 2026](https://mecapress.com/data/gb-royaume-uni/2026-06) | 213,166 | +11.4 % | 42.5 % |
| [July 2026](https://mecapress.com/data/gb-royaume-uni/2026-07) | 156,571 | +11.7 % | 42.5 % |
| [August 2026](https://mecapress.com/data/gb-royaume-uni/2026-08) | 94,236 | +13.7 % | 44.3 % |
| [September 2026](https://mecapress.com/data/gb-royaume-uni/2026-09) | 350,536 | +12.0 % | 45.3 % |

## Power sources — 2026

| Power source | Units | Share |
|---|---:|---:|
| Petrol | 700,754 | 40.3 % |
| Diesel | 75,683 | 4.4 % |
| Hybrid (non plug-in) | 263,117 | 15.1 % |
| Plug-in hybrid | 244,769 | 14.1 % |
| Battery electric | 454,949 | 26.2 % |

Total: 1,739,272 (sum of the published months)

## Sources

- [SMMT](https://web.archive.org/web/20260212155248/https://www.smmt.co.uk/vehicle-data/car-registrations/)
- [ACEA](https://www.acea.auto/files/Press_release_car_registrations_February_2026.pdf)
- [SMMT](https://web.archive.org/web/20260412183338/https://www.smmt.co.uk/vehicle-data/car-registrations/)
- [SMMT](https://web.archive.org/web/20260515075133/https://www.smmt.co.uk/vehicle-data/car-registrations/)
- [SMMT](https://web.archive.org/web/20260623183512/https://www.smmt.co.uk/vehicle-data/car-registrations/)
- [SMMT](https://web.archive.org/web/20260714224758/https://www.smmt.co.uk/vehicle-data/car-registrations/)
- [SMMT](https://web.archive.org/web/20260820054339/https://www.smmt.co.uk/vehicle-data/car-registrations/)
- [SMMT](https://web.archive.org/web/20260922194533/https://www.smmt.co.uk/vehicle-data/car-registrations/)
- [SMMT](https://www.smmt.co.uk/vehicle-data/car-registrations/)

Figures copied from the official publications or computed from them (shares, changes, sums), never estimated or written by AI.

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Cite as: Mecapress, “Car market · United Kingdom — 2026”, https://mecapress.com/data/gb-royaume-uni/2026
Methodology: https://mecapress.com/methodology