How do you see the valuation now that the used car market price is high?🚗

"If the used car market price is high, can I decide with the first assessment?"

At such times, it is a place where you want to look at the market numbers and the assessment amount of your car separately.

📌 meaning of "10 months beyond the same month last year"

At USS, which operates a dealer-to-dealer auction of used cars, the unit price of contracted vehicles exceeded the same month of the previous year for 10 consecutive months from September 2025 to June 2026.

The vehicle price for June 2026 was 1,315,000 yen, up 6.9% from the same month last year.

However, this does not mean that the price has risen every month for 10 consecutive months.

Looking at the actual amount, it is 1.38 million yen in February 2026 and 1.22 million yen in March. Comparison with the previous year and the movement from the previous month are different.

🔎 1315,000 yen = not my assessment

1,315,000 yen is the unit price of the contract vehicle between vendors in the USS membership auto auction.

It is not the average purchase price of an individual or the average selling price of a used car store.

The actual assessment value will vary not only by the model, year, and mileage, but also by the history of repairs, defects, and the presence or absence of accessories.

Operation manual, maintenance record book, warranty card, spare key are also items to be confirmed at the time of assessment.

It is natural to think that the market price is not a number that shows your assessment amount as it is, but "one of the judgment materials to see the current market environment."

✅ If you ask multiple companies, compare after presentation is complete

Don't just decide on the highest amount, but check the offer amount and contract terms side by side after all the planned assessments are completed.

These are the four things I want to look at before signing a contract.

① Cancellation fee and time of occurrence

② Conditions for reassessment and reduction

③ Delivery date of the car

④ Payment date of the price

📄 say, "I'll sell it."

The sale of a car is not eligible for cooling off.

Also, depending on the business operator, even before signing the contract, the contract may be established by agreement by exchange such as telephone.

If there is an accident history, repair history, or defect that you know, let us know at the time of assessment.

Do not rush just by the height of the market price, arrange the offer amount and contract conditions on the same paper or screen, and then judge whether it fits your conditions.

This is our conclusion.

🔖 Please save for confirmation when considering selling or replacing.

💬 If there is an item that was difficult to understand in the assessment, to the comment withholding the company name and personal information.

[Source]

"Monthly Data (Fiscal Year Ending March 2027, June 2026)"

・ USS Co., Ltd. Past Monthly Data (Fiscal Year 2026)

・ National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan "Increasing sales trouble of used cars - aggressive solicitation and cancellation interference -" (March 22, 2023)

・ National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan "Basic Knowledge of Contracts - Automobile Edition" (April 17, 2023)

・ National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan "Be careful when selling cars! Trouble selling used cars" (June 18, 2024)

* + 6.9% uses 106.9% year-on-year from the USS Monthly Data table.

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