The average asking price of a used Tesla Model 3 in Britain rose 5.0% in a year, according to the Used Car Index that AA Cars, the AA's used-car marketplace, published for the third quarter of 2026. A Model 3 listed on the site averaged £19,295 between July and September, up from £18,369 a year earlier and from £18,030 in the second quarter, a 7.0% rise in three months.
The Model 3 was again the second most-searched used electric car on AA Cars, behind the Nissan Leaf and ahead of the Renault Zoe, the same order as a year earlier. The Model Y was sixth. Its average fell 2.0% on the year to £25,105, but rose 5.0% on the quarter from £23,899.
The ten most-searched used EVs
| Model | Q3 2026 average | Year on year | On Q2 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nissan Leaf | £8,693 | −0.4% | +6.7% |
| Tesla Model 3 | £19,295 | +5.0% | +7.0% |
| Renault Zoe | £8,255 | +3.2% | −0.3% |
| Jaguar I-Pace | £18,378 | −11.4% | −1.4% |
| Kia Niro | £16,372 | +7.4% | +4.0% |
| Tesla Model Y | £25,105 | −2.0% | +5.0% |
| Hyundai Kona | £15,180 | −3.5% | +0.7% |
| MG ZS | £12,183 | −0.4% | +3.5% |
| Volkswagen ID. Buzz | £40,327 | +0.1% | +2.3% |
| Škoda Enyaq | £22,548 | +10.6% | +0.2% |
A turn after two quarters of falls
Both Teslas turned upward this quarter. In the same index the Model 3 was 9.5% down on the year in the first quarter, at £18,023, and 3.6% down in the second, when it was flat on the quarter. The Model Y was 13.9% down on the year in the second quarter, from £27,770, and 3.3% down on the first. James Hosking, managing director of AA Cars, writes that it is too early to say whether the period of falling EV prices has ended, but that the modest rise in the third quarter "suggests the market may be starting to stabilise".
Demand is moving the same way. Page views for the Leaf, Model 3 and Zoe rose 18.0% on the year, and electric cars made up 7.9% of searches in which buyers chose a fuel type, up from 5.8%. In September alone, views of used EVs were 49.6% higher than a year earlier and 37% higher than in August, EV Powered reported, and Hosking tied the interest to high fuel prices. The AA's own EV Readiness Index puts a used electric car at just 1% more than a comparable petrol car in the third quarter, down from a 3% gap in the second.
What the figures do and do not show
These are advertised prices on one marketplace, not what the cars sold for, and the averages are not adjusted for age, mileage or version. A change in which Model 3s are being listed, such as more of the redesigned car that went on sale in September 2023 coming off finance deals, would lift the average on its own.
The direction fits other readings, though. Aampere's first EV Resale Index, built on dealer bids from ten European countries, put a three-year-old Model 3 at 57.6% of its new price, the best figure of 14 models. Britain bought a record 110,761 used electric cars in the second quarter, and used-EV enquiries on Auto Trader jumped in September as diesel reached a record 199.18p a litre.
For a British owner selling or part-exchanging a Model 3, the third quarter is the strongest reading this index has given all year. For a buyer, the price falls of the first half have stopped, at least in asking prices.