Best selling used cars revealed

31 March 2011

The Ford Fiesta has overtaken the Vauxhall Corsa to become the UK's best selling used car of 2010.

Figures from Experian, the global information service, showed that 285,962 used Fiestas were sold last year, compared to the 278,169 used Corsas that found new owners.

Although overall sales for the Fiesta were lower than in 2009, a more pronounced drop in sales of Vauxhall's Corsa left the Fiesta in first place.

The only other change in the top ten was the Renault Clio, which moved ahead of the Ford Mondeo to take seventh place.

The statistics demonstrated that affordable, fuel-efficient, smaller vehicles continue to be the most appealing to used car buyers.

Experian's data also shows that the Mazda MX-5 outsold the Audi TT in 2010, while Toyota's Prius was the best selling hybrid, holding over 55% of the sales for that sector.

The best selling used cars of 2010:

2010 Position	Make/Model	Number sold in 2010	2009 Position	Number sold in 2009
1.	Ford Fiesta	285,962	2.	288,828
2.	Vauxhall Corsa	278,169	1.	291,878
3.	Vauxhall Astra	271,412	3.	286,540
4.	Ford Focus	259,355	4.	248,021
5.	Volkswagen Golf	199,919	5.	203,266
6.	BMW 3-Series	176,116	6.	184,440
7.	Renault Clio	166,559	8.	177,726
8.	Ford Mondeo	164,904	7.	181,224
9.	Vauxhall Vectra	133,511	9.	167,215
10.	Peugeot 206	127,256	10.	132,590

The best selling used car per category in 2010:

Category	Most popoular model	Number sold in 2010	Number sold in 2009
4x4	Land Rover Freelander	51,374	49,007
Executive	Mercedes-Benz C-Class	61,533	64,586
Luxury	BMW 7-Series	6,839	7,448
Lower Medium	Vauxhall Astra	271,412	286,540
Upper Medium	BMW 3-Series	176,116	184,440
Mini	Daewoo Matiz	14,125	14,593
Supermini	Ford Fiesta	285,962	288,828
Sports	Mazda MX-5	20,805	17,760

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