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1 in 4 new car trade-ins are now ‘underwater’ — a 4-year high as more owners drag major debt into new buys. Here’s how to avoid drowning in auto loans

A growing share of car owners are underwater on their auto loans, reports the car-buying resource Edmunds. According to a second quarter report, 26.6% of trade-ins toward new-car purchases had ...
AOL

Americans are underwater on car loans. They're buying new cars anyway.

More Americans are trading in underwater vehicles. That does not mean the vehicles are submerged. In a sense, the drivers are. More than one in four trade-ins had negative equity in the third quarter ...
AOL

1 in 4 new car trade-ins are ‘underwater,’ marking a 4-year high — here’s how to avoid drowning in auto loans

A growing share of car owners are underwater on their auto loans, reports the car-buying resource Edmunds. According to a second quarter report, 26.6% of trade-ins toward new-car purchases had ...
The Drive

US Car Buyers Are Deeper Underwater Than Ever on Their Old Loans

According to a new report, more than 25% of new-car buyers in the United States are underwater on their existing car loans. While that may sound alarming to financially responsible consumers, that’s ...
USA Today

Underwater loans hit nearly one-third of car buyers

Nearly 30% of new car buyers in late 2025 were underwater on their trade-in loans. The average amount owed on these trade-ins reached a record high of $7,214. This trend is linked to high car prices ...