THE used cars approved by the French, who, like their European neighbors, want to buy a reliable car, taking into account many other more or less decisive parameters.

The carVertical company analyzed the European used car market and recently published the results of the study buying habits of the French in the number of used cars compared to 7 other European countries: Romania, Poland, Italy, Hungary, France, Spain, the Czech Republic and Great Britain.

Used cars: a budget option

If you’re looking for a used car, there are many factors that can influence your decision. However, in France the price of a used car est appears to be a less important parameter than in other European countries: indeed, only 34.6% of French buyers consider it an important factor for a used car.

The French pay more attention to the brand of the car, as well as depreciation, for 14.6% of them. According to carVertical research, 33.6% of French used car buyers keep their used car for more than seven years, making them the most conservative buyers among the European countries surveyed.

The majority of French buyers (36.5%) change their car every 4-6 years, while 25.9% change their car every 1-3 years, 20.7% every 7-10 years and 12.9% after more than 10 years In the other European countries studied, the proportion of buyers who change vehicles after 10 years is only 6.6% on average, which is almost half of what it is in France.

Used cars: how much do the French spend?

This study shows that in France, 20.4% of motorists spend between 10,000 and 15,000 euros to buy a used vehicle, while 17.2% are looking for cheaper cars between €5,000 and €10,000. Finally, 15.2% of buyers spend between 15,000 and 20,000 euros on a purchase.

Surprisingly, in France, the cheapest cars are not in such demand as in Romania, Poland, Hungary or the Czech Republic. Indeed, only 3.4% of French motorists spend less than €1,000 on a used car, compared to 3.7% in Italy and 2.6% in Spain.

As for the wealthiest motorists willing to spend more than €60,000 on a used car, they make up only 0.6% of French drivers, while in Italy there are three times as many (2.1% of the market) and twice as many in Italy. Spain (1.3% of the market).