In the first half of 2026, Ukrainians purchased 111,500 used passenger cars imported from abroad, which is 2% less than in the same period of 2025, according to a report by “Ukravtoprom” on its Telegram channel.
Gasoline-powered cars accounted for the largest share of this segment of the auto market, increasing their share by 11 percentage points compared to January–June 2025, to 58%.
Next came diesel cars at 20% (22%), while the share of electric vehicles fell to 11% from 22%, though they still outpaced hybrids, which accounted for 8% (5%). The share of cars with LPG systems was 3% (4%).
The average age of imported used cars was 9.7 years.
The Volkswagen Golf confidently tops the list of the ten most popular imported used models with 5,143 units. Next are the VW Tiguan with 4,549 units, the Audi Q5 with 3,962 units, the Nissan Rogue—3,896 units, the Skoda Octavia—3,688 units, the Renault Megane—3,435 units, the Volkswagen Passat—2,477 units, the Ford Escape—2,446 units, the Nissan Qashqai—2,166 units, and the Audi A4—2,144 units.
As reported by “Ukravtoprom,” in 2025, Ukrainians purchased 274,300 used passenger cars imported from abroad, which is 24% more than in 2024; the top three most popular models after the Volkswagen Golf included two Tesla electric vehicles—the Model Y and Model 3.
This year, the market showed a 22% increase in January compared to January 2025, but began to decline starting in February.
