The latest numbers reveal the used-vehicle market as a mixed bag these days. Average transaction prices have finally stabilized to an large degree after whacked-out supply and demand forces during the COVID-era saw them bucking the conventional wisdom by rising – in some cases substantially – rather than depreciating.
Data compiled by the online marketplace iSeeCars.com based on the over 1.9 million one- to five-year-old used cars sold in February 2024 and 2025. shows that the prices of one-to-five-year-old used vehicles have held fairly steady, showing just a 0.8% dip at an average $31,257. On the other hand, the bottom has fallen out of pre-owned electric-vehicle prices during the same period with a precipitous 15.1% plunge. Tesla prices were found to take the largest drop of all industry-wide, at an average 13.6% devaluation.
Smart shoppers should take note that this might be the last time for many months ahead to strike an amenable deal on a used car, truck or SUV. It’s quite probable that if and when President Trump’s planned import tariffs come to pass and inflate new-vehicle MSRPs, more shoppers will cross over to the pre-owned side of dealers’ lots for the sake of affordability. Steady or dwindling supply subject to an increase demand is sure to send older-car prices back up into the stratosphere.
“The average price of one- to-five-year-old used cars has shifted less than $1,000 over the past year,” says iSeeCars Executive Analyst Karl Brauer. “There’s no indication prices will drop from their current levels throughout 2025 and, with tariffs looming, the price of both new and used cars could potentially rise.”
As it turns out, some are already headed in that direction, according to iSeeCars, which has compiled a list of the 10 used cars that have shown some substantial price boosts in the previous 12 months.
While it would be logical to expect prices on small and fuel-efficient used cars of the kind many automakers no longer produce to be on an upward turn in reaction to bloated new-vehicle prices and still-high gasoline costs, the opposite is true. According to the website’s data, eight of the 10 models with the biggest price surges come from luxury brands, with the Infiniti QX60 midsize crossover SUV leading all comers with a 17.1% price boost over the last year yielding an average $36,551 transaction price . Infiniti likewise tops the list of brands with regard to used-vehicle cost increases.
Overall, the list of appreciating models consists of two Porsche sports cars and no fewer than eight SUVs, with the most-attainable model on the list being the subcompact Chevrolet Trax crossover; its $18,971 average transaction price represents a 9.8% jump from 2024 to 2025.
“With the exception of electric vehicles there are no real price breaks to be found in the one-to-five-year-old used car market compared to a year ago,” says Brauer. “If you’re a consumer looking to save money on your next used car you might consider an older, lower-cost model – after a thorough pre-purchase inspection.”
Here are the website’s lists of the vehicles and brands that recorded the largest average price increases for one-to-five-year-old models over the past 12 months”
Used Cars With The Biggest One-Year Price Increases
- Infiniti QX60: Avg $36,551 (+17.1%)
- BMW 4 Series: Avg $40,630 (+15.2%)
- Land Rover Discovery: Avg $46,474 (+13.6%)
- Toyota 4Runner: Avg $42,948 (+12.7%)
- Porsche 718 Boxster: Avg $105,252 (+12.4%)
- Porsche 718 Cayman: Avg $122,217 (+10.5%)
- Chevrolet Trax: Avg $18,971 (+9.8%)
- Lincoln Navigator: Avg $65,976 (+9.3%)
- BMW X1: Avg $31,725 (+8.9%)
- Lexus RX 350: Avg $44,353 (+7.9%)
Brands With The Biggest One-Year Used-Car Price Increases
- Infiniti: Avg $35,595 (+11.1%)
- Lexus: Avg $40,779 (+6.3%)
- Acura: Avg $36,071 (+4.5%)
- Cadillac: Avg $45,172 (+4.3%)
- Toyota: Avg $30,280 (+3.3%)
- Hyundai: Avg $23,154 (+3.2%)
- MINI: Avg $25,894 (+3.1%)
- BMW: Avg $42,659 (+3.0%)
- Volkswagen: Avg $25,353 (+2.9%)
- Jaguar: Avg $36,701 (+2.4%)
Source: iSeeCars.com
