- Hertz has revealed the five most-bought vehicles from its fleet sales.
- The list features two electric vehicles, only one of which is a Tesla.
- Toyota has two models on the list, and both Chevy and Nissan, one.
Most of us buy a new car every few years—maybe longer if we’re particularly attached to our aging ride. Hertz, on the other hand, churns through tens of thousands of vehicles annually. As one of the country’s biggest rental agencies, it has dozens of fleets to look after and renew, and when fresh metal comes in, the company has to offload its old cars.
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Curious about what people are actually buying from Hertz’s used car inventory, we reached out to the company to find out which models fly off their used lot the fastest. And though you might have seen plenty of news stories about the company selling Tesla Model 3s and won’t be surprised to see that particular EV make the league table, there could be a car or two on there that does raise an eyebrow.
#5 Toyota Corolla
So let’s get into the list, starting with the fifth-most bought car off their used lots. It’s the Toyota Corolla, which was the 11th best-selling new car in American dealerships in 2024. A look on the Hertz car sales website shows that although a handful of SE, XLE and XSE models are available, the rental agency overwhelming preferred the simple LE model.
Prices range from $14,000 for a 2020 car with 59,000 miles in Florida to $23,921 for a 2024 example with only 15,700 miles (25,300 km). The lowest mileage car, by the way, has done just 5,000 miles (8,000 km) and will set you back $22,459.
#4 Toyota Camry
Fourth on Hertz’s popularity league table is the Corolla’s big brother, the Camry. The mid-size sedan was new for 2025 so the majority of the 1,866 available cars are previous-generation models. But there are more than a dozen current-shape, hybrid-only Camrys on offer, though at $30k they’re the same price as a new one. Are we missing something?
Cheapest of the old-style sedans is a 2021 LE for just $15,387, though it does have over 120,000 miles (193,000 km) on the clock and a few battle scars to prove it.
#3 Nissan Rogue
Next up is the first, and perhaps surprisingly, only SUV in our top five. Hertz has 6,169 Nissan Rogues for sale at the time of writing, ranging from a 2020 model that’s done a massive 134,000 miles (216,000 km) and costs $11,999 to a 2023 SUV with 27,500 miles (44,260 km) and a $27,800 price.
That’s a pre-facelift model in fancy Platinum trim, though you can pick up a Rogue with the revised nose for as little as $19k if you step down to SV trim and can accept the 42,000 miles (67,600 km) on the odometer. A new 2025 Rogue SV would set you back $32,360.
#2 Chevrolet Bolt EUV
The Bolt and its bigger Bolt EUV brother went out of production at the end of 2023, and while we’ve been waiting for the new models due later this year, Hertz customers have been snapping up the older models Hertz has removed from its fleet.
We couldn’t find a single EUV for sale on the Hertz site, though there are seven of the smaller EV for sale for between $15,000-20,000. One of them has covered 102,700 miles (165,000 km), but there are other examples available with less scary mileages for not much more money.
#1 Tesla Model 3
Hertz’s ambitious plan to buy 100,000 rental Teslas, worth around $4.2 billion at the time (mostly Model 3 sedans), started to fall apart once the first tranche of cars were in use. They were costing too much to fix and Teslas’s decision to cut the price of new versions badly affected the value of the thousands of old ones on the rental company’s fleets, forcing it to offload them. And it’s obviously not had any trouble finding new homes for the cars because there are currently only 13 Teslas for sale on Hertz Car Sales, all of them Model 3 sedans.
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A competitive MRSP and the availability of tax credits means you can get into a brand new 2025 Long Range 3 (the current base model) through Tesla for $34,990, but $25,500 for a 2023 Standard Range doesn’t look bad if you’re strapped for cash. Feeling brave? How about a 2022 car with 136,00 miles (219,000 km) for $17,410? No, us neither: the battery warranty runs out at 100,000 miles (161,000 km). . But on the other hand, it might qualify for the $4,000 used EV tax credit, though you’d need to make sure of that.
Hertz Certified or Rent2Buy?
Hertz’s car sales operation is split into two. Buying a Hertz Certified car is like buying one from a dealer, while the Rent2buy scheme lets you try a car for three days, and if you buy it the company waives the rental fees. The catch with Rent2buy is that the cars are still on the rental fleet, so your chosen vehicle might not be available when you want it.
Another quirk: Hertz only guarantees you one key. So if you’re the kind of person who frequently misplaces things, you might want to budget for a spare. On the bright side, both buying options come with a 12-month/12,000-mile (19,000 km) limited warranty.
The Most Expensive Used Hertz Model Sold in 2024
While the top five list is full of practical, everyday cars, Hertz also sells premium and luxury vehicles. The priciest one sold last year? A BMW 850i that went for over $100,000.
Would you be comfortable buying an ex-rental, or would you rather pay a bit more for a car that hasn’t spent its early years being driven like a go-kart by dozens of people who may or may not know what a brake pedal is? Let us know in the comments.
