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Ford Fiesta is the most common.
1,234,335 Ford Fiesta cars were licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, out of 33,796,875 cars in all. Here are the 25 most common, the makes behind them, and what they run on.
The 25 most common cars.
01 / By model| Car | Licensed | Change on a year ago | Battery electric |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Ford Fiesta MOT pass rates | 1,234,335 | -5.3% | – |
| 02 Volkswagen Golf MOT pass rates | 899,678 | -1.8% | 7,004 |
| 03 Vauxhall Corsa MOT pass rates | 894,465 | -3.2% | 21,537 |
| 04 Ford Focus MOT pass rates | 842,798 | -6.8% | 1 |
| 05 Nissan Qashqai MOT pass rates | 685,884 | +2.5% | – |
| 06 Volkswagen Polo MOT pass rates | 664,223 | -0.2% | – |
| 07 Toyota Yaris MOT pass rates | 575,213 | +3.2% | – |
| 08 Mini Cooper MOT pass rates | 514,748 | +1.4% | 36,285 |
| 09 Vauxhall Astra MOT pass rates | 513,297 | -9.9% | 2,019 |
| 10 BMW 3 Series MOT pass rates | 457,570 | -4.8% | – |
| 11 Audi A3 MOT pass rates | 433,129 | +0.1% | – |
| 12 BMW 1 Series MOT pass rates | 427,395 | +0.1% | – |
| 13 Kia Sportage MOT pass rates | 423,429 | +10.3% | – |
| 14 Fiat 500 MOT pass rates | 421,235 | -2.3% | 10,523 |
| 15 Nissan Juke MOT pass rates | 408,337 | +4.8% | – |
| 16 Mercedes A Class | 378,841 | +0.4% | – |
| 17 Ford Kuga MOT pass rates | 368,344 | +3.2% | – |
| 18 Honda Jazz MOT pass rates | 343,688 | -1.3% | 2 |
| 19 Volkswagen Tiguan MOT pass rates | 336,011 | +6.6% | – |
| 20 Mercedes C Class | 321,715 | -4.7% | 5 |
| 21 Renault Clio MOT pass rates | 313,108 | -4.1% | – |
| 22 Vauxhall Mokka MOT pass rates | 306,390 | +3.5% | 23,484 |
| 23 Toyota Aygo MOT pass rates | 305,212 | +2.6% | – |
| 24 Hyundai I10 MOT pass rates | 273,965 | +0.6% | – |
| 25 Audi A1 MOT pass rates | 266,565 | +4.4% | – |
DfT groups the versions of a car under one name, so "Mini Cooper" and "Ford Focus" count every version sold under that name. Only cars that are licensed (taxed) are counted, not those declared off the road (SORN), and not vans, motorbikes or lorries.
The ten most common makes.
02 / By make| Make | Licensed | Share of all cars | Change on a year ago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford MOT pass rates | 3,615,010 | 10.7% | -2.6% |
| Volkswagen MOT pass rates | 2,937,243 | 8.7% | +1.5% |
| Vauxhall MOT pass rates | 2,486,163 | 7.4% | -4.5% |
| BMW MOT pass rates | 2,067,127 | 6.1% | +1.2% |
| Audi MOT pass rates | 1,995,404 | 5.9% | +1.9% |
| Toyota MOT pass rates | 1,793,092 | 5.3% | +2.3% |
| Mercedes MOT pass rates | 1,713,617 | 5.1% | -0.5% |
| Nissan MOT pass rates | 1,707,953 | 5.1% | +0.7% |
| Kia MOT pass rates | 1,297,947 | 3.8% | +6.1% |
| Peugeot MOT pass rates | 1,227,184 | 3.6% | -1.0% |
Petrol is still the biggest.
03 / What they run onThe share of Britain's licensed cars by fuel, at the end of the same quarter in each year.
| Fuel | Jun 2026 | Jun 2025 | Jun 2024 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petrol | 54.2% | 55.9% | 57.3% | 58.0% | 58.4% |
| Diesel | 27.5% | 29.6% | 31.6% | 33.7% | 35.4% |
| Hybrid | 9.4% | 7.6% | 5.9% | 4.4% | 3.4% |
| Plug-in hybrid | 3.0% | 2.3% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 1.1% |
| Battery electric | 5.9% | 4.4% | 3.3% | 2.4% | 1.5% |
| Other | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Hybrids here are the ones that can't be plugged in. Plug-in hybrids include range extenders. "Other" is mainly gas, fuel cell and cars DfT doesn't class. Going electric? See EV charging prices and the car running costs tool.
Data sources
- Vehicles at the end of the quarter by licence status, body type, make, generic model and model: Great Britain, VEH0120 (Department for Transport and DVLA). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Car counts by make, model and fuel from the Department for Transport and DVLA's vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0120).