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LendingTree Finds Car Buyers Could Save More Than $3,000 by Shopping Around for Auto Loans, With Potential Savings Up 30% in One Year

$TREEPress releaseOct 19, 2026, 12:20 PM ETRead the release

LendingTree published a study finding car buyers could save an average of $3,064 over the life of an auto loan by shopping for the lowest APR, with potential savings up 30.4% from a year earlier. The gap between average lowest (11.91%) and highest (15.05%) APR offers widened by 0.69 percentage points even as both declined, and near-prime borrowers could save the most at $4,259.

Key figures

Avg savings usd
3064
Savings yoy pct
30.4%
Avg lowest apr pct
11.91
Financial partners
approximately 770
Avg highest apr pct
15.05
Avg loan term months
68.1
Near prime savings usd
4259
National avg loan amount usd
26706
Avg monthly payment low apr usd
541
Avg monthly payment high apr usd
586

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