Markets / Detroit
Private-party car market: Detroit, MI
326/day private-seller listings within 50 miles, Sept 1, 2026 – Sept 30, 2026 · updated Oct 1, 2026
9,771
Private listings (30 days)
326
Per day
18.7%
Listed under Manheim wholesale
$13,500
Median asking price
$2,330
Median spread on under-wholesale cars
2016
Median model year
Where the listings come from
Share of Detroit's 9,771 private-seller listings by source.
Facebook Marketplace8,303 · 85.0%
Craigslist749 · 7.7%
Cars.com256 · 2.6%
OfferUp253 · 2.6%
Autotrader166 · 1.7%
eBay44 · 0.5%
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 | 1,574 | $13,000 | 11.2% |
| Chevrolet | 1,411 | $13,900 | 23.8% |
| Jeep | 668 | $12,345 | 16.4% |
| Dodge | 459 | $13,000 | 29.5% |
| Toyota | 401 | $13,800 | 24.7% |
| Honda | 375 | $11,800 | 31.7% |
| GMC | 371 | $13,900 | 12.0% |
| RAM | 338 | $16,690 | 19.1% |
| BMW | 285 | $14,250 | 14.4% |
| Cadillac | 254 | $13,999 | 23.5% |
| Chrysler | 222 | $11,000 | 9.9% |
| Mercedes-Benz | 219 | $14,000 | 13.7% |
Asking-price bands
How Detroit's private-seller listings split by asking price.
$500–5k499 · 5.1%
$5k–10k2,393 · 24.5%
$10k–20k4,143 · 42.4%
$20k–35k1,627 · 16.7%
$35k–60k683 · 7.0%
$60k+426 · 4.4%
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 64
great 169
good 333
fair 612
pass 3,321
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 Sept 1, 2026 – Sept 30, 2026 (30 days).
- Facebook Marketplace mileage is typed by the seller and is not verified.
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