Used-market pulse: pricing, CPO premium, days-on-market, top configurations.
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What is happening in the used-car market, in figures a story can cite?
Ask Claude or ChatGPT what is selling and how used-car prices are moving, and get monthly statistics from cars that left US dealer websites, with the sample behind every figure. The questions below show the prompts in order and the result each one returned.
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Last updated , from the Aug 2026 data month. Every price is the advertised asking price when the car left the dealer's website, never what it sold for.
What are the best-selling used cars in America right now?
In Aug 2026, the Ford F-150 was the best-selling used vehicle at US dealers, with 53,745 sales at a $29,990 median asking price, ahead of the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 (41,794) and Nissan Rogue (34,093). Ask for one national ranking by model, so every count is a single true total.
Prompt
What were the 10 best-selling used models in the US in August 2026? Show units sold, priced sales, the median asking price and odometer.
What came back · Aug '26
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| Vehicle | Units sold | Priced sales | Median asking price | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford F-150 | 53,745 | 47,440 | $29,990 | 83,905 |
| Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | 41,794 | 36,163 | $30,216 | 79,778 |
| Nissan Rogue | 34,093 | 31,402 | $20,998 | 46,957 |
| Toyota Camry | 29,023 | 26,187 | $23,876 | 63,291 |
| Honda CR-V | 28,772 | 26,464 | $24,990 | 61,974 |
| RAM Ram 1500 Pickup | 28,407 | 25,367 | $30,220 | 75,730 |
| Toyota RAV4 | 28,396 | 26,525 | $28,313 | 54,847 |
| Chevrolet Equinox | 25,479 | 22,003 | $18,990 | 64,618 |
5 of 8 rows · the call returned 10
What to do with it: The Ford F-150 led with 53,745 sales (47,440 of them priced); 3 of the top 8 were pickups, and the Chevrolet Equinox listed lowest at $18,990. Cite the priced count when you quote a median.
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How much have used pickup prices changed in the last year?
They rose 3.1 percent. The median asking price of a used pickup at US dealers went from $31,900 in Sep 2025 to $32,876 in Aug 2026, on 257,998 priced sales in Aug 2026, while used sedans rose 5 percent. Ask for 12 months of the body type nationally, then compare the others.
- Prompt
Show used pickups nationally, month by month for the 12 months to August 2026: units sold, priced sales, median asking price and odometer.
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What came back: Read 12 months of pickups Month Units sold Priced sales Median asking price Median odometer Aug '26 289,362 257,998 $32,876 70,330 Jun '26 280,575 246,132 $32,490 72,961 Apr '26 287,175 251,582 $31,451 72,916 Feb '26 277,289 245,602 $30,591 72,114 Dec '25 269,504 234,750 $31,750 69,513 Oct '25 278,860 243,695 $31,588 71,425 Sep '25 267,883 232,893 $31,900 70,841 5 of 7 rows · the call returned 12
What to do with it: The median went from $31,900 to $32,876 (up 3.1 percent) after a low of $30,591 in Feb 2026, while the median odometer went from 70,841 to 70,330 miles, about level, so mileage mix explains little of the move.
- Follow-up prompt, in the same chat
How does that compare with SUVs, sedans and hatchbacks over the same 12 months?
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What came back: Compare the body types Month Body type Units sold Median asking price Median odometer Aug '26 SUV 867,595 $24,640 50,745 Aug '26 Sedan 344,527 $18,777 68,768 Aug '26 Pickup 289,362 $32,876 70,330 Aug '26 Hatchback 66,769 $17,798 62,836 Sep '25 SUV 752,178 $23,977 54,771 Sep '25 Sedan 332,567 $17,890 70,662 Sep '25 Pickup 267,883 $31,900 70,841 Sep '25 Hatchback 67,730 $16,363 65,195 5 of 8 rows · the call returned 48
What to do with it: Over the same months hatchbacks rose 8.8 percent, sedans rose 5 percent, pickups rose 3.1 percent and SUVs rose 2.8 percent: the cheaper body types gained faster than pickups.
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What share of used car sales are electric?
About 2.86 percent. In Aug 2026, US dealers sold 48,941 used EVs out of 1,709,376 used cars, level with a 2.9 percent share in Sep 2025, at a $30,989 median asking price. Ask for used sales by fuel type nationally, month by month, and divide by each month's total.
Prompt
Show used sales nationally by fuel type, month by month for the 12 months to August 2026, with the median asking price and odometer.
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| Month | Fuel type | Units sold | Median asking price | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug '26 | Combustion | 1,616,580 | $23,633 | 60,396 |
| Aug '26 | Electric | 48,941 | $30,989 | 27,280 |
| Aug '26 | Hybrid | 35,637 | $25,574 | 55,869 |
| Aug '26 | Unknown | 7,852 | $18,999 | 87,242 |
| Sep '25 | Combustion | 1,465,837 | $22,900 | 63,660 |
| Sep '25 | Electric | 45,183 | $27,400 | 27,839 |
| Sep '25 | Hybrid | 32,788 | $24,591 | 63,186 |
| Sep '25 | Unknown | 13,439 | $16,699 | 91,830 |
5 of 8 rows · the call returned 60
What to do with it: EVs were 2.86 percent of used sales in Aug 2026 (48,941 of 1,709,376), level with 2.9 percent in Sep 2025, and hybrids 2.08 percent; used EVs listed at a $30,989 median against $23,633 for gas cars.
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Which states have the most and least expensive used cars?
In Aug 2026, New Hampshire had the highest median used-car asking price among states with 5,000 or more sales, at $25,995, and Iowa the lowest at $22,079, $3,917 apart. Ask for every state's used median with a volume floor, and cite the odometer beside it.
Prompt
Which states with at least 5,000 used sales in August 2026 had the highest and lowest median asking price? Show units sold and the median odometer.
What came back · Aug '26
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| State | Units sold | Priced sales | Median asking price | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NH | 9,803 | 8,541 | $25,995 | 57,193 |
| NY | 56,833 | 49,546 | $25,970 | 39,860 |
| MT | 5,454 | 4,975 | $25,777 | 75,472 |
| ME | 6,382 | 5,661 | $25,699 | 60,727 |
| NE | 11,644 | 10,715 | $22,353 | 72,327 |
| OH | 75,242 | 68,284 | $22,300 | 63,113 |
| MI | 49,445 | 43,049 | $22,204 | 69,359 |
| IA | 17,755 | 15,804 | $22,079 | 76,257 |
5 of 8 rows · the call returned 44
What to do with it: New Hampshire listed highest at a $25,995 median and Iowa lowest at $22,079 across the 44 states, and New York's cars carried the lowest median odometer here (39,860 miles).
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When is the cheapest time of year to buy a used car?
In winter, on this year's figures: the median asking price of a used car at US dealers was lowest in Feb 2026 ($21,998) and highest in Aug 2026 ($23,990), and Mar 2026 was the busiest month with 1,858,320 sales. Ask for 12 months of used sales nationally, with the odometer beside the price.
Prompt
Show all used sales nationally, month by month for the 12 months to August 2026: units sold, median asking price and odometer.
What came back
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| Month | Units sold | Priced sales | Median asking price | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug '26 | 1,709,376 | 1,532,576 | $23,990 | 58,965 |
| Jun '26 | 1,625,751 | 1,420,884 | $23,984 | 61,103 |
| Apr '26 | 1,658,232 | 1,453,678 | $23,085 | 61,101 |
| Mar '26 | 1,858,320 | 1,642,947 | $22,477 | 61,301 |
| Feb '26 | 1,607,598 | 1,421,030 | $21,998 | 62,035 |
| Dec '25 | 1,526,838 | 1,333,848 | $22,995 | 59,072 |
| Oct '25 | 1,605,184 | 1,401,770 | $22,990 | 62,031 |
| Sep '25 | 1,557,527 | 1,356,330 | $22,992 | 62,294 |
5 of 8 rows · the call returned 12
What to do with it: The median was lowest in Feb 2026 at $21,998 (62,035 miles) and highest in Aug 2026 at $23,990 (58,965 miles), and the most cars sold in Mar 2026 (1,858,320): the low month carried more miles, so part of the dip is mix.
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Which used cars sell fastest in New Jersey?
The Honda CR-V tops the list. In Aug 2026 it sold fastest in New Jersey of the used models with 600 or more sales, at 35.9 days on market and a $25,998 median, ahead of the Toyota RAV4 (36.4 days) and Honda Civic (37.8 days).
Prompt
Which used models with at least 600 sales in New Jersey in August 2026 sold fastest? Show the median asking price and odometer.
What came back · Aug '26
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| Vehicle | Units sold | Median asking price | Median odometer | Average days on market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honda CR-V | 1,235 | $25,998 | 56,176 | 35.9 |
| Toyota RAV4 | 698 | $28,358 | 52,823 | 36.4 |
| Honda Civic | 835 | $20,145 | 60,787 | 37.8 |
| Nissan Rogue | 877 | $20,497 | 49,846 | 40.7 |
| Honda Accord | 959 | $21,590 | 68,311 | 41.7 |
| Hyundai Tucson | 608 | $22,419 | 38,352 | 48.5 |
| Ford F-150 | 685 | $28,799 | 75,254 | 51.6 |
| Jeep Grand Cherokee | 901 | $23,806 | 59,780 | 52.5 |
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What to do with it: The Honda CR-V sold fastest at 35.9 days on 1,235 sales, the most of these too.
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More questions
What is Sold Market Data?
Monthly statistics on cars that left tens of thousands of US franchise and independent dealer websites since January 2021: units sold, the priced sample, the median and mean asking price, the odometer and days on market, grouped by model, trim, year, seller or group. Every price is the advertised asking price when the car left the website. Every answer states the units and priced sales behind it, so a story can give its sample size.
What should a story say about each figure?
Name the month, the area, the vehicles counted and the priced sample, and say it is the advertised asking price when the car left a dealer website, not what the buyer paid. Private sales and cars outside the US are not included.
How current is the data?
It is monthly, and each month lands one to two months after it ends, so a story on this month's market reads the latest complete month. The examples on this page are from Aug 2026. It covers US dealers only, back to January 2021, at most 12 months per call.
How many sales back each figure?
Every row states its units sold and its priced sample, the sales with an asking price behind every price figure. A row on fewer than 30 priced sales is marked as a thin sample: read it as a direction only. A national or state figure rests on thousands of sales; a single model year in one state can fall under 30.
What does a call cost?
$3.00 per call unit, paid from your prepaid balance and only after a successful call; a refused or failed call costs nothing. Every prompt on this page is 1 unit ($3.00), so all 7 prompts come to 7 units ($21.00).
How do I get started?
Add the MarketCheck AI Desk connector to Claude or ChatGPT; it is free to add, and ChatGPT works on Free accounts too. Then paste a prompt from this page or ask in your own words, and each call is charged to your prepaid balance only when it succeeds.
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Dealers and remarketing
- Used-car dealersFind the models that clear fastest in your state and the sellers that outsell you in your city, with the asking price for each.
- Dealership groupsRank your group against its rivals state by state, and find the markets that turn a franchise fastest before you bid.
- Auctions and remarketingSee where a model lists highest at retail, check run-list demand and buyers, set reserves on falling models and time a consignment.
- Wholesale buyers and exportersSet a bid from the retail asking price, and see who retails a model and where it lists lowest and highest.
- Fleet and rental remarketingTime the sale of late-model fleet units and pick the states and channel that list them highest, with what each 10,000 miles costs.
- Auto brokers and car-buying servicesSee which new cars and trims list furthest below sticker, and where the used car your client wants lists for less.
Claims and valuation
- Independent appraisersBand an exact year, model and trim, then back each adjustment (mileage, 4WD, transmission, location and time) with dated figures.
- Insurance adjustersDated evidence of what vehicles like the insured's were listed at when they sold, even in a thin state, and how the market moved since.
- Public adjustersShow a carrier where its total-loss offer sits in the market band, with the right trim, mileage, model year and state behind it.
- AttorneysDated, cited market statistics for a vehicle's value on a past date, and for overpricing, price-spike and odometer claims.
Shoppers, sellers and press
What the tool returns, the price of every request shape and its limits: Sold Market Data.
Ask your own sold-market questions
Connect once, then paste a prompt from this page or ask in your own words. A standard question is $3.00, charged to your prepaid balance only when the call succeeds.