UK nations May 2026: Jaecoo 5, Renault Symbioz and Chery Tiggo 8 score first Top 10

The Renault Symbioz is #6 in Northern Ireland in May.

Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in May. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the May 2026 UK update. This month Northern Ireland performs best at +22% to 3,984 units, followed by England up 7.3% to 137,634, Wakes at +7% to 5,152 and Scotland up 2.4% to 13,610. Year-to-date, England is up 9.3% to 798,445 sales, Wales up 7.4% to 29,690, Scotland up 5.7% to 74,760 but Northern Ireland is off -0.6% to 20,759.

Podium finishers are as follows: the Ford Puma is #1 in England and #2 in Wales, the Kia Sportage #1 in Northern Ireland, #2 in England and Scotland and #3 in Wales, the Vauxhall Corsa #1 in Scotland, the MG HS #1 in Wales, the Hyundai Tucson #2 in Northern Ireland, the Jaecoo 7 #3 in England, #4 in Scotland and #10 in Wales, the Nissan Qashqai #3 in Northern Ireland and the Omoda 5 #3 in Scotland.

Note there are 6 Chinese models in the Scottish Top 10 this month. Three nameplates make their very first appearance in any UK nation Top 10 in May: the Jaecoo 5 #5 in Scotland, Renault Symbioz #6 in Northern Ireland and the Chery Tiggo 8 #10 in Scotland. Other great performers include the Kia Niro #7 in Northern Ireland, the Vauxhall Frontera #8 in England, Chery Tiggo 7 #8 in Scotland and Peugeot 3008 #9 in Northern Ireland.

Previous month: UK nations April 2026: Omoda 5 leads Scotland

One year ago: UK nations May 2025: MG ZS, Peugeot 2008 and MG 3 shine

Full May 2026 Top 10 models for each UK nation below.