Used Car Buying

Least satisfying vehicle rankings seek to highlight the worst cars of the year

Lots of Consumer Reports readers apparently regret their VW Atlas Cross Sport purchase

Best-selling used cars: Trucks dominated the vehicle charts in 2022

The most popular used vehicles tend to align with new vehicle sales.

Future Classic: 1999-2002 Saab 9-3 Viggen

Where torque steer and turbo lag are quirks, not demerits

People aren't leasing cars anymore — and it means higher prices and worse choices for used car-buyers

Some used car prices are falling; here are the biggest losers

Prices fell by 3% in December 2022

Carvana adopts a 'poison pill,' sells off $4 billion of auto loans

Deep in debt, it's trying to fend off raiders

Empty Carvana vending machine in Denver a billboard for company troubles

Company spent two years getting the machine built, still not clear when it opens

Future Classic: 2003-2011 Honda Element

Honda’s boxy-cute Element was a fun, frugal, functional SUV

Car owners strain as more monthly loan payments soar past $1,000

Meanwhile, used-car values are softening and these consumers are headed upside down

Future Classics: Audi Super 90 and 80/Fox

This is how Audi established its brand in the United States

U.S. auto sales fell 8% in 2022 and inventories are growing

GM retook sales crown from Toyota; BMW held ground in luxury

CarFax says odometer rollbacks up 7% year-over-year

Study claims 1.9 million vehicles on the road with tampered odometers

Report: Used car prices are down but still elevated

The November Consumer Price Index showed promising signs for used car buyers

CarMax pays $1 million to settle charges it did not disclose vehicle recalls

Attorneys general say cars were deemed 'safe' even if they had open airbag recalls

Future Classic: 2003-2005 Dodge Neon SRT4

Before the days of 800-hp Challengers, Dodge offered a different kind of performance

One-off Batmobile on offer for $1.5 million, flamethrower included

It's a prop from the 1989 'Batman' film

These are the 10 longest-lasting vehicles on the road today

Several familiar names dominate the list, but hybrids and SUVs made strong showings

Future Classic | 1990-1994 Volkswagen Corrado

Less than 100,000 were built worldwide, and only a fifth of those were sold in the U.S.

Carvana’s unwinding triggers a cascade of warnings on Wall Street

'We are lowering our price target ... to reflect a higher likelihood of insolvency'

Used-car retailer Carvana cuts another 1,500 jobs

Its stock price has fallen 97% in just the past year