Cars priced at $15,000 in 2007 $19,092 in 2025

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Prices for Cars, 2007-2025 ($15,000)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for new cars are 27.28% higher in 2025 versus 2007 (a $4,092 difference in value).

Between 2007 and 2025: Cars experienced an average inflation rate of 1.35% per year. In other words, cars costing $15,000 in the year 2007 would cost $19,092 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.42% during this same period, inflation for cars was lower.

In the year 2007: Pricing changed by -0.41%, which is below the average yearly change for cars during the 2007-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2007 (2.85%), inflation for cars was much lower.

Price Inflation for New cars since 1935

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1947 (49.78%), 2022 (11.07%), and 1948 (8.97%).

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Buying power of $15,000.00 since 2007

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Cars, over time, for $15,000 beginning in 2007. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2007$15,000.00-0.41%
2008$14,948.74-0.34%
2009$15,090.480.95%
2010$15,246.121.03%
2011$15,702.282.99%
2012$15,917.771.37%
2013$16,000.080.52%
2014$15,949.91-0.31%
2015$15,941.80-0.05%
2016$15,863.93-0.49%
2017$15,750.09-0.72%
2018$15,673.79-0.48%
2019$15,765.670.59%
2020$15,893.180.81%
2021$16,776.685.56%
2022$18,634.3111.07%
2023$19,278.463.46%
2024$19,050.46-1.18%
2025$19,092.000.22%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.


Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for New cars:

Year1935193619371938193919401941194219431944194519461947194819491950195119521953195419551956195719581959196019611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CPI20.30020.40020.80021.80021.30021.30023.00023.00023.00023.00023.00023.00034.45037.54040.90041.12043.32046.90047.19246.45444.82346.06248.46950.03152.19251.50851.50051.30850.98550.87749.72348.80849.26250.65451.46953.03155.20854.73154.76257.93162.90066.88570.42375.80881.82388.36993.75497.36299.877102.754106.046110.615114.577116.854119.238120.969125.323128.362131.492135.985139.015141.431141.677140.700139.554139.554138.923137.285134.685133.938135.223136.423135.865135.401136.685138.094142.226144.178144.923144.469144.396143.690142.659141.968142.800143.955151.958168.783174.618172.553172.929

Adjust cars prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2025 / CPI in 2007 * 2007 USD value = 2025 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for New cars was 135.865 in the year 2007 and 172.929 in 2025:

172.929 / 135.865 * $15,000 = $19,092

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $15,000 in 2007 has the same "purchasing power" as $19,092 in 2025 (in the CPI category of New cars).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for New cars in 1935. In addition to cars, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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