Fastest Selling Cars - Hybrid popularity grows

The growing appeal of hybrid power is reflected by the presence of three hybrids in the top 10 of Glass’s league of fastest selling used cars for September. They are led by Toyota’s Prius, which holds the top spot for the second month in a row. In third place is the Honda Insight, while Glass’s believes that the Lexus RX has reached its position at number eight largely through sales of the hybrid version.

Glass’s league of fastest selling used cars – best performing

Manufacturer	Model	Average selling time (days)
Toyota	Prius	24.6
Land Rover	Evoque	26.3
Honda	Insight	26.8
Vauxhall	Meriva	27.1
Hyundai	i10	28.8
Audi	A1	30.2
Vauxhall	Zafira	31.1
Lexus	RX	31.2
Volkswagen	Sharan	31.3
Mazda	CX-5	31.3

Glass’s Head of Valuations, Rupert Pontin, says: “It will be interesting to see whether this situation continues over the coming months. The success of the Prius certainly highlights the value-for-money status of this model and reiterates the importance of low running costs to second-hand car buyers.”

Rupert notes that the buying patterns of cost-conscious families, out in force this September, has placed two family-friendly Vauxhall MPVs in the top 10. He feels that the Zafira and Meriva now represent excellent value for money. He is also pleased to see the Mazda CX-5, which he describes as “competent and often underrated”, in 10^th place. “Retail buyers have at last seen the appeal of this crossover SUV but generally speaking these are in short supply.”

Buyers spent an average of £16,511 on this month’s top 10 fastest selling used cars, and just £10,717 on the 10 slowest sellers.

For the first time in many months, Merdedes-Benz had no products in the bottom 10 sellers, and in fact none in the bottom 20. Rupert Pontin wonders if that could be indicative of the current feel-good factor for this brand.

Glass’s league of fastest selling used cars – worst performing

Manufacturer	Model	Average selling time (days)
Renault	Kangoo	61.6
Rover	45	65.2
Mitsubishi	Mirage	65.6
Nissan	Leaf	65.9
Skoda	Rapid Spaceback	67.3
MINI	Mini Paceman	68.1
Subaru	Outback	68.3
Seat	Toledo	71.3
Subaru	Legacy	72.0
Renault	Scenic	83.8

Three upper medium models languish in the 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th places from bottom, namely the Subaru Legacy, Seat Toledo and Subaru Outback. “This perhaps signifies the apathy from the retail buyer for this sector of the market,” Rupert suggests. One big surprise among the slowest sellers is Renault’s Kangoo, which has historically proven to be desirable due to its spacious design and individual appearance coupled with a competitive price.

The slowest seller of all is the Renault Scenic, which has been gradually moving towards this position. Rupert concludes: “Despite great interior space, a high driving position and potentially economical engines, poor reliability and build quality have driven this model to the bottom spot.”

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