The most popular premium cars among Russians are named

The BMW X5 crossover has become the most sought-after used car among premium brands in Russia. This was reported to Izvestia on April 16 by Avito Auto experts, who studied the dynamics of supply for such used cars up to 3 years old, as well as the interest of platform users in them in the first quarter of this year.

BMW became the most popular brand of used cars, which received 34.4% of interest. The top five also included Mercedes-Benz (33.2%), Lexus (10.7%), Audi (8.5%) and Land Rover (5.6%).

The most popular models were BMW X5 (6.15 million rubles on average) and BMW 5 series (4.2 million rubles), as well as Mercedes-Benz E-class (4.1 million rubles), Lexus LX (7 million rubles) and Mercedes-Benz S-class (5.75 million rubles). Next comes the BMW X6 and 3 Series, Lexus RX, Range Rover and Mercedes-Benz GLS, with interest in the latter increasing by 40.5% over the year. BMW is the leader among brands in terms of the number of ads, with 33.2%.

Among the models most often on sale are BMW 5 series, BMW X5, Mercedes-Benz E-class, BMW X6 and Lexus RX. Compared to the first quarter of 2024, the supply from Lexus LX increased most noticeably — by 40.2%.

Compared to the first three months of 2024, the average price of premium cars with mileage remained at the same level and amounted to 4.6 million rubles. According to analysts, many buyers of premium cars are ready to consider new Chinese models as an alternative. Previously, the choice between new cars and used cars was obvious to most buyers, but today these boundaries have become blurred, they noted.

Chasing the air: what is happening in the used car market

Russians are looking for a cheaper car on the secondary market

The day before, it was reported that the average price of a used car in the first three months of 2025 in Russia decreased by 2.5% to 1.3 million rubles. At the same time, sales of used cars decreased by 12% during this period.

On April 10, it became known that in the Russian secondary market in March, the average cost of a domestic car with a mileage of no more than 15 years remained at the January level and amounted to 718 thousand rubles, which is 6% less than a year earlier. Models of Chinese brands in March were offered at an average price of 2.19 million rubles, which is 2% lower than last year's values.