The Best-Selling Used Cars in Tennessee

Ranked by real retail sales at independent dealerships in Tennessee, from 6,359 sales across 113 models.

Short answer

The Nissan Altima is the best-selling used vehicle in Tennessee, with 291 sales at independent dealerships. Half of those sold within 36 days — against a Tennessee-wide median of 39 days across every tracked vehicle.

# Vehicle Sales in Tennessee Median days to sell Avg. list price (national)
1 Nissan Altima 291 36 $14,759
2 Ford F-150 287 39 $28,763
3 Chevrolet Malibu 224 25.5 $14,372
4 RAM 1500 190 34.5 $27,307
5 Nissan Rogue 166 36.5 $18,811
6 Nissan Sentra 148 42.5 $14,459
7 Ford Transit 130 46 $26,468
8 RAM Promaster 111 41 $26,255
9 Ford Escape 111 44 $14,026
10 Chevrolet Equinox 110 39.5 $15,234
11 Toyota Camry 109 48 $15,766
12 Jeep Wrangler 97 38 $22,507
13 Jeep Compass 90 30.5 $15,939
14 Ford Explorer 87 28 $19,485
15 Chevrolet Tahoe 86 32 $28,295
16 Mitsubishi Outlander 84 67.5 $26,753
17 Toyota Corolla 82 41.5 $14,724
18 Jeep Wrangler 4XE 81 34 $30,221
19 Ford F-250 76 60.5 $47,660
20 Tesla Model 3 73 31 $23,784
21 Honda Accord 73 51 $14,759
22 Ford Mustang 72 58 $24,575
23 Dodge Charger 71 41 $22,558
24 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 69 43 $26,970
25 RAM 2500 68 38 $43,246
26 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport 67 80 $14,856
27 Toyota RAV4 66 31 $18,652
28 Volkswagen Jetta 63 49 $12,911
29 Kia Soul 63 49 $11,912
30 Chevrolet Trax 62 38 $16,732
31 Hyundai Elantra 61 27 $13,153
32 Kia Forte 60 33 $14,689
33 Toyota Tacoma 60 43.5 $24,830
34 Mazda CX-5 60 39.5 $20,132
35 GMC Terrain 60 46 $16,658
36 Jeep Cherokee 59 30 $15,358
37 Chevrolet Colorado 59 39 $21,382
38 Honda Civic 58 36.5 $15,439
39 Chevrolet Camaro 58 37 $23,178
40 Dodge Durango 56 28.5 $22,280
41 Volkswagen Tiguan 54 29.5 $15,503
42 Dodge Challenger 54 36 $26,718
43 Dodge Journey 51 61 $12,057
44 Lexus RX 51 39 $23,627
45 Nissan Versa 51 39 $12,369
46 Ford Edge 51 36 $15,784
47 Buick Encore 51 40 $12,934
48 Jeep Grand Cherokee 51 37 $19,678
49 Chevrolet Traverse 49 38 $19,334
50 Nissan Kicks 49 45 $18,996
51 GMC Yukon 48 35 $35,616
52 Hyundai Tucson 46 47 $16,216
53 Nissan Frontier 46 32 $18,574
54 GMC Acadia 45 41 $16,771
55 Nissan Pathfinder 45 39 $20,572
56 Hyundai Sonata 45 37 $11,702
57 Ford Fusion 45 41 $11,690
58 RAM 1500 Classic 44 54.5 $27,640
59 Nissan Murano 43 31 $19,889
60 Chevrolet Suburban 42 34.5 $28,471
61 Kia K5 42 30 $22,235
62 Chrysler Pacifica 41 36 $19,803
63 Ford Ecosport 39 39 $15,270
64 Lexus ES 39 61 $18,087
65 Hyundai Palisade 39 38 $30,499
66 Nissan Titan 38 35.5 $22,306
67 Hyundai Santa FE 38 29 $16,799
68 Chevrolet Express 37 37 $18,811
69 INFINITI QX60 37 46 $23,076
70 BMW X3 37 40 $23,494
71 Nissan Rogue Sport 36 29 $16,165
72 Ford F-350 36 51 $48,896
73 Nissan Maxima 34 33.5 $14,895
74 Mercedes-Benz GLC 32 40 $26,466
75 Ford Expedition 31 34 $37,552
76 Mercedes-Benz C-Class 31 76 $18,171
77 Jeep Grand Cherokee L 31 37 $35,531
78 Ford Expedition MAX 30 30.5 $45,466
79 Mazda CX-30 30 62.5 $26,345
80 Toyota Tundra 30 43.5 $28,008
81 INFINITI QX80 29 52 $28,178
82 Hyundai Kona 28 48 $18,233
83 Kia Sportage 28 41 $16,334
84 Volvo S60 28 31 $17,312
85 Kia Sorento 27 33 $13,563
86 Ford Transit Connect 26 49 $17,616
87 Jeep Renegade 26 40.5 $14,018
88 Kia Optima 26 32 $11,117
89 Volkswagen Passat 26 26.5 $11,073
90 Subaru Outback 26 61 $14,905
91 Chevrolet Corvette 26 43.5 $40,668
92 Toyota Highlander 25 35 $20,960
93 Mercedes-Benz S-Class 25 52 $32,615
94 Lexus NX 25 61 $28,871
95 Ford Econoline 25 62 $15,448
96 Honda HR-V 24 42 $18,089
97 Honda Odyssey 24 57 $15,619
98 Toyota 4RUNNER 24 31 $25,717
99 BMW 5 Series 23 44 $18,424
100 Nissan Armada 23 47 $24,232
101 BMW X5 23 41 $25,663
102 Mercedes-Benz E-Class 22 43 $19,971
103 Ford Focus 22 43 $10,460
104 Cadillac Escalade 22 44.5 $33,687
105 RAM Promaster City 22 41 $17,778
106 Ford Bronco Sport 22 37 $29,881
107 Audi Q5 21 38 $19,786
108 Chevrolet Impala 21 47 $10,828
109 Honda Pilot 21 24 $18,295
110 Chevrolet Cruze 21 30 $9,262
111 Tesla Model Y 21 33 $30,495
112 Chevrolet Blazer 20 46 $25,502
113 Honda CR-V 20 46.5 $15,599

Methodology

Sales are retail sales observed in de-identified AutoRaptor CRM activity at independent dealerships in Tennessee — a measure of what actually sold through dealerships using AutoRaptor, not a total of Tennessee's entire used-car market. Figures are cumulative since January 2024, not just the most recent month.

Updated monthly, from the same refresh that powers our turn-time pages — there's no separate pipeline for this ranking, so it's only as fresh as that monthly run.

A model appears here only once it clears 20 or more sales within Tennessee specifically (lower than the 150+ national bar used on the main turn-time pages, since a single-state sample is smaller). A state gets its own page only with 8 or more qualifying models.

Median days to sell is the state-specific figure for that model — click through to its full turn-time page for the national number, year-by-year detail, and how it compares against similar vehicles.

Avg. list price is the advertised price at listing, averaged nationally — we don't yet track price by state, so this column is the same figure you'd see on the model's own turn-time page, not a Tennessee-specific number.

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