15 cars that cost more used than they do new

Despite the declaration by General Motors that the chip crisis is over, it’s still a challenge for many people to find a new car these days.

Manufacturers, supply constrained as they try to get their hands on the microprocessors that are critical to modern vehicles, are struggling to keep up with demand—and that’s giving some cars in the already red-hot used car sector an even bigger boost.

New data from iSeeCars, which analyzes asking prices from over 1.5 million new and used cars sold between Jan. 1 and Jan. 31, 2022, finds that the average one-year-old, lightly used car sells for 1.3% more than its new version. In some cases, though, the number is much, much higher—in one case, a used vehicle was commanding $62,000 more than the new model.

“While choosing a lightly used car has traditionally been a cost-saving measure for car shoppers, that is no longer true in today’s market as the effects of plant shutdowns and resulting pent-up demand continue,” said Karl Brauer, executive analyst at iSeeCars in a statement.

Click through the gallery to see the top five makes and models that are selling at the highest premium:

Here’s the full list of the top 15:

Rank	Model	% Used Price More than New	Dollar difference
1	Mercedes-Benz G-Class	35.6%	$62,705
2	Chevrolet Corvette	20.2%	$16,645
3	Tesla Model 3*	17.8%	$8,300
4	Ford Bronco Sport	16.4%	$5,766
5	Chevrolet Trailblazer	15.6%	$4,270
6	Toyota RAV4 Hybrid	14.8%	$5,298
7	Chevrolet Suburban	12.9%	$9,106
8	Toyota Tacoma	12.2%	$4,530
9	Toyota C-HR	12.2%	$3,230
10	Kia Telluride	12.1%	$5,552
11	Kia Rio	11.7%	$2,090
12	Subaru Crosstrek	11.7%	$3,524
13	GMC Yukon	11.3%	$8,258
14	Toyota Sienna	11.2%	$5,074
15	Hyundai Accent	11.2%	$2,010

* Tesla Model 3 average new car price estimated by applying used car trim distribution to pre-rebate new car MSRP as of March 2021.

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