Columbus used car prices: August 2026
819 used cars were listed for sale in Columbus in August 2026, at a median asking price of $7,500.
That metro-wide median is up 29.3% on July 2026 ($5,800), 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 Columbus. Cheaper than in July 2026: Chevrolet Malibu (−11.4%, 10 listings compared) and Chevrolet Equinox (−5.7%, 23 listings compared); pricier: Honda Civic (+13.9%, 64 listings compared).
Cars that sold in August 2026 took 32 days on average from first listing to sale, across 67 sales. Fastest to sell: Honda Civic (32 days, 7 sales) and Chevrolet Equinox (32 days, 5 sales).
Most listed: Honda Civic (79), Honda Accord (52) and Chevrolet Cruze (35). Winning a Honda Civic at Copart or IAAI? Its $9,700 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
819
LocalIQ™ median asking price
Median asking price
$7,500
Days to sell
67 sales
32 days
Most-listed models in Columbus, 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 | 79 | $9,700 | +13.9% (n=64) | +27.2% | 32 (7) |
| Honda Accord | 52 | $8,550 | +1.8% (n=20) | +27.1% | — |
| Chevrolet Cruze | 35 | $4,000 | +0.4% (n=32) | +11.1% | — |
| Chevrolet Equinox | 34 | $5,900 | −5.7% (n=23) | +19.3% | 32 (5) |
| Chevrolet Malibu | 30 | $6,800 | −11.4% (n=10) | +15.3% | — |
| Honda CR-V | 23 | $12,800 | — | +82.9% | — |
| Ford Escape | 22 | $5,400 | — | +8.0% | — |
| Nissan Sentra | 21 | $8,900 | −4.7% (n=14) | −8.2% | — |
| Toyota Corolla | 20 | $10,400 | — | +75.5% | — |
| Toyota Camry | 18 | $6,650 | — | +9.9% | — |
| Nissan Rogue | 17 | $4,900 | — | −10.1% | — |
| Chevrolet Traverse | 15 | $11,400 | — | +90.0% | — |
| Ford F-150 | 15 | $9,490 | — | +35.6% | — |
| Hyundai Elantra | 15 | $3,600 | — | −23.4% | — |
| Honda HR-V | 14 | $13,449 | — | +15.9% | — |
Buying at auction for the Columbus market?
These are asking prices of cars listed in Columbus, not sold prices: treat the median as a ceiling, then subtract buyer fees, tax, transport and reconditioning to get your max bid.
Method: listings first seen by CarFlipIQ in Columbus, OH 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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