Columbus used car prices: September 2026 (MTD)
786 used cars have been listed for sale in Columbus so far in September 2026, at a median asking price of $8,500. The month is not over, so these numbers will move.
That metro-wide median is up 13.3% on August 2026 ($7,500), 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. Pricier: Honda Accord (+15.6%, 17 listings compared), Chevrolet Equinox (+14.2%, 20 listings compared) and Chevrolet Malibu (+13.3%, 14 listings compared).
Cars that sold in September 2026 took 22 days on average from first listing to sale, across 289 sales. Fastest to sell: Honda CR-V (14 days, 11 sales), Toyota Corolla (14 days, 9 sales) and Toyota Camry (14 days, 6 sales).
Most listed: Honda Civic (92), Honda Accord (41) and Chevrolet Equinox (30). Winning a Honda Civic at Copart or IAAI? Its $10,500 local median asking price is the resale ceiling to work your max bid back from, before fees, transport and reconditioning.
Listed so far in September 2026
Listings
786
LocalIQ™ median asking price
Median asking price
$8,500
Days to sell
289 sales
22 days
Most-listed models in Columbus, September 2026
"Same-year change" compares only model years with at least 3 listings in both August 2026 and September 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 | 92 | $10,500 | +0.9% (n=71) | +8.2% | 26 (58) |
| Honda Accord | 41 | $8,000 | +15.6% (n=17) | −6.4% | 29 (34) |
| Chevrolet Equinox | 30 | $7,720 | +14.2% (n=20) | +30.8% | 28 (9) |
| Toyota Corolla | 27 | $12,450 | — | +19.7% | 14 (9) |
| Chevrolet Malibu | 26 | $6,850 | +13.3% (n=14) | +0.7% | 23 (7) |
| Honda CR-V | 25 | $12,500 | — | −2.3% | 14 (11) |
| Chevrolet Trax | 22 | $5,600 | — | −5.1% | — |
| Chevrolet Cruze | 19 | $3,700 | +3.6% (n=16) | −7.5% | 29 (13) |
| Nissan Rogue | 16 | $7,600 | — | +55.1% | 14 (6) |
| Nissan Sentra | 15 | $4,700 | — | −47.2% | — |
| Ford Fusion | 14 | $3,550 | — | −32.4% | 27 (5) |
| Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | 13 | $15,900 | — | +14.0% | — |
| Honda HR-V | 12 | $13,100 | — | −2.6% | — |
| Hyundai Santa Fe | 11 | $10,833 | — | +37.1% | — |
| Buick Encore | 10 | $6,428 | — | +0.4% | — |
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 September 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 September 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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