Used EV sales surge 40% while used diesel sales fell off a cliff. New figures from Autotrader reveal a significant shift in the UK used car market, with demand for second-hand electric vehicles soaring. And it’s not looking particularly good for diesel. According to the latest figures for September 2026, when compared with figured from September 2025… Used EV demand UP 40% Diesel demand DOWN 19.2% Petrol demand DOWN 5.8% But here’s where things get even more interesting… Electric vehicles were the ONLY fuel type to record an annual increase in used car prices. Electric car values UP 2.8% Petrol car values DOWN 1% Diesel car values DOWN 0.8% Some individual electric models have performed particularly well: Renault Zoe UP 15.2% MG5 UP 10.9% Skoda Enyaq UP 10.5% Of course, not every EV is increasing in value, but the overall trend is significant. A combination of increasingly affordable used electric cars, and EV demand growing considerably faster than supply, and it’s helping support used electric car values. For years, we’ve heard that nobody wants second-hand electric cars, that they lose all their value and that buyers are avoiding them. Yet the latest real-world market data tells a very different story. The transition to electric isn’t just happening in the new car market. It’s increasingly evident in the used car market too.