A new study from iSeeCars.com found that December, January and February are the best times to buy used cars.
The study analyzed over 32 million car sales to find out what time of the year consumers would be able to save at least 5%, or over $1,100 off the average price of a used car. The data shows that the number of deals begins to increase as the winter season begins with Thanksgiving and Black Friday offering 2.7% more deals than average.
The number climbs to 13% through December and continues to go up as the winter progresses, peaking at 39.2% on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in January.
The worst time to buy a used car is in the summer, according to the study, which found that Independence Day offers 18.6% fewer deals than average on used vehicles. The months of June and July see 16.9% and 16.2% fewer deals, respectively.
The top 10 best times to buy a used car are below:
| Rank | Time of year | % more deals than average |
| 1 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 39.2% |
| 2 | January | 28.7% |
| 3 | February | 22.1% |
| 4 | New Year’s Eve/New Year’s Day | 20.5% |
| 5 | Christmas Eve | 18.1% |
| 6 | December | 13.0% |
| 7 | March | 12.6% |
| 8 | Veterans Day | 11.9% |
| 9 | November | 6.2% |
| 10 | Thanksgiving/Black Friday | 2.7% |
The top 10 worst times to buy a used car are as follows:
| Rank | Time of year | % fewer deals than average |
| 1 | July 4th | 18.6% |
| 2 | June | 16.9% |
| 3 | July | 16.2% |
| 4 | Father’s Day | 15.5% |
| 5 | September | 15.0% |
| 6 | Memorial Day | 14.7% |
| 7 | August | 14.7% |
| 8 | May | 14.7% |
| 9 | Mother’s Day | 10.9% |
| 10 | October | 5.5% |
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