The Nissan Juke is the overall best-seller in Northern Ireland.

Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in March. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the March 2026 UK update. In the all important month of March, Scotland is up 7.3% to 31,002 sales, England is up 6.9% to 331,643 and Wales is up 5.9% to 12,275 but Northern Ireland falls -7.2% to 5,549. Over Q1, the best performing nation is England at +6.5% to 532,610, followed by Wales at +5.8% to 19,608 and Scotland up 4.1% to 48,844 whereas Northern Ireland drops -7.6% to 13,225.

Podium finishers are as follows: the Jaecoo 7 is #1 in England, #2 in Scotland and #4 in Wales, the Vauxhall Corsa #1 in Scotland, the Nissan Juke #1 in Northern Ireland, the MG HS #1 in Wales, #6 in England and Northern Ireland, the Ford Puma #2 in England, Northern Ireland and Wales, the Peugeot 208 #3 in Scotland and the Nissan Qashqai #3 in England, Northern Ireland and Wales.

Other great performers include the Volvo XC40 #5 in England, VW Tiguan #5 in Northern Ireland, Kia Picanto #6 in Wales, Hyundai Kona #9 in Northern Ireland, Peugeot 3008 equal #9 in Northern Ireland, Suzuki Swift #9 in Wales and the Omoda 5 #10 in Scotland.

Previous month: UK nations February 2026: Chery Tiggo 7 #3 in Scotland

One year ago: UK nations March 2025: Renault Clio #1 in Northern Ireland

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

England (UK) March 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	Mar-26	%	/25	UK	Feb	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Jaecoo 7	8,927	2.7%	n/a	1	7	13,633	2.6%	n/a	2	n/a
2	Ford Puma	7,973	2.4%	– 21.6%	2	1	13,807	2.6%	+ 3.8%	1	1
3	Nissan Qashqai	7,471	2.3%	+ 28.3%	3	n/a	10,956	2.1%	+ 8.7%	4	3
4	Kia Sportage	6,549	2.0%	– 3.6%	4	2	12,307	2.3%	+ 15.0%	3	2
5	Volvo XC40	5,456	1.6%	n/a	6	8	7,976	1.5%	n/a	6	7
6	MG HS	5,198	1.6%	– 6.6%	7	n/a	7,400	1.4%	– 11.4%	8	n/a
7	Vauxhall Corsa	5,064	1.5%	+ 8.2%	5	5	8,965	1.7%	+ 8.8%	5	8
8	VW Golf	4,915	1.5%	– 12.7%	8	10	7,693	1.4%	– 15.1%	7	5
9	Tesla Model Y	4,726	1.4%	n/a	9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
10	Nissan Juke	4,196	1.3%	– 21.6%	n/a	n/a	7,188	1.3%	– 18.1%	10	4
n/a	Mini Cooper	4,054	1.2%	n/a	n/a	3	7,244	1.4%	n/a	9	10

Northern Ireland (UK) March 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	Mar-26	%	/25	UK	Feb	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Nissan Juke	208	3.7%	+ 79.3%	n/a	6	449	3.4%	+ 122.3%	2	5
2	Ford Puma	173	3.1%	– 0.6%	2	2	426	3.2%	+ 26.0%	3	2
3	Nissan Qashqai	166	3.0%	+ 1.2%	3	4	364	2.8%	– 7.8%	4	4
4	Kia Sportage	164	3.0%	+ 20.6%	4	1	538	4.1%	+ 33.5%	1	1
5	VW Tiguan	122	2.2%	– 14.7%	n/a	5	287	2.2%	– 11.7%	6	10
6	MG HS	112	2.0%	+ 7.7%	7	10	274	2.1%	– 3.5%	7	n/a
7	Hyundai Tucson	108	1.9%	– 7.7%	n/a	3	303	2.3%	– 4.7%	5	7
8	Vauxhall Corsa	106	1.9%	n/a	5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
9	Hyundai Kona	104	1.9%	n/a	n/a	9	244	1.8%	n/a	8	8
9	Peugeot 3008	104	1.9%	+ 4.0%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
n/a	Volvo XC40	96	1.7%	n/a	6	8	244	1.8%	n/a	8	n/a
n/a	Ford Kuga	93	1.7%	n/a	n/a	n/a	236	1.8%	n/a	10	n/a

Scotland (UK) March 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	Mar-26	%	/25	UK	Feb	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Vauxhall Corsa	990	3.2%	– 49.9%		n/a	1,117	2.3%	– 60.2%	3	1
2	Jaecoo 7	816	2.6%	n/a		2	1,447	3.0%	n/a	1	4
3	Peugeot 208	797	2.6%	+ 5.8%		n/a	996	2.0%	– 12.4%	5	10
4	Nissan Qashqai	763	2.5%	+ 28.9%		n/a	763	1.6%	– 15.5%	4	6
5	Ford Puma	680	2.2%	+ 34.1%		1	1,215	2.5%	+ 61.4%	2	3
6	BMW 1 Series	667	2.2%	n/a		n/a	957	2.0%	n/a	6	n/a
7	VW Golf	614	2.0%	+ 25.8%		n/a	883	1.8%	– 13.3%	10	n/a
8	Vauxhall Mokka	590	1.9%	– 32.7%		n/a	590	1.2%	– 53.9%	7	7
9	Volvo XC40	551	1.8%	n/a		n/a	551	1.1%	+ 269.8%	9	9
10	Omoda 5	549	1.8%	n/a		5	953	n/a	n/a	7	n/a
n/a	VW Polo	521	1.7%	– 2.6%		8	916	1.9%	– 2.0%	9	5
n/a	MG HS	473	1.5%	n/a		6	929	1.9%	n/a	8	8

Wales (UK) March 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	Mar-26	%	/25	UK	Feb	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	MG HS	352	2.9%	+ 4.5%	7	3	544	2.8%	+ 7.9%	2	2
2	Ford Puma	351	2.9%	– 6.4%	2	1	649	3.3%	+ 24.3%	1	1
3	Nissan Qashqai	317	2.6%	+ 22.4%	3	4	486	2.5%	+ 18.2%	3	5
4	Jaecoo 7	307	2.5%	n/a	1	8	475	2.4%	n/a	4	n/a
5	VW Golf	274	2.2%	+ 50.5%	8	n/a	368	1.9%	+ 12.2%	6	n/a
6	Kia Picanto	211	1.7%	n/a	n/a	n/a	308	1.6%	n/a	9	n/a
6	Kia Sportage	211	1.7%	– 29.2%	4	2	474	2.4%	– 6.5%	5	3
8	Volvo XC40	207	1.7%	– 11.9%	6	10	317	1.6%	– 17.2%	8	9
9	Suzuki Swift	190	1.5%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
10	Nissan Juke	189	1.5%	– 6.4%	n/a	7	333	1.7%	– 4.9%	7	7
n/a	VW Polo	177	1.4%	n/a	n/a	n/a	296	1.5%	n/a	10	n/a

Source: SMMT