Markets / Los Angeles
Private-party car market: Los Angeles, CA
1,521/day private-seller listings within 50 miles, Sept 1, 2026 – Sept 30, 2026 · updated Oct 1, 2026
45,627
Private listings (30 days)
1,521
Per day
21.9%
Listed under Manheim wholesale
$10,500
Median asking price
$2,361
Median spread on under-wholesale cars
2014
Median model year
Where the listings come from
Share of Los Angeles's 45,627 private-seller listings by source.
Facebook Marketplace23,658 · 51.9%
OfferUp15,440 · 33.8%
Craigslist4,891 · 10.7%
Cars.com687 · 1.5%
Autotrader530 · 1.2%
eBay421 · 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 | 6,815 | $10,000 | 26.2% |
| Chevrolet | 4,681 | $12,500 | 23.3% |
| Ford | 4,521 | $10,697 | 13.3% |
| Honda | 4,280 | $9,500 | 38.8% |
| BMW | 2,405 | $10,000 | 13.5% |
| Mercedes-Benz | 2,049 | $11,000 | 18.3% |
| Nissan | 1,925 | $7,800 | 21.5% |
| Lexus | 1,464 | $10,000 | 20.6% |
| Jeep | 1,169 | $12,000 | 14.7% |
| Dodge | 1,134 | $10,000 | 27.6% |
| GMC | 991 | $11,000 | 17.6% |
| Volkswagen | 754 | $9,500 | 17.7% |
Asking-price bands
How Los Angeles's private-seller listings split by asking price.
$500–5k8,712 · 19.1%
$5k–10k12,771 · 28.0%
$10k–20k15,390 · 33.7%
$20k–35k5,308 · 11.6%
$35k–60k2,147 · 4.7%
$60k+1,299 · 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 311
great 648
good 1,082
fair 1,966
pass 9,428
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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