• Used-car shoppers are reportedly leaning toward EVs and luxury models, according to a study from iSeeCars.
  • Despite being more expensive, used EVs are selling nearly two weeks faster than gas cars.
  • Last month, used EVs sold for an average of $32,533, while gas vehicles averaged $31,954 and hybrids averaged $34,476.

Shoppers in the market for a used car are reportedly shifting toward electric powertrains. A report from iSeeCars claims that EVs are the quickest-moving cars in the used-car market compared with their gas and hybrid counterparts, despite a higher price point than last year.

The report studied over 1.5 million cars between one and five years old to find trends in the current used-car market. Between September 2025 and September 2026, used EVs saw a 9.8 percent price increase, while hybrid prices rose 4.9 percent and gas-powered prices rose less than half a percent. EVs sold for an average of $32,533 in September 2026, landing right in the middle of the more expensive hybrids at $34,476 and less expensive gas-powered vehicles at $31,954.

Though EV prices are increasing, they’re moving off sales floors a lot faster than gasoline models that have stayed relatively the same price. In September 2026, used EVs averaged 41.9 days on the market, which is 13 days less than gas-powered cars. Hybrids find themselves in the middle with about 48.6 days on the market. Compared with September 2025, used EVs sold 10.1 percent faster, while gas cars saw a 19.9 percent longer sales window.

However, gas-powered cars take up the top two spots on the overall fastest-selling cars list. The Lexus IS500, which saw its last production year in 2025, took the top spot, followed by the Audi A4 Allroad, another gasoline model. The Audi Q4 e-tron Sportback sits in third place as the first EV on the list, spending an average of 29.8 days on the market. Gas-powered cars may have dominated the top two spots, but EVs still managed to sell faster overall than the gas-powered herd.

The fastest-selling EVs recorded were the Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron, followed by the Toyota bZ4X, and the Lexus RZ 300e. Though not on the top-10 fastest-selling list at all, Teslas saw some of the highest price increases this year, with the Model S averaging $10,636 higher than in September 2025 and the Model X gaining $9336. The Model 3’s price increased by about $3870.

EV prices started rising in April 2026 and have steadily increased since then, reaching a peak in August. As gas prices continue to soar in the United States, it appears more people are interested in going electric. When used-car shoppers aren’t looking at electric models, luxury brands tend to sell better than more mainstream models.

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Alayna Wilkening grew up reading motorsport magazines and following her grandpa around his Chevrolet dealership's showroom floor. In true Hoosier fashion, her first car was a hot pink custom cardboard "Fiero-vette" for her kindergarten Kindy 500 race. She now autocrosses a 1994 Miata with her dad, which she learned to drive the night before her first event. Alayna went to Indiana University and graduated with a degree in journalism and a minor in graphic design. As a testament to her great taste in cars, her first real one was a metallic orange 2007 Chevy HHR, which she lovingly called "The Dumptruck."