Percentiles
Car value: how do you compare?
Median $15,000 US car owners · rough
What the car you drive is worth today. Rough percentiles from used-car market data. Logarithmic slider.
US car owners · rough
| Percentile | Car value |
|---|---|
| 5th percentile | $1,500 |
| 10th percentile | $3,000 |
| 25th percentile | $7,000 |
| 50th percentile | $15,000 |
| 75th percentile | $28,000 |
| 90th percentile | $45,000 |
| 95th percentile | $65,000 |
Rough percentile anchors assembled from surveys and reports; treat them as ballpark figures. The slider on the main page runs past this table up to the record: the Mercedes 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé, $142 million at auction in 2022, the most expensive car ever sold.