MG HS crowned fastest selling used car in June, but summer sun sets soft top demand soaring
The MG HS is currently the UK’s fastest selling used car, taking just 15 days to sell in June to date.
Strong underlying market health, as the average used car is currently selling one day faster than in June 2024, and two days faster than in 2023.
Sunshine sends soft top demand soaring, as convertibles leave forecourts fastest – a week faster than in June 2024.
London, 27th June 2025 –According to Auto Trader, the UK’s largest automotive platform, the MG HS (petrol, up to 1 year) is currently the UK’s fastest selling used car, taking an average of just 15 days to sell in June to date, two weeks faster than the average used car.
Whilst a fortnight slower than MG’s ‘mid-sized crossover’, the speed in which used cars are selling remains at near record levels. In fact, highlighting the underlying health of the market, used cars are currently selling in just 29 days, which is a day faster than in June last year (30), and two days faster than the same period in 2023 (32).
SUVs dominate top 10 but soft tops sizzle in June.
Although this month’s list of fastest sellers is dominated by SUVs, accounting for 60% of the current top 10, the title for the fastest selling body type overall in June is shared by hatchback (accounting for 50% of the top 10) and convertible. Both are currently taking just 28 days to sell, compared to 29 for the average SUV. Although no specific model has made it onto this month’s list, demand for used convertibles has spiked significantly over recent weeks in line with rising temperatures, selling four days faster than in May (32 days), and a whole week faster than in June last year (35 days).
Petrol cars are currently making up the largest proportion of the UK’s ‘hottest’ models, and is the fastest selling fuel type overall, taking around 28 days to leave forecourts this month. The second fastest fuel types overall, are hybrid and diesel cars, which are taking 31 days to sell respectively. For the fourth consecutive month, electric cars are lingering on forecourts the longest, albeit just, with the average EV selling within 32 days.
However, used electric cars are selling three days faster than this time last month (35 days) and further highlighting the considerable nuance in the used car market, used electric models aged three-to-five years old, are taking just 27 days to sell, the same as petrol cars of the same age. Plug-in hybrid cars of this age group are selling in just 26 days, making them the fastest overall segment of the market.
Looking at the different age cohorts in more detail reveals further nuance. ‘Nearly new’ cars (those aged less than 12 months old) may make up this month’s top three models, Auto Trader’s data show that this age-group is the slowest to sell overall, lingering on forecourts for around 36 days in June to date. It’s the 5–10-year-old cars that are shifting at the quickest pace, selling in a speedy 27 days.
Car buyers are still attracted by great value, which the HS offers in spades, and the fact it’s selling a fortnight faster than the national average highlights just how popular it is. The speed at which used cars sell is an accurate barometer of the strength of the used car market and our data suggests it remains in very robust health as we enter the summer months, as reflected in May’s record 86.3 million site visits. As ever, there’s huge nuance in the market, so I’d really encourage retailers to analyse the data and insights available to help spot the most profitable stock for your forecourt.
Whilst fastest selling data is based on past data, Auto Trader retailer partners can access expected days to sell data for in and out of stock vehicles via Retail Check in Portal or through third party systems integrated through Auto Trader Connect.
Fastest-selling used cars – up to 25th June 2025
Slowest-selling used cars between – up to 25th June 2025
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