22.7 thousand used passenger cars imported from abroad were submitted for first registration in September 2025. This figure is 1.9% lower than the results of August of this year, but 40.2% higher than the same period (September) of 2024.
In the diagram, import volumes are marked by orange sections of the columns. Since the beginning of the year, import volumes have been gradually increasing: from 14.5 thousand cars in January to 22.5 thousand in May. Then, in June, there was a slight decrease in the pace, which then turned into a stabilization of volumes.
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Volkswagen remains the leader in imports by a significant margin — the brand continues to dominate the used car segment thanks to a wide selection of models, availability of components, and good prices at European auctions. In second place is Audi, a brand that is consistently included in the list of premium cars that are imported more often.
Tesla is quite predictably in third place. It is currently difficult to say what place this brand will occupy in the ranking of newly imported cars next year, when VAT on electric cars will have to be paid upon import, and the American brand will probably lose several positions. However, it is now among the top three, and has every chance of staying there at least until December. A similar story with Nissan — now it is gaining a significant number of new cars thanks to the Leaf and a number of other electric versions.
Renault, BMW, and Ford are in the middle of the ranking. Hyundai, Skoda, and KIA round out the top ten — models from these brands are often chosen as practical, reliable, and relatively affordable in terms of customs clearance costs.
In the individual models, the biggest fight for the championship took place between the Volkswagen Golf and the Tesla Model Y. The German car won by a difference of only a few cars, but it is worth noting that in addition to the classic versions with internal combustion engines, it was helped here by its own electric modification, the e-Golf, just in the wake of the increased demand for electric cars, which is increasingly felt as the end of customs clearance privileges approaches.
Interest in the "troika", that is, the Tesla Model 3, was high, but still less than the crossover built on its platform. Ukrainian buyers still cannot refuse the most versatile cars, and the total popularity of crossovers in all markets adds its plus.
Next on the list is the Volkswagen Tiguan, without electricity, but after it we will have to mention the “electric cars” again — with a difference of only 2 cars, the Nissan Leaf overtook the Skoda Octavia. No matter how practical the Czech model is, the reluctance of buyers to see a significant amount of VAT in the declaration in a few months allowed the Leaf to win this time.
In addition to these models, there was also high demand for the freshly launched Audi Q5, KIA Niro (once again, "hello, electrics" — because these are mostly electric versions, hybrid and gasoline ones are imported in units), the best-selling "second-hand" Volkswagen Passat, and the former leader of cars from the USA — Nissan Rogue.
The average age of passenger cars that entered the Ukrainian fleet during September 2025 decreased from 8.5 years to 8.4 years in a month — slightly "newer" cars arrive each time.
As for premium models, last month the Ukrainian car fleet was replenished with the following cars in this category: 1 Lamborghini, 2 Rolls-Royce, 2 Bentley, 2 Ferrari, and 6 Maserati.
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