Britain’s slowest selling used cars from vamped up Peugeot to Hyundai saloon
BRITAIN’S slowest-selling used cars in 2024 have been revealed, with one Hyndai model often taking over 100 days to get snapped up on dealership forecourts. Newly released data from Auto Trader fou…
BRITAIN’S slowest-selling used cars in 2024 have been revealed, with one Hyndai model often taking over 100 days to get snapped up on dealership forecourts.
Newly released data from Auto Trader found that both BMW and Lexus are slow burners on the second-hand car market.
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Hyundai’s IONIQ 9 Electric Vehicle showcased at the Bharat Mobility Global Expo in New DelhiCredit: Rex
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The Lexus RX was one of last year's slowest selling second hand vehiclesCredit: AP
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Citroen CX 5 came in third on the listCredit: Matt Howell 2021 www.matthowell.co.uk
The wooden spoon award was scooped by the Hyundai Ioniq 6, which took an average of 125 days to sell last year.
The luxury Lexus RX comes in second place, taking 114 days to be picked up by a buyer.
In January so far, the slowest-selling car is the Honda CR-V, which takes 62 days to sell.
However, the used car market thrived in 2025, with second-hand motors selling at the fastest pace since records began in 2019.
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On the other side of the table, Mercedes-Benz GLB Class took an average of just 16 days to sell last year.
The German marque also secured the second-place spot with its A-Class SUV, which takes 16 days and 12 hours on average to be sold.
EVs are also the overwhelming favourite model type, taking a median of just 29 days to sell, compared to 30 and 31 days for petrol and diesel vehicles, respectively.
Vehicles aged between three and five years old were sold at an even greater pace, with EVs flying off forecourts in just 23 days.
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"We’ve entered January with real momentum, following a very positive market performance last year,' Richard Walker, data and insight director at AutoTrader, explained.
"Cars sold at a rapid pace, demand was very robust, and prices were stable.
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"But 2024 really was the year of the used EV, especially for those ‘middle-aged’ models which have become more accessible than ever, helping demand rocket over the last 12 months or so.
"It shows that when the price is right, car buyers are more than happy to make the switch to electric."
This comes as Dacia recently revealed that their budget-friendly Sandero model was the best-selling car across Europe in 2024 - despite once being the subject of a famous running joke on Top Gear.
The little model can be picked up brand new for under £15,000 - which is “good news” for penny-pinching drivers in the UK.
According to recently revealed stats, Dacia sold 309,392 units of the Sandero, making it Europe’s best-selling vehicle across all channels, even outselling the Tesla Model Y - which remains the world’s best-seller.
It also makes it the best-selling vehicle in the European retail market since 2017.
The Sandero is perhaps best known for the fame it found during the height of Top Gear's popularity.
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It was frequently mentioned during "the news" - a segment where presenters Clarkson, Hammond and May rounded up the latest events in the car industry.
Any word of the model being renewed was announced by May with a trademark cry of "good news".
Slowest-selling used cars of 2024
Hyundai IONIQ 6 - 125 days
Lexus RX - 114 days
Citroen C5 X - 110.5 days
Peugeot 408 - 110 days
Bentley Continental - 100 days
BMW i5 - 99 days
BMW 5 Series - 96 days
Lexus RX - 93 days
Audi Q5 - 92 days
Skoda Enyaq - 90 days