UK - new motorcycle registrations +16.12% January to July
The latest motorcycle industry trade association data from the MCIA in the UK reflects the improved statistical picture seen elsewhere in Europe as the data laps the late 2024 and early 2025 Euro 5/Euro 5+ 'pre reg' anomaly - though as mentioned elsewhere, some caution in evaluating current data is still advised.
Motorcycle registrations for the first seven months of 2026 were +16.12% (64,760 units) with January +17.53% (4,625), February +16.86% (3,757 units), March +15.39% (14,572 units), April +18.70% (9,597 units), May + 15.72% (10,880 units), June +12.48% (11,200 units) and July 2026 +18.51% (10,129 units). For the first time in some years, this paints a picture of a stable, growing market for dealers in the UK.
Total new PTW registrations YTD in the UK were +15.57% (67,183 units) reflecting the weakness of the UK as a small market for 'Mopeds'.
Total Scooter registrations YTD were +15.4% at 14,530 new units registered in the year to July. The market wide trend towards lower displacements continues in the UK, with 51-125 cc, 126-500 cc and 501-750 cc units +26.7%, +24.5% and +18.0% respectively.
In motorcycle terms the ADV sector is the UK market's largest segment now, worth 15,589 units YTD and up by 26.2% over the year ago; the Naked bike and Modern Classic segments are next with 13,597 and 7,877 units sold YTD respectively.
There were 1,695 new electric PTWs registered in the UK in the year to July, down by -12.7% compared to last year.
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.
