Auto Trader, the UK’s largest marketplace for new and used cars, has announced the top ten fastest selling used cars of 2015. The data, normally released monthly, shows the fastest selling used vehicles both nationally and by region, providing motor industry commentators and retailers with essential used car sales trend data.
The Ford Fiesta has been named as the UK’s fastest selling used car of 2015, taking an average of just 29 days to sell. The popular hatchback features in every regional top 10 list bar one for last year, and in most cases, multiple times.
The Vauxhall Insignia and Toyota Prius were second and third respectively, both also taking 29 days to sell. 2015 was the first time an alternative fuel vehicle has finished in the annual list, while diesel remains the most popular choice in the UK, fueling six of the top ten.
Ford was the most popular fastest selling marque, with Fiesta and Focus models appearing in every regional top ten list for 2015. The East of England was dominated by the blue oval with Fiesta models taking first, second, third, fifth and eighth position, and Focus models finishing seventh and tenth. Wales also succumbed, with the Fiesta first, second, third and seventh, and the Focus, fourth.
Karolina Edwards-Smajda, Auto Trader Retailer & Consumer Products Director said: “2015 has been a phenomenal year for Ford, topping both the new and used car lists with its Fiesta model. The versatile and economic hatchback is likely to only increase in popularity as Ford announce plans to make their vehicles even more efficient at the Detroit motor show last week.”
The North East remained Nissan territory as the Note took first and third places, the Juke forth, and the Qashqai fifth. The Qashqai continues to be a popular choice amongst car buyers across the UK, placed sixth in the national top ten, and taking just 17 days to sell to be the fastest selling used car in London.
Vauxhall, not content with a second place finish overall, also saw their popular Corsa model appear in the top ten in nearly all regions, in most cases; more than once.
| Rank | Year, make and model | Days to Sell |
Price Position |
Retail Price |
| 1 | 2015 Ford Fiesta Hatchback Diesel Manual | 29 | 98.03% | £11,652 |
| 2 | 2012 Vauxhall Insignia Hatchback Petrol Manual | 29 | 98.92% | £7,814 |
| 3 | 2012 Toyota Prius Hatchback Electric Hybrid Automatic | 29 | 99.63% | £16,194 |
| 4 | 2015 Kia Sportage SUV Diesel Manual | 30 | 98.36% | £19,161 |
| 5 | 2012 Mercedes-Benz B Class Hatchback Diesel Automatic | 30 | 98.59% | £14,719 |
| 6 | 2012 Nissan Qashqai Hatchback Petrol Automatic | 30 | 98.64% | £13,243 |
| 7 | 2014 Citroen Grand C4 Picasso MPV Diesel Manual | 30 | 99.27% | £15,530 |
| 8 | 2012 Volkswagen Touran MPV Diesel Automatic | 30 | 97.86% | £12,436 |
| 9 | 2014 Vauxhall Mokka Hatchback Petrol Automatic | 30 | 98.52% | £14,843 |
| 10 | 2012 BMW X3 SUV Diesel Automatic | 31 | 99.63% | £24,339 |
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