The 2021 typically asks 28% less than the 2024 in this snapshot, across 3 model years.
The 2015 Lexus RC asks about 50% less than the 2024 across 9 model years — the curve below tracks every year from 2024 to 2015, priced from 736 live dealer listings.
These are current dealer asking prices for different vehicles, not a forecast, original MSRP comparison or final sale prices. Mileage, trim, condition and generation changes can affect the gap. No qualified five-model-year price gap is highlighted. The table shows the available years, prices and sample sizes.
◷ Updated September 9, 2026 ▤ National asking prices, refreshed daily
The asking-price gap per model year is larger between 2024 and 2021 than between 2021 and 2016. These are different listing samples, not one car's price history.
Priced from 36 and 126 live listings.
13% of the 2023 price
Across the 2015–2024 model years, 2023 → 2022 is the biggest single-model-year asking-price step in this sample.
Thin sample: priced from 25 and 58 live listings.
$17,815 below the 2024 ask
A 2019 — five model years older — asks 64% of what the 2024 asks. The Share-of-baseline-ask column in the table below runs the same share for every year.
Priced from 36 and 68 live listings.
Typical asking price by model year, newest on the left — labels compare asking prices with the 2024. Hover a point for that year's price band.
A 2015 Lexus RC typically lists at $24,950 — 50% below the 2024's $49,942.
| Year | Typical price | Share of baseline ask | vs. next-newer year | Avg. mileage | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $56,583 | 100% | — | 6,710 | 19 |
| 2024 | $49,942 | 88% | −$6,641 | 16,647 | 36 |
| 2023 | $46,907 | 83% | −$3,035 | 21,351 | 25 |
| 2022 | $40,914 | 72% | −$5,993 | 33,836 | 58 |
| 2021 | $35,992 | 64% | −$4,922 | 52,330 | 40 |
| 2020 | $34,266 | 61% | −$1,726 | 55,790 | 40 |
| 2019 | $32,127 | 57% | −$2,139 | 65,079 | 68 |
| 2018 | $27,590 | 49% | −$4,537 | 83,580 | 33 |
| 2017 | $24,998 | 44% | −$2,592 | 85,684 | 84 |
| 2016 | $24,938 | 44% | −$60 | 89,068 | 126 |
| 2015 | $24,950 | 44% | +$12 | 97,596 | 207 |
Typical price is the median (or average when the median is unavailable) asking price of that model year's live dealer listings, national. Share of baseline ask is each year's asking price as a percentage of the newest year's asking price in the same group of available model years. Updated September 9, 2026.
This snapshot does not measure annual depreciation of one car. The 2015 typically asks $24,950, 50% below the 2024's $49,942. These are different vehicles listed on September 9, 2026; mileage, trim, condition and redesigns can affect the difference.
A 2015 Lexus RC asks about 50% of the 2024's typical asking price ($24,950 vs $49,942). The “Share of baseline ask” column in the table above shows the same share for every model year in between.
The 2016 Lexus RC is the most affordable model year we track, typically listed at $24,938. Compare every year in the table above.
This depreciation curve covers 11 model years, from 2015 to 2025, each priced from live dealer listings and refreshed daily.
Check individual VINs before you buy — decode the exact trim and mileage, see every active listing, and how each price compares to the local market.
