Columbus used car prices: October 2026 (MTD)
1,084 used cars have been listed for sale in Columbus so far in October 2026, at a median asking price of $6,900. The month is not over, so these numbers will move.
That metro-wide median is down 18.8% on September 2026 ($8,500), 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. Cheaper than in September 2026: Honda Civic (−5.9%, 77 listings compared) and Chevrolet Equinox (−4.9%, 14 listings compared); pricier: Chevrolet Malibu (+11.0%, 18 listings compared).
Cars that sold in October 2026 took 34 days on average from first listing to sale, across 82 sales. Fastest to sell: Honda Civic (34 days, 11 sales), Nissan Altima (34 days, 5 sales) and Mazda Mazda3 (34 days, 5 sales).
Most listed: Honda Civic (107), Honda Accord (81) and Chevrolet Equinox (38). Winning a Honda Civic at Copart or IAAI? Its $9,600 local median asking price is the resale ceiling to work your max bid back from, before fees, transport and reconditioning.
Listed so far in October 2026
Listings
1,084
LocalIQ™ median asking price
Median asking price
$6,900
Days to sell
82 sales
34 days
Most-listed models in Columbus, October 2026
"Same-year change" compares only model years with at least 3 listings in both September 2026 and October 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 | 107 | $9,600 | −5.9% (n=77) | −8.6% | 34 (11) |
| Honda Accord | 81 | $9,400 | −2.4% (n=36) | +17.5% | 41 (6) |
| Chevrolet Equinox | 38 | $7,000 | −4.9% (n=14) | −6.5% | — |
| Honda CR-V | 37 | $9,995 | — | −18.4% | — |
| Chevrolet Malibu | 34 | $6,250 | +11.0% (n=18) | −9.4% | — |
| Toyota Camry | 29 | $6,400 | — | −31.9% | — |
| Chevrolet Cruze | 27 | $3,800 | — | +2.7% | — |
| Nissan Rogue | 22 | $5,847 | — | −18.8% | — |
| Chevrolet Traverse | 19 | $11,300 | — | −1.7% | — |
| Toyota Corolla | 18 | $8,998 | — | −27.7% | — |
| Ford Fusion | 17 | $3,800 | — | +7.0% | — |
| Honda HR-V | 17 | $15,500 | — | +19.2% | — |
| Nissan Altima | 17 | $6,400 | — | −7.2% | 34 (5) |
| Ford F-150 | 15 | $12,000 | — | −37.5% | — |
| Buick Encore | 14 | $6,500 | — | +10.2% | — |
Buying at auction for the Columbus market?
These are asking prices of cars listed in Columbus. 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 Columbus, OH during October 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 October 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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