Analysis of Used Car Listings Posted to Leboncoin.com

To explore the used car market in Montpellier, France, Leboncoin listings for used cars between April 7th and May 24th were programmatically “scraped.” Data such as brand, model, price, and other features for each listing were analyzed. Of thirty-one brands, descriptive analysis was applied to listings that corresponded to the ten most common brands(n = 195 vehicles), of which the median price was 4 990 euros (US$ 5 563). French Renault, Peugeot, and Citroen constituted the most common brands, totaling 105 vehicles. But a Toyota (n = 9) still is not off the table! This analysis makes clear that more choices are to be had for drivers with a penchant for manual transmissions (n = 166) and diesel engines (n = 137). The price of any used vehicle depends on mileage and other factors, and future analysis should include a regression model to 1) infer significant determinants of price and 2) develop a predictive model of pricing.