Used Electric Cars for Sale in Costa Mesa, CA

Costa Mesa drives electric at more than three times the national rate

About 6% of the cars registered in Costa Mesa are fully electric, against about 2% nationwide. Here's the climb since 2020, with Costa Mesa now at more than three times the national rate.

How Costa Mesa does EVs

• A more varied EV fleet than most of the county. Tesla is a slimmer majority of Costa Mesa's electric cars than it is across the county, and Audi EVs are about twice as common in Costa Mesa as across Orange County, with Ford about half again as common.
• The 2023 wave. About a quarter of Costa Mesa's 2023-model-year cars are electric, the highest share of any full model year, and 2023s are also the most common used EVs on nearby lots.
• Biggest movers since 2023. Tesla still added the most electric cars in Costa Mesa over the past three years, but Audi gained about twice as much ground in the city as it did countywide.

What's for sale near Costa Mesa right now

There are 1,297 used electric cars listed for sale within 15 miles of Costa Mesa this week, at a median listing price of $32,500 and about 31,000 miles on the odometer. But only 188 of those pass our model, dealer and mileage screen. Across all of Orange County, 233 used electric cars qualify as Bestest.

Most listed: Model Y (188), Model 3 (152), Model X (116), Model S (81), IONIQ 5 (77).

• Model years. More than half are 2023 or 2024 models.
• Where they are. 349 are at dealers in Costa Mesa itself, the rest within 15 miles.
• Under $25,000. About 1 in 4 of them.

Active dealer listings within 15 miles of Costa Mesa on 2026-11-02, via Marketcheck. Refreshed weekly. Full county report: the Orange County EV market, updated weekly →

Used EVs near you

• Used EVs in Newport Beach, median $32,700
• Used EVs in Huntington Beach, median $32,000
• Used EVs in Irvine, median $32,800
• Used EVs in Santa Ana, median $32,100
• Used EVs in Tustin, median $32,100
• Used EVs in Garden Grove, median $32,000
• Used EVs in Orange, median $32,300
• Used EVs in Anaheim, median $31,000
• Used EVs in Mission Viejo, median $36,600
• Used EVs in Laguna Niguel, median $37,500
• Used EVs in Buena Park, median $29,800

All used EVs in Orange County, 233 qualify as Bestest.

About this data: These figures come from Bestest's analysis of California DMV vehicle registrations (January 1, 2026, the most recent available; brand growth compares the January 2023 and January 2026 files) and the US Department of Energy's national count of registered vehicles (year-end 2025). Fuel type and model year are reported for every registered vehicle. The DMV leaves the make blank for some vehicles; Tesla is named for nearly all of its cars, so Tesla's share is a conservative figure and other brands' counts are minimums. Analysis by Jason Allan, former head of vehicle reviews and ratings at Kelley Blue Book. Updated October 2026. How we calculate city car data →