The average price of a used hybrid car has increased during the first six months of 2025, according to data from Autorola UK.
It said that on its Marketplace wholesale auction platform, the average used hybrid price had risen by £321 (1.5%) to £21,707 at an average of 32 months old and 21,632 miles driven.
Hybrids were the only powertrain type to see a value increase during the period, with prices for petrol, diesel, and electric cars all said to have softened slightly.
Autorola said this trend came amid caution around used EVs from both dealers and buyers.
Autorola UK sales director George Fitzpatrick said: “While everyone has been locked into analysing EV data, hybrids have quietly been growing in popularity with prices remaining consistent even when supplies have risen.
“Dealers we talk to have confidence in stocking hybrids as an option for the increasing number of consumers looking at a halfway house option between ICE and EVs.”
Autorola has also reported another trend, of an increasing number of younger cars being sold at auction, with the average age of diesels dropping from 43 to 41 months, petrols from 40 to 36 months and hybrids from 35 to 32 months since the start of January. The average EV age however has risen, from 27 to 35 months.
Fitzpatrick said: “We believe drivers are getting out of used cars early in response to OEMs pushing aggressive new car sales with attractive finance offers and discounts.
“We are also starting to see some pre-registration activity in the market as OEMs clear their stocks during summer and in the run up to the new registration in September.
“This summer we are already moving towards a buyer’s new car market, but this hasn’t affected the demand for and prices of typical two, three and four-year old used stock.”
