New - vehicle leases are reaching record heights , however , a result of this will be that vehicles will be entering the used - car market sooner than purchased vehicles that are sold . A new report reveals that in the US around 3.1 m off - lease vehicles are expected to return to the market in 2016 , up from 2.6 m in 2015 . That pool of vehicles is expected to grow to almost 3.6 m in 2017 and 4 m in 2018 which will put huge pressure on the used - car prices , and it is possible that residual value losses will widen . On another note , new data in the UK has alerted its concerns on the swelling number of unpaid financed cars on the market as it is bringing increased risks of buying a used car with " thousands of pounds of debt attached to it " ; it reveals a 20 % rise in the number of unpaid finance alerts on used cars . Those vehicles are expected to put pressure on used-vehicle prices, and it is possible that residual value losses will widen, the report said. New data by the Finance & Leasing Association says 8 out of 10 new cars are now acquired through finance deals in the UK as 2015 saw an increase of 10 % of new car finance volumes compared to 2014 .
New - vehicle leases are reaching record heights , however , a result of this will be that vehicles will be entering the used - car market sooner than purchased vehicles that are sold . A new report reveals that in the US around 3.1 m off - lease vehicles are expected to return to the market in 2016 , up from 2.6 m in 2015 . That pool of vehicles is expected to grow to almost 3.6 m in 2017 and 4 m in 2018 which will put huge pressure on the used - car prices , and it is possible that residual value losses will widen . On another note , new data in the UK has alerted its concerns on the swelling number of unpaid financed cars on the market as it is bringing increased risks of buying a used car with " thousands of pounds of debt attached to it " ; it reveals a 20 % rise in the number of unpaid finance alerts on used cars . New data by the Finance & Leasing Association says 8 out of 10 new cars are now acquired through finance deals in the UK as 2015 saw an increase of 10 % of new car finance volumes compared to 2014 .