Ford Fiesta UK’s Most Popular Used Car Of Q2 2025

The Ford Fiesta was discontinued some time ago, but in the UK, it remains incredibly popular on the used vehicle market. In fact, the Fiesta closed out 2023 as the UK’s best-selling used vehicle, and that was also the case in 2024 as well. Thus, it isn’t terribly surprising that the Ford Fiesta is also a popular target for thieves, as that model has been the target of more than one mass theft epidemic across the UK in recent years. Regardless, the Fiesta continues to rank as the top selling used car in that same part of the world.

According to new data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the Ford Fiesta was the UK’s most popular used vehicle in Q2 2025, with 76,486 consumers scooping up an example over that time frame. That was more than enough to give the Fiesta a dominant lead over the second-place Vauxhall Corsa, which racked up 62,905 registrations in the used market. Meanwhile, the Ford Focus ranked fourth with 55,333 sales, too.

As for the overall used car market in the UK, it grew by 1.7 percent in Q2 2025, totaling 1,996,116 units. That was its best Q2 performance since 2021, as well as the tenth consecutive quarter of growth, driven by ongoing recovery in the new vehicle market. Across the first half of 2025, UK used car shoppers scooped up 4,017,106 pre-owned vehicles, a 2.2 percent increase versus last year.

“Surpassing the four million half-year milestone for the first time since 2019 shows the UK’s used car market is building back momentum,” said SMMT Chief Executive Mike Hawes. “That’s good news for the industry and for motorists who benefit from more choice and affordability across a range of higher tech, cleaner vehicles, notably in the emerging electric vehicle sector. To maintain this trajectory, a thriving new car market must be delivered across the segments, along with accelerated investment into the charging network to give every driver the ability to switch.”