Hybrids outperform EVs as demand and costs rise in used market

Used hybrid costs rose by £321 within the first half of 2025 to a mean of £21,707, regardless of elevated provide, making them the strongest-performing gasoline sort on Autorola’s MarketPlace platform.

In distinction, costs for petrol, diesel and EVs softened.

Hybrids accounted for 17% of MarketPlace gross sales between January and June, overtaking diesel (16%) and EVs (4.5%) however nonetheless trailing petrol, which dominated with 62.5%.

George Fitzpatrick, gross sales director at Autorola UK, mentioned: “Whereas everybody has been locked into analysing EV information, hybrids have quietly been rising in reputation with costs remaining constant even when provides have risen.

“Sellers we discuss to believe in stocking hybrids as an choice for the rising variety of customers taking a look at a half-way home choice between ICE and EVs.”

The report additionally highlights a development in direction of youthful used inventory coming into the wholesale market.

Common ages have dropped throughout gasoline sorts, with hybrids down from 35 to 32 months.

Petrol fell from 40 to 36 months and diesel from 43 to 41 months. Solely EVs noticed a rise, with common age rising from 27 to 35 months.

Autorola attributes this to OEMs ramping up new automotive gross sales exercise by means of aggressive finance presents and rising ranges of pre-registration forward of the September plate change.

“This summer season we’re already transferring in direction of a purchaser’s new automotive market, however this hasn’t affected the demand for and costs of typical two, three and four-year-old used inventory,” Fitzpatrick added.