Mercedes-Benz fashions dominate Auto Dealer’s hottest used vehicles of 2024

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Mercedes-Benz GLB Class was the most popular used automobile of 2024, promoting in simply a median 16 days with the German model additionally securing the second spot with the A Class promoting in a median of 16.5 days, based on on-line market Auto Dealer.

The Mercedes-Benz fashions considerably outperformed the common used automobile which bought in roughly 30 days final 12 months.

General used vehicles drove off forecourts two days quicker than in 2023. This momentum has carried into 2025, with vehicles presently promoting in about 39 days – three days faster than the identical interval final 12 months. January 2025 has marked the quickest begin to the 12 months since Auto Dealer started monitoring gross sales in 2019.

Mercedes-Benz GLB Class was the most popular used automobile of 2024, promoting in simply a median 16 days with the German model additionally securing the second spot with the A Class promoting in a median of 16.5 days, based on on-line market Auto Dealer.

The Mercedes-Benz fashions considerably outperformed the common used automobile which bought in roughly 30 days final 12 months.

General used vehicles drove off forecourts two days quicker than in 2023. This momentum has carried into 2025, with vehicles presently promoting in about 39 days – three days faster than the identical interval final 12 months. January 2025 has marked the quickest begin to the 12 months since Auto Dealer started monitoring gross sales in 2019.

Electrical automobiles (EVs) emerged because the fastest-selling gasoline kind in 2024, taking a median of simply 29 days to promote, in comparison with 30 days for petrol and 31 days for diesel vehicles. Demand for EVs accelerated within the second half of the 12 months, with the common EV promoting 4 days quicker than within the first half.

In January 2025, used EVs are promoting in 35 days – a day quicker than January 2024 and practically two weeks quicker than January 2023, after they took 52 days to promote.

The fastest-selling phase of the market in 2024 was 3-5-year-old electrical fashions, which bought in simply 23 days. This pattern continues into 2025, with these ‘middle-aged’ EVs promoting greater than per week quicker than the common used automobile.

In contrast, ‘practically new’ EVs (as much as one 12 months outdated) are among the many slowest movers, taking practically 42 days to promote, effectively above the common of 34 days for vehicles on this age group.

The hole in efficiency between youthful and older EVs comes right down to affordability. Auto Dealer’s pricing information, based mostly on over 800,000 every day retail market observations, exhibits that just about new electrical vehicles value practically double the worth of 3-5-year-old fashions (£37,032 vs £19,386).

Crucially, 3-5-year-old EVs are actually price-competitive with petrol vehicles of the identical age (£18,345) and are considerably cheaper than diesel counterparts (£23,400).

The evolving affordability of used EVs highlights their rising attraction, as customers more and more prioritise worth with out compromising on sustainability.

Richard Walker, information and perception director at Auto Dealer commented: “Regardless of normal tight belting in the mean time, automobile consumers had been nonetheless pleased to bask in premium used vehicles final 12 months. Not solely did Mercedes-Benz high the record, however most of 2024’s hottest used vehicles had been pricier SUVs.

 “We’ve entered January with actual momentum, following a really constructive market efficiency final 12 months. Automobiles bought at a fast tempo, demand was very strong, and costs had been secure.

“However 2024 actually was the 12 months of the used EV, particularly for these ‘middle-aged’ fashions which have develop into extra accessible than ever, serving to demand rocket over the past 12 months or so. It exhibits that when the worth is true, automobile consumers are more than pleased to make the change to electrical.”


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