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Breaking Down the Toyota Camry
Analyzing 12,500 Camry sales to understand pricing, condition grades, colors, and regional trends.
I'm looking at used car data. How does the Toyota Camry stack up against other midsize sedans?
Let me pull the numbers on midsize sedan sales and pricing.
The Camry is the third most popular midsize sedan in the dataset with 12,500 sales. The Nissan Altima leads at 19.3K, followed by the Ford Fusion at 12.9K. But here's what's interesting:
The Camry averages $11.2K - comparable to the Altima ($11.4K) but below the Fusion ($12.4K). The Honda Accord has the lowest average at $9.7K, though that's partly because the Accords in this dataset tend to be older with higher mileage.
What has the biggest impact on a used Camry's price?
Condition grade is the clearest price driver. I'll break down the 12,500 Camrys by their condition scores.
The spread is massive. Excellent condition Camrys (41+) average $14,900, while Poor condition (1-10) averages just $4,700. That's a 3x difference. Most Camrys fall in the "Very Good" range (31-40) with 4,400 sales at $12,600 average.
What about colors? Does color affect price at all?
Gray and silver are the most common choices, but the price story is more nuanced.
Black commands the highest average price at $12,200, followed by red at $12,100. The "boring" colors - gray, silver, white - cluster around $11,200-11,700. Gold and green are both less popular AND cheaper, averaging under $9K. Could be age-related - those colors were more popular in older model years.
Where are these Camrys being sold? Any regional patterns?
Florida dominates the Camry market by a huge margin.
Florida has 2,900 Camry sales - more than double California's 1,300. The Southeast generally shows strong Camry numbers (GA, NC). Ohio is interesting: only 860 sales but the highest average price at $13,000. Maryland has the lowest prices at $7,500.
One more - how do the different trim levels compare?
The LE trim dominates volume, but the SE commands the premium.
The LE is the workhorse - 6,000 sales at $10,000 average. But if you want the sporty SE, expect to pay $14,100 on average. The XLE sits in the middle at $12,200. The "L" trim is interesting - only 277 sales but a $13,200 average, suggesting it's a newer addition to the lineup that hasn't cycled through the used market much yet.
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