The most popular used cars for September have become known

In September, sales of used passenger cars reached 553.3 thousand. This is 2.1% less than a month earlier, but 4.5% higher than the result of September last year, the analytical agency Autostat told Izvestia on October 20.

The leadership among the brands in the secondary market remains the Russian Lada — in the first month of autumn, 130.8 thousand such used cars were purchased. The second place belongs to the Japanese Toyota — 56.1 thousand units. This is followed by South Korean brands Kia and Hyundai — 33.1 thousand and 30.8 thousand units. Japanese Nissan closes the top 5 - 24.5 thousand units.

Sales growth in relation to the level of a month ago in the top ten is shown only by BMW (+2.2%). The remaining nine brands show a decrease, the strongest of which is Lada (-4.9%). In annual comparison, only one brand has a negative trend — Nissan (-2.7%). Renault remained at the level of last year, while the other eight are in the black.

The VAZ/Lada 2107 sedan remained the most popular model among used passenger cars. In September, Russians bought 12.2 thousand VAZ sevens. Next are the "Koreans" — Kia Rio (11 thousand units) and Hyundai Solaris (10.4 thousand units). The fourth line of the rating belongs to the Lada 2114 Samara-2 hatchback (9,5 thousand units). The Ford Focus was among the five leaders of the secondary market, with a September result of 9.3 thousand units.

In the first nine months of 2025, Russians became owners of 4 million 419.8 thousand used passenger cars. This is 0.8% more than in January – September last year.

Autostat experts also note that in early autumn, a record number of used passenger cars were imported to Russia over the past two years. The volume of their imports in September amounted to 48.4 thousand units, and almost all of it fell on individuals.

Most used cars are still imported from Japan. Toyota remains the most popular brand in the structure of used passenger car imports, with a share of about 19% in September. The top 5 also includes Honda, BMW, Kia and Volkswagen. Among the models, the Toyota Corolla and Honda Freed became the most imported in the first month of autumn.

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Earlier, on October 13, Avito Auto experts said that right-hand drive cars are most often more accessible than similar offers with left-hand drive. The largest difference in the average price with left-hand drive versions among used cars aged 4-6 years in Russia was recorded for Suzuki Jimny, which is 38.9%.

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