Original data20052026

Average new-car price by year

The median list price of a new car model in Europe rose from €31,245 in 2005 to €49,914 in 2026 — up 60%. Manufacturer list price (MSRP) across 70,461 model variants.

2005
2008
2011
2014
2017
2020
2023
2026
The takeaway

The typical new car now lists at around €49,914 — 60% more than in 2005.

PeriodMedian priceSample
2005€31,2454,168
2006€32,5502,950
2007€35,8123,044
2008€34,4923,366
2009€31,8963,519
2010€36,9505,050
2011€35,9954,534
2012€31,7955,239
2013€39,2504,739
2014€34,4954,614
2015€37,7104,843
2016€33,8003,586
2017€40,1003,221
2018€36,8802,650
2019€42,0153,107
2020€45,9732,612
2021€43,5952,284
2022€46,9451,643
2023€46,4701,296
2024€47,0001,776
2025€46,0521,194
2026€49,9141,026
Download CSVFirst-party data computed from 70,461 car variants indexed on cars-data.com. · Updated 2026-07-12
How this is measured

Median manufacturer list price (MSRP, incl. taxes where quoted), grouped by first model year. Median, not mean, so a few six-figure cars do not distort it. Prices are a single recent snapshot tagged by model year, not an inflation-adjusted time series.

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