Markets / Washington, DC
Private-party car market: Washington, DC
402/day private-seller listings within 50 miles, Sept 1, 2026 – Sept 30, 2026 · updated Oct 1, 2026
12,049
Private listings (30 days)
402
Per day
17.4%
Listed under Manheim wholesale
$12,500
Median asking price
$2,335
Median spread on under-wholesale cars
2015
Median model year
Where the listings come from
Share of Washington, DC's 12,049 private-seller listings by source.
Facebook Marketplace9,316 · 77.3%
Craigslist1,255 · 10.4%
OfferUp842 · 7.0%
Cars.com370 · 3.1%
Autotrader179 · 1.5%
eBay87 · 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 | 1,609 | $11,500 | 18.5% |
| Ford | 1,512 | $12,500 | 9.4% |
| Honda | 1,280 | $11,700 | 40.9% |
| Chevrolet | 1,020 | $14,500 | 17.5% |
| BMW | 563 | $12,900 | 9.8% |
| Mercedes-Benz | 522 | $13,800 | 13.3% |
| Nissan | 422 | $9,000 | 10.3% |
| Jeep | 411 | $12,800 | 10.2% |
| RAM | 294 | $15,300 | 24.1% |
| Subaru | 234 | $11,500 | 15.9% |
| GMC | 229 | $13,900 | 9.5% |
| Dodge | 227 | $12,500 | 15.5% |
Asking-price bands
How Washington, DC's private-seller listings split by asking price.
$500–5k1,239 · 10.3%
$5k–10k3,031 · 25.2%
$10k–20k4,960 · 41.2%
$20k–35k1,647 · 13.7%
$35k–60k759 · 6.3%
$60k+413 · 3.4%
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 83
great 218
good 338
fair 738
pass 3,935
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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