The figures show that the United Kingdom used car has recovered at levels close to pre-pandemic.
Some 4,017,106 cars changed hands in the first half of 2025, said the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Trader (SMMT).
That increased 2.2% compared to the previous year, and it is only 37,274 transactions below the same period in 2019, before the crisis of the coronavirus began.
SMMT executive president Mike Hawes said: “Overcoming the four million half -year milestones since 2019 shows that the United Kingdom used automobile market is accumulating impulse.
“Those are good news for the industry and for motorists who benefit from more choice and affordability in a range of cleaner and more technological vehicles, especially in the emerging sector of electric vehicles (EV).
“To maintain this trajectory, a new prosperous car market must be delivered in the segments, together with the accelerated investment in the load network to give each driver the ability to change.”
The United Kingdom's new car market grew 3.5% to 1,042,219 units in the first half of 2025, but remained 17.9% below the level in 2019.
Between April and June, gasoline was the type of best -selling used car fuel, with transactions that increased 1.5% to 1,134,387 units.
Diesel decreased by 4.3% to 664,644 units.
The combined market share of gasoline and diesel models was 90.1%, while 9.7% of cars that change hands were electrified.
James Wilson, director of Operations of the Used Automobile Highway, said: “The impulse is being built in the used car market.
“New cars supply problems and cost of living pressures continue to push buyers towards more affordable use options, particularly electric vehicles.
“Price parity between electric vehicles and ice cars (internal combustion engine) has arrived.
“This change, combined with the increase in consumer confidence, will accelerate the adoption of EV.”
James Hushing, managing director of AA Cars, said: “The United Kingdom used car has maintained its strong impulse, since buyers aware of the budget continue to resort to second -hand vehicles.
“Used cars offer an optimal point for drivers who seek to further stretch their money, especially because prices have begun to establish after the maximum records of recent years.
“This is opening the door to the electric motor for thousands of more drivers.
“As more ex-lease models and ex-fleet reach the market, we hope that this trend will continue.”
