UK Automotive Engine Oils Market

UK Automotive Engine Oils Market Analysis

The United Kingdom Automotive Engine Oils Market size is estimated at 126.12 million liters in 2025, and is expected to reach 139.18 million liters by 2030, at a CAGR of 1.99% during the forecast period (2025-2030).

• Largest Segment by Vehicle Type - Passenger Vehicles : The highest engine oil consumption among all the vehicle sectors is attributed to the high proportion of active passenger vehicle population in the United Kingdom.
• Fastest Segment by Vehicle Type - Motorcycles : The expected recovery of the production and sales of motorcycles in Poland from 2021 is likely to boost the engine oil consumption in motorcycles during the forecast period.

UK Automotive Engine Oils Market Trends

Largest Segment By Vehicle Type : Passenger Vehicles

• During 2015-2019, the consumption of automotive engine oils decreased at a CAGR of 1.41%. The decline was majorly due to a drop in vehicle sales due to uncertainties related to Brexit and an increase in the application of synthetic engine oils to extend engine oil change intervals.
• In 2020, automotive sales were further affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to a dip of about 27% in sales. The motorcycles segment was the least affected, with a dip of about 2.7% in sales during the year. Such trends led to a decline of about 17.98% in engine oil consumption during 2020.
• During 2021-2026, engine oil consumption is likely to record a CAGR of 1.63%, with demand majorly driven by a surge in travel rates of passenger and commercial vehicles. Electric vehicle penetration in the passenger vehicles segment is expected to have a slight impact on engine oil consumption in the future.

UK Automotive Engine Oils Industry Overview

The United Kingdom Automotive Engine Oils Market is fairly consolidated, with the top five companies occupying 67.81%. The major players in this market are BP PLC (Castrol), ExxonMobil Corporation, Petronas Lubricants International, Royal Dutch Shell Plc and TotalEnergies (sorted alphabetically).

UK Automotive Engine Oils Market Leaders

UK Automotive Engine Oils Market News

• January 2022: Effective April 1, ExxonMobil Corporation was organized along three business lines - ExxonMobil Upstream Company, ExxonMobil Product Solutions and ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions.
• June 2021: TotalEnergies and Stellantis group renewed their partnership for cooperation across different segments. Along with the renewal of partnerships with Peugeot, Citroën, and DS Automobiles, the new collaboration extends to Opel, and Vauxhall as well. This partnership includes the development and innovation of lubricants, first-fill in Stellantis group vehicles, recommendation of Quartz lubricants, and shared usage of charging stations operated by TotalEnergies, among others.
• April 2021: Texaco Lubricants introduced three new engine oils within the successful Texaco Havoline ProDS range, each with manufacturer approvals. The oils have been designed to provide enhanced wear protection even with a lubricant layer of 2 microns.