Gecko Risk – Electric Vehicle Data Insights

7th October 2025

Battery Electric Vehicle new registrations for the month of September was the highest on record, with a whopping 76,781 hitting the road. This is over 3,000 more than the previous peak in March of this year.

One of the big drivers behind consumer’s appetite for new BEVs can no doubt be put down to there now being 37 brand new BEV models retailing at below £30,000, coupled with very attractive salary sacrifice schemes.

We are beginning to see a similar willing to swich to EVs in the 2^nd hand-market,  with Cinch having reported that used BEVs are outselling used diesel vehicles for the first time ever. Additionally, Autotrader have reported that 20% of used BEVs are now being sold for below £20,000.

Vehicles on the Road Data

The UK Government’s Electric Car Grant (ECG) scheme has no doubt played its part in driving consumer demand, but perhaps not to the extent legacy manufacturers would want, given that BYD recorded a massive 5,898 new registrations last month. This brought them into the monthly top 5 BEV new registrations for the first time, coming in at 3^rd ahead of both Volkswagen and Audi. Further to this, BYD are now up to 6^th for BEV new registrations over the last 12 months, with a total of 25,495 hitting the road over this period.  BYD have also made a big mark in respect to hybrid new registrations with 5,373 recorded last month and 16,952 over the last year. Across both fuel types BYD sales have increased by 880% compared to the same time last year.

Tesla maintain their place at the top of the pile for both the month of September and over the last 12 months, despite them falling into neither category of being eligible for the ECG grant nor holding the competitive RRP that the likes of BYD, Leap or Chery have. Ford come into second place for September with 6,976 new registrations, over 1,000 more than Volkswagen. Nevertheless, Volkswagen have maintained their place in 2^nd for new registrations over the last 12 months, as ever hot on the heels of Tesla! Ford and Audi have swapped places and Kia have dropped out the top 10, being replaced by their compatriots, Hyundai.

Accident Repair Costs Data

BEV crash volumes were an all-time high in September with Gecko recording 15,253 accidents, up 15% from the previous month. Furthermore, Q3 2025 BEV crash volumes have been very high, with Gecko having recorded 40,163 accidents, which is an increase of 88% when compared Q3 2024. Claims frequency remains relatively flat over the last two years, with the significant increase in volumes being far more due to the rapidly expanding BEV car parc in the UK.

For the first time since March-25, BEV average repair costs have gone up, but only by under 1% across all manufacturers. Furthermore, average repair costs across the top 5 reported models have remained flat, with fluctuation being no more than 2% and in the case of Volkswagen and Tesla, well under 1%. This would indicate that the increase in volumes has not had too much of an effect on capacity to date.

For manufacturers where Gecko have recorded more than 1,000 accidents over the last 12 months, BYD and MG have by some way the lowest average repair costs; £2,431 and £2,470 respectively. The next closest are Mini and Renault which are both around £300 more. It should be noted that BYD repair costs have been slowly edging up month-on-month, as we are perhaps beginning to realise some of the lengthier and more expensive repairs.

Average Accident Repair Costs by Manufacturer – Last 3 Months

n.b. Repair Costs are inclusive of discounts, but excluding tax.