Monthly market report · 2026-09 · United States

US car price report, September 2026

Across 3,421 model/year combinations with 100+ active listings, the biggest mover was the 2026 Beaver Falls at +10.3% month over month — and the sharpest fall was the 2010 Mazda MAZDA3 at -18.6%

Aug 31 → Sep 8, 2026 127M+ tracked vehicles Source: live dealer listings Free to cite

Median move

+0.1%

Across all ranked combinations

Biggest gainer

+10.3%

2026 Beaver Falls $10,977 → $12,109

Biggest drop

-18.6%

2010 Mazda MAZDA3 $7,853 → $6,395

Combos ranked

3,421

100+ live listings in both snapshots

1,829 up 1,441 down

The month's twenty biggest movers

Both leaderboards share one scale, so a gain and a drop are directly comparable.

Measure bars by

Scale 0 → 18.6%

Price gainers

top 10

2026 Beaver Falls beaver › falls $10,977 → $12,109

+10.3%

2008 Ford Mustang ford › mustang $23,003 → $25,378

+10.3%

2015 Land Rover Range Rover Sport land-rover › range-rover-sport $15,102 → $16,579

+9.8%

2008 Toyota Sienna toyota › sienna $7,030 → $7,707

+9.6%

2027 Ford E-450 ford › e-450 $55,501 → $60,525

+9.1%

2016 Bmw 750i bmw › 750i $18,848 → $20,478

+8.6%

2026 Mazda CX mazda › cx $36,733 → $39,800

+8.3%

2015 Audi A6 audi › a6 $11,550 → $12,509

+8.3%

2012 Dodge Charger dodge › charger $10,258 → $11,053

+7.8%

2009 Chevrolet Corvette chevrolet › corvette $40,916 → $43,965

+7.5%

Price drops

top 10

2010 Mazda MAZDA3 mazda › mazda3 $7,853 → $6,395

−18.6%

2019 Ford F-250 Super Duty ford › f-250-super-duty $30,894 → $27,137

−12.2%

2012 Toyota 4Runner toyota › 4runner $18,859 → $17,298

−8.3%

2027 Mercedes Benz GLE mercedes-benz › gle $93,669 → $87,082

−7.0%

2010 Dodge Grand Caravan dodge › grand-caravan $7,014 → $6,588

−6.1%

2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 chevrolet › silverado-1500 $23,548 → $22,105

−6.1%

2015 Ram 3500 ram › 3500 $30,926 → $29,138

−5.8%

2010 Chevrolet Corvette chevrolet › corvette $48,129 → $45,416

−5.6%

2015 Mercedes Benz CLA-Class mercedes-benz › cla-class $13,297 → $12,582

−5.4%

2014 Chevrolet Sonic chevrolet › sonic $6,694 → $6,361

−5.0%

Every row is a rung of the ladder: the name opens the year page, the line under it opens the make or model hub.

4 months of the market median

Median asking price across the ranked combinations, one point per monthly snapshot.

Methodology & citation

How these numbers are built

Averages are computed from live US dealer listings (new and pre-owned) in VinAssessment's database of 127M+ tracked vehicles, comparing the latest snapshot of each month. Only model/year combinations with at least 100 active listings in both months are ranked. Journalists and analysts may cite these figures freely as “VinAssessment Market Report, September 2026” with a link to this page.

VinAssessment Market Report, September 2026.
https://vinassessment.com/reports/market/2026-09

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