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hich used cars have the highest de-
mand in South Africa in 2023? Which
is the most in demand brand? And
how many car searches happen every second?
The 2023 AutoTrader Mid-Year Car Industry Re-
port reveals the answers to these questions.
This report – which covers the first six months
of 2023 – delves into used car sales data, provid-
ing several interesting local in-market car shop-
ping insights.
Toyota is the leading brand in the local used
car market in 2023, selling an impressive 28 061
passenger cars and achieving a 17% share of the
used car market. The average price of the sold
Toyota vehicles amounts to R420 021, with an av-
erage mileage of 86 373km and an average mod-
el year of 2018.
However, Toyota does not reign supreme
when it comes to the top-selling used car model
in South Africa this year. That honour goes to the
Ford Ranger, which has an average selling price of
R433 371, with an average mileage of 90 659km
and an average model year of 2010. Impressively,
the Ranger has accounted for over 9 301 used car
units sold this year, constituting 6% of the overall
sales figure.
The Toyota Hilux does, however, emerge as
the second most sold used car in South Africa.
The Volkswagen Polo, in third place, fills the re-
maining podium position.
The list of the top 10 most sold used cars
is similar to that of new cars sold and the top
10 most enquired used models – but it is far
from identical. Four vehicles – the VW Polo,
Mercedes-Benz C-Class, BMW 3 Series and Ford
EcoSport – appear on the list of top-selling used
cars, but not on the list of top-selling new cars.
In addition, there are four cars on the list of
top-selling new cars that don’t make an appear-
ance on the list of used top sellers. They are the
Toyota Corolla Cross, Toyota Hiace, Toyota Starlet
and Suzuki Swift.
According to AutoTrader’s Used Car Sales
Data, when it comes to brand sales, Toyota
emerged as the leading brand in the local used
car market with approximately 28 061 used pas-
senger car sales. Volkswagen took second posi-
tion with 22 640 used passenger car sales and
finally, Ford took the third spot with 18 836 used
passenger car sales.
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Which used cars are
most in demand?
Top 10 mostt sold used models
Sold
Average
Average
Average
Ford Ranger
9 301
R433 371
90 659km
2019
Toyota Hilux
8 551
R454 294
102 931km
2018
Volkswagen Polo
7 355
R266 230
63 784km
2019
Volkswagen Polo Vivo
4 897
R193 929
64 144km
2019
Toyota Fortuner
4 175
R465 196
105 428km
2017
Mercedes-Benz C-Class
3 768
R436 256
96 200km
2015
BMW 3 Series
3 202
R371 773
100 568km
2016
Ford EcoSport
2 944
R246 794
53 944km
2019
Nissan NP200
2 069
R168 585
83 141km
2019
10
Isuzu D-Max
1 988
R387 562
31 527km
2022