The cheapest used cars in Russia are named

In February 2025, the most noticeable decrease in the average cost in the secondary market was recorded for the Haval F7 crossover of the first generation. This was reported to Izvestia on March 11 by experts from <url> Assessment.

So, relative to the January values, Haval F7 fell in price by 4.5%, to 2.22 million rubles. In second place in the rating is the Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W222), which has become 3.6% cheaper (6.75 million rubles). This is followed by Renault Logan of the second generation (-3.4%; 980 thousand rubles), Cadillac Escalade of the fourth generation (-3%; 5.64 million rubles) and UAZ Patriot (-2.9%, 733 thousand rubles).

Renault Sandero (-2.7%; 1.21 million rubles), Exeed LX (-2.5%; 2.14 million rubles), Haval Dargo (-2.4%; 2.72 million rubles), Geely Emgrand EC7 (-2.4%; 468 thousand rubles) and Geely Coolray of the first generation (-2.2%; 1.91 million rubles rubles).

The most expensive model was the domestic Lada 2131 SUV (five-door classic Niva). Its average cost in February was 544 thousand rubles, which is 4% more than in January.

Primorsky Krai topped the list of regions where the average cost decreased the most in February. Compared to January values, the price of a used car there decreased by 3.7% (to 2.66 million rubles). Cars also fell in price in the Kemerovo and Kirov regions, the Krasnoyarsk Territory and the Volgograd Region.

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Expensive loans and the expectation of brands returning to Russia have reduced demand for cars

Earlier in the day, it was reported that in February, the average cost of a car with a mileage of no more than 15 years remained virtually unchanged for Russian, European, Japanese and Korean brands. At the same time, Chinese cars on the "secondary market" increased in price by 2.6%, to 3.74 million rubles.

Also on March 10, the Director of development and sales of Avto.<url> Business Daniil Shkurygin explained that one of the main reasons for the decline in new car sales in Russia this winter was the high interest rates on loans. In addition, banks have new responsibilities to create reserves in case of possible risks associated with non-fulfillment of loan obligations by borrowers.