Monthly market report · 2026-09 · United States

US car price report, September 2026

Compare changes in average asking prices across 3,406 model-year combinations with 100+ listings in both snapshots.

Preliminary report — data through September 23, 2026. This is a partial-month comparison, not a completed month.

Asking prices are not sale prices. Changes in mileage, trim, condition and the mix of new and used listings can move these averages; this does not measure the same vehicles losing value.

Aug 31 → Sep 23, 2026 Snapshot comparison Source: live dealer listings Free to cite

Median move

-0.3%

Across all ranked combinations

Combos ranked

3,406

100+ live listings in both snapshots

1,367 up 1,961 down

Price gainers and price drops

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

Measure bars by

Scale 0 → 17.9%

Price gainers

top 10
2008 Porsche 911 porsche › 911 $73,488 → $86,632
+17.9%
2027 Mercedes Benz GLC mercedes-benz › glc $62,162 → $72,081
+16.0%
2026 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid hyundai › tucson-hybrid $34,963 → $40,515
+15.9%
2011 Dodge Grand Caravan dodge › grand-caravan $6,450 → $7,242
+12.3%
2008 Toyota Sienna toyota › sienna $7,030 → $7,821
+11.3%
2015 Kia Sedona kia › sedona $8,540 → $9,449
+10.6%
2020 Nissan Versa nissan › versa $12,026 → $13,249
+10.2%
2002 Toyota Camry toyota › camry $5,318 → $5,853
+10.1%
2011 Nissan Murano nissan › murano $6,903 → $7,599
+10.1%
2022 Mercedes Benz Sprinter mercedes-benz › sprinter $60,337 → $66,364
+10.0%

Price drops

top 10
2010 Mazda MAZDA3 mazda › mazda3 $7,853 → $6,514
−17.1%
2006 Porsche 911 porsche › 911 $64,977 → $59,029
−9.2%
2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia (952) alfa-romeo › giulia-952 $15,898 → $14,476
−8.9%
2027 Ford F-350 ford › f-350 $91,054 → $83,015
−8.8%
2020 Mercedes Benz S-Class mercedes-benz › s-class $49,962 → $45,631
−8.7%
2010 Dodge Grand Caravan dodge › grand-caravan $7,014 → $6,415
−8.5%
2015 Mercedes Benz CLA-Class mercedes-benz › cla-class $13,297 → $12,165
−8.5%
2019 Ford F-250 Super Duty ford › f-250-super-duty $30,894 → $28,448
−7.9%
2020 Mercedes Benz Sprinter mercedes-benz › sprinter $51,758 → $47,713
−7.8%
2004 Dodge Ram dodge › ram $17,082 → $15,764
−7.7%
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 model-year price references

Median of model-year average asking prices, with equal weight per model year. The eligible mix may change between snapshots; this is not a median of individual vehicles.

Methodology & citation

How these numbers are built

Averages are computed from live US dealer listings (new and pre-owned) in VinAssessment's database, comparing the latest available 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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