Underwater car trade-ins are on the rise — and drivers owe a record amount, Edmunds finds

The average amount owed on car trade-ins with negative equity rose to $7,214 — an all-time high, according to new data from ...

Underwater loans hit nearly one-third of car buyers

Almost 30% of recent new car buyers were underwater on loans for their trade-ins, according to new data released by Edmunds.com.
AOL

Americans are underwater on car loans. They're buying new cars anyway.

More Americans are trading in underwater vehicles. That does not mean the vehicles are submerged. In a sense, the drivers are. More than one in four trade-ins had negative equity in the third quarter ...

Near-Record Number Of Buyers Are Underwater On Their Trade-Ins, And They Owe Thousands Of Dollars

The average amount owed on trade-ins with negative equity hit $7,214, and one-in-four trade-ins had over $10,000 in negative ...
Orange County Register

What to do if you’re underwater on your car loan

More car buyers are finding themselves in a tough spot financially. According to a recent report from Edmunds, more than 26% of new-vehicle trade-ins in the second quarter of 2025 had negative equity ...
Business Insider

Underwater and Sinking Deeper: The Average Amount Owed on Upside-Down Auto Loans Climbed to an All-Time High of $6,905, According to Edmunds

Santa Monica, Calif., Oct. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- More Americans are finding themselves upside down on their car loans, according to the car shopping experts at Edmunds. Q3 2025 data from ...
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1 in 4 new car trade-ins are now ‘underwater’ — a 4-year high as more owners drag major debt into new buys. Here’s how to avoid drowning in auto loans

A growing share of car owners are underwater on their auto loans, reports the car-buying resource Edmunds. According to a second quarter report, 26.6% of trade-ins toward new-car purchases had ...