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The Omoda 5 is the best-selling vehicle in Scotland in April.

Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in April. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the April 2026 UK update. In an overall market up 24.2%, England is up 25.8% to 128,201 units, Scotland up 17.5% to 12,317, Wales up 15.2% to 4,930 and Northern Ireland up 7.8% to 3,550. Year-to-date, England fares best again at +9.8% to 660,811 sales, with Wales up 7.5% to 24,538, Scotland up 6.5% to 61,150 but Northern Ireland down -4.8% to 16,775. 

Podium finishers are as follows: the Ford Puma is #1 in England, Northern Ireland and Wales, the Omoda 5 is #1 in Scotland, the Kia Sportage is #2 in England, #3 in Northern Ireland and Wales, the Kia Niro is #2 in Northern Ireland, the Vauxhall Corsa #2 in Scotland, the MG HS #2 in Wales, the Nissan Qashqai #3 in England and the MG 3 #3 in Scotland. Other great performers include the Toyota Yaris #4 in Northern Ireland, Jaecoo 7 #7 in England and Hyundai i20 #10 in Northern Ireland.

Previous month: UK nations March 2026: Nissan Juke #1 in Northern Ireland

One year ago: UK nations April 2025: Volvo XC40 on podium of two nations

Full April 2026 Top 10 models for each UK nation below.

England (UK) April 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	Apr-26	%	/25	UK	Mar	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Ford Puma	3,604	2.8%	+ 28.8%	1	2	17,411	2.6%	+ 8.1%	1	1
2	Kia Sportage	3,206	2.5%	+ 17.8%	2	4	15,513	2.3%	+ 15.6%	3	2
3	Nissan Qashqai	2,489	1.9%	+ 47.0%	3	3	13,445	2.0%	+ 14.3%	4	3
4	VW Golf	2,469	1.9%	+ 89.2%	4	8	10,162	1.5%	– 1.9%	6	5
5	Mini Cooper	2,270	1.8%	+ 63.1%	5	n/a	9,514	1.4%	n/a	8	10
6	VW Tiguan	1,938	1.5%	+ 47.5%	8	n/a	8,730	1.3%	– 2.9%	10	6
7	Jaecoo 7	1,910	1.5%	n/a	10	1	15,543	2.4%	n/a	2	n/a
8	Vauxhall Corsa	1,881	1.5%	– 2.8%	7	7	10,846	1.6%	+ 6.6%	5	8
9	Volvo XC40	1,785	1.4%	+ 20.0%	n/a	5	9,761	1.5%	n/a	7	7
10	Omoda 5	1,777	1.4%	n/a	6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
n/a	MG HS	1,680	1.3%	+ 79.3%	9	6	9,080	1.4%	– 2.2%	9	n/a

Northern Ireland (UK) April 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	Apr-26	%	/25	UK	Mar	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Ford Puma	174	4.9%	+ 79.4%	1	2	600	3.6%	+ 37.9%	2	2
2	Kia Niro	145	4.1%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
3	Kia Sportage	144	4.1%	+ 37.1%	2	4	682	4.1%	+ 34.3%	1	1
4	Toyota Yaris	110	3.1%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
5	Nissan Qashqai	107	3.0%	– 15.1%	3	3	471	2.8%	– 9.6%	4	4
6	Ford Kuga	81	2.3%	n/a	n/a	n/a	317	1.9%	n/a	9	n/a
7	Hyundai Tucson	79	2.2%	– 7.1%	n/a	7	382	2.3%	– 5.2%	5	7
8	Hyundai Kona	78	2.2%	n/a	n/a	9	322	1.9%	n/a	8	8
9	VW Tiguan	73	2.1%	+ 49.0%	8	5	360	2.1%	– 3.7%	6	10
10	Hyundai i20	71	2.0%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
n/a	MG HS	65	1.8%	n/a	9	6	339	2.0%	+ 19.4%	7	n/a
n/a	Volvo XC40	51	1.4%	– 48.5%	n/a	n/a	295	1.8%	– 12.5%	10	n/a
n/a	Nissan Juke	43	1.2%	– 52.2%	n/a	1	492	2.9%	+ 41.0%	3	5

Scotland (UK) April 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	Apr-26	%	/25	UK	Mar	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Omoda 5	494	4.0%	n/a	6	10	1,447	2.4%	n/a	3	n/a
2	Vauxhall Corsa	282	2.3%	– 14.5%	7	1	1,399	2.3%	– 55.4%	4	1
3	MG 3	276	2.2%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
4	Ford Puma	261	2.1%	+ 9.2%	1	5	1,476	2.4%	+ 48.8%	2	3
5	Peugeot 208	253	2.1%	+ 104.0%	n/a	3	1,249	2.0%	– 1.0%	5	10
6	MG HS	245	2.0%	+ 33.9%	9	n/a	1,174	1.9%	n/a	7	8
7	VW Polo	240	1.9%	+ 31.9%	n/a	n/a	1,156	1.9%	+ 3.5%	8	5
8	Hyundai Tucson	228	1.9%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
9	Mini Cooper	223	1.8%	n/a	5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
10	VW Golf	218	1.8%	+ 50.3%	4	7	1,101	1.8%	– 5.3%	9	n/a
n/a	Nissan Qashqai	173	1.4%	– 39.5%	3	4	1,217	2.0%	+ 2.4%	6	6
n/a	Jaecoo 7	123	1.0%	n/a	10	2	1,570	2.6%	n/a	1	4
n/a	BMW 1 Series	120	1.0%	n/a	n/a	6	1,077	1.8%	n/a	10	n/a

Wales (UK) April 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	Apr-26	%	/25	UK	Mar	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Ford Puma	162	3.3%	+ 0.0%	1	2	811	3.3%	+ 18.6%	1	1
2	MG HS	155	3.1%	+ 44.9%	9	1	699	2.8%	+ 14.4%	2	2
3	Kia Sportage	115	2.3%	+ 15.0%	2	6	589	2.4%	– 3.0%	3	3
4	Volvo XC40	96	1.9%	– 4.0%	n/a	8	413	1.7%	– 14.5%	7	9
5	VW Golf	92	1.9%	n/a	4	5	460	1.9%	+ 40.2%	6	n/a
6	MG ZS	91	1.8%	– 8.1%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
7	Hyundai Tucson	87	1.8%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
8	VW Polo	80	1.6%	n/a	n/a	n/a	376	1.5%	n/a	8	n/a
9	Nissan Qashqai	77	1.6%	– 14.4%	3	3	563	2.3%	+ 12.4%	4	5
10	Audi A3	69	1.4%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
n/a	Jaecoo 7	65	1.3%	n/a	10	4	540	2.2%	n/a	5	n/a
n/a	Kia Picanto	53	1.1%	– 56.6%	n/a	6	361	1.5%	n/a	9	n/a
n/a	Nissan Juke	27	0.5%	– 67.5%	n/a	10	360	1.5%	– 16.9%	10	7

Source: SMMT