UK nations September 2025: Jaecoo 7 in Top 10 of 3 nations again, BYD Seal U #5 in England
The Jaecoo 7 is inside the Top 10 in England, Scotland and Wales.
Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in September. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the September 2025 UK update. This month Scotland is the most dynamic nation at +18.2% to 29,970, with England up 13.7% to 267,789 and Wales up 8.1% to 10,432 but Northern Ireland down -3.8% to 4,442. Year-to-date, England performs best at +5.1% to 1,352,182 followed by Scotland at +2.9% to 136,390 but Wales (-3.9% to 50,970) and Northern Ireland (-8.2% to 35,965) are both in negative.
Podium finishers are as follows: the Kia Sportage is #1 in England and Northern Ireland and #2 in Scotland and Wales, the Vauxhall Corsa is #1 in Scotland, the Ford Puma #1 in Wales, #2 in England and Northern Ireland, the Nissan Qashqai #3 in England and Northern Ireland, the Jaecoo 7 #3 in Scotland, #4 in England and #8 in Wales and the MG HS #3 in Wales.
Other great performers include the MG 3 #4 in Scotland, Nissan Juke #4 in Northern Ireland, Toyota Aygo X #4 in Wales, BYD Seal U #5 in England, Volvo XC40 #5 in Scotland, Hyundai Kona #5 in Northern Ireland, Renault Clio #7 in Scotland and the Tesla Model Y #9 in England.
Previous month: UK nations August 2025: Jaecoo 7 in Top 10 of 3 nations, Peugeot 3008 #1 in Northern Ireland
One year ago: UK nations September 2024: VW Polo scores two podium finishes
Full September 2025 Top 10 models for each UK nation below.
England (UK) September 2025 – models:
| Pos | Model | Sep-25 | % | /24 | UK | Aug | 2025 | % | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Kia Sportage | 7,811 | 2.9% | + 27.7% | 1 | 4 | 31,847 | 2.4% | + 4.8% | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Ford Puma | 7,292 | 2.7% | + 29.6% | 2 | 1 | 36,068 | 2.7% | + 11.9% | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Nissan Qashqai | 6,220 | 2.3% | + 35.1% | 3 | n/a | 27,797 | 2.1% | – 2.8% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Jaecoo 7 | 5,523 | 2.1% | new | 4 | 8 | n/a | n/a | new | n/a | n/a |
| 5 | BYD Seal U | 4,970 | 1.9% | n/a | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 6 | Hyundai Tucson | 4,864 | 1.8% | – 3.5% | 7 | 9 | 21,053 | 1.6% | – 5.9% | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | VW Golf | 4,457 | 1.7% | + 37.4% | 9 | n/a | 21,408 | 1.6% | – 9.5% | 5 | 6 |
| 8 | MG HS | 4,263 | 1.6% | + 76.3% | 8 | n/a | 19,281 | 1.4% | + 1.6% | 9 | 10 |
| 9 | Tesla Model Y | 4,013 | 1.5% | – 28.7% | n/a | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 4 |
| 10 | Volvo XC40 | 3,997 | 1.5% | n/a | 10 | n/a | 18,727 | 1.4% | n/a | 10 | 8 |
| n/a | Nissan Juke | 3,945 | 1.5% | – 25.8% | n/a | n/a | 22,870 | 1.7% | – 8.7% | 4 | 5 |
| n/a | Vauxhall Corsa | 3,872 | 1.4% | n/a | 5 | n/a | 20,493 | 1.5% | n/a | 7 | n/a |
| n/a | VW Tiguan | 3,676 | 1.4% | – 2.6% | n/a | 5 | 20,188 | 1.5% | n/a | 8 | n/a |
Northern Ireland (UK) September 2025 – models:
| Pos | Model | Sep-25 | % | /24 | UK | Aug | 2025 | % | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Kia Sportage | 213 | 4.8% | – 10.9% | 1 | 2 | 1,142 | 3.2% | – 20.3% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Ford Puma | 178 | 4.0% | + 45.9% | 2 | 3 | 1,044 | 2.9% | – 8.9% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Nissan Qashqai | 122 | 2.7% | + 29.8% | 3 | 6 | 985 | 2.7% | + 17.4% | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | Nissan Juke | 110 | 2.5% | – 17.9% | n/a | 10 | 756 | 2.1% | n/a | 6 | n/a |
| 5 | Hyundai Kona | 106 | 2.4% | + 26.2% | n/a | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 6 |
| 6 | Peugeot 2008 | 104 | 2.3% | + 13.0% | n/a | 4 | 994 | 2.8% | + 16.7% | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Ford Kuga | 102 | 2.3% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 8 | MG HS | 99 | 2.2% | n/a | 8 | n/a | 702 | 2.0% | n/a | 9 | n/a |
| 9 | Hyundai Tucson | 88 | 2.0% | – 40.1% | 7 | 8 | 723 | 2.0% | – 30.5% | 8 | 3 |
| 10 | VW Golf | 80 | 1.8% | – 15.8% | 9 | n/a | 725 | 2.0% | – 14.1% | 7 | 7 |
| n/a | Peugeot 3008 | 66 | 1.5% | – 46.3% | n/a | 1 | 792 | 2.2% | n/a | 5 | n/a |
| n/a | VW Tiguan | 59 | 1.3% | – 41.0% | n/a | 7 | 693 | 1.9% | n/a | 10 | n/a |
Scotland (UK) September 2025 – models:
| Pos | Model | Sep-25 | % | /24 | UK | Aug | 2025 | % | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Vauxhall Corsa | 1,710 | 5.7% | + 26.9% | 5 | 1 | 7,540 | 5.5% | + 46.1% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Kia Sportage | 1,105 | 3.7% | + 33.0% | 1 | 6 | 4,324 | 3.2% | + 6.5% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Jaecoo 7 | 779 | 2.6% | new | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | new | n/a | n/a |
| 4 | MG 3 | 741 | 2.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 5 | Volvo XC40 | 740 | 2.5% | + 35.0% | 10 | 3 | 2,648 | 1.9% | n/a | 7 | 7 |
| 6 | Nissan Qashqai | 673 | 2.2% | + 74.8% | 3 | n/a | 2,900 | 2.1% | + 11.9% | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Renault Clio | 669 | 2.2% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 8 | Vauxhall Mokka | 604 | 2.0% | + 23.8% | n/a | 5 | 2,949 | 2.2% | + 30.3% | 3 | n/a |
| 9 | VW Polo | 604 | 2.0% | + 7.1% | n/a | 8 | 2,757 | 2.0% | + 1.3% | 5 | 5 |
| 10 | Peugeot 208 | 558 | 1.9% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 2,723 | 2.0% | n/a | 6 | n/a |
| 11 | MG HS | 557 | 1.9% | + 41.7% | 8 | 10 | 2,603 | 1.9% | + 10.6% | 8 | 8 |
| n/a | Ford Puma | 491 | 1.6% | – 8.6% | 2 | 4 | 2,584 | 1.9% | – 19.0% | 9 | 3 |
| n/a | Nissan Juke | 310 | 1.0% | – 28.9% | n/a | n/a | 2,414 | 1.8% | + 9.4% | 10 | n/a |
Wales (UK) September 2025 – models:
| Pos | Model | Sep-25 | % | /24 | UK | Aug | 2025 | % | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Ford Puma | 343 | 3.3% | – 12.3% | 2 | 1 | 1,694 | 3.3% | – 27.3% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Kia Sportage | 319 | 3.1% | + 8.9% | 1 | 4 | 1,363 | 2.7% | – 17.9% | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | MG HS | 254 | 2.4% | + 75.2% | 8 | 2 | 1,514 | 3.0% | + 30.9% | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Toyota Aygo X | 248 | 2.4% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 5 | Nissan Qashqai | 197 | 1.9% | + 28.8% | 3 | 6 | 1,060 | 2.1% | + 19.4% | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | Vauxhall Corsa | 194 | 1.9% | n/a | 5 | 10 | 860 | 1.7% | n/a | 10 | n/a |
| 7 | MG ZS | 188 | 1.8% | + 394.7% | n/a | n/a | 1,123 | 2.2% | – 4.6% | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | Jaecoo 7 | 187 | 1.8% | new | 4 | 5 | n/a | n/a | new | n/a | n/a |
| 9 | Peugeot 2008 | 184 | 1.8% | n/a | n/a | 3 | 1,055 | 2.1% | + 56.8% | 6 | n/a |
| 10 | VW T-Roc | 182 | 1.7% | + 89.6% | n/a | n/a | 919 | 1.8% | – 18.6% | 9 | 5 |
| n/a | Nissan Juke | 173 | 1.7% | n/a | n/a | 8 | 944 | 1.9% | + 17.0% | 8 | n/a |
| n/a | Volvo XC40 | 151 | 1.4% | – 5.6% | 10 | n/a | 963 | 1.9% | n/a | 7 | 10 |
Source: SMMT
