March 2024 Used Car Insights

  • The total supply of unsold used vehicles is up 9% from a year ago
  • Days’ supply is up 2% year over year
  • The average used-vehicle listing price is down 3% year over year

Total Unsold Vehicles*

MonthAmount
December2.39M
January2.33M
February2.27M

Average Mileage*

MonthAmount
December69,794
January69,240
February70,053

Days’ Supply*

Month# of Days
December56
January49
February44

Average Listing Price*

MonthAmount
December$26,446
January$25,638
February$25,151

Used Vehicle Value Index**

MonthValue
December209.1
January202.1
February203.8

Average Trade-In Equity***

MonthAmount
December$8,521
January$8,345
February$7,912
“Historically used retail sales peak in March or April of a given year as tax refunds inject money into the economy. As the average tax refund is up 6% so far in 2024, consumers have been driven to the used retail market earlier in the year, leading to stronger used-vehicles sales in February than we have seen the last couple of years.”

Jeremy Robb, Senior Director of Cox Automotive Economic and Industry Insights

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Sources:

* Cox Automotive Insights

** Manheim
*** J.D. Power