This is what the average used car of the French looks like!

Larger and more expensive than in previous years, here is what the average vehicle bought by the French. After publishing a few weeks ago his robot portrait of the new car, L'Argus has decrypted the used second-hand car in the Hexagon. At 3.6 years old on average, she weighs 1,303 kilograms (about the weight of a Peugeot 3008). For consumption, count 4.8 liters per 100 kilometers. In terms of CO2 emissions, the average vehicle purchased by the French emits 119 grams / kilometer. The price in 2017 is 2.7% higher than the previous year and reaches 15.180 euros.

Not surprisingly, the trends observed in the field of the new car are the same as in the market. the occasion. Especially at the price level, which far exceeds inflation! Over the past five years, average used car prices have risen by 11.5%, the highest value since the start of measurements in 2017. The characteristics of this average vehicle illustrate the progress made in recent years. . The cubic capacity is constantly decreasing (-790 cm3 in 5 years) for a power up of four horses over the same period. Question consumption, there is also an improvement since the decline is 0.4 liters over the last five years.

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But the market of the occasion differs very slightly from the new one. The example of diesel engines proves it: they represent 68% of used sales, while in the new car market, this proportion is now below the symbolic mark of 50%. The magazine also highlights another remarkable point, that of the residual value of the used second-hand vehicle, understand its purchase price of used compared to its new price. The latter has steadily progressed in recent years. It went from 54% in 2013 to 56% in 2017. A good performance, since the average age was climbing by 3.8 months.