What was the UK's favourite new car colour in 2017?

Black was the most popular colour for new car buyers in the UK in 2017.

According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, more than 500,000 black cars were sold last year, which accounted for 20.3% of all new car sales.

This was a change to 2016 when White was the most popular colour. The colour with the fastest growing demand in 2017 was gold, with demand up 19.1%, it still remained an extrovert choice with just 0.2% of the market.

The survey also revealed differences between regions, with black the colour of choice in southern England, but white still the most popular in northern England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.


Top 10 Car Colour Choices

1. Black (20.3%)
2. Grey (19.7%)
3. White (19%)
4. Blue (16%)
5. Silver (10.0%)
6. Red (9.9%)
7. Green (1.1%)
8. Orange (0.8%)
9. Bronze (0.5%)
10. Yellow (0.4%)

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