UK nations April 2026: Omoda 5 leads Scotland
The Omoda 5 is the best-selling vehicle in Scotland in April.
Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in April. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the April 2026 UK update. In an overall market up 24.2%, England is up 25.8% to 128,201 units, Scotland up 17.5% to 12,317, Wales up 15.2% to 4,930 and Northern Ireland up 7.8% to 3,550. Year-to-date, England fares best again at +9.8% to 660,811 sales, with Wales up 7.5% to 24,538, Scotland up 6.5% to 61,150 but Northern Ireland down -4.8% to 16,775.
Podium finishers are as follows: the Ford Puma is #1 in England, Northern Ireland and Wales, the Omoda 5 is #1 in Scotland, the Kia Sportage is #2 in England, #3 in Northern Ireland and Wales, the Kia Niro is #2 in Northern Ireland, the Vauxhall Corsa #2 in Scotland, the MG HS #2 in Wales, the Nissan Qashqai #3 in England and the MG 3 #3 in Scotland. Other great performers include the Toyota Yaris #4 in Northern Ireland, Jaecoo 7 #7 in England and Hyundai i20 #10 in Northern Ireland.
Previous month: UK nations March 2026: Nissan Juke #1 in Northern Ireland
One year ago: UK nations April 2025: Volvo XC40 on podium of two nations
Full April 2026 Top 10 models for each UK nation below.
England (UK) April 2026 – models:
| Pos | Model | Apr-26 | % | /25 | UK | Mar | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Ford Puma | 3,604 | 2.8% | + 28.8% | 1 | 2 | 17,411 | 2.6% | + 8.1% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Kia Sportage | 3,206 | 2.5% | + 17.8% | 2 | 4 | 15,513 | 2.3% | + 15.6% | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Nissan Qashqai | 2,489 | 1.9% | + 47.0% | 3 | 3 | 13,445 | 2.0% | + 14.3% | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | VW Golf | 2,469 | 1.9% | + 89.2% | 4 | 8 | 10,162 | 1.5% | – 1.9% | 6 | 5 |
| 5 | Mini Cooper | 2,270 | 1.8% | + 63.1% | 5 | n/a | 9,514 | 1.4% | n/a | 8 | 10 |
| 6 | VW Tiguan | 1,938 | 1.5% | + 47.5% | 8 | n/a | 8,730 | 1.3% | – 2.9% | 10 | 6 |
| 7 | Jaecoo 7 | 1,910 | 1.5% | n/a | 10 | 1 | 15,543 | 2.4% | n/a | 2 | n/a |
| 8 | Vauxhall Corsa | 1,881 | 1.5% | – 2.8% | 7 | 7 | 10,846 | 1.6% | + 6.6% | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | Volvo XC40 | 1,785 | 1.4% | + 20.0% | n/a | 5 | 9,761 | 1.5% | n/a | 7 | 7 |
| 10 | Omoda 5 | 1,777 | 1.4% | n/a | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | MG HS | 1,680 | 1.3% | + 79.3% | 9 | 6 | 9,080 | 1.4% | – 2.2% | 9 | n/a |
Northern Ireland (UK) April 2026 – models:
| Pos | Model | Apr-26 | % | /25 | UK | Mar | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Ford Puma | 174 | 4.9% | + 79.4% | 1 | 2 | 600 | 3.6% | + 37.9% | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Kia Niro | 145 | 4.1% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 3 | Kia Sportage | 144 | 4.1% | + 37.1% | 2 | 4 | 682 | 4.1% | + 34.3% | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Toyota Yaris | 110 | 3.1% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 5 | Nissan Qashqai | 107 | 3.0% | – 15.1% | 3 | 3 | 471 | 2.8% | – 9.6% | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Ford Kuga | 81 | 2.3% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 317 | 1.9% | n/a | 9 | n/a |
| 7 | Hyundai Tucson | 79 | 2.2% | – 7.1% | n/a | 7 | 382 | 2.3% | – 5.2% | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | Hyundai Kona | 78 | 2.2% | n/a | n/a | 9 | 322 | 1.9% | n/a | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | VW Tiguan | 73 | 2.1% | + 49.0% | 8 | 5 | 360 | 2.1% | – 3.7% | 6 | 10 |
| 10 | Hyundai i20 | 71 | 2.0% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | MG HS | 65 | 1.8% | n/a | 9 | 6 | 339 | 2.0% | + 19.4% | 7 | n/a |
| n/a | Volvo XC40 | 51 | 1.4% | – 48.5% | n/a | n/a | 295 | 1.8% | – 12.5% | 10 | n/a |
| n/a | Nissan Juke | 43 | 1.2% | – 52.2% | n/a | 1 | 492 | 2.9% | + 41.0% | 3 | 5 |
Scotland (UK) April 2026 – models:
| Pos | Model | Apr-26 | % | /25 | UK | Mar | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Omoda 5 | 494 | 4.0% | n/a | 6 | 10 | 1,447 | 2.4% | n/a | 3 | n/a |
| 2 | Vauxhall Corsa | 282 | 2.3% | – 14.5% | 7 | 1 | 1,399 | 2.3% | – 55.4% | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | MG 3 | 276 | 2.2% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 4 | Ford Puma | 261 | 2.1% | + 9.2% | 1 | 5 | 1,476 | 2.4% | + 48.8% | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Peugeot 208 | 253 | 2.1% | + 104.0% | n/a | 3 | 1,249 | 2.0% | – 1.0% | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | MG HS | 245 | 2.0% | + 33.9% | 9 | n/a | 1,174 | 1.9% | n/a | 7 | 8 |
| 7 | VW Polo | 240 | 1.9% | + 31.9% | n/a | n/a | 1,156 | 1.9% | + 3.5% | 8 | 5 |
| 8 | Hyundai Tucson | 228 | 1.9% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 9 | Mini Cooper | 223 | 1.8% | n/a | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 10 | VW Golf | 218 | 1.8% | + 50.3% | 4 | 7 | 1,101 | 1.8% | – 5.3% | 9 | n/a |
| n/a | Nissan Qashqai | 173 | 1.4% | – 39.5% | 3 | 4 | 1,217 | 2.0% | + 2.4% | 6 | 6 |
| n/a | Jaecoo 7 | 123 | 1.0% | n/a | 10 | 2 | 1,570 | 2.6% | n/a | 1 | 4 |
| n/a | BMW 1 Series | 120 | 1.0% | n/a | n/a | 6 | 1,077 | 1.8% | n/a | 10 | n/a |
Wales (UK) April 2026 – models:
| Pos | Model | Apr-26 | % | /25 | UK | Mar | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Ford Puma | 162 | 3.3% | + 0.0% | 1 | 2 | 811 | 3.3% | + 18.6% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | MG HS | 155 | 3.1% | + 44.9% | 9 | 1 | 699 | 2.8% | + 14.4% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Kia Sportage | 115 | 2.3% | + 15.0% | 2 | 6 | 589 | 2.4% | – 3.0% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Volvo XC40 | 96 | 1.9% | – 4.0% | n/a | 8 | 413 | 1.7% | – 14.5% | 7 | 9 |
| 5 | VW Golf | 92 | 1.9% | n/a | 4 | 5 | 460 | 1.9% | + 40.2% | 6 | n/a |
| 6 | MG ZS | 91 | 1.8% | – 8.1% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 4 |
| 7 | Hyundai Tucson | 87 | 1.8% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 8 | VW Polo | 80 | 1.6% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 376 | 1.5% | n/a | 8 | n/a |
| 9 | Nissan Qashqai | 77 | 1.6% | – 14.4% | 3 | 3 | 563 | 2.3% | + 12.4% | 4 | 5 |
| 10 | Audi A3 | 69 | 1.4% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | Jaecoo 7 | 65 | 1.3% | n/a | 10 | 4 | 540 | 2.2% | n/a | 5 | n/a |
| n/a | Kia Picanto | 53 | 1.1% | – 56.6% | n/a | 6 | 361 | 1.5% | n/a | 9 | n/a |
| n/a | Nissan Juke | 27 | 0.5% | – 67.5% | n/a | 10 | 360 | 1.5% | – 16.9% | 10 | 7 |
Source: SMMT
