The loans for used cars generally had higher interest rates than loans for new cars in the United States in 2025. In March of that year, loans with maturity of 48 months had an average interest rate of **** percent for used cars, and *** percent for new cars. The interest rates for 60-month new car loans reached its highest point of the past decade in the first half of 2024.

As of January 2025, financing the purchase of used cars was generally more expensive than for new cars. The average interest rate of a loan with a maturity of 60 months was **** percent for used cars and **** percent for new cars. Nevertheless, the monthly payments of car loans were on average higher for new units than for used ones in 2024. That was mainly because the amount financed for new cars tends to be higher.