*The market value was estimated by multiplying each year's available national population census of people aged 18 to 69 years, the percentage of survey respondents who purchased at least one used car within the past year, and the average price of surveyed used car purchases. Consequently, the estimated market value does not include those used cars bought after the first one.
100 Japanese yen equal 0.67 U.S. dollars or 0.62 euros as of April 2025.
Figures have been rounded.
Values before 2018 are from previous reports.
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Value of the used vehicle market in Japan 2015-2024
In 2024, the estimated value of the used car market in Japan grew to approximately **** trillion Japanese yen, up from **** trillion Japanese yen in the previous year. In that year, around *** million used vehicles were sold in Japan.
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