What is the most sold used car?

If owning a car is considered a luxury, then owning a brand new car is a significantly higher form. There's an appeal to a spanking new vehicle: the peace of mind knowing that it has a clean history, the vehicle is covered by the manufacturer's warranty, and the next few services are covered. There's no uncertainty about its history, allowing you to trust its reliability.

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The downside is that a new car loses a considerable amount of its value the moment it rolls off the dealership floor. This is the most common reason to choose a used car over a new car. Used cars are, generally, cheaper to purchase and, in many instances, as reliable as their new counterparts. But one never truly knows the history of the car. This is a small price to pay for the savings though.

SA's Most Popular Used Car Buy

What cars are popular on the used market? Which ones sell fast and which ones are there a demand for? Opting for a popular model provides you with a few benefits; you're able to shop around for a good deal, and the markup is generally lower, so you know that you're buying the vehicle closer to its true value, rather than an inflated cost, based on rarity or uniqueness. With more than 74 000 used cars online here at AutoTrader, you have many to choose from. This also means that we have the largest sample set and can help you choose a popular model for your next car.

South Africa's most sold used car is the Ford Ranger. With prices ranging from as low as R75 000 to R2.7 million for an armoured demo model, there's something for almost any budget. Not only that, you have over 3 700 examples to choose from! Here are the Top 10 used car best-sellers for March 2025

Toyota remains South Africa's favourite used car brand, with the brand accounting for 5 228 of the 29 896 used vehicles sold in the month of March. It is followed up by Volkswagen on 4 294 units, and Ford in third place with 3 224 used vehicles sold.