Marketcheck, the UK’s most significant source of data on the UK used car market, has today published statistics on the performance of the used EV market over the previous two years.
The number of used EVs sold in the UK has increased significantly, from 7,073 in May 2023, to 19,836 in May 2025. This is a 180.45% increase over the two years covered by Marketcheck’s analysis.
| Month | Volume of EVs sold | % Change |
|---|---|---|
| May-23 | 7,073 | |
| May-25 | 19,836 | 180.45% |
The data published by Marketcheck show that the average last listed price has fallen by almost a quarter, decreasing steadily over that time period, despite two seasonal fluctuations in the last quarters of 2023 and 2024.
In May 2023, the average last listed price for a used EV was £30,441.00. Last month this has now fallen by £7,411.48, to £23,029.52.
| Month | Avg. Last Listed Price | % Change |
|---|---|---|
| May-23 | £30,441.00 | |
| May-25 | £23,029.52 | -24.35% |
Alastair Campbell, Marketcheck UK, commented: “It is becoming increasingly more affordable to buy a used EV in the UK. Prices may only continue to drop as owners choose to upgrade.
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 Electric EVs | % Growth | Avg. Last Listed Price | % Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2023 | 7,073 | £30,441.00 | ||
| June 2023 | 7,516 | 6.26% | £29,516.00 | -3.04% |
| July 2023 | 7,512 | -0.05% | £27,762.00 | -5.94% |
| August 2023 | 8,458 | 12.59% | £27,766.00 | 0.01% |
| September 2023 | 8,248 | -2.48% | £27,801.00 | 0.13% |
| October 2023 | 7,396 | -10.33% | £28,542.00 | 2.67% |
| November 2023 | 7,514 | 1.60% | £28,076.00 | -1.63% |
| December 2023 | 6,792 | -9.61% | £29,710.00 | 5.82% |
| January 2024 | 10,135 | 49.22% | £26,535.00 | -10.69% |
| February 2024 | 10,343 | 2.05% | £25,588.00 | -3.57% |
| March 2024 | 11,683 | 12.96% | £25,410.00 | -0.70% |
| April 2024 | 11,225 | -3.92% | £25,664.00 | 1.00% |
| May 2024 | 12,889 | 14.82% | £24,857.00 | -3.14% |
| June 2024 | 13,421 | 4.13% | £24,377.60 | -1.93% |
| July 2024 | 13,939 | 3.86% | £23,782.58 | -2.44% |
| August 2024 | 15,082 | 8.20% | £24,576.96 | 3.34% |
| September 2024 | 14,839 | -1.61% | £23,818.00 | -3.09% |
| October 2024 | 13,405 | -9.66% | £23,929.00 | 0.47% |
| November 2024 | 11,962 | -10.76% | £24,511.00 | 2.43% |
| December 2024 | 9,856 | -17.61% | £25,029.97 | 2.12% |
| January 2025 | 16,227 | 64.64% | £24,352.59 | -2.71% |
| February 2025 | 17,689 | 9.01% | £24,210.29 | -0.58% |
| March 2025 | 20,882 | 18.05% | £24,373.81 | 0.68% |
| April 2025 | 18,114 | -13.26% | £23,405.39 | -3.97% |
| May 2025 | 19,836 | 9.51% | £23,029.52 | -1.61% |