Looking at the trends from Private new car purchases can provide Fleet Managers with information on the type cars that will be popular in the used market (which will influence residual values and Whole of Life Cost calculations). From 2017 Private buyers have moved away from passenger vehicles in favour of SUVs. And the move towards diesel powered passenger and SUVs has stopped with declines in 2017.
Passenger
| Year | Petrol | Diesel | Hybrid | Electric | LPG |
| 2019 | 151,487 | 2,114 | 6,786 | 495 | 0 |
| 2018 | 186,039 | 3,462 | 4,101 | 245 | 0 |
| 2017 | 229,263 | 5,260 | 2,403 | 191 | 0 |
| 2016 | 247,047 | 6,641 | 2,517 | 136 | 38 |
| 2015 | 275,135 | 9,418 | 2,697 | 210 | 111 |
| 2014 | 283,349 | 12,372 | 3,049 | 132 | 156 |
| 2013 | 302,905 | 15,181 | 4,335 | 95 | 317 |
| 2012 | 296,780 | 18,460 | 5,743 | 47 | 503 |
| 2011 | 285,026 | 19,908 | 2,212 | 11 | 81 |
| 2010 | 298,067 | 22,403 | 1,769 | 0 | 288 |
| 2009 | 273,121 | 16,735 | 291 | 0 | 291 |
| 2008 | 301,810 | 19,768 | 527 | 0 | 527 |
SUV
| Year | Petrol | Diesel | Hybrid | Electric |
| 2019 | 200,811 | 47,072 | 5,434 | 798 |
| 2018 | 196,491 | 56,918 | 654 | 195 |
| 2017 | 184,822 | 64,543 | 604 | 186 |
| 2016 | 176,820 | 70,377 | 800 | 123 |
| 2015 | 172,819 | 71,980 | 1,152 | 92 |
| 2014 | 139,632 | 69,269 | 545 | 189 |
| 2013 | 120,407 | 64,708 | 320 | 0 |
| 2012 | 105,706 | 57,206 | 339 | 0 |
| 2011 | 85,106 | 38,140 | 342 | 0 |
| 2010 | 83,206 | 35,493 | 523 | 0 |
| 2009 | 69,466 | 23,955 | 356 | 0 |
| 2008 | 73,617 | 24,180 | 267 | 0 |
Light Commercial
| Year | Petrol | Diesel | LPG |
| 2019 | 5,633 | 55,863 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3,807 | 63,558 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5,613 | 64,480 | 7 |
| 2016 | 6,556 | 60,561 | 63 |
| 2015 | 7,309 | 65,736 | 111 |
| 2014 | 8,584 | 67,987 | 82 |
| 2013 | 9,565 | 65,264 | 215 |
| 2012 | 12,306 | 45,152 | 222 |
| 2011 | 14,724 | 32,750 | 236 |
| 2010 | 14,316 | 27,773 | 317 |
| 2009 | 15,086 | 23,687 | 357 |
| 2008 | 17,074 | 21,612 | 481 |
