UK – motorcycle registrations to February +13.93%
There's good news from the UK, with the latest motorcycle industry trade association data (MCIA) also reflecting the improved statistical picture seen as elsewhere in Europe as the data laps the late 2024 and early 2025 Euro 5/Euro 5+ 'pre reg' anomaly.
Motorcycle registrations for the first two months of 2026 were +17.23% (8,382 units YTD) with January +17.53% (4,625) and February +16.86% (3,757 units).
Total new PTW registrations YTD in the UK were +15.67% (8,801 units) reflecting the weakness of the UK as a moped market.
Total Scooter registrations YTD were +17.3% at 2,539 new units registered in January and February. The market wide trend towards lower displacements continues in the UK, with 51-125 cc, 126-500 cc and 501-750 cc units +25.8%, 23.9% and 35.9% respectively. There were 250 new electric PTWs registered in the UK in January and February, which is -16.4% on the year ago period.
Honda was market share leader in the UK in February with 947 units sold, followed by Yamaha, Lexmoto, BMW, Triumph, Kawasaki, KTM, Suzuki, Keeway and Voge.
For the record: Total new motorcycle registrations in the UK in 2025 were recorded as 89,160 units
(-19.42%). As elsewhere though, this excludes the several thousand data distorting Euro 5 models that were pre-registered in late 2024 before the Euro 5+ regulation update became effective at the start of 2026. These models were nonetheless nearly all sold through dealerships in 2025, mostly in H1.
