December
With the year drawing to a close, & most waiting on a 241 licence plate, plug-in vehicles were able to account for 70.7% of all new cars registered in December:
Used imports accounted for a further:
The top 3 most-registered BEVs in December were:
2023
Overall, 2023 saw new plug-in vehicle registrations increasing to 27.2% of all new cars registered, comprised of:
This represents a 45.4% increase in the number of units of BEVs registered, & a 35.2% increase in the number of units of new PHEVs registered, versus their 2022 units (15,678 & 7,678 respectively).
2023 saw new BEVs climb to the third most registered “engine type”, besting non-plugin petrol hybrids. With only 4,212 units (an 18.5% difference) separating it from diesel there’s some reason to believe BEVs may move up to second most registered engine type by end of 2024.
Used imports accounted for a further:
This indicates a significant, 315.4%, increase in the number of units of used BEVs imported, & a 44.6% increase in the number of units of PHEVs imported, versus 2022 (482 & 3,127 respectively).
The top 5 most-registered BEVs for 2023 were:
Full breakdown:
|
Make |
Model |
Dec |
% sales |
2023 |
% sales 2023 |
2022 |
% sales 2022 |
|
Volkswagen |
ID.4 |
1 |
|
2,922 |
12.8% |
2,983 |
19.0% |
|
Tesla |
Model Y |
116 |
58.3% |
2,220 |
9.7% |
274 |
1.7% |
|
Skoda |
Enyaq |
15 |
7.5% |
1,259 |
5.5% |
620 |
4.0% |
|
Hyundai |
Ioniq 5 |
|
|
1,250 |
5.5% |
1,165 |
7.4% |
|
MG |
MG4 |
|
|
1,149 |
5.0% |
|
|
|
Tesla |
Model 3 |
19 |
9.5% |
1,143 |
5.0% |
1,044 |
6.7% |
|
Kia |
EV6 |
17 |
8.5% |
936 |
4.1% |
955 |
6.1% |
|
Volkswagen |
ID.3 |
|
|
803 |
3.5% |
924 |
5.9% |
|
Hyundai |
Kona |
|
|
721 |
3.2% |
683 |
4.4% |
|
Kia |
Niro |
1 |
|
706 |
3.1% |
657 |
4.2% |
|
Toyota |
BZ4X |
|
|
651 |
2.9% |
140 |
|
|
Cupra |
Born |
|
|
635 |
2.8% |
126 |
|
|
Audi |
Q4 e-tron |
|
|
609 |
2.7% |
202 |
1.3% |
|
Renault |
Megane |
|
|
545 |
2.4% |
18 |
|
|
BMW |
I4 |
4 |
2.0% |
543 |
2.4% |
235 |
1.5% |
|
BYD |
ATTO 3 |
4 |
2.0% |
506 |
2.2% |
|
|
|
Nissan |
Leaf |
|
|
437 |
1.9% |
877 |
5.6% |
|
Volvo |
XC40 |
|
|
429 |
1.9% |
389 |
2.5% |
|
Hyundai |
Ioniq 6 |
|
|
342 |
1.5% |
|
|
|
Volkswagen |
ID.5 |
|
|
317 |
1.4% |
233 |
1.5% |
|
Polestar |
Polestar 2 |
1 |
|
313 |
1.4% |
123 |
|
|
BMW |
iX3 |
2 |
1.0% |
309 |
1.4% |
207 |
1.3% |
|
Peugeot |
2008 |
1 |
|
308 |
1.4% |
321 |
2.0% |
|
Mini |
Mini Hatch |
5 |
2.5% |
284 |
1.2% |
226 |
1.4% |
|
MG |
ZS |
|
|
270 |
1.2% |
189 |
1.2% |
|
Opel |
Mokka |
|
|
212 |
|
107 |
|
|
Peugeot |
208 |
|
|
204 |
|
245 |
1.6% |
|
MG |
MG5 |
|
|
196 |
|
219 |
1.4% |
|
Porsche |
Taycan |
|
|
191 |
|
109 |
|
|
Renault |
Zoe |
|
|
179 |
|
311 |
2.0% |
|
Mercedes-Benz |
EQE |
|
|
168 |
|
41 |
|
|
BMW |
iX1 |
3 |
1.5% |
155 |
|
|
|
|
Volkswagen |
Up |
|
|
153 |
|
|
|
|
Volvo |
C40 |
|
|
141 |
|
89 |
|
|
BMW |
iX |
|
|
132 |
|
209 |
1.3% |
|
Fiat |
500 |
|
|
130 |
|
134 |
|
|
Mercedes-Benz |
EQB |
|
|
119 |
|
135 |
|
|
Audi |
Q8 e-tron |
|
|
107 |
|
|
|
|
Nissan |
Ariya |
|
|
106 |
|
60 |
|
|
Audi |
e-tron GT |
|
|
102 |
|
63 |
|
|
Mercedes-Benz |
EQA |
|
|
91 |
|
196 |
1.3% |
|
Ford |
Mach-E |
1 |
|
83 |
|
84 |
|
|
Opel |
Corsa |
|
|
64 |
|
115 |
|
|
Jaguar |
I-Pace |
|
|
64 |
|
111 |
|
|
Citroen |
C4 |
|
|
62 |
|
84 |
|
|
Mercedes-Benz |
EQS |
|
|
55 |
|
68 |
|
|
Audi |
E-Tron |
|
|
33 |
|
244 |
1.6% |
|
Ora |
Funky Cat |
|
|
32 |
|
2 |
|
|
Subaru |
Solterra |
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
|
BMW |
7 Series |
|
|
31 |
|
6 |
|
|
Citroen |
Berlingo Pass |
2 |
1.0% |
31 |
|
23 |
|
|
BYD |
Dolphin |
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
|
Mercedes-Benz |
EQS SUV |
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
|
Citroen |
Space Tourer |
1 |
|
24 |
|
16 |
|
|
BMW |
I5 |
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
|
Mazda |
MX |
|
|
23 |
|
71 |
|
|
Citroen |
EC4X |
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
|
Mercedes-Benz |
EQE SUV |
1 |
|
18 |
|
|
|
|
Honda |
Honda E |
|
|
17 |
|
36 |
|
|
Peugeot |
Rifter |
|
|
16 |
|
2 |
|
|
Mercedes-Benz |
EQC |
|
|
15 |
|
45 |
|
|
Jeep |
Avenger |
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
|
Kia |
EV9 |
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
|
Opel |
Zafira |
|
|
11 |
|
5 |
|
|
DS |
DS3 |
|
|
10 |
|
7 |
|
|
Maxus |
MIFA |
1 |
|
8 |
|
|
|
|
Opel |
Combo Pass |
|
|
7 |
|
2 |
|
|
Mercedes-Benz |
AMG |
|
|
6 |
|
2 |
|
|
BYD |
Seal |
1 |
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
Mercedes-Benz |
EQV |
|
|
5 |
|
1 |
|
|
Peugeot |
Expert |
|
|
5 |
|
16 |
|
|
Tesla |
Model X |
1 |
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
BMW |
4 Series |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
Tesla |
Model S |
1 |
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
Peugeot |
Unknown |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
BMW |
X1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
Fiat |
500C |
|
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
Mercedes-Benz |
E Class |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
BMW |
I3 |
|
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
Hyundai |
Ioniq |
|
|
|
|
120 |
|
|
Kia |
Soul |
|
|
|
|
60 |
|
|
Opel |
Vivaro Passenger Van |
|
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
Total |
|
199 |
|
22,789 |
|
15,678 |
|
Source: SIMI Motorstats
*SIMI numbers reported may include a number of miscategorised, or re-categorised, registrations.