Used cars are selling fast in 2025, with March seeing average sale times drop to just 25 days, making it the quickest month on record, according to the latest figures from Auto Trader.
This continues a strong start to the year, following January’s 31-day and February’s 28-day averages. The trend reflects high consumer demand, backed by strong traffic on Auto Trader’s platform, which now sees over 80 million visits each month.
At the top of the used car leaderboard for March is the Vauxhall Grandland. Petrol-hybrid versions under a year old are selling in just seven and a half days on average. Next is the one-year-old Mercedes-Benz GLC, also a petrol-hybrid, taking just eight and a half days to sell. Completing the top three is the Jeep Avenger, again under a year old, selling in around eleven days.
Interestingly, while half of March’s top ten fastest-selling used cars are nearly new (up to one year old), this age group also makes up 80% of the slowest sellers. On average, these nearly new vehicles still take 31 days to sell, slower than any other age bracket, highlighting that only select models are going against the trend.
In contrast, older used cars aged between five and ten years are moving quickly, averaging just 23 days to sell. This segment also holds the strongest “Market Health” rating at 7.36% and has seen a 7.1% year-on-year rise in demand.
“The accelerating speed at which cars are moving off forecourts faster is an encouraging sign for the used car market. However, this record speed of sale does suggest that for many retailers there’s room to optimise pricing to fully capitalise on the robust levels of consumer demand. Retailers need to be confident in their pricing and, with the used market currently buoyant, price correctly to the retail market. Staying close to the market data will prove essential to ensuring retailers are maximising profit whilst still achieving a rapid rate of stock turn.”
Richard Walker, Auto Trader’s Data and Insight’s Director
Fastest-selling cars in March on Auto Trader:
| Make | Model | Body Type | Fuel Type | Age Cohort | Median Retailer Days Before Sold | |
| 1 | Vauxhall | Grandland | SUV | Petrol Hybrid | up to 1 Year | 7.5 |
| 2 | Mercedes-Benz | GLC | SUV | Petrol Hybrid | up to 1 Year | 8.5 |
| 3 | Jeep | Avenger | SUV | Petrol | up to 1 Year | 11 |
| 4 | Mercedes-Benz | A Class | Saloon | Petrol | 5 to 10 Years | 12 |
| 5 | Ford | Puma | SUV | Petrol | 5 to 10 Years | 12 |
| 6 | Mercedes-Benz | GLA | SUV | Diesel | 3 to 5 Years | 13 |
| 7 | SsangYong | Tivoli | SUV | Petrol | 5 to 10 Years | 13 |
| 8 | CUPRA | Leon | Hatchback | Petrol | up to 1 Year | 13.5 |
| 9 | Jeep | Compass | SUV | Diesel | 5 to 10 Years | 14 |
| 10 | Hyundai | TUCSON | SUV | Petrol | up to 1 Year | 14 |
Slowest-selling cars in March on Auto Trader:
| Make | Model | Body Type | Fuel Type | Age Cohort | Median Retailer Days Before Sold | |
| 1 | Nissan | Leaf | Hatchback | Electric | up to 1 Year | 101 |
| 2 | Volkswagen | Golf | Hatchback | Petrol Plug-in Hybrid | up to 1 Year | 98.5 |
| 3 | Honda | e:Ny1 | SUV | Electric | 1 to 3 Years | 92 |
| 4 | BMW | M2 | Coupe | Petrol | up to 1 Year | 90 |
| 5 | Jeep | Compass | SUV | Petrol Plug-in Hybrid | up to 1 Year | 85 |
| 6 | Nissan | X-Trail | SUV | Petrol Hybrid | up to 1 Year | 83 |
| 7 | MINI | Electric Countryman | SUV | Electric | up to 1 Year | 81.5 |
| 8 | BMW | iX2 | SUV | Electric | up to 1 Year | 78 |
| 9 | Vauxhall | Grandland | SUV | Petrol | up to 1 Year | 77 |
| 10 | Audi | RS6 Avant | Estate | Petrol | 5 to 10 Years | 75.5 |
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