Markets / Los Angeles
Private-party car market: Los Angeles, CA
1,502/day private-seller listings within 50 miles, Aug 29, 2026 – Sept 27, 2026 · updated Sept 28, 2026
45,064
Private listings (30 days)
1,502
Per day
22.0%
Listed under Manheim wholesale
$10,448
Median asking price
$2,391
Median spread on under-wholesale cars
2014
Median model year
Where the listings come from
Share of Los Angeles's 45,064 private-seller listings by source.
Facebook Marketplace23,103 · 51.3%
OfferUp15,620 · 34.7%
Craigslist4,747 · 10.5%
Cars.com674 · 1.5%
Autotrader513 · 1.1%
eBay407 · 0.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota | 6,752 | $10,000 | 26.1% |
| Chevrolet | 4,634 | $12,500 | 23.6% |
| Ford | 4,444 | $10,500 | 13.8% |
| Honda | 4,284 | $9,500 | 39.1% |
| BMW | 2,393 | $10,000 | 13.0% |
| Mercedes-Benz | 2,002 | $11,000 | 18.2% |
| Nissan | 1,859 | $7,500 | 21.9% |
| Lexus | 1,431 | $10,000 | 21.0% |
| Jeep | 1,155 | $11,950 | 15.0% |
| Dodge | 1,118 | $9,950 | 26.8% |
| GMC | 994 | $10,999 | 17.2% |
| Volkswagen | 737 | $9,500 | 17.0% |
Asking-price bands
How Los Angeles's private-seller listings split by asking price.
$500–5k8,751 · 19.4%
$5k–10k12,689 · 28.2%
$10k–20k15,150 · 33.6%
$20k–35k5,136 · 11.4%
$35k–60k2,094 · 4.6%
$60k+1,244 · 2.8%
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 340
great 670
good 1,091
fair 1,967
pass 9,071
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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