Mercedes-Benz B-Class depreciation
Across the 9 model years with three or more listings, a Mercedes-Benz B-Class on DoneDeal goes from a median asking price of €26,995 at 2021 to €6,900 at 2012.
39 DoneDeal listings across 12 model years, 9 of them with three or more listings (the ones the table prints). Fitted rate: about 15% of the asking price a year (R² 0.98).
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| Model year | Listings | Median asking | Value kept | Drop on the year newer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | €26,995 | 100.0% | — |
| 2020 | 3 | €25,880 | 95.9% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 3 | €19,950 | 73.9% | +22.9% |
| 2018 | 5 | €17,950 | 66.5% | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | €13,964 | 51.7% | +22.2% |
| 2016 | 6 | €14,167 | 52.5% | −1.5% |
| 2015 | 3 | €9,950 | 36.9% | +29.8% |
| 2014 | 4 | €8,493 | 31.5% | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 3 | €6,900 | 25.6% | — |
Asking prices from public DoneDeal listings, not sale prices. Model years with fewer than three listings are left out. “Value kept” is measured against the newest model year with three or more listings (2021).
What the Mercedes-Benz B-Class figures say
The biggest single step down is into 2015: the median asks 29.8% less than the model year above it, on 3 listings.
It is down to half its 2021 asking price by the 2015 model year, 6 years of age.
At about 15% a year it falls faster than the typical model tracked here, which loses 14% a year.
Mercedes-Benz B-Class depreciation: common questions
How much does a Mercedes-Benz B-Class lose in a year?
About 15% of its asking price a year, fitted across the 9 model years with three or more DoneDeal listings (R² 0.98). That is an average over the whole curve: the first years fall harder than the later ones, which is what the value-kept column above shows year by year.
What does a five-year-old Mercedes-Benz B-Class cost in Ireland?
The median asking price of a 2016 Mercedes-Benz B-Class on DoneDeal is €14,167, across 6 listings, or 53% of what the 2021 model year asks.
Where do these Mercedes-Benz B-Class figures come from?
From 39 public DoneDeal listings recorded by DD Price Tracker, grouped by model year. They are asking prices, not sale prices: what sellers want for the car, which is the number a buyer negotiates down from. Nothing about a seller is stored.
More Mercedes-Benz models, and the tracker
Other Mercedes-Benz models with enough data: Mercedes-Benz E-Class · Mercedes-Benz C-Class · Mercedes-Benz A-Class · Mercedes-Benz CLA · Mercedes-Benz GLC · Mercedes-Benz GLE
Priced about the same, other makes: Dacia Jogger · Volkswagen Touran · Kia e-Niro · Ford Focus · Kia Ceed · Hyundai Bayon. A price neighbourhood, not a class — they are grouped by what the newest listed year asks, not by size or body.
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