Buyers paid more, on average, for their used Passenger and Light Commercial vehicles in Gauteng from June to August 2025 than buyers in KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape - but Lightstone's analysis of data gleaned from its transactional system, Signio, showed that it was North West which recorded the highest prices - and Free State the lowest.

Used vehicle prices in Gauteng over the last three months (June to August) averaged R391 000, 13% higher than the R346 000 average seen in Q1-2024, and ahead of headline CPI, as reported by Statistics SA, which increased by 5% over the same period.

Gauteng, KZN and the WC were the largest used vehicle markets in South Africa in terms of volume, followed by the EC, Limpopo and Mpumalanga in the middle, with Northern Cape, Free State and North West making up the low volume trio.

While Gauteng's average prices were the highest, KZN came in at R368 500, a 6% increase over the first quarter of 2024, and used prices in the WC averaged R328 000, the second lowest provincial average for that time frame.

Prices in Gauteng and KZN have generally mirrored each other over the last 20 months, moving between R350 000 and R400 000, but average prices in the WC have peaked at under R340 000 over the same period. Nevertheless, used vehicle prices have risen by 11% in 2025, while KZN has declined in recent months.


Average price of a used Light Vehicle: Gauteng, Kwa-Zulu Natal and Western Cape



Used vehicle prices in the EC jumped 25% since 2024 (from R313 000 to R391 000), the largest percentage increase in the country.

Limpopo's three-month average for the June to August window was R385 000, just 5% up on the first quarter of 2024, while the R371 000 average in Mpumalanga was 10% higher than at the start of 2024.


Average price of a used Light Vehicle: Eastern Cape, Limpopo and Mpumalanga



The Free State recorded the lowest average price (R296 000) - it is also the only province where this figure was under R300 000. This is essentially unchanged from the beginning of 2024 when the average price in the first quarter was R297 000.

At the other end of the spectrum, North West at R424 000 was the only province above R400 000, 14% up on the R370 000 for the January to March window in 2024.

The Northern Cape was the only province slightly ahead of the Free State with respect to average pricing, the most recent three months coming in at R328 000 - on a par with the Western Cape and 8% clear of the R304 000 at the beginning of last year.


Average price of a used Light Vehicle: Free State, Northern Cape and North West