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Average New Vehicle Auto Payment Hits Record High $523 Per Month - Mish Talk- New vehicle loans averaged $31,455
- The average monthly payment for a new vehicle hit at record $523/month
- Consumers are lengthening loan terms, with six years being the most common, to adjust to the higher costs and rising interest rates.
- Outstanding loan balances reached a record high of $1.108 trillion
- Loans for used vehicles reached $19,536, also a record
That total does not factor in the down payment.
Interest = $37,656 - $31,455 = $6,201.
That's $1033.50 in interest annually.
At the end of six years, perhaps the car will fetch $5,000 in a trade-in, but everything depends on miles, damage, and of course advancements in self-driving.
Anyone trading the car in after three or four years will be hugely underwater.
“The dream of owning a new vehicle is becoming more elusive,” said Melinda Zabritski, senior director of automotive financial solutions at Experian....