Discover the UK’s most popular van… and how fuel efficient is yours?

Howden – van insurance brokers with a difference – take you through the most popular and fuel efficient vans in the UK…

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The Most Popular Van of Last Year Revealed

Did you buy a new van last year? If so, you’re not alone – in fact far from it! A whopping 341,455 new ‘light commercial vehicles’ were registered in 2023, an increase of 21% from the year before.

We know how important your van is to your trade – whichever model you choose not only has an upfront cost, but will affect your insurance premiums, petrol costs, and need ongoing maintenance.

So, what was the overall consensus on 2023’s best vans?

The winners are…

The best-selling van last year by a mile was the Ford Transit Custom, with 40,865 new registrations. This model is no stranger to the top vehicle sales charts, and classed as a medium size, it’s a great middle ground option from Ford. At the smaller end of the spectrum, the most popular compact van was the Citroën Berlingo. This versatile panel van was delivered to 14,065 customers.

Electric vehicles continue to divide opinion, but a record number of battery electric vans were registered last year – 20,253.

Here’s the top 10 list of best-selling vans of the past year in full:

1. Ford Transit Custom – 40,865
2. Ford Transit – 28,280
3. Vauxhall Vivaro – 20,477
4. Ford Ranger – 18,679
5. Volkswagen Transporter – 17,487
6. Renault Trafic – 17,487
7. Mercedes-Benz Sprinter – 15,799
8. Citroen Berlingo – 14,065
9. Toyota Hilux – 10,888
10. Ford Transit Connect – 10,856

How fuel-efficient is your van?

With petrol and diesel prices still high, finding a fuel-efficient van is more important than ever, to help reduce how much you pay at the pump. So, what are the vans with the best fuel economy? And is there any overlap between these and the most popular overall?

Parkers ranks the following top five small vans for fuel-economy:

1. Volkswagen Caddy C20 2.0TDI 75PS or 2.0TDI 102PS, 6-speed manual – 57.6mpg
=2. Citroen Berlingo 1.5 100PS – 55.7mpg
=2. Peugeot Partner 1.5 100PS – 55.7mpg
4. Ford Transit Connect L1 1.5 75PS and 100PS, six-speed manual – 55.4mpg
5. Mercedes-Benz Citan 110 L1 six-speed manual – 54.3mpg

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