IRISH USED CAR MARKET OVERVIEW FOR FEBRUARY 2022

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Car Sales February 2022

The 2017 Diesel Volkswagen Passsat was the best-selling car in the Republic of Ireland during the month of February at Independent dealerships. 

The 2014 Petrol Volkswagen Polo came in second place with the 2016 Volkswagen Passat coming in third place at Independent dealerships. 

We see hybrid vehicles coming into the top-ten list for Independent dealers. In Eight place is the 2018 Hybrid Bmw 5 series, Diesel continues to be the most popular engine type in Ireland. 

The 2021 Petrol Volkswagen Polo was by far the best-selling car at Franchise dealerships coming in both first and third place. The VW Polo, Kadjar, Tucson, Golf, Qashqai, Focus and Micra were all very popular cars at franchise dealerships. 

The quickest-selling car at Independent dealerships in February was the 2008 Diesel Citroen C4 Picasso with the 2008 Petrol Mazda 6 coming in second. The quickest-selling car from the franchise dealers 2020 Diesel Peugeot 308 and the 2018 Petrol Mercedes-Benz A-Class coming in second place and also the Diesel version of the 2020 Diesel Ford Mondeo in third place.

The February report reveals that of the top ten cars sold privately, the 2011 Diesel Ford Focus was by far the most popular car in Ireland sold privately. The VW Golf came in second, third, fourth and ninth places. 

Of the top-ten cars valued during the month of February was the 2020 Electric Mercedes-Benz EQC with the Audi A4 and the Diesel Volkswagen Golf coming in second and third place respectively.

Top 10 Used Cars Sold by Independent Dealers

  1. 2017 Diesel Volkswagen Passat
  2. 2014 Petrol Volkswagen Polo
  3. 2016 Diesel Volkswagen Passat
  4. 2018 Diesel Nissan Qashqai
  5. 2017 Diesel Nissan Qashqai
  6. 2014 Diesel Volkswagen Golf
  7. 2017 Diesel BMW 5 Series
  8. 2018 Hybrid BMW 5 Series
  9. 2014 Petrol Volkswagen Golf
  10. 2017 Diesel Audi A4

 

Top 10 Used Cars Sold by Franchise Dealers

  1. 2021 Petrol Volkswagen Polo
  2. 2019 Diesel Renault Kadjar
  3. 2019 Petrol Volkswagen Polo
  4. 2019 Diesel Hyundai Tucson
  5. 2018 Diesel Volkswagen Golf
  6. 2019 Diesel Volkswagen Golf
  7. 2016 Petrol Volkswagen Golf
  8. 2018 Diesel Nissan Qashqai
  9. 2018 Diesel Ford Focus
  10. 2019 Petrol Nissan Micra

 

Top 10 Quickest Sellers by Independent Dealers

  1. 2008 Diesel Citroen C4 Picasso 

  2. 2008 Petrol Mazda 6

  3. 2013 Hybrid Toyota Prius 

  4. 2007 Petrol Toyota Yaris 

  5. 2013 Diesel Hyundai i40 

  6. 2007 Petrol MINI Cooper 

  7. 2013 Petrol Nissan Qashqai 

  8. 2007 Petrol SEAT Ibiza 

  9. 2010 Diesel Audi A3 

  10. 2015 Diesel Peugeot 200

 

Top 10 Quickest Sellers by Franchise Dealers

  1. 2020 Diesel Peugeot 308 

  2. 2018 Petrol Mercedes-Benz A-Class 

  3. 2020 Diesel Ford Mondeo 

  4. 2021 Petrol Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class 

  5. 2014 Hybrid Toyota Yaris 

  6. 2016 Diesel Land Rover Discovery Sport 

  7. 2016 Diesel Jaguar XF Series 

  8. 2021 Petrol Toyota Rav4 

  9. 2020 Hybrid Kia Niro 

  10. 2020 Petrol Dacia Sandero

     

Top 10 Used Cars Sold Privately

  1. 2011 Diesel Ford Focus

  2. 2013 Diesel Volkswagen Golf

  3. 2012 Diesel Volkswagen Golf 
  4. 2011 Diesel Volkswagen Golf 

  5. 2011 Diesel BMW 5 Series 

  6. 2012 Diesel Ford Focus 

  7. 2011 Diesel Volkswagen Passat

  8. 2015 Diesel Audi A6 

  9. 2008 Petrol Volkswagen Golf 

  10. 2016 Diesel Volkswagen Passat

     

Top 10 Overall Cars Valued

  1. 2020 Electric Mercedes-Benz EQC 

  2. 2014 Diesel Audi A4 

  3. 2015 Diesel Volkswagen Golf 

  4. 2016 Diesel Volkswagen Passat 

  5.  2016 Diesel Hyundai Tucson

  6. 2016 Diesel Volkswagen Golf

  7. 2017 Diesel Volkswagen Passat

  8. 2016 Diesel Nissan Qashqai

  9. 2018 Diesel Nissan Qashqai

  10. 2014 Diesel Ford Focus

 

 

 

Author

Justin Kavanagh
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