Marketcheck, the UK’s most significant source of data on the UK used car market, has today published the results of a two-year analysis of the UK’s used hybrid market, covering the period from May 2023 to May 2025.
Marketcheck found a significant increase in the sale of used hybrids, which increased by 74.98% between May 2023 and May 2025. In May 2023, a total of 17,676 used hybrids were sold, rising to 30,930 by May 2025.
| Volume of Sold Used Hybrids | Average Last Listed Price | |
|---|---|---|
| May-23 | 17,676 | £25,949.00 |
| May-25 | 30,930 | £24,006.32 |
| % Change | 74.98% | -7.49% |
| Change | 13,254 | -£1,942.68 |
The volume of sales has steadily increased over the period covered by Marketcheck’s analysis, despite some fluctuations in sales. The latter half of 2024 saw the greatest fluctuations, with November and December seeing two straight months of decreased sales. November saw a decrease of 2,869 when compared with the preceding month, followed by a further decrease of 3,664 in December. January 2025 saw a 10,326 increase in sales, rising from 19,079 to 29,405 in the new year.
The average last-listed price has also seen a steady decline, but appears to have plateaued in 2025.
Marketcheck found the average price of a used hybrid fell from £25,949.00 in May 2023 to £24,006.32. Prices have remained steady so far this year. In January 2025, the average last listed price for a used hybrid was £23,958.73, reaching a slight increase of £24,006.32 in May. February saw the lowest price at £23,868.08, and March the highest at £24,395.88.
Alastair Campbell, Marketcheck UK, commented: “The used hybrid market has seen steady growth – up almost 75% in just two years. With more new models coming on to the market, we expect the used market to continue its rapid upward trajectory.”
“Marketcheck will continue to analyse emerging trends across the UK used car market.”
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About Marketcheck:
We are the leading source of UK automotive data. We collate, enhance and manage more data on the UK used car sector than any other provider. For automotive businesses we bring unprecedented access to live data to power analysis, pricing, reporting and AI agents on the UK used car market.
We track over 650,000 cars and 11500 dealers across 16k locations daily.
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Notes to Editor:
| Month | Volume of Sold Hybrids | Average last listed price |
|---|---|---|
| May 2023 | 17,676 | £25,949.00 |
| June 2023 | 17,006 | £26,170.00 |
| July 2023 | 13,768 | £26,106.00 |
| August 2023 | 15,635 | £26,013.00 |
| September 2023 | 15,799 | £25,546.00 |
| October 2023 | 15,098 | £25,663.00 |
| November 2023 | 15,600 | £24,969.00 |
| December 2023 | 14,036 | £25,404.00 |
| January 2024 | 21,342 | £24,194.00 |
| February 2024 | 20,907 | £23,827.00 |
| March 2024 | 22,899 | £23,775.00 |
| April 2024 | 21,746 | £24,576.00 |
| May 2024 | 23,942 | £24,053.00 |
| June 2024 | 23,047 | £23,778.70 |
| July 2024 | 25,308 | £23,392.86 |
| August 2024 | 26,169 | £24,214.01 |
| September 2024 | 25,473 | £23,532.00 |
| October 2024 | 25,612 | £23,788.00 |
| November 2024 | 22,743 | £24,044.28 |
| December 2024 | 19,079 | £23,890.92 |
| January 2025 | 29,405 | £23,958.73 |
| February 2025 | 28,707 | £23,868.08 |
| March 2025 | 32,262 | £24,395.88 |
| April 2025 | 29,831 | £24,200.10 |
| May 2025 | 30,930 | £24,006.32 |