IRISH USED CAR MARKET OVERVIEW FOR OCTOBER 2024
Car Sales October 2024
The 2015 Petrol Volkswagen Golf was the best-selling car in the Republic of Ireland during the month of October at Independent dealerships.
The 2015 Petrol Audi A3 came in second place with the 2014 Volkswagen Golf coming in third place at Independent dealerships.
We see hybrid vehicles coming into the top-ten list for Independent dealers. In tenth place is the 2020 Hybrid Bmw 3 series, Petrol continues to be the most popular engine type in Ireland.
The 2022 Hybrid Toyota Corolla was by far the best-selling car at Franchise dealerships coming in both first and second place. The C-HR, Yaris and Rav4 were all very popular cars at franchise dealerships.
The quickest-selling car at Independent dealerships in October was the 2021 Electric Volkswagen ID.4 with the 2014 Petrol Nissan Qashqai coming in second. The quickest-selling car from the franchise dealers 2022 Diesel Mercedes-Benz E-Class and the 2022 Hybrid Mercedes-Benz E-Class coming in second place and also the Petrol version of the 2020 Petrol Peugeot 5008 in third place.
The October report reveals that of the top ten cars sold privately, 2011 Diesel Volkswagen Golf was by far the most popular car in Ireland sold privately. The VW Golf came in third, fourth, fifth and ninth places.
Of the top-ten cars valued during the month of October was the 2016 Diesel Ford Focus with the 2022 Hybrid Toyota Corolla and 2023 Hybrid Toyota Rav4 coming in second and third place respectively.
| Top 10 Used Cars Sold by Indep. Dealers |
| 2015 Petrol Volkswagen Golf |
| 2015 Petrol Audi A3 |
| 2014 Petrol Volkswagen Golf |
| 2016 Petrol Volkswagen Polo |
| 2015 Petrol Volkswagen Polo |
| 2015 Petrol Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class |
| 2016 Petrol Volkswagen Golf |
| 2017 Petrol Volkswagen Polo |
| 2017 Diesel Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class |
| 2020 Hybrid BMW 3 Series |
| Top 10 Used Cars Sold by Franchise Dealers |
| 2022 Hybrid Toyota Corolla |
| 2021 Hybrid Toyota Corolla |
| 2021 Hybrid Toyota C-HR |
| 2022 Hybrid Toyota C-HR |
| 2023 Petrol SEAT Arona |
| 2021 Hybrid Toyota Rav4 |
| 2021 Hybrid Toyota Yaris |
| 2022 Diesel Hyundai Tucson |
| 2022 Hybrid Toyota Rav4 |
| 2020 Hybrid Toyota Corolla |
| Top 10 Quickest Sellers (Indep. dealers) |
| 2021 Electric Volkswagen ID.4 |
| 2014 Petrol Nissan Qashqai |
| 2015 Diesel Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class |
| 2019 Diesel Mercedes-Benz C-Class |
| 2023 Petrol Volkswagen Golf |
| 2019 Diesel Audi Q7 |
| 2017 Diesel SEAT Alhambra |
| 2018 Diesel Volvo S60 |
| 2016 Diesel SEAT Alhambra |
| 2021 Diesel Volvo XC60 |
| Top 10 Quickest Sellers (Franchise dealers) |
| 2022 Diesel Mercedes-Benz E-Class |
| 2022 Hybrid Mercedes-Benz E-Class |
| 2020 Petrol Peugeot 5008 |
| 2019 Hybrid Honda Fit |
| 2018 Hybrid Toyota Yaris |
| 2020 Hybrid Lexus ES |
| 2022 Diesel Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class |
| 2023 Electric Mercedes-Benz EQE |
| 2017 Petrol Toyota C-HR |
| 2017 Diesel Audi A6 |
| Top 10 Used Cars Sold Privately |
| 2011 Diesel Volkswagen Golf |
| 2011 Diesel BMW 5 Series |
| 2014 Diesel Volkswagen Golf |
| 2012 Diesel Volkswagen Golf |
| 2015 Diesel Volkswagen Golf |
| 2011 Diesel Ford Focus |
| 2012 Diesel Ford Focus |
| 2011 Diesel Volkswagen Passat |
| 2013 Diesel Volkswagen Golf |
| 2012 Diesel Audi A4 |
| Top 10 Overall Cars Valued |
| 2016 Diesel Ford Focus |
| 2022 Hybrid Toyota Corolla |
| 2023 Hybrid Toyota Rav4 |
| 2022 Hybrid Toyota C-HR |
| 2022 Hybrid Toyota Rav4 |
| 2023 Hybrid Toyota Yaris |
| 2023 Hybrid Toyota C-HR |
| 2023 Hybrid Toyota Corolla |
| 2019 Hybrid Toyota Corolla |
| 2022 Hybrid Toyota Yaris |
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