Updated Jul 20 · 2 weeks tracked · Built from our own weekly national market pulls (Cars.com, Autotrader, Bring a Trailer, Cars & Bids) · New data added every Monday
Is the Ford Mustang Dark Horse holding its value — or already depreciating? We’re the only place tracking it with real numbers. Every week we pull the entire national market and log it, so instead of guesses you get an actual trend line: what the cheapest cars cost, how fast values are moving, and what buyers are really willing to pay. This page grows every Monday.
The value trend
The cheapest used Dark Horse listed anywhere in the U.S., tracked week by week. A rising floor means the bargains are drying up; a falling floor means deals are appearing. Two weeks in and counting — every Monday adds a point.
Week-by-week history
| Week of | For sale | Used | Cheapest used | Auction sell-through |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20 | 691 | 242 | $51,125 | 50% |
| Jul 15 | 682 | 247 | $46,200 | 50% |
The depreciation read
The clearest depreciation signal in the market right now is what buyers will actually bid on a nearly-new car. In June 2026 an 1,800-mile 2024 Dark Horse Premium crossed the block on Bring a Trailer and bid to $54,000 — and still didn’t meet reserve. Against a roughly $69,000 as-new sticker, that’s the market valuing a one-year-old, barely-driven example at around 20–25% off — with the seller holding out for more. On the higher-mileage end, the cheapest used Dark Horse in the country is a 2024 with about 38,000 miles.
For owners, that’s genuinely good news. A ~20% give-back after year one is strong resale for a modern performance car — many new sports cars shed a third or more in the same window. The Dark Horse is holding its value, and the reason is simple: it’s a limited-run, genuinely desirable car, and owners know it — only about half of the ones that reach auction actually sell, because sellers won’t let them go cheap. For buyers, it means patience pays: the wild dealer markups are gone, new cars sit right around MSRP, but a true bargain still takes hunting.
How we build this
Every Monday we pull every Dark Horse listed for sale nationwide (Cars.com and Autotrader, filtered to the trim), plus completed auction results from Bring a Trailer and Cars & Bids — and log the numbers. Nobody else keeps this record, which means the trend only gets more valuable the longer it runs. Want the full current-market breakdown, including new-car pricing and dealer markups? See the weekly Dark Horse Market Report.