March 27, 2026 - While new-car prices are starting to come down from their peak, industry experts are expecting that used-car inventory will remain low for the next few years, meaning that you can continue to expect high prices. Keep in mind that while some costs are decreasing, they still remain far above 2019 prices, and they are unlikely to fall to that level again due to inflation.

October 8, 2025 - Black Book shows a 35% increase in retail used car prices for 2021 (the purple line). For comparison, the orange line shows a 7% appreciation for used car prices in 2020, and the blue line shows a 3% depreciation of used car values for 2019.

1 month ago - Car ownership costs grew at a double-digit annual rate every month from April 2021 to November 2022, according to NerdWallet's ownership index. That growth has slowed dramatically, but the most recent data shows ownership costs grew 9% in the ...

October 29, 2024 - But for those getting ready to begin their search after years away from the market, the latest trends won’t offer much relief as used prices are still up 31.4% from Q3 2019 ($20,683).

November 13, 2025 - Used car prices have surged 41% since 2019. Discover why the $15K car is vanishing fast. “To see the trend continue, now we’re seeing something abnormal,” Drury said. The last time used car prices were so high for an extended period was ...

August 6, 2025 - The average used-car interest rate has climbed in the past five years, from just over 9 percent in 2019 to nearly 12 percent in the first quarter of 2025, according to the data analytics and consumer credit reporting company Experian.

July 16, 2025 - Passenger cars: The average 2019 list price: $19,734. Average list price today: $29,343. SUVs: The 2019 average list price: $31,649. Average list price today: $36,509. Pickups: The 2019 average list price: $31,627.

February 19, 2024 - Used car prices remain higher than in 2019 but have fallen lower than at any point in 2022 or 2023.

August 5, 2022 - Since then, prices have remained ... Before any COVID-19-related disruptions, the median price for a used vehicle among Cars.com dealers in July 2019 was approximately $17,500....

August 8, 2023 - They didn’t cost as much as SUV’s or trucks and usually depreciated more than Asian and German sedans, and there were a lot more less-than-5 year old models available in 2019 than there are now. ... I think it is just more tech and features in general that keep prices high. If you look at a car from 2010 vs 2020, it is a much larger difference than 2000 to 2010. Large screens with everything being controlled by individual modules. Parts on back order causing new car delays (still happening, by the way). This all causes used cars to be cheaper to buy and repair.

3 weeks ago - Those high price headlines can make car shoppers feel a little fatalistic. But they’re slightly misleading. The average is high, in large part, because Americans are choosing to pay more. Luxury cars and luxury trim levels on pickup trucks push up the average. Savvy shoppers can still find a quality car for much less than the average. The used-car market is a more complicated story: Prices rose in May even as supply increased.

February 3, 2022 - For cars that are 1 to 3 years old — a category that has driven much of the price jump — the average cost is $41,121, down 2.1% from about $42,000 in early January, according to CoPilot. The price of 2019 models have slid by 2.5%, while 2020 ...

April 24, 2023 - Data from Black Book suggests that wholesale used car prices have increased more than 50% since the beginning of this year. The purple line shows 2021 used car price changes. The blue line represents 2019.

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July 6, 2025 - Affordability has suffered across every vehicle type, but with a 48.7% average price hike, cars saw the biggest increase between 2019 and 2025. “The big bump in passenger car costs reflects a loss of late-model used vehicles for buyers on ...

November 7, 2024 - The biggest price boosts, according to iSeeCars.com are on six-year-old pre-owned models, which on average now command 53.4% more than they would have in 2019 ($24,210 versus $15,777), and one-year-old rides that now cost an average $46,403 ...

August 18, 2021 - To find the cars with the greatest ... car sales from model years 2016 to 2020 in June 2021, and over 800,000 used car sales from model years 2015 to 2019 in June 2020....

1 month ago - The market is still living with that inventory hole. Used prices have come down from the absolute insanity of the COVID peak, but expecting them to return to 2019 levels is like expecting your grocery bill, rent, or insurance premiums to return to 2019 levels.