UK February 2025: Mini Cooper best-seller
The Mini Cooper is the best-selling car in the UK In February.
The UK new car market edges down -1% year-on-year in February to 84,054 units, this still being the 2nd highest February volume in the past 20 years. The year-to-date volume is down off -1.9% to 223,399. Private sales are back up 4.6% to 29,947 and 35.6% share vs. 33.7% a year ago, reversing a recent trend that saw private sales lose ground. Fleet sales drop -4% to 52,541 and 62.5% share vs. 64.5% in February 2024. Business sales are up 3.3% to 1,566. Year-to-date, private sales are up 1.5% to 80,081 and 35.8% share vs. 34.6% last year, while fleet sales fall -3.9% to 139,390 and 62.4% share vs. 63.7% and business sales are up 2.5% to 3,928.
Looking at sales by propulsion, BEVs surge 41.7% to 21,244 and 25.3% share vs. 17.7% a year ago, PHEVs gain 19.3% to 7,273 and 8.7% share vs. 7.2% and HEVs are up 7.9% to 11,431 and 13.6% share vs. 12.5%. In contrast petrol sales are off -17.3% to 39,.865 and 47.4% share vs. 56.8% and diesel is down -15.1% to 4,241 and 5% share vs. 5.9%. So far this year, BEVs grow 41.6% to 50,878 and 22.8% share vs. 15.8% over the same period in 2024, PHEVs are up 10.1% to 19,871 and 8.9% share vs. 7.9% and HEVs edge up 4.8% to 29,844 and 13.4% share vs. 12.5%. Meanwhile petrol is down -16.1% to 109,940 and 49.2% share vs. 57.5% and diesel off -10.3% to 12,866 and 5.8% share vs. 6.3%.
As for the brands ranking, Volkswagen (+3.9%) remains by far the most popular one with 9.6% share vs. 5.6% for BMW (-20.1%) in deep trouble. Ford (-24.2%) also struggles but is back up four spots on January to #3. Peugeot (+28.1%) posts another stellar score at 5.1% share and #4 vs. #13 over the Full Year 2024. Kia (-3.2%) is down three ranks to #5, distancing a solid Hyundai (+10.5%). Mini (+68.1%) is the best performer in the Top 20 and leaps 10 spots on last month to #7 overall with 4.7% share. Tesla (+20.7%) is up 14 ranks to #11, with Cupra (+35.8%), Volvo (+26.5%), Land Rover (+23.8%) and Renault (+23.1%) also standing out below. BYD surges 334.3% to #22 with 1.4% share while Chinese newcomer Jaecoo is up 7 ranks to #26 with just under 1% share.
Model-wise, the Mini Cooper (+13.5%) posts a surprise win, its third ever after November 2021 and November 2024. However February’s small overall volumes mean it only ranks #8 year-to-date. The Mini is followed by the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y while the VW Golf (-23.4%) repeats at #4. The VW Tiguan jumps to #5, its highest ranking since last October when it was also #5. The Nissan Juke (+12.8%) is solid at #6 ahead of the Nissan Qashqai (-5.5%). #1 last month, the Kia Sportage (-22.2%) drops to #8 but stays in the YTD lead. The leader of the past two years, the Ford Puma (-42.2%) implodes to #10 and now ranks #9 YTD. Although out of the February Top 10, the Peugeot 3008 ranks #6 YTD and the Peugeot 2008 #7.
Previous month: UK January 2025: Peugeot up to #4, places 3008 at #5 and 2008 at #6
One year ago: UK February 2024: Strongest February volume in 20 years, VW Golf up to #2
Full February 2025 Top 50 All brands and Top 10 models below.
UK February 2025 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Feb-25 | % | /24 | Jan | 2025 | % | /23 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Volkswagen | 8,029 | 9.6% | + 3.9% | 1 | 21,594 | 9.7% | + 12.6% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | BMW | 4,724 | 5.6% | – 20.1% | 3 | 13,989 | 6.3% | – 16.3% | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Ford | 4,433 | 5.3% | – 24.2% | 7 | 11,069 | 5.0% | – 28.8% | 6 | 5 |
| 4 | Peugeot | 4,264 | 5.1% | + 28.1% | 4 | 12,360 | 5.5% | + 32.0% | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | Kia | 4,257 | 5.1% | – 3.2% | 2 | 15,070 | 6.7% | + 3.2% | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Hyundai | 4,111 | 4.9% | + 10.5% | 10 | 10,443 | 4.7% | + 5.4% | 8 | 9 |
| 7 | Mini | 3,978 | 4.7% | + 68.1% | 17 | 6,963 | 3.1% | + 14.0% | 16 | 18 |
| 8 | Nissan | 3,948 | 4.7% | – 6.1% | 5 | 11,077 | 5.0% | – 13.8% | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | Vauxhall | 3,889 | 4.6% | – 18.7% | 6 | 10,973 | 4.9% | – 16.3% | 7 | 11 |
| 10 | Audi | 3,860 | 4.6% | – 25.4% | 8 | 10,293 | 4.6% | – 26.5% | 9 | 3 |
| 11 | Tesla | 3,852 | 4.6% | + 20.7% | 25 | 5,310 | 2.4% | + 11.3% | 18 | 17 |
| 12 | Skoda | 3,702 | 4.4% | + 4.6% | 12 | 8,963 | 4.0% | + 5.8% | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | Mercedes | 3,390 | 4.0% | + 4.2% | 9 | 9,751 | 4.4% | + 11.5% | 10 | 6 |
| 14 | MG | 3,325 | 4.0% | – 4.8% | 11 | 8,765 | 3.9% | – 14.1% | 12 | 10 |
| 15 | Toyota | 2,968 | 3.5% | – 7.1% | 14 | 7,628 | 3.4% | – 18.0% | 13 | 7 |
| 16 | Volvo | 2,803 | 3.3% | + 26.5% | 15 | 7,069 | 3.2% | + 15.9% | 14 | 14 |
| 17 | Renault | 2,539 | 3.0% | + 23.1% | 16 | 6,621 | 3.0% | + 12.6% | 17 | 16 |
| 18 | Land Rover | 1,878 | 2.2% | + 23.8% | 13 | 6,967 | 3.1% | + 12.4% | 15 | 15 |
| 19 | Cupra | 1,607 | 1.9% | + 35.8% | 20 | 3,850 | 1.7% | + 28.3% | 20 | 22 |
| 20 | Honda | 1,427 | 1.7% | – 22.9% | 23 | 3,051 | 1.4% | – 28.4% | 22 | 21 |
| 21 | Mazda | 1,339 | 1.6% | + 53.2% | 18 | 4,107 | 1.8% | + 44.7% | 19 | 24 |
| 22 | BYD | 1,177 | 1.4% | + 334.3% | 24 | 2,791 | 1.2% | + 437.8% | 24 | 31 |
| 23 | Seat | 986 | 1.2% | – 58.5% | 21 | 2,915 | 1.3% | – 42.9% | 23 | 19 |
| 24 | Dacia | 981 | 1.2% | – 21.2% | 19 | 3,290 | 1.5% | – 1.3% | 21 | 20 |
| 25 | Citroen | 883 | 1.1% | – 59.2% | 27 | 2,139 | 1.0% | – 52.5% | 26 | 23 |
| 26 | Jaecoo | 725 | 0.9% | new | 33 | 1,449 | 0.6% | new | 31 | 47 |
| 27 | Suzuki | 701 | 0.8% | – 35.2% | 22 | 2,538 | 1.1% | – 3.4% | 25 | 25 |
| 28 | Fiat | 606 | 0.7% | – 21.8% | 26 | 2,034 | 0.9% | + 8.7% | 27 | 29 |
| 29 | Porsche | 603 | 0.7% | + 14.2% | 28 | 1,794 | 0.8% | + 4.3% | 28 | 26 |
| 30 | Lexus | 598 | 0.7% | + 43.8% | 29 | 1,660 | 0.7% | + 50.2% | 29 | 27 |
| 31 | Jeep | 557 | 0.7% | + 51.4% | 30 | 1,517 | 0.7% | + 72.4% | 30 | 30 |
| 32 | Omoda | 519 | 0.6% | new | 34 | 1,112 | 0.5% | new | 33 | 33 |
| 33 | Polestar | 515 | 0.6% | + 98.8% | 32 | 1,261 | 0.6% | + 154.7% | 32 | 32 |
| 34 | Jaguar | 206 | 0.2% | – 72.1% | 31 | 989 | 0.4% | – 52.2% | 34 | 28 |
| 35 | Genesis | 114 | 0.1% | + 660.0% | 38 | 205 | 0.1% | + 166.2% | 35 | 38 |
| 36 | Subaru | 85 | 0.1% | + 30.8% | 36 | 198 | 0.1% | – 23.3% | 36 | 34 |
| 37 | Alfa Romeo | 56 | 0.1% | – 6.7% | 40 | 125 | 0.1% | – 6.0% | 38 | 36 |
| 38 | Smart | 43 | 0.1% | – 44.9% | 41 | 102 | 0.0% | – 54.7% | 41 | 35 |
| 39 | KGM | 31 | 0.0% | – 76.9% | 35 | 146 | 0.1% | – 33.0% | 37 | 37 |
| 40 | Bentley | 30 | 0.0% | + 87.5% | 39 | 119 | 0.1% | + 21.4% | 40 | 42 |
| 41 | Abarth | 26 | 0.0% | – 55.9% | 44 | 45 | 0.0% | – 65.1% | 43 | 41 |
| 42 | DS | 22 | 0.0% | – 71.8% | 37 | 123 | 0.1% | – 33.9% | 39 | 40 |
| 43 | Chevrolet | 16 | 0.0% | n/a | 48 | 17 | 0.0% | n/a | 46 | 50 |
| 44 | Maserati | 11 | 0.0% | – 15.4% | 43 | 37 | 0.0% | – 43.1% | 44 | 43 |
| 45 | Maxus | 11 | 0.0% | new | 47 | 21 | 0.0% | new | 45 | 48 |
| 46 | Alpine | 6 | 0.0% | – 68.4% | 46 | 16 | 0.0% | – 73.3% | 47 | 44 |
| 47 | Ora | 5 | 0.0% | – 91.1% | 42 | 57 | 0.0% | – 49.1% | 42 | 39 |
| 48 | Ineos | 4 | 0.0% | – 50.0% | 45 | 15 | 0.0% | – 53.1% | 48 | 45 |
| 49 | Skywell | 0 | 0.0% | new | 49 | 1 | 0.0% | new | 49 | 49 |
| 50 | Fisker | 0 | 0.0% | – 100.0% | – | 0 | 0.0% | – 100.0% | 50 | 46 |
| – | Other British | 173 | 0.2% | + 94.4% | – | 602 | 0.3% | + 83.0% | – | – |
| – | Other Imports | 41 | 0.0% | – 50.6% | – | 168 | 0.1% | – 32.8% | – | – |
UK February 2025 – models:
| Pos | Model | Feb-25 | % | /23 | Jan | 2025 | % | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Mini Cooper | 2,074 | 2.5% | + 13.5% | n/a | 3,802 | 1.7% | – 22.5% | 8 | 25 |
| 2 | Tesla Model 3 | 1,990 | 2.4% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 30 |
| 3 | Tesla Model Y | 1,861 | 2.2% | + 4.7% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 5 |
| 4 | VW Golf | 1,688 | 2.0% | – 23.4% | 4 | 4,302 | 1.9% | – 7.7% | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | VW Tiguan | 1,635 | 1.9% | n/a | n/a | 3,676 | 1.6% | n/a | 10 | 13 |
| 6 | Nissan Juke | 1,623 | 1.9% | + 12.8% | 8 | 3,943 | 1.8% | + 2.2% | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | Nissan Qashqai | 1,527 | 1.8% | – 5.5% | 2 | 4,948 | 2.2% | – 12.0% | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Kia Sportage | 1,516 | 1.8% | – 22.2% | 1 | 4,992 | 2.2% | – 19.3% | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Volvo XC40 | 1,485 | 1.8% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 9 |
| 10 | Ford Puma | 1,466 | 1.7% | – 42.2% | 7 | 3,798 | 1.7% | – 43.6% | 9 | 1 |
| n/a | Peugeot 2008 | 1,348 | 1.6% | n/a | 6 | 3,826 | 1.7% | n/a | 7 | 20 |
| n/a | Peugeot 3008 | 1,284 | 1.5% | n/a | 5 | 3,851 | 1.7% | n/a | 6 | 31 |
| n/a | Vauxhall Corsa | 1,246 | 1.5% | n/a | 3 | 4,625 | 2.1% | n/a | 3 | 12 |
Source: SMMT
