Market Pulse: October’s 15–21 Window Reaches a $14,995 Median Ask
The comparable October window contained 1,542 new car offers, with 26.0% below $10,000 and 52.1% awaiting clearance.
New listings, 15–21 March through 15–21 October
Passenger-car advertisement counts for the same seven calendar dates in each month, 2026.
October’s flow was close to September
The 15–21 October window contained 1,542 new passenger-car advertisements, compared with 1,528 on the same dates in September. That is 14 more offers, a 0.9% increase. The comparison uses the same seven calendar dates in each month.
The monthly counts were 1,468 in March, 1,733 in April, 2,129 in May, 1,736 in June, 1,623 in July, 1,437 in August, 1,528 in September and 1,542 in October. May remains the largest of these eight windows; October is above March, August and September.
October’s flow was close to September
The 15–21 October window contained 1,542 new passenger-car advertisements, compared with 1,528 on the same dates in September. That is 14 more offers, a 0.9% increase. The comparison uses the same seven calendar dates in each month.
The monthly counts were 1,468 in March, 1,733 in April, 2,129 in May, 1,736 in June, 1,623 in July, 1,437 in August, 1,528 in September and 1,542 in October. May remains the largest of these eight windows; October is above March, August and September.
New listings, 15–21 March through 15–21 October
Passenger-car advertisement counts for the same seven calendar dates in each month, 2026.
Budget and premium shares, March–October
Shares below $10,000 and at $25,000 or above in each month’s 15–21 window.
The asking-price midpoint rose to $14,995
October’s $14,995 median asking price was $795 above September’s $14,200, a 5.6% difference. It was the highest midpoint among these eight comparable windows. The earlier midpoints ran from $13,500 in July to $14,200 in August and September.
Offers below $10,000 accounted for 26.0% of October’s window, compared with 24.6% in September. Offers at $25,000 and above accounted for 23.4%, against 22.6%. October’s offer mix therefore combined a higher price midpoint with larger shares at both ends of these price bands.
The asking-price midpoint rose to $14,995
October’s $14,995 median asking price was $795 above September’s $14,200, a 5.6% difference. It was the highest midpoint among these eight comparable windows. The earlier midpoints ran from $13,500 in July to $14,200 in August and September.
Offers below $10,000 accounted for 26.0% of October’s window, compared with 24.6% in September. Offers at $25,000 and above accounted for 23.4%, against 22.6%. October’s offer mix therefore combined a higher price midpoint with larger shares at both ends of these price bands.
Budget and premium shares, March–October
Shares below $10,000 and at $25,000 or above in each month’s 15–21 window.
The uncleared share increased from September
52.1% of October’s window awaited customs clearance, compared with 47.3% in September: an increase of 4.8 percentage points. The October share remained below March through August, whose corresponding shares ranged from 53.7% to 60.4%.
The median model year stayed at 2021, matching September. Median stated mileage was 83,200 km, compared with 82,000 km in September. Those vehicle profiles help put the asking-price comparison into context when choosing individual cars.
The wider offer on 25 October
The advertised stock read on 25 October contained 17,931 passenger cars, with a $14,300 median asking price. 53.8% awaited clearance. The median model year was 2020, and the median stated mileage was 92,800 km.
The October seven-day window had a price midpoint $695 above that wider offer and a newer median model year. Use the seven-day series to follow newly advertised choices, and the wider-stock reading to orient a search among the cars available at the observation date.
Reading the figures
Each monthly window contains passenger-car advertisements dated the 15th–21st, from March through October 2026. Prices are sellers’ asking prices. Counts, price bands, clearance and vehicle profiles describe the advertised cars in each window; compare the actual model, specification and condition when making a shortlist.
The completed October window and the wider advertised stock were read on 25 October 2026, ahead of this 26 October edition. Source: AutoBridge.
AutoBridge passenger-car advertisements in the 15–21 windows, March–October 2026; asking prices; observation 25 October, edition 26 October.
Methodology
AutoBridge advertised passenger-car market; prices are sellers’ asking prices.
Eight comparable seven-day windows, 13,196 advertisements in total; wider advertised stock of 17,931 cars.
15–21 March through 15–21 October 2026; observation 25 October 2026; publication 26 October 2026.