These are aggregated figures from used-car listings collected across the United States since June 2026 — asking prices by model and model year, the same by state, and what a branded title does to the price. Individual listings are not published: what you get is the arithmetic on top of them, which is the part worth having. Everything is CC BY 4.0, so you may use it commercially, republish it and build on it, provided you credit ForCar as the source.
The datasets
Each file is regenerated daily. Columns are documented below the download.
Asking prices of used cars listed on the US market, aggregated by make, model and model year. Collected continuously since June 2026. Prices in USD, mileage in miles.
makemodelmodel_yearlistingsavg_price_usdavg_mileagemin_price_usdmax_price_usd How many cars of each model are listed with a clean, rebuilt, salvage, lien or missing title, with average price, mileage and model year for each group.
makemodeltitle_statuslistingsavg_price_usdavg_mileageavg_model_year Price effect of a salvage, rebuilt, lien or missing title, measured by matching each branded-title car against clean-title cars of the SAME model, model year and 25,000-mile bracket. Raw market averages reverse the sign, because branded-title cars are on average three years newer and 37,000 miles fresher — this like-for-like method is the only honest one.
makemodeltitle_statusmatched_listingsclean_title_price_usdthis_title_price_usdprice_difference_pct Average asking price and mileage of used cars by US state and model — the same car sells for different money across state lines.
statemakemodellistingsavg_price_usdavg_mileage How to cite
CC BY 4.0 asks for attribution. A link is the easiest form of it, and the one we would rather have.
ForCar (2026). US used-car market data. Retrieved from https://forcar.org/open-data/
Source: <a href="https://forcar.org/open-data/">ForCar</a>
If you are writing something and need a figure that is not in these files — a specific model, a specific state, a cut we have not published — ask. We would rather run the query than have the number guessed.
How the numbers are made
Two things are worth knowing before you use these files, because both change what the data means.
Only aggregates are published. The underlying listings are third-party content and stay where they are. What is published is the arithmetic: counts, averages and comparisons computed by ForCar. A row appears only when it rests on at least five listings, so single odd cars cannot move a figure.
Title effects are measured like-for-like, never as raw averages. This matters more than it sounds. Across the whole market a rebuilt-title car asks slightly more than a clean-title one — which reads as though damage adds value. It does not: cars with branded titles are on average three model years newer and 37,000 miles fresher, because modern cars get written off young. Comparing them to the market at large compares different cars. In title-price-impact.csv every branded-title car is matched against clean-title cars of the same model, the same model year and the same 25,000-mile bracket, with at least three cars on each side. Done that way, the sign flips and the real cost of a title appears.
Frequently asked questions
Can I use this data commercially?
Yes. CC BY 4.0 permits commercial use, redistribution and derivative works. The only condition is attribution — credit ForCar and, ideally, link to https://forcar.org/open-data/.
Where does the data come from?
From used-car listings published across the United States, collected continuously since June 2026 and refreshed daily. The files here are aggregates computed from them; individual listings are not republished.
How often is it updated?
Every file is rebuilt daily. The date on each dataset in the structured data reflects the last rebuild.
Why are some models missing?
A row is published only when it is backed by at least five listings. Below that a single unusual car swings the average, so the row would be noise rather than data.
Why does a rebuilt title look like it adds value in the raw numbers?
Because the comparison is between different cars. Branded-title cars on the market are on average three model years newer and 37,000 miles fresher — modern cars are written off young, since airbags and sensors push repair estimates past the car's value while the car is still nearly new. Compare like with like and a rebuilt title costs about 18% of the price, a salvage title about 27%.
Can I request a cut that is not published here?
Yes — ask. If a figure exists in the data we would rather compute it than see it estimated.