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Used car market enters 2026 with positive momentum

Autotrader 2025 used car sales finish 2% ahead of previous year

Mark Moran
08 January 2026

 

The UK’s used car market has entered the new year with positive momentum behind it, following a resilient performance throughout 2025. 

According to the latest data from Autotrader, the year concluded with an estimated 7.8m used car transactions, following a 2% growth in retail sales on Autotrader compared to 2024, underpinned by robust consumer demand and stabilised pricing.

Whilst December capped the year with a positive c.4% YoY uplift in sales volumes, a look under the bonnet...

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