The Renault Symbioz is #6 in Northern Ireland in May.

Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in May. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the May 2026 UK update. This month Northern Ireland performs best at +22% to 3,984 units, followed by England up 7.3% to 137,634, Wakes at +7% to 5,152 and Scotland up 2.4% to 13,610. Year-to-date, England is up 9.3% to 798,445 sales, Wales up 7.4% to 29,690, Scotland up 5.7% to 74,760 but Northern Ireland is off -0.6% to 20,759.

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

Note there are 6 Chinese models in the Scottish Top 10 this month. Three nameplates make their very first appearance in any UK nation Top 10 in May: the Jaecoo 5 #5 in Scotland, Renault Symbioz #6 in Northern Ireland and the Chery Tiggo 8 #10 in Scotland. Other great performers include the Kia Niro #7 in Northern Ireland, the Vauxhall Frontera #8 in England, Chery Tiggo 7 #8 in Scotland and Peugeot 3008 #9 in Northern Ireland.

Previous month: UK nations April 2026: Omoda 5 leads Scotland

One year ago: UK nations May 2025: MG ZS, Peugeot 2008 and MG 3 shine

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

England (UK) May 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	May-26	%	/25	UK	Apr	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Ford Puma	3,414	2.5%	+ 9.5%	1	1	20,825	2.6%	+ 8.3%	1	1
2	Kia Sportage	2,707	2.0%	+ 6.4%	2	2	18,220	2.3%	+ 14.1%	2	2
3	Jaecoo 7	2,592	1.9%	n/a	4	7	18,135	2.3%	n/a	3	n/a
4	Vauxhall Corsa	2,463	1.8%	+ 33.9%	3	8	13,309	1.7%	+ 10.8%	5	8
5	Nissan Qashqai	2,405	1.7%	– 5.1%	5	3	15,850	2.0%	+ 10.8%	4	3
6	VW Golf	2,335	1.7%	+ 44.3%	6	4	12,497	1.6%	+ 4.3%	6	5
7	Mini Cooper	2,302	1.7%	n/a	7	5	11,816	1.5%	n/a	7	10
8	Vauxhall Frontera	2,181	1.6%	n/a	9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
9	VW Tiguan	2,114	1.5%	+ 20.7%	8	6	10,844	1.4%	+ 0.9%	9	6
10	Volvo XC40	1,792	1.3%	#DIV/0!	n/a	9	11,553	1.4%	n/a	8	7
n/a	MG HS	1,648	1.2%	+ 51.7%	n/a	n/a	10,728	1.3%	+ 3.4%	10	n/a

Northern Ireland May 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	####	%	/25	UK	Apr	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Kia Sportage	178	4.5%	+ 143.8%	2	3	860	4.1%	+ 48.0%	1	1
2	Hyundai Tucson	135	3.4%	+ 150.0%	10	7	517	2.5%	+ 13.1%	5	7
3	Nissan Qashqai	133	3.3%	+ 43.0%	5	5	604	2.9%	– 1.6%	3	4
4	Ford Puma	130	3.3%	+ 73.3%	1	1	730	3.5%	+ 43.1%	2	2
5	MG HS	82	2.1%	+ 18.8%	n/a	n/a	421	2.0%	n/a	7	n/a
6	Renault Symbioz	73	1.8%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
7	Kia Niro	66	1.7%	n/a	n/a	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
8	VW Tiguan	66	1.7%	+ 65.0%	8	9	426	2.1%	+ 2.9%	6	10
9	Peugeot 3008	64	1.6%	– 9.9%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
10	Hyundai Kona	60	1.5%	n/a	n/a	8	382	1.8%	n/a	8	8
n/a	Volvo XC40	55	1.4%	– 23.6%	n/a	n/a	350	1.7%	– 14.4%	9	n/a
n/a	Nissan Juke	36	0.9%	– 55.6%	n/a	n/a	528	2.5%	+ 22.8%	4	5
n/a	VW Golf	n/a	n/a	n/a	6	n/a	345	1.7%	– 26.1%	10	9

Scotland (UK) May 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	May-26	%	/25	UK	Apr	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Vauxhall Corsa	490	3.6%	– 31.5%	3	2	1,889	2.5%	– 51.0%	2	1
2	Kia Sportage	439	3.2%	– 11.8%	2	n/a	1,471	2.0%	– 36.4%	5	2
3	Omoda 5	370	2.7%	n/a	n/a	1	1,817	2.4%	n/a	3	n/a
4	Jaecoo 7	354	2.6%	n/a	4	n/a	1,924	2.6%	n/a	1	4
5	Jaecoo 5	326	2.4%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
6	VW Polo	290	2.1%	– 7.1%	n/a	7	1,446	1.9%	+ 1.2%	6	5
7	Ford Puma	285	2.1%	– 5.9%	1	4	1,761	2.4%	+ 36.0%	4	3
8	Chery Tiggo 7	248	1.8%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7	n/a
9	MG HS	234	1.7%	n/a	n/a	6	1,408	1.9%	n/a	8	8
10	Chery Tiggo 8	219	1.6%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
n/a	Nissan Qashqai	209	1.5%	– 42.3%	5	n/a	1,426	1.9%	– 8.1%	7	6
n/a	VW Golf	160	1.2%	+ 18.5%	6	10	1,261	1.7%	– 2.9%	10	n/a
n/a	Peugeot 208	109	0.8%	+ 58.0%	n/a	5	1,358	1.8%	+ 2.1%	9	10

Wales (UK) May 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	May-26	%	/25	UK	Apr	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	MG HS	215	4.2%	+ 38.7%	n/a	2	914	3.1%	+ 19.3%	2	2
2	Ford Puma	149	2.9%	– 3.9%	1	1	960	3.2%	+ 14.4%	1	1
3	Kia Sportage	113	2.2%	– 13.7%	2	3	702	2.4%	– 4.9%	3	3
4	Nissan Qashqai	108	2.1%	+ 20.0%	5	9	671	2.3%	+ 13.5%	4	5
5	Vauxhall Corsa	101	2.0%	– 1.0%	3	n/a	441	1.5%	n/a	9	10
6	Volvo XC40	97	1.9%	– 4.0%	n/a	4	510	1.7%	– 12.7%	7	9
7	Hyundai Tucson	93	1.8%	n/a	10	7	437	1.5%	n/a	10	n/a
8	MG ZS	88	1.7%	– 47.3%	n/a	6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
9	VW Golf	83	1.6%	n/a	6	5	543	1.8%	+ 65.5%	6	n/a
10	Jaecoo 7	81	1.6%	n/a	4	n/a	621	2.1%	n/a	5	n/a
n/a	VW Polo	68	1.3%	– 37.0%	n/a	8	444	1.5%	n/a	8	n/a

Source: SMMT

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