New Ford Maverick for Sale nearLake Charles, LA

How much does the Ford Maverick cost in today's market?

Used Ford Maverick prices span a wide range depending on model year. Here's what the market looks like right now:

The Ford Maverick's current nationwide average price is $28,758, and its nationwide average price reached a low of $27,156 over the past year. Recently, prices have come down for the 2023, 2024, and 2025 models, making now a good time to shop recent model years.

Is the Ford Maverick a good car?

Yes — the Ford Maverick earns strong marks from owners across its lineup, especially for practicality, value, and everyday usability. The all-generations owner rating is 4.5/5 across every model year in the data.

Owners consistently praise the Maverick for its compact size, fuel efficiency, and useful truck packaging, and many also like the comfortable seating and spacious cabin. Recent model-year feedback also highlights the hybrid powertrain, modern features, and city-friendly footprint.

Expert reviews rate the 2022 and 2025 models among the highest across all years.

The main tradeoffs center on price increases, touchscreen-heavy controls, and safety features that are more limited on some trims than on others.

31.0% of listings are priced as good or great deals.

Are Ford Maverick models reliable?

Owners consistently describe the Maverick as practical, efficient, and well suited to everyday use, with especially positive feedback around value and compact size. Expert commentary also points to a truck that balances utility with a pleasant driving character.

• Owners rate the Ford Maverick between 4.38 and 4.65 out of 5 stars across all model years in the data.

For used buyers, long-term ownership risk is best managed by checking recall completion and service history carefully, especially on earlier examples.

What should I look for when buying a used Ford Maverick?

Across all model years, accident-free inventory is excellent at 90.3% — clean inventory, standard diligence applies.

Key things to evaluate:

• Safety package: The 2025 Maverick XL includes forward-collision warning, blind-spot monitoring, and automatic high beams, while the XLT adds lane-keep assist and lane-departure warning, and the Lariat or Tremor adds adaptive cruise control with lane-centering and stop-and-go functions.
• Infotainment: The 2025 Maverick uses the Sync 4 system with a standard 13.2-inch touchscreen, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and an eight-inch digital instrument cluster.
• Fuel efficiency: The base FWD hybrid returns an impressive EPA-estimated 38 mpg combined (42 mpg city, 35 mpg highway), and the new-for-2025 AWD hybrid is just behind it at 37 mpg combined (40 mpg city, 34 mpg highway).

Which Ford Maverick trim should I buy?

The 2025 Ford Maverick offers these trims:

• XL: The base trim brings the standard 13.2-inch touchscreen, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and the Maverick’s clean, functional cabin design; it suits you if you want the lowest entry point.
• XLT: This trim adds more convenience and is the best-value choice for many shoppers, while also unlocking lane-keep assist and lane-departure warning in the safety suite.
• Lariat: This trim adds a gloss-black grille, 19-inch alloys, and adaptive cruise control with lane-centering and stop-and-go functions when equipped with the relevant safety package.
• Tremor: This off-road model adds dedicated suspension tuning, all-terrain tires on 17-inch wheels, skid plates, and a twin-clutch rear drive unit for its AWD system.
• Lobo: This street-focused model adds a cleaner front fascia, painted rear bumper, side skirts, 19-inch wheels, lowered suspension, a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox, and torque-vectoring hardware for sharper handling.

What Ford Maverick do most buyers choose?

The Ford Maverick years with the most listings are 2025, 2024, and 2023.

These higher-volume years tend to be the most popular used picks because they give you more inventory to compare and more chances to find the right trim, mileage, and price combination. They also tend to be the years shoppers cross-shop most heavily, which keeps them visible in the market.

What is the Ford Maverick's resale value?

The Maverick’s prices are moving lower across every listed model year, which is good news if you’re shopping used. The newer years are still commanding higher prices, but the year-over-year declines show that buyers have more room to negotiate than they did a year ago.

The 2025, 2024, and 2023 model years have held their value best, with the smallest year-over-year price changes.

Is the Ford Maverick safe?

• 2025: 6/10
• 2023: 7/10
• 2022: 7/10

For the safest used buy, the 2022 and 2023 models both post the highest confirmed score of 7/10.

Should I buy a used Ford Maverick now or wait for the next model?

Buy now if:

• Price trend: The 2025 model is at −3.18% versus a year ago, and the 2024 model is at −4.64%.
• Deal availability: The 2025 model has 30.6% good and great deals, and the 2024 model has 30.8%.
• Sweet-spot year: The 2025 model has the most listings at a current average price of $31,843. The Ford Maverick offers a compact, easy-to-live-with truck character that works especially well for everyday driving.

Consider waiting if:

• Powertrain/efficiency: The standard hybrid powertrain is now available with front-wheel drive (FWD) or AWD, while the non-hybrid powertrain is AWD-only; the base FWD hybrid returns an impressive EPA-estimated 38 mpg combined (42 mpg city, 35 mpg highway), and the new-for-2025 AWD hybrid is just behind it at 37 mpg combined (40 mpg city, 34 mpg highway).
• Tech: The Sync 3 infotainment system has been replaced with the current Sync 4 system, and a standard 13.2-inch touchscreen replaces the previous eight-inch touchscreen.
• Safety: Forward-collision warning, blind-spot monitoring, and automatic high beams are standard on the base XL, while the XLT adds lane-keep assist and lane-departure warning, and the Lariat or Tremor adds adaptive cruise control with lane-centering and stop-and-go functions.
• Starting price: For 2025, Maverick pricing starts at $29,840 (including a mandatory $1,695 destination charge) for a basic XL hybrid with FWD, steel wheels, and manually-adjusted mirrors.

If you're buying used today, the 2025 model year offers the best mix of value and availability. If you want the latest tech and features, it may be worth waiting for the next model year's inventory to build up.

These recommendations are based on CarGurus' proprietary market data from October 6, 2026, CarGurus experts' opinions, and generative AI.