# CarGurus API: Get used car market value

> Gets the current average used asking price, the CarGurus price range and the 12-month price history for a model year (all trims), from CarGurus price trends.

Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by CarGurus.

- Page: https://fous.com/methods/cargurus.com/get-market-value
- Method: `cargurus.com/get_market_value`, version 1
- Website: cargurus.com
- Returns: car name, average market price, price range, 12-month change in USD and percent, monthly average prices, page link
- Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing)
- Sign-in: none needed
- Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free
- Verified: Nov 2, 2026

## Inputs

| Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `car` | string | yes | `"2022 Toyota Camry"` | Year, make and model, for example 2020 Honda Civic. |

## Output

From a run on Oct 31, 2026, shortened. Its input:

```json
{
  "car": "2022 Toyota Camry"
}
```

Its output:

```json
{
  "car_name": "2022 Toyota Camry",
  "currency": "USD",
  "page_link": "https://www.cargurus.com/research/price-trends/Toyota-Camry-d292",
  "number_of_listings": null,
  "monthly_average_prices": [
    {
      "month": "2025-10",
      "price_usd": 23643.53
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-11",
      "price_usd": 23340.55
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-12",
      "price_usd": 22834.24
    }
  ],
  "average_market_price_usd": 23267,
  "price_change_12_months_usd": -491.81,
  "typical_price_range_low_usd": 22982,
  "typical_price_range_high_usd": 23596,
  "price_change_12_months_percent": -2.07
}
```

## Run it

From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output:

```bash
curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"method":"cargurus.com/get_market_value","input":{"car":"2022 Toyota Camry"}}'
```

From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`.

## Ask your agent

- What's the average asking price for a used 2019 Toyota RAV4 right now, and how has it changed over the past year?
- Check CarGurus for the current market value and price range of a 2017 Ford F-150
- How much have 2021 Tesla Model 3 prices dropped over the last 12 months? Show me the monthly averages.
- I'm selling my 2015 Subaru Outback — what's the typical used price range across all trims?
- Pull the CarGurus price trend for a 2018 Jeep Wrangler, including the 12-month percent change

## Input schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "car"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "car": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Year, make and model, for example 2020 Honda Civic."
    }
  }
}
```

## Output schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "car_name",
    "average_market_price_usd",
    "currency",
    "typical_price_range_low_usd",
    "typical_price_range_high_usd",
    "price_change_12_months_usd",
    "price_change_12_months_percent",
    "monthly_average_prices",
    "number_of_listings",
    "page_link"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "car_name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Year, make and model."
    },
    "currency": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Price currency (USD)."
    },
    "page_link": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "CarGurus price trends page link."
    },
    "number_of_listings": {
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "CarGurus listing count for the year and model; null when not published."
    },
    "monthly_average_prices": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "month",
          "price_usd"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "month": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Month in YYYY-MM."
          },
          "price_usd": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Average of sampled price points in the month, in USD."
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "average_market_price_usd": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Current average used asking price in USD."
    },
    "price_change_12_months_usd": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Estimated USD change implied by the CarGurus year-over-year percentage; null if unavailable."
    },
    "typical_price_range_low_usd": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Lower listed price range on the CarGurus year overview, in USD; null if not shown."
    },
    "typical_price_range_high_usd": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Upper listed price range on the CarGurus year overview, in USD; null if not shown."
    },
    "price_change_12_months_percent": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "CarGurus year-over-year average price percentage."
    }
  }
}
```

## See more

- [CarGurus API: Search cars for sale](https://fous.com/methods/cargurus.com/search-cars.md): Searches new and used cars for sale near a US ZIP code for a make and model, with prices, dealer details and CarGurus deal ratings. Used cars come first, then new cars, each in CarGurus order; market difference is positive below market and negative above.
- [Carvana API: Search used cars](https://fous.com/methods/carvana.com/search-cars.md): Searches Carvana's used-car inventory by make and model, with optional price, year, mileage and ZIP filters, and returns each car's price, estimated monthly payment, mileage and delivery or pickup estimate for the ZIP.
- [Cars.com API: Search listings](https://fous.com/methods/cars.com/search-cars.md): Searches Cars.com car listings for a make and model around a US ZIP code within a radius, optionally by condition (new, used or certified pre-owned) and maximum price, in Cars.com search order.
- [CARFAX API: Search used cars](https://fous.com/methods/carfax.com/search-cars.md): Searches CARFAX used-car listings for a make and model near a US ZIP code, in CARFAX order, with listing details and free vehicle-history highlights. Paid full history reports are not included.
- [Kelley Blue Book API: Get KBB car review](https://fous.com/methods/kbb.com/get-car-review.md): Gets Kelley Blue Book's expert and consumer ratings, trim prices with the KBB Fair Purchase Price, fuel economy, pros, cons and the expert review's opening verdict for a car model by year, make and model. Some details are unavailable for certain model years.
- [Kelley Blue Book API: Get car value](https://fous.com/methods/kbb.com/get-car-value.md): Estimates a used car's trade-in and private-party values and ranges on Kelley Blue Book for a given mileage, ZIP code, trim and condition.
- [Autotrader API: Search cars](https://fous.com/methods/autotrader.com/search-cars.md): Searches Autotrader car listings near a US ZIP code by make and model, with condition, price, year and distance filters. Returns up to 100 listings in site order.
- [CarMax API: Search used cars](https://fous.com/methods/carmax.com/search-cars.md): Searches CarMax used cars by make and model with optional ZIP, distance, year, price and mileage filters, keeping CarMax's order. Pages expose only the first 48 cars; distance is CarMax's distance from the selected local store, and larger limits or narrow distance filters may return fewer matches.
- [All CarGurus methods](https://fous.com/methods/cargurus.com.md)