Car dealers have raised prices for used cars in Russia

In February 2025, prices for used cars at car dealers in Russia increased by 8% compared to January. The average price for a used car reached 2.12 million rubles. Experts from Avto told Izvestia about this on March 13.ru Business".

At the same time, prices for used cars from private individuals have hardly changed. In February, the average cost of such cars on classifieds was 1.28 million rubles, which is 0.5% lower than in January.

"Given the high cost of money, dealers are careful to invest it, and more often, when buying back, they opt for fresher cars in good condition, reducing the proportion of older cars in their warehouses, which generally leads to higher stock prices," explained the director of Development and Sales of Avto.<url> Business" Daniil Shkurygin.

In total, 1.73 million offers for the sale of used cars were recorded on classifieds in February of this year. This is 10% more than in December 2024, and 7% more than in January this year. Since the beginning of the year, the number of offers from private sellers has continued to increase. There were also more offers from dealers in February, although the number was decreasing a month earlier, analysts said.

The best-selling cars in economy class in February were Lada Granta and Vesta, as well as Kia Rio. The Toyota Camry and RAV 4, as well as the Skoda Octavia, are the leaders in the middle class. In the premium segment, the rating was topped by BMW 5-Series, Mercedes-Benz E-class and BMW X5.

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The day before, it was reported that in February 2025, on the Avito Auto platform, among used cars in the segment of 1.5 million rubles, users were most interested in Toyota brand models: the Japanese brand topped the rating with a share of 16.3%.

On March 11, it became known 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.