Used car values rise in June – BCA
BCA has reported that average used car values improved by 3.1% month-on-month in June.
Meanwhile, buyer participation and sold volumes remained positive and ahead of prior year.
Its analysis found that buyer engagement on premium three to four-year-old stock saw the biggest lift, while the EV sector had a particularly robust month with sold volumes setting a new weekly record of more than 1,300 sales.
BCA has now sold more than 26,000 EVs so far in 2025, averaging more than 1,000 EV sales every week.
Meanwhile, used car values averaged £7,746 in June, up by £236 (3.1%) month-on-month, while over the first six months of 2025 the average sold value of a used car across the board at BCA was £7,717.
BCA COO Stuart Pearson said: “June started well and maintained the momentum throughout the month, with a noticeable uptick in demand and volumes continuing to be ahead of last year. In traditionally what has been one of the toughest quarters for used cars, the market was significantly more robust than we have typically seen in previous years.”
He added: “In fact, the wider used car sector in 2025 remains well ahead of the same period last year with both volume and value performance reflecting an extremely competitive marketplace.
“We are now well into that period of the year when the wholesale environment has traditionally experienced some pressure on demand, but buyer engagement remains excellent, and stock churn reflects a healthy marketplace.
“If anything, the market has strengthened further into the early weeks of July and with only a very marginal movement in published guide prices to date this month, the confidence seen in the used car market over recent months looks set to continue.”
