Markets / Detroit
Private-party car market: Detroit, MI
318/day private-seller listings within 50 miles, Aug 29, 2026 – Sept 27, 2026 · updated Sept 28, 2026
9,536
Private listings (30 days)
318
Per day
18.7%
Listed under Manheim wholesale
$13,500
Median asking price
$2,297
Median spread on under-wholesale cars
2016
Median model year
Where the listings come from
Share of Detroit's 9,536 private-seller listings by source.
Facebook Marketplace8,068 · 84.6%
Craigslist749 · 7.9%
OfferUp266 · 2.8%
Cars.com254 · 2.7%
Autotrader161 · 1.7%
eBay38 · 0.4%
Most listed makes
Top makes by private-seller listing count, with the median asking price and the share asking under Manheim wholesale.
| Make | Listings | Median ask | Under wholesale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford | 1,510 | $12,950 | 11.5% |
| Chevrolet | 1,378 | $13,900 | 22.4% |
| Jeep | 646 | $12,000 | 18.2% |
| Dodge | 447 | $13,499 | 34.0% |
| GMC | 380 | $13,900 | 12.5% |
| Toyota | 378 | $13,900 | 23.7% |
| Honda | 364 | $11,900 | 30.6% |
| RAM | 338 | $16,900 | 18.2% |
| BMW | 282 | $14,350 | 15.3% |
| Cadillac | 247 | $14,000 | 23.9% |
| Chrysler | 215 | $11,000 | 9.2% |
| Mercedes-Benz | 210 | $13,500 | 12.4% |
Asking-price bands
How Detroit's private-seller listings split by asking price.
$500–5k515 · 5.4%
$5k–10k2,340 · 24.5%
$10k–20k4,061 · 42.6%
$20k–35k1,551 · 16.3%
$35k–60k655 · 6.9%
$60k+414 · 4.3%
Deal grades
Facebook Marketplace listings only, because those are the grades computed against Manheim MMR wholesale for the same year, trim and mileage: a steal is priced well under wholesale, a pass is priced above it.
steal 63
great 178
good 339
fair 579
pass 3,165
Method and caveats
- These are asking prices, not sold prices.
- Dealer-classified and duplicate cross-posted listings were removed before counting.
- Wholesale means Manheim MMR for the listing's year, trim and mileage.
- A make can show a high under-wholesale share where MMR runs rich on high-mileage cars; read the makes table against the metro average.
- Radius is 50 miles from the city center; window is Aug 29, 2026 – Sept 27, 2026 (30 days).
- Facebook Marketplace mileage is typed by the seller and is not verified.
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