Popular fleet models including the E-Class, Prius and V90 have taken best-in-class titles after the first round of voting in the UK Car of the Year Awards 2017.

Mazda MX-5 won the UK Car of the Year Award 2016.

The awards, supported by Manheim parent Cox Automotive, cover 12 categories from small hatch to performance car, as well as luxury, with the category winners now battling it out for the overall title.

Hyundai, Toyota, Renault and SEAT all registered their first-ever wins in the annual awards. The Hyundai Ioniq took the Best Small Hatch class, while the latest-generation Toyota Prius was voted Best Family Car. Renault’s Scénic/Grand Scénic was named Best MPV, and the SEAT Ateca took the honours as Best Crossover.

The awards also saw Mercedes-Benz and Porsche claim two prizes apiece. In the Best Executive Car category, the Mercedes-Benz E-Class took top spot, while the S-Class Cabriolet was hailed as Best Cabriolet. The Porsche 718 Cayman and Boxster were voted Best Coupe and Best Sports Car respectively.

After winning the title of Best Luxury Car in 2015 with its Ghost, Rolls-Royce once again triumphed in the category with the Dawn. And Ford reclaimed the Best Performance Car crown with the Focus RS, having previously won the category in 2014 with the Fiesta ST. Best Estate Car was judged to be Volvo’s V90 and the new Large Crossover category was won by the Jaguar F-Pace.

The overall UK Car of the Year 2017 will be announced on 24 February 2017. Previous winners of the award are: BMW i3 (2014); BMW i8 (2015) and Mazda MX-5 (2016).

Full list of UK Car of the Year Awards 2017 category winners:

Best Small Hatch – Hyundai Ioniq

Best Family Car – Toyota Prius

Best Executive Car – Mercedes-Benz E-Class

Best Luxury Car – Rolls-Royce Dawn

Best Estate Car – Volvo V90

Best MPV – Renault Scénic/Grand Scénic

Best Crossover – SEAT Ateca

Best Large Crossover – Jaguar F-Pace

Best Coupe – Porsche 718 Cayman

Best Cabriolet – Mercedes-Benz S-Class Cabriolet

Best Sports Car – Porsche 718 Boxster

Best Performance Car – Ford Focus RS