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What used sedans cost

The typical used sedan lists for about $7,900 on the US market, with most between $2,900 and $22,598. ForCar reads real asking prices from 184,581 live sedans listings, refreshed daily — so you see what they actually cost, by model, budget and year. Free, no signup.

184,581 used sedans are listed right now — 25% of the whole US market. The median asks $7,900, about 31% less than the typical used car ($11,495). Most sit between $2,900 and $22,598 — a wider spread than the badge on the back suggests. Calculated from listings tracked in the last 30 days.

Price spread of used sedans

Used sedans range widely in price. The median is $7,900, and most sit between $2,900 and $22,598 — here's the full spread across 184,581 live listings.

Half of used sedans are priced below $7,900. The cheapest 10% start near $2,900 (older or higher-mileage examples), while the top 10% run above $22,598. Because these are live listings refreshed daily, the spread tracks the real sedan market rather than a once-a-year book value.

FIG.01·Used Sedans Price Spread
01
Cheapest 10%10th percentile$2,900
02
Lower quarter25th percentile$4,550
03
Median — typical50th percentile$7,900
04
Upper quarter75th percentile$13,995
05
Top 10%90th percentile$22,598
TOP 5·UNIT asking price ($)·SOURCE ForCar · 184,581 sedans listings

Most popular used sedans

The sedans buyers actually shop — with the typical price and how many are listed. Tap any for its full value breakdown.

FIG.02·Most Popular Used Sedans
#ModelTypical priceListingsYears
1Honda Civic$13,11011,6441990–2026
2Honda Accord$12,28411,3391990–2026
3Toyota Camry$10,31510,1281990–2026
4Toyota Corolla$10,7686,6991990–2027
5Nissan Altima$7,8056,5801993–2026
6Ford Fusion$6,7684,8402006–2026
7Ford Mustang$18,0154,5461990–2026
8Ford Focus$5,4654,4842000–2019
9Chevrolet Malibu$7,9724,1581997–2025
10Toyota Prius$9,2884,1082001–2026
11Hyundai Sonata$6,9803,8202000–2026
12Hyundai Elantra$7,8183,6491996–2026
13Nissan Sentra$7,5593,5151993–2026
14Volkswagen Jetta$7,4483,2131990–2026
15Chevrolet Cruze$5,6622,9762009–2019
16Dodge Charger$18,2642,7432006–2026
17Chevrolet Impala$6,0852,5071994–2020
18Kia Optima$7,0872,2772002–2020
19Subaru Legacy$8,7062,1241991–2025
20BMW 328i$7,5232,1181990–2020
21Chevrolet Camaro$18,1512,0241990–2024
22Lexus ES$10,6872,0151992–2025
23Nissan Versa$5,9091,9922000–2025
24Volkswagen Passat$6,9771,8831995–2022
ROWS 24·SOURCE ForCar · 184,581 listings
Show all 342 sedans models
Honda Civic~$13,110 · 11,644 Honda Accord~$12,284 · 11,339 Toyota Camry~$10,315 · 10,128 Toyota Corolla~$10,768 · 6,699 Nissan Altima~$7,805 · 6,580 Ford Fusion~$6,768 · 4,840 Ford Mustang~$18,015 · 4,546 Ford Focus~$5,465 · 4,484 Chevrolet Malibu~$7,972 · 4,158 Toyota Prius~$9,288 · 4,108 Hyundai Sonata~$6,980 · 3,820 Hyundai Elantra~$7,818 · 3,649 Nissan Sentra~$7,559 · 3,515 Volkswagen Jetta~$7,448 · 3,213 Chevrolet Cruze~$5,662 · 2,976 Dodge Charger~$18,264 · 2,743 Chevrolet Impala~$6,085 · 2,507 Kia Optima~$7,087 · 2,277 Subaru Legacy~$8,706 · 2,124 BMW 328i~$7,523 · 2,118 Chevrolet Camaro~$18,151 · 2,024 Lexus ES~$10,687 · 2,015 Nissan Versa~$5,909 · 1,992 Volkswagen Passat~$6,977 · 1,883 Dodge Challenger~$22,579 · 1,739 Subaru WRX~$19,080 · 1,736 Audi A4~$9,042 · 1,724 Ford Taurus~$5,927 · 1,716 Kia Forte~$8,281 · 1,682 Tesla Model 3~$22,233 · 1,656 Lexus IS~$15,708 · 1,551 Nissan Maxima~$7,239 · 1,364 Toyota Avalon~$8,182 · 1,354 Chrysler 200~$5,896 · 1,235 Acura TL~$6,502 · 1,183 Ford Fiesta~$5,490 · 1,117 Chrysler 300~$10,313 · 1,092 Hyundai Accent~$5,286 · 1,086 Chevrolet Sonic~$5,290 · 1,033 Porsche 911~$75,023 · 960 BMW X1~$12,495 · 937 Buick LaCrosse~$7,332 · 913 Volkswagen Beetle~$8,497 · 911 Mini Countryman~$9,193 · 878 Cadillac CTS~$8,896 · 855 Audi A6~$11,513 · 831 Lexus LS~$13,181 · 828 Audi A3~$9,794 · 782 BMW 528i~$8,450 · 768 Nissan Leaf~$8,309 · 763 Volkswagen Golf~$8,770 · 759 Infiniti Q50~$16,331 · 731 Lincoln MKZ~$8,584 · 721 Tesla Model S~$24,102 · 705 Kia Rio~$5,711 · 675 Acura TLX~$20,754 · 669 Audi A5~$14,170 · 669 Lexus GS~$11,582 · 669 Toyota Yaris~$7,047 · 659 BMW 330i~$18,323 · 650 BMW 335i~$10,236 · 622 Dodge Dart~$5,151 · 609 BMW 535i~$8,977 · 589 Hyundai Veloster~$6,928 · 579 Lincoln Town Car~$6,516 · 558 Nissan Kicks~$13,210 · 556 Fiat 500~$5,812 · 553 Toyota Camry Solara~$5,167 · 532 Chevrolet Spark~$5,811 · 513 Cadillac ATS~$11,733 · 486 Acura TSX~$6,668 · 482 Buick Regal~$6,828 · 481 Volkswagen GTI~$8,436 · 469 Chrysler Sebring~$4,178 · 465 BMW 320i~$9,502 · 459 Cadillac XTS~$11,509 · 458 Dodge Avenger~$4,256 · 440 Chevrolet Volt~$7,695 · 418 Buick Lucerne~$5,037 · 418 Cadillac DTS~$6,499 · 407 Porsche Panamera~$29,228 · 404 Infiniti G37~$8,966 · 404 Ford Crown Victoria~$5,163 · 398 Lexus SC~$13,939 · 397 Ford Thunderbird~$12,226 · 397 Mini Clubman~$9,180 · 387 Cadillac Deville~$5,382 · 384 Toyota Prius C~$9,641 · 379 Mini Hardtop~$10,515 · 379 Ford C-Max~$6,671 · 372 Infiniti G35~$6,090 · 370 Buick LeSabre~$3,986 · 369 BMW 430i~$21,514 · 368 Audi S5~$20,780 · 365 Kia K5~$19,888 · 364 Hyundai Elantra GT~$6,777 · 353 Pontiac G6~$4,254 · 348 Mitsubishi Mirage~$8,285 · 342 Hyundai Genesis~$7,731 · 342 Audi TT~$9,305 · 337 Chevrolet Cobalt~$3,687 · 331 Acura ILX~$13,239 · 327 Bentley Continental~$54,473 · 322 Buick Verano~$5,640 · 320 Volkswagen CC~$5,451 · 317 Audi S4~$17,304 · 302 BMW 530i~$14,459 · 298 Jaguar XF~$11,235 · 294 Maserati Ghibli~$16,612 · 285 Acura Integra~$26,510 · 284 BMW M3~$37,078 · 279 Scion tC~$6,450 · 267 Mitsubishi Lancer~$5,491 · 266 BMW 325i~$4,398 · 255 Mitsubishi Eclipse~$5,188 · 253 Chevrolet Impala Limited~$7,072 · 249 Saab 9-3~$4,732 · 242 BMW 650i~$15,178 · 240 BMW 740i~$22,157 · 239 BMW 750Li~$9,233 · 238 Pontiac Grand Prix~$4,076 · 227 Chevrolet Monte Carlo~$6,928 · 226 Mini Cooper Convertible~$8,998 · 226 Jaguar XJ~$12,753 · 225 BMW 428i~$11,783 · 224 Audi A7~$16,522 · 221 BMW 328xi~$6,127 · 218 Lexus CT~$12,868 · 214 Toyota C-HR~$14,934 · 209 Volvo C70~$6,995 · 207 Lincoln MKS~$6,341 · 196 Infiniti Q60~$18,128 · 195 Lexus RC~$25,990 · 192 Saturn Ion~$3,265 · 189 BMW 750i~$14,693 · 188 Buick Century~$3,017 · 183 BMW M4~$49,332 · 182 BMW 228i~$16,117 · 175 Kia Spectra~$2,961 · 175 Alfa Romeo Giulia~$15,886 · 174 Subaru BRZ~$19,022 · 173 Chevrolet Aveo~$3,284 · 170 Volkswagen Golf R~$23,183 · 167 Toyota Celica~$7,612 · 166 Hyundai Azera~$6,349 · 162 Chevrolet Cruze Limited~$6,858 · 158 Audi A8 L~$16,121 · 157 Jaguar XK8~$8,844 · 154 Lincoln Continental~$11,003 · 153 BMW i3~$9,948 · 151 Cadillac Eldorado~$9,730 · 148 Saturn Aura~$3,291 · 146 BMW 540i~$18,534 · 140 Mazda CX-3~$13,025 · 140 BMW 550i~$11,373 · 140 Maserati Granturismo~$30,933 · 138 Maserati Quattroporte~$14,853 · 136 Hyundai Venue~$13,475 · 135 BMW M5~$67,106 · 134 Chrysler 300C~$7,781 · 133 Mitsubishi Galant~$5,135 · 133 Acura RL~$4,945 · 133 BMW 325Ci~$6,070 · 133 Pontiac Firebird~$15,335 · 133 BMW 435i~$15,195 · 131 BMW 525i~$4,676 · 131 Kia K4~$21,881 · 130 BMW 128i~$8,261 · 129 Volkswagen Jetta GLI~$9,161 · 127 BMW 640i~$16,358 · 127 Ford Five Hundred~$3,390 · 125 Polestar 2~$24,665 · 121 Mitsubishi Mirage G4~$8,333 · 118 Kia Stinger~$22,081 · 117 Jaguar S-Type~$4,872 · 117 Cadillac STS~$4,973 · 116 Audi A8~$13,271 · 115 Toyota Prius Prime~$22,396 · 115 Genesis G70~$22,507 · 114 Acura RSX~$6,015 · 113 BMW 330Ci~$7,114 · 113 BMW X2~$18,478 · 111 Volvo C30~$7,063 · 109 BMW 328iS~$8,500 · 109 Infiniti M35~$5,307 · 108 Genesis G80~$17,938 · 107 Volkswagen Rabbit~$3,821 · 107 Kia Cadenza~$8,238 · 106 Scion xD~$6,115 · 103 Jaguar X-Type~$4,559 · 101 Buick Park Avenue~$4,762 · 100 BMW 328d~$11,739 · 100 Chevrolet Caprice~$7,391 · 99 BMW 740Li~$9,673 · 99 Mazda Protege~$3,612 · 98 Honda Clarity~$16,383 · 98 Jaguar XJ8~$8,433 · 95 BMW M8~$90,041 · 94 Infiniti QX30~$10,318 · 94 Lexus UX~$30,455 · 93 Jaguar XK~$15,078 · 90 Hyundai Ioniq~$11,275 · 89 BMW i4~$35,882 · 88 Toyota Supra~$46,630 · 87 Pontiac GTO~$17,270 · 87 Toyota Echo~$3,261 · 86 BMW M6~$25,917 · 86 Jaguar XE~$11,649 · 86 Toyota Mirai~$9,160 · 84 BMW 325xi~$4,295 · 83 BMW 535xi~$6,188 · 81 Lexus HS~$8,713 · 79 Toyota Crown~$19,301 · 77 Scion xA~$3,776 · 77 Audi S7~$20,218 · 76 Ford Escort~$2,498 · 75 Lucid Air~$47,183 · 74 Audi S3~$20,778 · 74 Cadillac CT6~$21,486 · 74 BMW 330e~$20,223 · 74 Hyundai Genesis Coupe~$8,218 · 73 Jaguar XJS~$12,386 · 72 Chevrolet Cavalier~$4,161 · 70 Volkswagen e-Golf~$8,747 · 70 Infiniti M37~$9,236 · 65 BMW 645Ci~$7,502 · 65 Pontiac Grand Am~$2,908 · 65 BMW 335xi~$7,435 · 63 Cadillac CT5~$38,888 · 62 Acura CL~$4,603 · 62 Lincoln LS~$5,543 · 61 Hyundai Excel~$10,236 · 61 Hyundai Equus~$8,177 · 59 BMW 135i~$11,412 · 59 Kia Forte Koup~$4,338 · 59 Scion FR-S~$12,527 · 58 Cadillac Seville~$7,906 · 57 BMW 530e~$18,027 · 57 Toyota GR86~$28,237 · 56 Mazda RX-8~$7,333 · 56 Porsche Taycan~$65,439 · 55 Nissan GT-R~$91,006 · 54 Acura Legend~$6,000 · 54 Honda Prelude~$10,950 · 53 Hyundai Tiburon~$4,105 · 53 BMW M550i~$27,995 · 53 BMW 330xi~$7,907 · 52 Bentley Flying Spur~$57,443 · 51 Nissan 240SX~$12,492 · 51 BMW Alpina~$33,503 · 51 Mini Paceman~$8,284 · 51 Dodge Stealth~$5,564 · 49 Chevrolet Malibu Limited~$5,432 · 49 Mini Cooper~$15,733 · 48 BMW 328iC~$7,188 · 48 Bentley Turbo~$14,761 · 48 BMW 528xi~$6,404 · 48 BMW 740iL~$8,911 · 47 Pontiac Bonneville~$5,269 · 47 Dodge Neon~$4,139 · 46 BMW M340i~$43,242 · 43 Fiat 500e~$7,075 · 43 Cadillac CT4~$37,267 · 42 Toyota COROLLA iM~$13,352 · 42 BMW M235i~$18,632 · 42 Toyota 86~$18,321 · 41 BMW 340i~$30,923 · 41 Infiniti I35~$4,024 · 41 BMW 335is~$14,909 · 40 Scion iA~$8,502 · 40 Chrysler New Yorker~$6,841 · 39 Buick Cascada~$12,645 · 39 Infiniti G25~$5,607 · 39 Kia Amanti~$3,271 · 39 BMW M440i~$47,634 · 38 Scion iM~$11,622 · 38 Hyundai Elantra N~$24,280 · 37 Saab 9-5~$3,063 · 37 BMW 318i~$11,159 · 37 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution~$25,876 · 36 Audi RS 3~$48,747 · 35 Cadillac Fleetwood~$14,948 · 35 Infiniti Q70~$12,699 · 35 Dodge Stratus~$2,730 · 35 BMW 530xi~$5,759 · 35 Lexus LC~$82,125 · 34 Infiniti Q40~$10,483 · 34 Scion iQ~$5,637 · 34 Audi S6~$20,103 · 33 BMW M240i~$40,009 · 32 Acura RLX~$18,384 · 32 Bentley Arnage~$32,463 · 32 Hyundai Ioniq 6~$26,413 · 31 BMW M2~$52,271 · 30 Chevrolet Lumina~$2,593 · 30 Jaguar XJR~$6,162 · 30 BMW 230i~$23,497 · 29 Mazda 626~$2,651 · 29 Lincoln Mark~$6,746 · 28 Genesis G90~$20,221 · 28 Toyota GR Corolla~$37,035 · 28 Jaguar XJ6~$5,779 · 28 BMW 745Li~$5,450 · 28 Mercedes-Benz 300~$9,230 · 27 Suzuki Kizashi~$3,835 · 27 Infiniti G20~$3,462 · 27 Mercedes-Benz 350~$12,523 · 26 Buick Riviera~$3,548 · 26 Audi S8~$22,177 · 26 Infiniti M45~$5,580 · 26 Pontiac G8~$8,946 · 26 Audi RS 5~$37,779 · 25 Mitsubishi 3000GT~$10,563 · 25 Jaguar Vanden Plas~$7,279 · 25 Infiniti I30~$2,906 · 25 Saturn Astra~$3,333 · 25 Infiniti Q45~$4,688 · 24 BMW M850i~$52,517 · 24 BMW i8~$44,744 · 22 Saab 900~$5,199 · 22 Pontiac G5~$2,634 · 22 Mercedes-Benz 500~$8,147 · 21 Dodge Intrepid~$2,577 · 21 Saturn L200~$3,815 · 21 Audi RS 7~$48,814 · 20 BMW 440i~$24,725 · 20 Kia K900~$12,193 · 19 Cadillac Brougham~$12,479 · 19 Toyota Tercel~$2,858 · 19 Audi TTS~$26,525 · 19 Mitsubishi i-MiEV~$5,144 · 19 Pontiac Sunfire~$3,136 · 19 Mercedes-Benz 560~$11,278 · 18 Saturn SL~$2,023 · 18 BMW 325iS~$5,087 · 17 BMW 535d~$10,416 · 17 Volkswagen Arteon~$16,808 · 16 BMW 750iL~$6,219 · 16 Hyundai XG350~$2,828 · 16 BMW ActiveHybrid 7~$12,807 · 16 Chrysler Concorde~$3,243 · 15 BMW 545i~$4,609 · 15

Most reliable used sedans

The sedans that score highest for dependability — fewer problems, lower running costs:

FIG.03·Most Reliable Used Sedans
#ModelReliabilityTypical priceListings
1Chevrolet Volt5.0/5$7,695418
2Audi S45.0/5$17,304302
3Toyota C-HR5.0/5$14,934209
4Subaru BRZ5.0/5$19,022173
5Toyota Crown5.0/5$19,30177
6Audi S35.0/5$20,77874
7Chevrolet Malibu Limited5.0/5$5,43249
8BMW 528xi5.0/5$6,40448
9Buick Cascada5.0/5$12,64539
10Acura RLX5.0/5$18,38432
11Nissan Altima4.5/5$7,8056,580
12Ford Fusion4.5/5$6,7684,840
ROWS 12·SOURCE ForCar · NHTSA reliability

Used sedans by budget

How many sedans fit each budget — and where to start looking.

Used sedans by model year

How many sedans are listed by year — newer years cost more, older years stretch a budget. That year-to-year gap is depreciation by age at work.

FIG.04·Used Sedans by Model Year
01
2026listings2,093
02
2025listings4,338
03
2024listings3,384
04
2023listings3,961
05
2022listings3,937
06
2021listings4,402
07
2020listings5,334
08
2019listings7,575
09
2018listings9,491
10
2017listings10,812
11
2016listings12,036
12
2015listings14,201
TOP 12·UNIT listings by model year·SOURCE ForCar · used sedans

What to look for in a used sedan

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Used sedans prices — FAQ

How much does a used sedan cost?

The typical used sedan lists for about $7,900 (the market median), with an average of $11,124. Most fall between $2,900 and $22,598, based on 184,581 live US listings.

What's the best used sedan?

The most-listed used sedans are Honda Civic, Honda Accord, Toyota Camry, so you'll find the widest choice and easiest comparison. For dependability, see the most-reliable list above.

What's the cheapest used sedan?

See the budget tiers above — 117,141 used sedans list under $10,000 and 144,381 under $15,000. The older model years and higher-mileage examples are where the cheapest sit.

Are used sedans going up or down in price?

ForCar tracks live listing prices continuously, so the figures here reflect the current sedan market rather than a stale book value — updated daily as new listings come in.

What's the difference between price and value?

Price is what sedans are listed for (what a buyer pays). To value a specific sedan you own, use the free car value calculator.

Prices from real US market listings of used sedans, refreshed daily. For a specific car's resale value use the car value calculator. Last updated Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by , founder of ForCar.
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