Best Used Cars Under $10,000 — Real Market Prices

What $10,000 buys

Right now 39,262 used cars list under $10,000 across the US, with a typical price of $5,950. At this budget the most common cars are reliable mainstream models — sedans, SUVs and trucks a few years older or with higher mileage. Below are the most popular picks with real prices, plus a breakdown by type and year. Free, no signup.

Most popular used cars under $10,000

The models buyers actually find at this budget — with the typical price and how many are listed. Tap any for its full value breakdown.

Ford F-150

~$6,543

1,032 under $10,000 · 1990–2026

Ford Escape

~$5,899

864 under $10,000 · 2001–2022

Toyota Camry

~$5,259

693 under $10,000 · 1992–2019

Chevrolet Silverado

~$6,399

668 under $10,000 · 1990–2022

Honda Accord

~$5,374

644 under $10,000 · 1990–2022

Nissan Altima

~$5,475

615 under $10,000 · 1993–2023

Chevrolet Equinox

~$5,958

561 under $10,000 · 2005–2021

Honda Civic

~$5,432

553 under $10,000 · 1991–2026

Subaru Outback

~$5,964

520 under $10,000 · 1998–2020

Ford Fusion

~$5,845

460 under $10,000 · 2006–2020

Ford Focus

~$4,717

455 under $10,000 · 2001–2018

Subaru Forester

~$6,476

451 under $10,000 · 2000–2019

Jeep Grand Cherokee

~$5,966

442 under $10,000 · 1993–2021

Honda CR-V

~$6,137

416 under $10,000 · 1997–2016

Ford Explorer

~$6,316

405 under $10,000 · 1995–2020

Nissan Rogue

~$6,234

405 under $10,000 · 2008–2023

Hyundai Sonata

~$5,630

394 under $10,000 · 2001–2021

Chevrolet Malibu

~$5,635

389 under $10,000 · 1998–2023

Toyota Corolla

~$6,244

368 under $10,000 · 1994–2021

Ford Edge

~$6,141

347 under $10,000 · 2003–2020

RAM 1500

~$6,427

346 under $10,000 · 1996–2022

Dodge Grand Caravan

~$6,040

343 under $10,000 · 1996–2020

Chevrolet Impala

~$4,898

341 under $10,000 · 1995–2019

Honda Odyssey

~$5,397

331 under $10,000 · 1995–2019

Show all 293 models under $10,000

Ford F-150~$6,543 · 1,032 Ford Escape~$5,899 · 864 Toyota Camry~$5,259 · 693 Chevrolet Silverado~$6,399 · 668 Honda Accord~$5,374 · 644 Nissan Altima~$5,475 · 615 Chevrolet Equinox~$5,958 · 561 Honda Civic~$5,432 · 553 Subaru Outback~$5,964 · 520 Ford Fusion~$5,845 · 460 Ford Focus~$4,717 · 455 Subaru Forester~$6,476 · 451 Jeep Grand Cherokee~$5,966 · 442 Honda CR-V~$6,137 · 416 Ford Explorer~$6,316 · 405 Nissan Rogue~$6,234 · 405 Hyundai Sonata~$5,630 · 394 Chevrolet Malibu~$5,635 · 389 Toyota Corolla~$6,244 · 368 Ford Edge~$6,141 · 347 RAM 1500~$6,427 · 346 Dodge Grand Caravan~$6,040 · 343 Chevrolet Impala~$4,898 · 341 Honda Odyssey~$5,397 · 331 Hyundai Elantra~$5,808 · 327 Chevrolet Cruze~$5,509 · 327 Nissan Sentra~$5,302 · 320 Toyota Prius~$5,592 · 293 Jeep Wrangler~$7,518 · 284 Jeep Cherokee~$6,714 · 279 Chrysler Town and Country~$5,120 · 275 Chevrolet Traverse~$5,675 · 273 Dodge Journey~$6,039 · 272 Volkswagen Jetta~$5,269 · 272 Honda Pilot~$5,393 · 267 Chevrolet Tahoe~$6,030 · 266 Subaru Impreza~$6,764 · 260 Kia Soul~$6,010 · 252 Ford F-250~$6,406 · 242 Mercedes-Benz C-Class~$6,208 · 237 Ford Mustang~$6,210 · 233 Nissan Pathfinder~$6,032 · 233 Toyota Highlander~$5,913 · 222 Kia Optima~$6,307 · 215 Toyota RAV4~$6,956 · 212 Nissan Versa~$4,571 · 209 GMC Acadia~$6,132 · 207 Kia Sorento~$6,330 · 207 Lexus RX~$6,154 · 203 Jeep Patriot~$5,299 · 203 Toyota Sienna~$5,542 · 200 GMC Terrain~$6,416 · 200 Mercedes-Benz E-Class~$6,044 · 199 BMW 328i~$6,369 · 198 Chevrolet Express~$6,398 · 196 Volkswagen Passat~$6,065 · 195 Ford Taurus~$5,479 · 191 Ford Expedition~$4,978 · 184 Chevrolet Suburban~$5,699 · 179 GMC Sierra~$6,816 · 174 Ford Ranger~$5,376 · 173 Kia Forte~$5,825 · 170 Jeep Compass~$5,595 · 165 Jeep Liberty~$4,515 · 162 Ford F-350~$6,641 · 162 Nissan Murano~$5,947 · 159 Acura MDX~$5,884 · 159 Hyundai Santa Fe~$5,300 · 153 Volkswagen Tiguan~$6,606 · 151 GMC Yukon~$6,018 · 151 Buick Enclave~$6,165 · 148 Subaru Legacy~$6,064 · 147 Nissan Maxima~$4,918 · 143 Dodge Durango~$5,598 · 142 Chrysler 200~$5,791 · 139 BMW X3~$6,382 · 139 BMW X5~$6,288 · 138 Chevrolet Sonic~$5,138 · 138 Lexus ES~$5,562 · 134 Toyota 4-Runner~$6,716 · 134 Dodge Charger~$6,104 · 131 Chevrolet Trax~$7,398 · 129 Audi A4~$6,282 · 126 Honda Fit~$6,201 · 124 Toyota Tacoma~$6,699 · 123 Hyundai Accent~$5,115 · 123 Cadillac SRX~$6,258 · 120 Ford Fiesta~$5,319 · 120 Hyundai Tucson~$6,192 · 119 Dodge Dakota~$5,039 · 119 Ford E-350~$5,459 · 118 Audi Q5~$7,669 · 114 Toyota Tundra~$6,812 · 114 Mercedes-Benz ML-Class~$5,595 · 112 Acura TL~$6,240 · 108 Kia Sportage~$6,685 · 107 Nissan Frontier~$6,757 · 107 Toyota Avalon~$5,120 · 102 Nissan Juke~$6,017 · 101 Buick LaCrosse~$5,764 · 99 Chrysler 300~$5,993 · 97 Chrysler PT Cruiser~$3,674 · 95 Jeep Renegade~$7,610 · 94 Chevrolet Avalanche~$6,111 · 91 BMW 528i~$6,862 · 88 Volvo XC60~$6,572 · 87 Kia Sedona~$5,129 · 84 Nissan Xterra~$5,084 · 82 Toyota Sequoia~$5,993 · 81 Cadillac CTS~$5,830 · 80 Ford Flex~$6,669 · 78 Dodge Dart~$4,729 · 76 Mercedes-Benz S-Class~$6,059 · 76 Honda Element~$5,571 · 76 Mazda CX-9~$6,031 · 74 RAM 2500~$7,759 · 74 Chevrolet Camaro~$7,183 · 73 Nissan Titan~$5,674 · 73 Mazda Mazda3~$6,260 · 71 Chevrolet Trailblazer~$3,968 · 70 Audi A3~$7,289 · 69 Lincoln MKZ~$6,471 · 69 Lincoln Town Car~$5,701 · 68 Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class~$7,270 · 68 Ford E-150~$6,402 · 67 GMC Yukon XL~$5,784 · 67 Lincoln MKX~$5,691 · 66 Buick Encore~$7,130 · 66 Ford Transit Connect~$7,668 · 66 Chrysler Pacifica~$6,718 · 64 Nissan Armada~$5,589 · 64 Volkswagen Beetle~$5,796 · 64 Cadillac Escalade~$5,820 · 63 Toyota Camry Solara~$4,749 · 63 Chrysler Sebring~$4,287 · 60 Chevrolet Colorado~$6,348 · 60 Lexus IS~$6,301 · 60 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport~$8,070 · 58 Audi Q7~$7,784 · 58 Fiat 500~$4,948 · 58 Kia Rio~$4,743 · 58 Mercedes-Benz GL-Class~$6,895 · 58 Mini Countryman~$7,358 · 57 Toyota Yaris~$6,000 · 57 Mazda CX-5~$7,229 · 56 Acura RDX~$6,219 · 56 Dodge Caravan~$4,319 · 55 GMC Savana~$7,057 · 55 Lexus LS~$6,890 · 55 Volkswagen Golf~$7,201 · 54 Volvo XC70~$5,617 · 54 Toyota Scion xB~$5,228 · 54 Toyota Scion tC~$4,638 · 54 Chevrolet S-10 Pickup~$4,618 · 54 Chevrolet Spark~$5,113 · 53 Chevrolet HHR~$3,851 · 52 GMC Envoy~$4,077 · 52 Volvo XC90~$4,521 · 52 Dodge Avenger~$4,015 · 51 Subaru Crosstrek~$7,702 · 50 Hyundai Veloster~$6,536 · 49 Subaru XV CrossTrek~$7,490 · 48 Nissan Quest~$5,109 · 48 Buick Lucerne~$5,040 · 48 Mazda MX-5~$7,655 · 47 BMW 535i~$7,164 · 47 Chevrolet Cobalt~$3,707 · 46 Ford Crown Victoria~$5,352 · 46 Audi A6~$6,452 · 45 Cadillac DTS~$5,101 · 45 Acura TSX~$5,278 · 45 Nissan Versa Note~$5,347 · 44 Ford F-450~$7,844 · 44 Cadillac Deville~$4,371 · 44 Nissan Leaf~$5,089 · 43 Buick LeSabre~$4,472 · 43 Infiniti G35~$5,426 · 41 Ford Explorer Sport Trac~$6,566 · 41 Infiniti QX60~$7,256 · 41 Lincoln Navigator~$5,258 · 40 Ford Transit~$7,473 · 40 Hyundai Elantra GT~$6,867 · 39 Cadillac ATS~$7,524 · 39 Buick Verano~$5,434 · 39 Mazda CX-7~$5,751 · 39 Honda Ridgeline~$7,642 · 39 Volkswagen GTI~$7,069 · 39 Ford E-450~$7,213 · 38 Lexus GS~$6,140 · 38 BMW X1~$6,401 · 38 Jeep Commander~$4,523 · 37 Mitsubishi Outlander~$5,405 · 37 Chevrolet Blazer~$5,642 · 37 Toyota Venza~$7,185 · 37 Infiniti G37~$6,191 · 37 Volkswagen CC~$5,696 · 36 Ford C-Max~$6,740 · 36 Toyota Prius V~$7,759 · 35 Dodge Nitro~$4,725 · 34 Buick Regal~$5,976 · 34 Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class~$5,863 · 34 BMW 328xi~$5,783 · 33 Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class~$6,777 · 33 Mitsubishi Lancer~$4,975 · 33 Dodge Challenger~$7,630 · 32 Porsche Cayenne~$6,191 · 32 Saab 9-3~$4,762 · 31 Infiniti FX35~$5,182 · 31 Cadillac XTS~$7,902 · 31 Nissan Rogue Select~$6,352 · 30 BMW 325i~$4,093 · 30 Jaguar XF~$7,156 · 29 Mitsubishi Eclipse~$5,271 · 29 Ford Expedition EL~$6,532 · 28 Nissan Cube~$4,568 · 28 Ford Excursion~$6,691 · 28 Ford Explorer Sport~$6,131 · 27 Chevrolet Aveo~$3,102 · 27 BMW 335i~$6,358 · 27 Chevrolet Volt~$6,313 · 26 Chevrolet Monte Carlo~$5,167 · 26 Cadillac Escalade ESV~$6,197 · 26 Dodge Caliber~$4,225 · 26 Chevrolet Captiva Sport~$5,647 · 26 Ford Ecosport~$7,951 · 26 BMW Z4~$7,622 · 26 Mitsubishi Mirage~$5,297 · 26 Volvo C70~$7,086 · 25 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport~$6,732 · 25 Buick Century~$3,101 · 24 Volkswagen Touareg~$4,830 · 24 Hyundai Genesis~$6,195 · 24 Chevrolet Impala Limited~$5,963 · 24 Subaru B9 Tribeca~$4,869 · 24 Mini Clubman~$6,510 · 23 Infiniti EX35~$5,468 · 23 Honda Insight~$5,415 · 23 BMW Z3~$6,186 · 23 Infiniti Q50~$8,755 · 23 Infiniti QX56~$5,695 · 23 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class~$7,536 · 23 Chevrolet 3500~$6,889 · 23 Mercedes-Benz M-Class~$7,113 · 22 Mazda Mazda6~$6,330 · 22 Chevrolet Astro Van~$3,856 · 22 Ford Freestyle~$3,454 · 22 Toyota Scion FR-S~$5,215 · 22 Ford Thunderbird~$7,615 · 22 Land Rover Discovery~$5,287 · 22 Chevrolet Corvette~$8,202 · 22 Land Rover LR3~$7,081 · 21 RAM Promaster City~$7,194 · 21 Ford F-550~$5,540 · 21 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque~$7,646 · 21 Audi A5~$7,692 · 21 Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class~$8,806 · 21 Infiniti QX50~$8,405 · 21 Nissan Rogue Sport~$7,037 · 20 Audi TT~$6,790 · 20 GMC Sonoma~$5,006 · 20 Land Rover Range Rover Sport~$7,489 · 20 Chrysler Crossfire~$6,627 · 20 RAM 3500~$8,417 · 20 Jaguar X-Type~$4,310 · 19 Jaguar XK8~$7,493 · 19 Lexus SC~$6,970 · 19 Lexus GX~$7,773 · 19 Volvo V70~$3,610 · 18 Toyota Echo~$3,310 · 18 Mini Hardtop~$6,431 · 18 BMW 330i~$5,235 · 18 Nissan NV200~$7,753 · 18 Kia Spectra~$3,114 · 18 Chevrolet Uplander~$3,991 · 18 Chevrolet Cruze Limited~$6,735 · 18 Lincoln MKT~$6,381 · 17 Nissan 350Z~$8,560 · 17 Honda Crosstour~$5,211 · 17 Hyundai Veracruz~$3,719 · 16 Nissan Kicks~$8,211 · 16 Toyota Prius C~$6,297 · 16 Mazda Protege~$3,681 · 16 GMC Canyon~$6,201 · 16 Cadillac Eldorado~$7,425 · 16 Smart Fortwo~$6,069 · 16 BMW 320i~$8,185 · 16 Lincoln MKS~$5,725 · 15 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class~$7,522 · 15 Isuzu NPR~$7,749 · 15 Land Rover Range Rover~$6,763 · 15 Acura RL~$4,579 · 15 Toyota Land Cruiser~$6,783 · 15 Volkswagen Rabbit~$3,449 · 15

Most reliable used cars under $10,000

Reliability matters most on a budget — fewer problems mean lower running costs. These score highest for dependability and still fit under $10,000:

Nissan Pathfinder

~$6,032

Reliability 5.0/5 · 233 under $10,000

Volkswagen Tiguan

~$6,606

Reliability 5.0/5 · 151 under $10,000

Lexus IS

~$6,301

Reliability 5.0/5 · 60 under $10,000

Chevrolet Volt

~$6,313

Reliability 5.0/5 · 26 under $10,000

Ford Escape

~$5,899

Reliability 4.5/5 · 864 under $10,000

Nissan Altima

~$5,475

Reliability 4.5/5 · 615 under $10,000

Chevrolet Equinox

~$5,958

Reliability 4.5/5 · 561 under $10,000

Subaru Outback

~$5,964

Reliability 4.5/5 · 520 under $10,000

Ford Fusion

~$5,845

Reliability 4.5/5 · 460 under $10,000

Ford Focus

~$4,717

Reliability 4.5/5 · 455 under $10,000

Subaru Forester

~$6,476

Reliability 4.5/5 · 451 under $10,000

Nissan Rogue

~$6,234

Reliability 4.5/5 · 405 under $10,000

What body styles fit under $10,000

How the market under $10,000 splits by type — see how many SUVs, trucks and sedans are in reach.

12,095

SUV

3,206

van

2,218

pickup

What model years you'll find under $10,000

A budget mostly buys older model years or higher-mileage newer ones. Here's where the listings under $10,000 sit by year.

Model year	Listings under $10,000
2024	38
2022	68
2021	118
2020	320
2019	689
2018	1,080
2017	1,725
2016	2,294
2015	3,003
2014	3,193

What to look for at $10,000

A smaller budget means older cars — so condition and history matter more than the badge. Before you buy:

Check the VIN firstOpen recalls, salvage or rebuilt titles and accident history hit hard at this price. Run a free VIN check →
Mileage over model yearA well-kept higher-year car can beat a tired «newer» one. Look at service history, not just the odometer.
Use the market to negotiateIf the asking price is above the typical for that model, you have room. Check if it's a good deal →

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Used cars under $10,000 — FAQ

What's the best used car under $10,000?

At $10,000 the most-listed models are reliable mainstream cars like the Ford F-150, Ford Escape, Toyota Camry. They have the most listings, so you'll find the widest choice and easiest comparison. See the full list above with real prices.

How many used cars are under $10,000?

About 39,262 used cars list under $10,000 on the US market right now, with a median price of $5,950. The figure updates daily as new listings come in.

What can I get for $10,000?

Mostly mainstream sedans, SUVs and trucks that are a few model years older or have higher mileage. Use the budget checker above to see if a specific model fits $10,000 and what years are in reach.

Is it better to buy older or higher-mileage?

Both lower the price. A well-maintained higher-mileage car often beats a neglected older one — service history and a clean VIN matter more than the odometer number alone at this budget.

What's the difference between price and value here?

This page shows what cars are listed for under your budget (market price). To value a specific car you own, use the free car value calculator.

Prices from real US market listings under $10,000, refreshed daily. For a specific car's resale value use the car value calculator. Last updated Jun 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.