Plug-in vehicles accounted for 31.7% of all new cars registered in May, proportionately up on last month as the inevitable pre-232 licence plate decline in sales sets in, comprised of:
Additional registrations from used imports in May accounted for a further:
The top-3 registered new BEVs in May were:
Presented below is a complete breakdown of new BEVs registered in May, and registrations for the prior year:
| Make | Model | May 2023 |
% sales May 2023 |
2023 (Jan – May) |
% sales 2023 (Jan – May) |
2022 (Jan – Dec) |
% sales 2022 (Jan – Dec) |
| Volkswagen | ID.4 | 243 | 14.1% | 1,955 | 15.2% | 2,983 | 23.2% |
| Tesla | Model Y | 165 | 9.6% | 875 | 6.8% | 274 | 2.1% |
| Toyota | BZ4X | 99 | 5.8% | 430 | 3.3% | 140 | 1.1% |
| Skoda | Enyaq | 83 | 4.8% | 736 | 5.7% | 620 | 4.8% |
| Renault | Megane | 83 | 4.8% | 345 | 2.7% | 18 | 0.1% |
| Volvo | XC40 | 82 | 4.8% | 265 | 2.1% | 389 | 3.0% |
| Volkswagen | ID.3 | 76 | 4.4% | 536 | 4.2% | 924 | 7.2% |
| BYD | ATTO 3 | 73 | 4.2% | 94 | 0.7% | ||
| Tesla | Model 3 | 67 | 3.9% | 259 | 2.0% | 1,044 | 8.1% |
| Audi | Q4 e-tron | 61 | 3.6% | 412 | 3.2% | 202 | 1.6% |
| Kia | Niro | 58 | 3.4% | 476 | 3.7% | 657 | 5.1% |
| BMW | I4 | 55 | 3.2% | 389 | 3.0% | 235 | 1.8% |
| MG | ZS | 54 | 3.1% | 112 | 0.9% | 189 | 1.5% |
| Kia | EV6 | 51 | 3.0% | 595 | 4.6% | 955 | 7.4% |
| MG | MG4 | 50 | 2.9% | 213 | 1.7% | ||
| Mini | Mini Hatch | 43 | 2.5% | 207 | 1.6% | 226 | 1.8% |
| Peugeot | 2008 | 33 | 1.9% | 168 | 1.3% | 321 | 2.5% |
| Hyundai | Ioniq 6 | 30 | 1.7% | 152 | 1.2% | ||
| Cupra | Born | 28 | 1.6% | 318 | 2.5% | 126 | 1.0% |
| Opel | Corsa | 23 | 1.3% | 43 | 0.3% | 115 | 0.9% |
| Volvo | C40 | 21 | 1.2% | 117 | 0.9% | 89 | 0.7% |
| BMW | iX1 | 21 | 1.2% | 94 | 0.7% | ||
| Polestar | Polestar 2 | 20 | 1.2% | 200 | 1.6% | 123 | 1.0% |
| Fiat | 500 | 19 | 1.1% | 62 | 0.5% | 134 | 1.0% |
| Nissan | Leaf | 19 | 1.1% | 358 | 2.8% | 877 | 6.8% |
| MG | MG5 | 16 | 0.9% | 75 | 0.6% | 219 | 1.7% |
| Citroen | C4 | 15 | 0.9% | 41 | 0.3% | 84 | 0.7% |
| Volkswagen | ID.5 | 10 | 0.6% | 207 | 1.6% | 233 | 1.8% |
| Hyundai | Kona | 10 | 0.6% | 498 | 3.9% | 683 | 5.3% |
| Citroen | Berlingo Pass | 8 | 0.5% | 13 | 0.1% | 23 | 0.2% |
| Audi | E-Tron GT | 8 | 0.5% | 76 | 0.6% | 63 | 0.5% |
| Mercedes-Benz | EQB | 8 | 0.5% | 74 | 0.6% | 135 | 1.0% |
| Audi | Q8 e-tron | 8 | 0.5% | 25 | 0.2% | ||
| Peugeot | 208 | 5 | 0.3% | 152 | 1.2% | 245 | 1.9% |
| Nissan | Ariya | 5 | 0.3% | 92 | 0.7% | 60 | 0.5% |
| Mercedes-Benz | EQA | 5 | 0.3% | 54 | 0.4% | 196 | 1.5% |
| Mercedes-Benz | EQE | 5 | 0.3% | 120 | 0.9% | 41 | 0.3% |
| Mercedes-Benz | EQS SUV | 5 | 0.3% | 8 | 0.1% | ||
| Jaguar | I-Pace | 5 | 0.3% | 46 | 0.4% | 111 | 0.9% |
| BMW | iX | 5 | 0.3% | 102 | 0.8% | 209 | 1.6% |
| BMW | iX3 | 5 | 0.3% | 176 | 1.4% | 207 | 1.6% |
| Subaru | Solterra | 5 | 0.3% | 21 | 0.2% | ||
| Renault | Zoe | 5 | 0.3% | 76 | 0.6% | 311 | 2.4% |
| Mercedes-Benz | EQS | 4 | 0.2% | 46 | 0.4% | 68 | 0.5% |
| Porsche | Taycan | 4 | 0.2% | 117 | 0.9% | 109 | 0.8% |
| BMW | 7 Series | 2 | 0.1% | 19 | 0.1% | 6 | |
| Opel | Combo Pass | 2 | 0.1% | 4 | 2 | ||
| DS | DS3 | 2 | 0.1% | 9 | 0.1% | 7 | |
| Ora | Funky Cat | 2 | 0.1% | 23 | 0.2% | 2 | |
| Honda | Honda E | 2 | 0.1% | 12 | 0.1% | 36 | 0.3% |
| Hyundai | Ioniq 5 | 2 | 0.1% | 999 | 7.8% | 1,165 | 9.1% |
| Opel | Mokka | 2 | 0.1% | 179 | 1.4% | 107 | 0.8% |
| Volkswagen | Up | 2 | 0.1% | 39 | 0.3% | ||
| Audi | E-Tron | 1 | 0.1% | 31 | 0.2% | 244 | 1.9% |
| Ford | Mach-E | 1 | 0.1% | 54 | 0.4% | 84 | 0.7% |
| Peugeot | Rifter | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 2 | ||
| Citroen | Space Tourer | 1 | 0.1% | 15 | 0.1% | 16 | 0.1% |
| Fiat | 500C | 15 | 0.1% | ||||
| Mercedes-Benz | AMG | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Mercedes-Benz | E Class | 1 | |||||
| Mercedes-Benz | EQC | 11 | 0.1% | 45 | 0.3% | ||
| Mercedes-Benz | EQV | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Peugeot | Expert | 2 | 16 | 0.1% | |||
| BMW | I3 | 21 | 0.2% | ||||
| Hyundai | Ioniq | 120 | 0.9% | ||||
| Maxus | MIFA | 6 | |||||
| Mazda | MX | 19 | 0.1% | 71 | 0.6% | ||
| Kia | Soul | 60 | 0.5% | ||||
| Opel | Vivaro Passenger Van | 12 | 0.1% | ||||
| Opel | Zafira | 7 | 0.1% | 5 | |||
| Total | 1,718 | 12,867 | 15,678 |
Source: SIMI Motorstats
*SIMI numbers reported may include a number of miscategorised registrations.