New private car registrations in the UK 2000-2018

Published by Statista Research Department, May 7, 2025
This statistic displays the number of new private car registrations in the United Kingdom (UK) for the years 2000 to 2018. In 2003, the number of private car registrations was at its highest with more than 1.2 million vehicles and reached the lowest point in 2011. In 2018, there were 1.05 million units of new private car registrations in the UK.

Number of new private car registrations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2018

CharacteristicNumber of units sold
2018 1,052,202
2017 1,123,860
2016 1,206,250
2015 1,208,812
2014 1,179,499
2013 1,074,622
2012 929,440
2011 823,094
2010 958,005
2009 1,014,304
2008 892,259
2007 1,045,807
2006 1,033,722
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Release date

January 2019

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2000 to 2018

Supplementary notes

Data for years prior to 2018 were taken from previous releases by the same source.

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