Chicago used car prices: August 2026
1,215 used cars were listed for sale in Chicago in August 2026, at a median asking price of $6,000.
That metro-wide median is up 20.0% on July 2026 ($5,000), but it mixes whatever makes, models and years happened to list each month. The model moves below compare the same model years in both months, which is the number to bid from.
Biggest same-year price moves in Chicago. Pricier: Honda Civic (+21.4%, 53 listings compared), Chevrolet Malibu (+18.8%, 25 listings compared) and Chevrolet Cruze (+13.3%, 30 listings compared).
Cars that sold in August 2026 took 16 days on average from first listing to sale, across 107 sales. Fastest to sell: Toyota Corolla (3 days, 6 sales), Toyota Camry (7 days, 6 sales) and Nissan Altima (12 days, 6 sales).
Most listed: Honda Civic (82), Chevrolet Equinox (71) and Honda CR-V (57). Winning a Honda Civic at Copart or IAAI? Its $7,450 local median asking price is the resale ceiling to work your max bid back from, before fees, transport and reconditioning.
Listed in August 2026
Listings
1,215
LocalIQ™ median asking price
Median asking price
$6,000
Days to sell
107 sales
16 days
Most-listed models in Chicago, August 2026
"Same-year change" compares only model years with at least 3 listings in both July 2026 and August 2026, so a month that happened to list newer cars doesn't read as a price rise. It is blank when fewer than 10 listings could be compared. The raw change is shown for reference and does not control for model year.
| Model | Listings | Median asking | Same-year change | Raw change | Days to sell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honda Civic | 82 | $7,450 | +21.4% (n=53) | +14.6% | 22 (8) |
| Chevrolet Equinox | 71 | $6,450 | +11.2% (n=58) | +63.3% | 24 (9) |
| Honda CR-V | 57 | $6,900 | −0.3% (n=13) | −13.7% | — |
| Honda Accord | 50 | $5,450 | +5.7% (n=13) | −30.1% | — |
| Chevrolet Malibu | 34 | $5,650 | +18.8% (n=25) | +25.6% | — |
| Nissan Rogue | 33 | $4,700 | +1.9% (n=30) | −6.0% | 31 (5) |
| Toyota Camry | 33 | $4,000 | — | −20.0% | 7 (6) |
| Chevrolet Cruze | 32 | $4,200 | +13.3% (n=30) | +12.0% | — |
| Nissan Altima | 32 | $5,800 | +6.1% (n=24) | +9.4% | 12 (6) |
| Toyota Corolla | 30 | $5,850 | — | +27.2% | 3 (6) |
| Chevrolet Traverse | 27 | $6,800 | +4.0% (n=18) | +17.2% | — |
| Ford Fusion | 22 | $4,625 | −10.6% (n=12) | +2.8% | — |
| Ford Edge | 21 | $6,500 | −7.0% (n=16) | 0.0% | — |
| Nissan Sentra | 20 | $5,900 | — | +31.1% | — |
| Dodge Durango | 19 | $9,900 | — | +11.2% | — |
Buying at auction for the Chicago market?
These are asking prices of cars listed in Chicago. Treat the median as your resale ceiling, then subtract buyer fees, tax, transport and reconditioning to get your max bid.
Method: listings first seen by CarFlipIQ in Chicago, IL during August 2026 (UTC), asking prices $1,000–$100,000, outliers removed. Days to sell = average time from first listing to sale for listings that sold in August 2026, shown only with at least 5 sales. Listing counts follow our collection coverage, so compare prices month to month, not volumes.
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