Sep 27, 2026

21 Popular Used Cars That Became More Expensive Over the Last 7 Years

Written by Heather Taylor
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Edited by Ashleigh Ray
21 Popular Used Cars That Became More Expensive Over the Last 7 Years

It’s getting harder to find affordable used cars, especially if you’re shopping for popular brands like Honda or Toyota. A recent iSeeCars study revealed 21 models of popular three-year-old used cars have dramatically gone up in price since 2019 with all but four models experiencing a price uptick of 25% or greater.

The Hyundai Elantra and Kia Sportage now cost 50%+ more to buy than they did seven years ago. And the Toyota Camry, at 49.9%, is poised to join the Elantra and Sportage relatively soon for fastest price increases.

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Keep reading to find out which popular used cars have become increasingly expensive since 2019.

  • Average price (2019): $12,295

  • Average price (2026): $19,178

  • Change (%): 56%

  • Average price (2019): $16,312

  • Average price (2026): $24,543

  • Change (%): 50.5%

  • Average price (2019): $16,567

  • Average price (2026): $24,829

  • Change (%): 49.9%

  • Average price (2019): $16,430

  • Average price (2026): $23,771

  • Change (%): 44.7%

  • Average price (2019): $28,105

  • Average price (2026): $40,060

  • Change (%): 42.5%

  • Average price (2019): $20,677

  • Average price (2026): $29,245

  • Change (%): 41.4%

  • Average price (2019): $20,825

  • Average price (2026): $29,190

  • Change (%): 40.2%

  • Average price (2019): $14,301

  • Average price (2026): $19,971

  • Change (%): 39.7%

  • Average price (2019): $31,497

  • Average price (2026): $43,121

  • Change (%): 36.9%

  • Average price (2019): $33,542

  • Average price (2026): $45,785

  • Change (%): 36.5%

  • Average price (2019): $20,643

  • Average price (2026): $27,776

  • Change (%): 34.6%

  • Average price (2019): $18,095

  • Average price (2026): $24,143

  • Change (%): 33.4%

  • Average price (2019): $25,934

  • Average price (2026): $34,132

  • Change (%): 31.6%

  • Average price (2019): $29,910

  • Average price (2026): $38,778

  • Change (%): 29.6%

  • Average price (2019): $28,521

  • Average price (2026): $36,621

  • Change (%): 28.4%

  • Average price (2019): $18,337

  • Average price (2026): $23,486

  • Change (%): 28.1%

  • Average price (2019): $17,420

  • Average price (2026): $21,813

  • Change (%): 25.2%

  • Average price (2019): $17,791

  • Average price (2026): $22,085

  • Change (%): 24.1%

  • Average price (2019): $26,589

  • Average price (2026): $32,614

  • Change (%): 22.7%

  • Average price (2019): $20,870

  • Average price (2026): $24,315

  • Change (%): 16.5%

  • Average price (2019): $27,834

  • Average price (2026): $31,061

  • Change (%): 11.6%

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Written by
Heather Taylor
Edited by
Ashleigh Ray