Porcentaje de quienes luego se arrepienten de cada elección. Las barras y el registro completo aparecen abajo.
Financiero
Última revisión 2026-04-26
Calidad de la evidencia 3.38/5
Puntuación de revisión en ocho dimensiones según la
rúbrica de calidad
. Cada dimensión puntuada de 1 a 5.
D1 Verificación de fuentes
2/5
D2 Autoridad e independencia de las fuentes
3/5
D3 Precisión de la tasa de arrepentimiento
2/5
D4 Comparabilidad de las fuentes
2/5
D5 Patrón de Gilovich
5/5
D6 Calidad de la prosa
5/5
D7 Completitud de las advertencias
4/5
D8 Calidad de la muestra
4/5
Media3.38/5
Datos sustitutos — no existe ninguna encuesta directa sobre el arrepentimiento para esta decisión. Las tasas se derivan de puntuaciones de satisfacción y datos de barreras de acceso en lugar de preguntas que preguntaban directamente sobre el arrepentimiento. Ver advertencias más abajo.
Arrepentimiento por acción
Comprar nuevo
39%
El 39% de todos los compradores de coches (nuevos y usados combinados) declaran arrepentirse de la compra
Propietarios de autos estadounidenses, panel en línea
retrospectivo, duraciones mixtas de propiedad
Arrepentimiento por inacción
Comprar de segunda mano
39%
~21% de todos los compradores de coches (nuevos y usados combinados) declaran insatisfacción (inverso de la satisfacción, no una medida directa del arrepentimiento por comprar usado)
Compradores de autos estadounidenses, panel de la industria
About 39% of Americans who have bought a car report some form of
purchase regret, according to a LendingTree survey of 1,919 US car
owners. That figure covers all buyers — new and used combined; the
survey never separates the two, so it cannot tell us whether new-car or
used-car buyers regret more. The most common regrets are choosing the
wrong make or model (14%), overspending (10%), and not shopping around
(8%). Among recent buyers the rate spikes to 47%, then decays to 24%
for those who bought six or more years ago. A second all-buyer source,
CarGurus’ 2024 Consumer Insights Survey (n=3,150), found 79% of buyers
satisfied — again not broken out by new versus used, and satisfaction
is not the same thing as regret. Because no source isolates new-only
from used-only regret, both sides of this pair carry the same 39%
all-buyer baseline, and this entry is flagged as a proxy.
The financial mechanism is plausible even without pinning down exact
figures: new vehicles carry a substantially higher purchase price and
monthly payment than used ones, and depreciate fastest in the first
year or two of ownership. Buyers who stretched their budget are
disproportionately represented among the regretful: the LendingTree data
shows Gen Z buyers, with thinner financial cushions, regret at three
times the boomer rate (60% vs 20%). Used-car buyers commit less capital
upfront and face lower monthly payments, but trade certainty for risk —
mechanical surprises and higher maintenance costs are the primary pain
points. Cox Automotive’s 2023 study found 49% of all car buyers paid more
than expected, a figure that cuts across both segments but likely stings
more against a higher new-car baseline price than a lower used-car one.
The honest answer is that the survey data cannot rank new against used.
Neither the LendingTree nor the CarGurus study isolates new-from-used,
and the CarGurus figure measures satisfaction rather than regret. The
financial argument that committing more capital to a faster-depreciating
asset should generate more regret is plausible, but no source in the
evidence base actually measures it — so this pair reports the same
all-buyer regret rate on both sides and no measured gap.
Fuentes: acción
Registro de evidencia
Cada número a continuación es lo que reportó cada fuente, con la cita textual en la que nos basamos y cómo llegamos a nuestra cifra. Haz clic en cualquier enlace para verificarlo directamente.
[1]LendingTree — Nearly 4 in 10 Who Bought a Car in the Past Year Have Regrets
Estudio primario
39% of Americans who have bought a car have regrets about their purchase; 47% of those who bought within the past year regret it
Extracto
“"Nearly 4 in 10 (39%) Americans who have bought a car have regrets about their purchase. Among those who purchased a vehicle in the past year, 47% had regrets, but this decreased as ownership terms lengthened, reaching a low of 24% for Americans who bought a car six or more years ago."
”
Datos de la fuente de
2024-02-14
Accedido
2026-04-26
Cálculo
LendingTree commissioned a Qualtrics survey of 1,919 US car owners (Dec. 14-20, 2021 per the published methodology). The 39% figure covers ALL car buyers (new and used combined). The survey does NOT separate new-only from used-only regret — no new-vs-used breakdown exists anywhere in the source. We therefore cannot attribute a distinct new-car regret rate; 39% is the all-buyer baseline that applies to both sides of this pair (proxy_only). Among recent buyers (past year), the rate rises to 47%, decaying to 24% for those who bought six or more years ago.
[2]Cox Automotive — Cox Automotive's Car Buyer Journey Study Shows Satisfaction With Car Buying Improved in 2023
Estudio primario
69% of consumers were highly satisfied with the buying process in 2023, up from 61% in 2022; 49% paid more than expected
Extracto
“"The 2023 Car Buyer Journey Study presents a noteworthy increase in overall satisfaction, with 69% of consumers being highly satisfied with the process compared to 61% in the 2022 study. Regarding the price paid, 49% of buyers report paying more than expected, down from 54% in the 2022 study."
”
Datos de la fuente de
2023-12-05
Accedido
2026-04-26
Cálculo
Cox Automotive's annual Car Buyer Journey study tracks satisfaction across the full buying process (new and used). The 31% not-highly- satisfied figure is consistent with LendingTree's 39% regret rate given different question framing (satisfaction vs regret). The 49% who paid more than expected provides context for why price-related regret is common.
Fuentes: inacción
Registro de evidencia
Cada número a continuación es lo que reportó cada fuente, con la cita textual en la que nos basamos y cómo llegamos a nuestra cifra. Haz clic en cualquier enlace para verificarlo directamente.
[1]LendingTree — Nearly 4 in 10 Who Bought a Car in the Past Year Have Regrets
Estudio primario
39% of Americans who have bought a car have regrets; 24% for six-plus-year owners, 47% for recent buyers
Extracto
“"Nearly 4 in 10 (39%) Americans who have bought a car have regrets about their purchase. Among those who purchased a vehicle in the past year, 47% had regrets, but this decreased as ownership terms lengthened, reaching a low of 24% for Americans who bought a car six or more years ago."
”
Datos de la fuente de
2024-02-14
Accedido
2026-04-26
Cálculo
Same LendingTree all-buyer survey used on the action side. Because the survey never separates new-only from used-only regret, there is no distinct used-car regret rate to report; the used side inherits the same 39% all-buyer baseline (proxy_only). Regret decays with ownership length (47% recent -> 24% at six-plus years), but this is a duration effect, not a new-vs-used effect.
[2]CarGurus — CarGurus Study Uncovers Shift in Car Shopper Sentiment as Prices and Selection Improve
Estudio primario
79% of car buyers were satisfied with the overall experience in 2024; 35% extremely satisfied
Extracto
“"79% of car buyers were satisfied with the overall car buying experience in 2024, with 35% being extremely satisfied. Buyer satisfaction increased from 2023 levels as prices stabilized and inventory improved."
”
Datos de la fuente de
2024-12-17
Accedido
2026-04-26
Cálculo
CarGurus 2024 Consumer Insights Survey (n=3,150: 3,008 opt-in + 142 CRM sample). The 79% satisfaction figure covers ALL car buyers (new and used combined), not used-only, and satisfaction is not a regret measure. Its complement (21% dissatisfaction) is offered only as loose corroborating context that overall discontent is well below half; it is NOT used as the used-side regret rate.
Advertencias
Ambos lados usan ahora datos basados en EE. UU., lo que elimina el anterior factor de confusión entre países. Sin embargo, ninguna de las dos encuestas aísla de forma limpia el arrepentimiento solo-nuevo del arrepentimiento solo-usado. El 39% de LendingTree corresponde a todos los compradores de coches combinados; se lo atribuimos a "comprar nuevo" porque los arrepentimientos más habituales (gastar de más, modelo equivocado) se correlacionan con las compras de coches nuevos, de mayor exposición. El 21% de CarGurus es un inverso de la satisfacción, no una medida directa de arrepentimiento: puede que no todos los compradores insatisfechos experimenten arrepentimiento, y algunos compradores arrepentidos pueden aun así declararse satisfechos. La brecha de 18 puntos sugiere que los compradores de coches nuevos experimentan un arrepentimiento moderadamente mayor, coherente con un mayor compromiso financiero y el impacto de la depreciación, pero el patrón está más cerca del equilibrio que de una fuerte asimetría. Los efectos generacionales siguen siendo grandes: el arrepentimiento de la Generación Z (60%) empequeñece el de los baby boomers (20%) en los datos de LendingTree, lo que sugiere que el estrés financiero y la inexperiencia son predictores más fuertes que el estatus nuevo-frente-a-usado. Los datos de encuestas proceden exclusivamente de muestras de Estados Unidos; las tasas de satisfacción y arrepentimiento en países con estructuras institucionales diferentes —normas de consumo, precios y estructura de mercado— pueden diferir sustancialmente.
