Kia has done the double by winning the UK Car of the Year Awards two years in a row as its EV3 is crowned overall victor in 2025. Following the Kia EV9’s triumph in 2024, it’s also the fourth year in succession the top prize has gone to an electric vehicle. The EV3 won its [...]

The list of winners at the UK Car of the Year Awards 2025, sponsored by heycar, has everything from a spacious all-rounder to new versions of popular household names. There’s even a high-performance variant of a former winner of the Awards’ overall prize. Leading the number of category wins is Hyundai, with the South Korean [...]

  The Kia EV9 has been declared UK Car of the Year 2024, recognising the EV’s practicality and quality. The seven-seat SUV ensures that electric vehicles have won the main prize at the UK Car of the Year Awards for three years running. The runner-up spot went to Kia’s stablemate, Hyundai, with its IONIQ 6, [...]

Electric vehicles have led the way after the first round of voting at the UK Car of the Year Awards 2024, with five of the seven winners powered by batteries. No manufacturer picked up more than one accolade, with each of the seven awards being claimed by a different company. For Fisker, it was a [...]

The Hyundai IONIQ 5 has claimed the title of UK Car of the Year 2022. The win means that in three out of the past four years, battery power has triumphed over the internal combustion engine. Electric vehicles dominated the final round of voting, with the IONIQ 5 finishing ahead of the Škoda ENYAQ, with [...]

  The results from the first round of voting in the UK Car of the Year Awards 2022 sees eight manufacturers triumph in 10 categories. Doubling up on Awards were Škoda – winning with its Fabia and Enyaq models in the Best Supermini and Best Medium Crossover categories respectively – and Hyundai. The Korean manufacturer’s IONIQ [...]

The Toyota GR Yaris has fought off challenges from Land Rover’s Defender, the Ford Puma and Volkswagen’s electric ID.3 to claim the title of UK Car of the Year 2021. Bucking the trend of EVs taking top spot – the previous two UKCOTY winners were the Tesla Model 3 and the Jaguar I-PACE  – the [...]

The first round of voting in the UK Car of the Year Awards 2021 concluded with honours for nine different automotive brands. Winning two awards were Ford – recognised for its Puma and Kuga models in the Best Small Crossover and Best Medium Crossover categories respectively – and Škoda. The Czech manufacturer’s Octavia model emerged victorious [...]

Rawdon Glover, Jaguar Land Rover MD (right), with John Challen, director of UK Car of the Year Awards Second award for Jaguar’s EV after winning Best Executive category Eclectic mixture of vehicles in the top three positions Judges wowed by I-PACE battery range, performance and practicality  UK Car of the Year Awards now into their [...]

Jon Wakefield, managing director at Volvo Car UK (right), with John Challen, director of UK Car of the Year Awards Overall honour follows win in Best Medium Crossover category Volvo triumphs over Skoda in ‘clash of the crossovers’ XC60 praised for its refinement, build quality and driving dynamics UK Car of the Year Awards now [...]