Original data20052026

Average new-car price by year

The median list price of a new car model in Europe rose from €31,255 in 2005 to €50,488 in 2026 — up 62%. Manufacturer list price (MSRP) across 70,009 model variants.

2005
2008
2011
2014
2017
2020
2023
2026
The takeaway

The typical new car now lists at around €50,488 — 62% more than in 2005.

PeriodMedian priceSample
2005€31,2554,167
2006€32,5502,949
2007€35,9103,044
2008€34,4923,366
2009€31,8903,519
2010€36,8885,050
2011€35,9904,533
2012€31,7805,237
2013€39,2604,739
2014€34,4954,614
2015€37,7104,843
2016€33,8003,586
2017€40,1153,221
2018€36,8652,650
2019€42,0003,107
2020€45,9462,612
2021€43,5502,284
2022€46,9001,643
2023€46,4501,295
2024€47,0001,772
2025€45,9481,184
2026€50,488594
Download CSVFirst-party data computed from 70,009 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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