Sub-£10,000 used cars post 2026's highest retail margin in May

£4,025 - that's the retail margin the diesel Volkswagen Tiguan commanded in May among models retailing above £10,000, while in the sub-£10,000 chart retail margins hit their best level of the year so far, led by a diesel Volvo XC60 making its first chart appearance since February (Dealer Auction). BMW has also displaced Land Rover at the top of the sub-£10,000 makes table, followed by Mercedes-Benz and Volvo. For fleets timing disposals, this is a seller's window: budget-end demand is firm and turning stock fast, with the Nissan Qashqai shifting in 25 days. Defer marginal remarketing and you're betting against a market that's already near its ceiling.