Top 10 Best-Selling Used Cars in 2019

This may be the smallest car in the BMW Series range, but it's certainly a very popular choice for buyers. The 1 Series offers dynamic driving and includes high-quality equipment throughout. With the latest model hitting the roads now there are plenty of used models available. You can bag yourself a decent model with less than 30,000 miles on the clock for under £11,000.

Test drive a used 1 Series

Desirable, attractive, functional and pretty economical. There’s a number of reasons why the Audi A3 is one of the most popular cars on the used car market in 2019. Across Q3, a total of 33,485 Audi A3’s changed hands on the used car market, not bad at all for a car that is considered a high-end model in the hatchback segment. You can find an Audi A3 with around 30,000 miles on the clock from around £10,000.

The Polo has been tried and tested over decades to become one of if not the best all-around small hatchbacks on the market. It sells exceptionally well out of the showroom and this means that the resale values are quite agreeable for second-hand buyers. 40,710 used Polos were sold in Q3, and you can land yourself a decent model with less than 30,000 miles on the clock for under £7,500.

Test drive a used VW Polo 

I’m biased, I bought a used MINI Cooper S in October and I simply adore it. They’ve barely changed since the new model was launched on the turn of the millennium and they still hold the innate charm that the MINI brand is famous for. Go-kart-like handling and reasonable running costs make it a fun and frugal choice for a used car buyer. The more affordable MINI ‘ONE’ models are available for under £8,000 on the used car market with low miles, which explains why 45,181 people were keen to get their hands on one in Q3 of 2019.

Test drive a used MINI hatch

Reliable workhorses are rarely as luxurious and prestigious as the BMW 3 Series. It’s built for chewing up miles on the motorway while providing a wonderfully refined and comfortable experience for those onboard. It’s also a hoot to drive enthusiastically when the conditions are appropriate, that’s why a massive 47,617 3 Series models were sold on the used car market in July, August and September 2019. Find a decent low mileage model with less than 40,000 miles on the clock for around £12,000.

Test drive a used 3 Series 

The new Astra was launched recently, so many of the slightly older models were part exchanged and we adore it and so do family buyers who need something practical and economical. 63,906 models changed hands in the summer of 2019 and you can grab yourself one for just £7,000 - this will get you a model under 4 years old with average or below average mileage.  

Test drive a used Astra 

It was going to be in here at some point, wasn’t it? The Golf can be bought as a hatchback, an estate, all-electric, a hot hatch and also a super-hatch in the form of the R model, so there’s a Golf for everyone. 67,649 people bought one which is a sure sign that the Golfs undying popularity is as strong as ever. You can spend a modest £10,000ish for a model with low miles. 

Test drive a used Golf 

And the third and most popular of all 3 family hatchbacks is the Focus. Another one that we simply adore in Britain, especially since the introduction of the EcoBoost petrol engines which are some of the most economical petrol units on the market. A staggering 75,093 Focus models changed hands and you can get your own for just £8,000 for a low mileage model.

Test drive a used Ford Focus

You just knew the trusty Corsa would feature pretty high up this list, and it has. The Corsa sells extremely well on lease and finance deals so it’s no shock that after 3 or 4 years, all of these cars resurface on the used car market at the end of the lease agreement. A total of 77,101 cars changed hands in Q3 of 2019. You can currently get a low mileage 3-year-old Vauxhall Corsa from just £6,000.

Test drive a used Corsa 

Well, who would have guessed that? Most of us, to be honest. It’s been the best selling brand new car for donkey's years, and those cars don’t just disappear, they’re sold on again… and again… and again. A massive 90,428 used models of the Ford Fiesta were sold and bought in Q3 of 2019, making it the most popular car on the market. You can get models with reasonable mileage under 4 years old from around £6,000.

Test drive a used Fiesta