--- title: "Nationwide Vehicle Contracts vs Octopus Electric Vehicles: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?" description: "Is Nationwide Vehicle Contracts or Octopus Electric Vehicles more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Car leasing companies set in the United Kingdom. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/nationwide-vehicle-contracts-vs-octopus-electric-vehicles" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Nationwide Vehicle Contracts vs Octopus Electric Vehicles: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom? Is Nationwide Vehicle Contracts or Octopus Electric Vehicles more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Car leasing companies set in the United Kingdom. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Nationwide Vehicle Contracts and Octopus Electric Vehicles - **Competitive set**: Car leasing companies - **Market**: United Kingdom - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Nationwide Vehicle Contracts Share of Search**: 6% - **Octopus Electric Vehicles Share of Search**: 16.6% ## Is Nationwide Vehicle Contracts or Octopus Electric Vehicles more popular in search? - In September 2026, Octopus Electric Vehicles had more branded searches than Nationwide Vehicle Contracts among car leasing companies in the United Kingdom. Octopus Electric Vehicles had about 50,400 branded searches, while Nationwide Vehicle Contracts had 18,100. Octopus Electric Vehicles made up 16.6% of all car leasing company searches we track, and Nationwide Vehicle Contracts accounted for 6%. - The lead changed hands 2 times in the 12 months ending September 2026: Nationwide Vehicle Contracts took it in January 2026, Octopus Electric Vehicles took it in February 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Nationwide Vehicle Contracts’ share of searches among car leasing companies in the United Kingdom moved from 6.7% to 6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 18.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Octopus Electric Vehicles’ share of searches among car leasing companies in the United Kingdom moved from 7.4% to 16.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 20.2K to 50.4K. ## Top car leasing companies in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Nationwide Vehicle Contracts and Octopus Electric Vehicles were each mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Nationwide Vehicle Contracts and Octopus Electric Vehicles were each listed first in one of the two answers that named either. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Select Car Leasing | 1st | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | LeaseLoco | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | First Vehicle Leasing | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Leasing.com | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Octopus Electric Vehicles | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Nationwide Vehicle Contracts | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Vanarama | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about car leasing companies - Asked ChatGPT "Which car leasing company should I use in the UK?": 1. Select Car Leasing, 2. First Vehicle Leasing, 3. LeaseLoco, 4. Leasing.com - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best car leasing companies in the UK?": 1. Select Car Leasing, 2. First Vehicle Leasing, 3. LeaseLoco, 4. Octopus Electric Vehicles, 5. Nationwide Vehicle Contracts - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best way to find a cheap car lease in the UK?": 1. Leasing.com - Searched Google, AI Overview "car leasing": 1. Leasing.com, 2. Select Car Leasing - Searched Google, AI Overview "best car leasing companies": 1. Select Car Leasing, 2. Leasing.com, 3. LeaseLoco, 4. Nationwide Vehicle Contracts, 5. Octopus Electric Vehicles Not named in any answer: Vanarama. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United Kingdom on October 22, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United Kingdom car leasing companies in September 2026? - In September 2026, Octopus Electric Vehicles gained share of searches among car leasing companies in the United Kingdom, from 13.4% to 16.6%. ## Month by month | Month | Nationwide Vehicle Contracts estimated searches | Nationwide Vehicle Contracts Share of Search | Nationwide Vehicle Contracts rank | Octopus Electric Vehicles estimated searches | Octopus Electric Vehicles Share of Search | Octopus Electric Vehicles rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 18.1K | 6.7% | 5 | 20.2K | 7.4% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 14.8K | 6.1% | 5 | 18K | 7.4% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 14.8K | 6.6% | 5 | 19.8K | 8.8% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 22.2K | 6.8% | 4 | 20.2K | 6.2% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 18.1K | 6.6% | 5 | 20.2K | 7.3% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 22.2K | 6.6% | 5 | 24.7K | 7.3% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 18.1K | 5.5% | 5 | 24.7K | 7.5% | 4 | | May 2026 | 18.1K | 6.6% | 5 | 22.9K | 8.3% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 18.1K | 6.4% | 5 | 28K | 10% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 18.1K | 6.4% | 5 | 28K | 10% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 18.1K | 6.2% | 5 | 39.2K | 13.4% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 18.1K | 6% | 5 | 50.4K | 16.6% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Nationwide Vehicle Contracts’ and Octopus Electric Vehicles’ names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Nationwide Vehicle Contracts**: Measured on the search term “nationwide vehicle contracts”. - **Octopus Electric Vehicles**: Measured on the search terms “octopus electric vehicles” and “octopus ev”, summed into one figure. - [Nationwide Vehicle Contracts profile](/demand/uk/brands/nationwide-vehicle-contracts) - [Octopus Electric Vehicles profile](/demand/uk/brands/octopus-electric-vehicles) - [All car leasing companies in the United Kingdom](/demand/uk/categories/uk-car-leasing-companies): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Nationwide Vehicle Contracts or Octopus Electric Vehicles more popular in search? In September 2026, Octopus Electric Vehicles had more branded searches than Nationwide Vehicle Contracts among car leasing companies in the United Kingdom. Octopus Electric Vehicles had about 50,400 branded searches, while Nationwide Vehicle Contracts had 18,100. Octopus Electric Vehicles made up 16.6% of all car leasing company searches we track, and Nationwide Vehicle Contracts accounted for 6%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Nationwide Vehicle Contracts vs Octopus Electric Vehicles: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/nationwide-vehicle-contracts-vs-octopus-electric-vehicles This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/nationwide-vehicle-contracts-vs-octopus-electric-vehicles. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.