October’s Overall Median Rose, but Prices Fell in 48 of 79 Comparable Car Groups
A September–October comparison of the same model, year, mileage band and clearance position gives a different view from the market-wide midpoint.
Direction of October group median asks
79 common model/year/mileage/customs groups, September–October.
More groups moved down than up
October’s advertised-car market had a higher overall price midpoint, yet 48 of 79 comparable vehicle groups had lower October median asks. Another 27 groups rose, and four were unchanged.
These groups contain 857 September advertisements and 844 October advertisements. Each comparison follows the same make, model, model year, mileage band and clearance position. The result gives a buyer shopping for a particular vehicle a closer reference than the overall market figure.
More groups moved down than up
October’s advertised-car market had a higher overall price midpoint, yet 48 of 79 comparable vehicle groups had lower October median asks. Another 27 groups rose, and four were unchanged.
These groups contain 857 September advertisements and 844 October advertisements. Each comparison follows the same make, model, model year, mileage band and clearance position. The result gives a buyer shopping for a particular vehicle a closer reference than the overall market figure.
Direction of October group median asks
79 common model/year/mileage/customs groups, September–October.
The common-group price measure slipped
Keeping the vehicle-group shares constant between months produces an asking-price measure of $16,432 in September and $16,272 in October, a 1.0% decline. Both figures are rounded to whole dollars after the calculation.
The wider monthly median moved from $14,300 to $14,500 in the same 1 November reading. The two comparisons describe different views of the offer: the whole month and the common set of vehicle groups. The October market also had a newer median model year.
September and October asking-price examples
Uncleared groups below 50,000 km; Elantra 2022 uses 50,000–99,999 km.
Elantra and Seltos show why the model year matters
Among uncleared 2023 Hyundai Elantra offers with stated mileage below 50,000 km, the median moved from $11,650 to $11,500. There were 26 September offers and 31 October offers.
Uncleared 2022 Elantra offers in the 50,000–99,999 km band moved in the other direction: $12,000 to $12,600, across 30 and 28 advertisements. For uncleared 2023 Kia Seltos below 50,000 km, the midpoint fell from $18,000 to $17,000, with 18 and 26 offers.
Elantra and Seltos show why the model year matters
Among uncleared 2023 Hyundai Elantra offers with stated mileage below 50,000 km, the median moved from $11,650 to $11,500. There were 26 September offers and 31 October offers.
Uncleared 2022 Elantra offers in the 50,000–99,999 km band moved in the other direction: $12,000 to $12,600, across 30 and 28 advertisements. For uncleared 2023 Kia Seltos below 50,000 km, the midpoint fell from $18,000 to $17,000, with 18 and 26 offers.
September and October asking-price examples
Uncleared groups below 50,000 km; Elantra 2022 uses 50,000–99,999 km.
Some young-car groups became dearer
Uncleared 2023 Chevrolet Trax offers below 50,000 km had a $15,000 September median and a $15,500 October median, with 21 and 26 advertisements. Uncleared 2025 Toyota Camry offers in that mileage band moved from $20,600 to $22,300, with 24 and 23 advertisements.
The contrast is directly relevant to a shortlist. A buyer considering Elantra, Seltos, Trax and Camry encountered different price directions, even within young, low-mileage, uncleared offers.
A closer price reference for negotiation
The best opening reference is the asking-price range for the actual model year, mileage band and clearance position. Equipment, powertrain, repair history and condition then determine which offers deserve closer comparison.
The September and October advertisements were read on 1 November 2026. Within this common set, falling group medians were more frequent than rising ones, and the measure with unchanged group shares edged down. Those are the October facts to take into a model-specific price discussion.
Passenger-car asking prices. Reading date: 1 November 2026.
Methodology
AutoBridge advertised passenger cars.
Passenger-car asking prices and the vehicle characteristics stated in the advertisements.
Reading date: 1 November 2026.