Black cars were the most popular used passenger vehicle in the United Kingdom in 2021, with over 1.6 million transactions recorded. This amounted to around 21.6 percent of the total used car sales in the country that year.
Volume of used car transactions in the United Kingdom, by car color
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SMMT. (February 8, 2022). Volume of used car transactions in the United Kingdom, by car color (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1347289/uk-used-car-sales-by-color/
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