Markets / Washington, DC
Private-party car market: Washington, DC
395/day private-seller listings within 50 miles, Aug 29, 2026 – Sept 27, 2026 · updated Sept 28, 2026
11,838
Private listings (30 days)
395
Per day
17.0%
Listed under Manheim wholesale
$12,500
Median asking price
$2,385
Median spread on under-wholesale cars
2015
Median model year
Where the listings come from
Share of Washington, DC's 11,838 private-seller listings by source.
Facebook Marketplace9,097 · 76.8%
Craigslist1,262 · 10.7%
OfferUp823 · 7.0%
Cars.com386 · 3.3%
Autotrader185 · 1.6%
eBay85 · 0.7%
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 | 1,569 | $11,500 | 18.2% |
| Ford | 1,500 | $12,500 | 9.1% |
| Honda | 1,242 | $11,500 | 40.0% |
| Chevrolet | 971 | $14,000 | 16.2% |
| BMW | 561 | $13,000 | 9.5% |
| Mercedes-Benz | 510 | $13,800 | 14.5% |
| Nissan | 410 | $8,999 | 11.2% |
| Jeep | 407 | $12,500 | 10.3% |
| RAM | 293 | $15,500 | 24.1% |
| Subaru | 229 | $11,500 | 18.0% |
| Lexus | 227 | $11,800 | 14.2% |
| GMC | 225 | $13,500 | 8.8% |
Asking-price bands
How Washington, DC's private-seller listings split by asking price.
$500–5k1,225 · 10.3%
$5k–10k2,999 · 25.3%
$10k–20k4,832 · 40.8%
$20k–35k1,623 · 13.7%
$35k–60k748 · 6.3%
$60k+411 · 3.5%
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 96
great 220
good 330
fair 737
pass 3,754
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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